How street legal is your ride

[Stevefazek]

Mine isnt that good.

Non DOT HIDs.


No Cats

Chip

20% tints

and i think think the ride height may be too low

[Max///M3]

You're a genuine rebel Steve.

[thurst0509]

100% legal.

[323I Junkie]

100%

Most street legal rules have very good reasons behind them

But Im a Dad with three kids in New Mexico..they can go to hell on the window tint law..my kids comfort comes first...infact...give me window tint and e38 power screens :buttrock

[Gop-Dogg]

My M5 isn't completely legal. Euro cats (still passes Tx inspection, though :confused ), no side markers, tinted windscreen (factory option in Germany), Euro dashboard (speedo in km/hr), bumpers don't appear to have been modified for DOT approval and no front plate.

My old E36 M3's ride height (when measured as height of headlights from the street) was bordering on illegal.

[RedV]

I have modified exhaust, no front reflectors, no front plate/euro plate, removed top speed limiter and metric cluster (kph instead of miles..) non dot approved headlights. Damn i feel like a badass

[DasAutokerl]

Illegal tint and too low.

[vikgiri]

limo tint all the way around and too low with illegal tail lights.....

[sendittoryan]

I'm legal.

[Daved]

Mine is not legal at all.

Illegal stuff: 5% tint, suspension, exhaust.

[6i9]

No front plate, exhaust, radar detector, sharked

Soon I'll have "illegal" suspension :shifty

On the other hand, my projectors going on next week are DOT. :redspot

[JCK]

No front plate, exhaust, radar detector, sharked

Soon I'll have "illegal" suspension :shifty

On the other hand, my projectors going on next week are DOT. :redspot

exhaust, shark and suspension are all legal in VA as far as i know.

as for me,

My projectors are DOT approved, but I'm pretty sure one way or another it is illegal to bake open your headlights, gut them, and put completely new housings and lights in there. Not to mention my painted indicators. No amber blinking or reflecting anywhere.

[MrBlonde]

Mine is totally legal, apart from the welded six point rollcage and parachute.

[bigbris1]

35% tint on sides (registers as 25% on police detector :confused )
Too low
Illegal aftermarket exhaust
Chip
Headlights & HIDs
Clear corners & tails w/o reflectors

[Cereal Killa]

No front plate, no side markers, Exhaust, "Disturbing the Peace" stereo, and had 20% front tint.

[6i9]

exhaust, shark and suspension are all legal in VA as far as i know.

as for me,

My projectors are DOT approved, but I'm pretty sure one way or another it is illegal to bake open your headlights, gut them, and put completely new housings and lights in there. Not to mention my painted indicators. No amber blinking or reflecting anywhere.

I don't know, I've heard of people getting tickets for aftermarket exhausts/suspension. I'm also assuming that the removal of the top-speed limiter is against the law :dunno

[habbie]

why are you assuming that?
I'm also assuming that the removal of the top-speed limiter is against the law :dunno

[6i9]

why are you assuming that?

It's Virginia. The most anal state in the US next to California.

Case closed.

[Tangent]

100% legal down to the front license plate even. Unfortunately...

[habbie]

oh, i see.
It's Virginia. The most anal state in the US next to California.

Case closed.

[NakNak]

I live in Cali, everything is illegal.

[SR20Fastback]

100% legal except my registration I think

[shim]

-non-legal headlights (8000k hids)

-mirror tint (which i will change to 20% all around this summer; MS tint law is 35%)

-non-CARB exempt intake (like MS cares about emissions)

thats all i can think of right now......

[sirtiger]

just tints & license frame :rolleyes

[MPD47]

The e30 is completely legal. Only thing that they might question is the ball joints when inspecting it.

The 944 on the other hand has no cats, no muffler, non dot approved seat belts, and seats, no "headlights" (moving to just 90mm HID's mounted where the Fogs and Euro driving lights used to be). Other than that I think I'm ok.

[e36325i]

too low
non dot headlights
blue side marker bulbs
blue clear corner bulbs
no front plate
modified exhaust
screen in view of driver that plays dvd's while driving
removed top speed governor
soon to have removed passenger side airbags
and i usually almost always leave my rear plate covered

[Stephen V]

I don't think very much...

- Non-DOT headlights with too high wattage and yellows for winter
- bumpers are modified distance from body
- limo tint on rear and rear quarters with medium on sides and 5" limo strip on wind shield
- euro front corners
- I am sure that my Bilsteins and rigged intake are dodgy to the police and they could find something wrong with my stereo with a 12" sub...

To be honest I don't think the legality of my car is nearly as bad as some of the ricers that prowl where I live.

[schussey]

-illegal tint
-cat delete on exhaust
-clear indicators w/ white bulb

oh, and 40lbs of uncut cocaine

-chris

[JSN]

99%...

plutonium door handles

[DiScoTeknix]

0% legal
http://airtimeboards.com/images/Skateboard.jpg

[food4funk]

no front plate. :devillook

[yellowbullet]

for sure:
- no front plate
- non-dot headlights
- hids in non-dot headlights
- no amber reflector in front of car
- blue LEDs in interior (soon to be taken out)

not sure:
- top speed limiter removed
- not sure if i can pass emissions with my dinan stage 4 set-up (put on after last emissions test)

i think that's about it

[HBpredhunter]

ride height, no carb number on intake, no carb number on exhaust, clear market lights all the way around, radar detector, euro plate, think thats it.

[BabyM]

she's legal! I even painted amber bulbs silver for my indicators.

the only time my car is illegal is when it is in motion...

[bimmerboyjd]

Sh!t, are you guys saying that modding your car is illegal in the U.S? That sucks..

I can't think of any modification that is illegal in the UK, short of having no plates maybe. I guess we got it good.

[schussey]

0% legal
http://airtimeboards.com/images/Skateboard.jpg


true dat- - causes me to have to deal with cops constantly

-chris

[sirtiger]

[B]not sure:
- top speed limiter removed
- not sure if i can pass emissions with my dinan stage 4 set-up (put on after last emissions test)

i think that's about it


I think its legal

[BabyM]

Sh!t, are you guys saying that modding your car is illegal in the U.S? That sucks..

I can't think of any modification that is illegal in the UK, short of having no plates maybe. I guess we got it good.
Not really---it's just some things have limits in many states

tint can be only so dark
intakes/exhaust can mess with emissions restrictions
turn signals must glow amber (clears glow white so you have to get amber bulbs)
and some states require a front license plate. I'm very glad mine does not :D

[Oak]

100% legal in form, but maybe not always in function. :devillook

[bayerische]

exhaust, shark and suspension are all legal in VA as far as i know.
But don't you know he's a rebel?

[Stephen V]

ride height, no carb number on intake, no carb number on exhaust, clear market lights all the way around, radar detector, euro plate, think thats it.
radar detector, in CA? That's legal!!! :buttrock :buttrock

[jimmyz2]

"How street legal is your ride?"......Well,I had to marry the Sheriff's daughter(and she ain't cute).

[Stephen V]

Lmao!!!

[pinoymcflurry]

no front plate. :devillook

badass!

[TrunkImpaired]

No parking lights. I think that's the only thing that's not legal. For awhile I had tires that weren't legal, but then I got my 18s and S03s.

[Stephen V]

Yeah, forgot about my parking lights... have em wired as turn signals instead of parking lights.

[318qship]

- no front plate
- double limo in back and front limo with 6" front tint
- lowered 2.2 front, 1.7 rear
- modify exhuast
- Loud sound system (bass) :buttrock

[I3uller]

not very... :devillook :buttrock

[tkavan01]

very illegal, 39.5 inch super swamper boggers, 12.5 inches of spring over goodness :devillook and straight headers that dump out under the car...

[92 e30 cabrio]

Kind of illegal.

- Front euro plate
- Non-Dot headlights
- Headlights an inch lower than the legal height
- The auto tranny in my car SHOULD be illegal :mad

[cosmos4life]

no front plate
DDE's
UUC fart pipe

[comptechgsr]

like my laydeez,
barely legal

[auto_pilot]

99% except for the lack of front license plate.

[Tyler Durden]

Legal, Illegal, SCHEISSEGAL...
That was alwayz my way...!!!

[auto_pilot]

Legal, Illegal, SCHEISSEGAL...
That was alwayz my way...!!!

The proper response is..."It is legal until I get pulled over..." :D

[hakjai]

No front plate...thats about it.
I'm a rebel.

[Tyler Durden]

The proper response is..."It is legal until I get pulled over..." :D

Hi,

:D :D :D
that is a benefit of bimmerz, here in Germany, especial if you drive a bigger one...
If you're drivin' a Opel/Vauxhall or Volkswagen Golf/Polo/Jetta... you'll be pulled over
more often & then they'll ckeck everything...
If a cop opens the hood & take a look onto my V12 - he'll just say --> nevermind!!!
:D :D :D

[auto_pilot]

Hi,

:D :D :D
that is a benefit of bimmerz, here in Germany, especial if you drive a bigger one...
If you're drivin' a Opel/Vauxhall or Volkswagen Golf/Polo/Jetta... you'll be pulled over
more often & then they'll ckeck everything...
If a cop opens the hood & take a look onto my V12 - he'll just say --> nevermind!!!
:D :D :D

Nice...Do you have pics of your ride around here? Engine too...that would be nice.

[Tyler Durden]

Hi,

there are more @my site...:

http://www.dj-overdose.com/Evil/9.jpg

http://www.dj-overdose.rmg-net.de/G2KP3/img4738.jpg

Greetz,
Tyler