Legal?

[HondaChickk02]

hey guys. i have an 02 accord and i am wanting to do some work on her. all ive done so far is put altezza tail lights and thats it. i was just wondering whats legal and whats illegal? both the cosmetics and under the hood. i dont want to get pulled over all the time by the damn cops so i want to know now b4 i do anything else. thanks..;)

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

If your state has emissions testing, all of your air flow mods must have CARB numbers on them. Lights, etc. must be DOT approved. You cannot tamper with your car, exhaust has to be under xx decibels (96 in California), etc. There is a certain height above the ground your headlights must be (22 inches?).... totally blue or red lights are illegal. Must have amber or red signals.

Lots and lots of laws, but many people ignore most of them.

[TonitrusEN]

altezzas SHOULD be illegal..

sorry i had too


anyway

the laws change from state to state..

but Nitrous isn't legal

virgina you cant alter a car at all

if you wanna know about washington i have a plethora of information :)

[ebpda9]

laws vary from state to state so it's kind of hard to tell what's legal in texas

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by TonitrusEN


but Nitrous isn't legal


Not true. In most states you can have it, but you have to have the bottle either removed from the car, or you can have the bottle if its turned off.

[Shot 2 Hel]

what would be the point of having nitrous if you didnt have the bottle or if it were turned off?

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by Shot 2 Hel
what would be the point of having nitrous if you didnt have the bottle or if it were turned off?

Driving to the track.

[SilvaAccord]

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
Not true. In most states you can have it, but you have to have the bottle either removed from the car, or you can have the bottle if its turned off.

or a sticker displaying u are carrying n2o

[HondaChickk02]

hmmm...well how can i find out whats illegal/legal in tx? i wanted to drop my car like and inch or 2 but i gotta find out how low i can go..ahhhhh

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by HondaChickk02
hmmm...well how can i find out whats illegal/legal in tx? i wanted to drop my car like and inch or 2 but i gotta find out how low i can go..ahhhhh

An inch or two should be fine in any state....

I couldn't find the info about Texas though :confused:

[rakugaki]

here in the bay area (calif), it depends on how bitchy the cop that pulls you over can get. technically, if it "looks" legal enough, it's legal! haha (seriously). if your gonna change any lights, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR SIDE AND REAR REFFLECTORS~~!!! it's the most obvious thing to cops! for engine stuff, just hope the cop doesn't ask you to pop the hood....well in california that is! :eek:

[rakugaki]

certain height above the ground your headlights must be (22 inches?).... totally blue or red lights are illegal. Lots and lots of laws, but many people ignore most of them.

i heard the 22 inches from my bro, do cops even bring tape mesures with them? 22 inches from the headlight is pretty low.
haha tryin to keep it legal (tryin)!!

[ebpda9]

i asked one of the cops at work last night and he told me the bumper has to be 18" from the ground for the car to be street legal and in case they pull you over the punishment depends on "how good the wife treated them that morning" ;) as for the lights in OH they can be any color (neons, leds, foglights) as long they are not flashing.

[HondaChickk02]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
as for the lights in OH they can be any color (neons, leds, foglights) as long they are not flashing.

well..so i can clear out my headlights and that not be a prob? it shouldnt be since i see so many ppl with their lights cleared. so no flashing lights? thats too bad, i need to throw out my strobe light. i wonder if its ok to change the windshield sprayer things(whatever theyre called) to a diff color, like neon. i dunno, cuz i see ppl with em but i dunno if theyre legal! I think im gonna have to do some MAJOR research..ahhh:loco:

[TeriyakiBroccoli]

Originally posted by rakugaki
i heard the 22 inches from my bro, do cops even bring tape mesures with them? 22 inches from the headlight is pretty low.
haha tryin to keep it legal (tryin)!!

22 inches from the middle of the headlight. And yea, they do measure.

[HondaChickk02]

see in california there are more street racers in cali then tx, so they would carry a tape measurer. in tx it aint that big of a deal cuz its really not that bad.

[Kyle]

Racing is a HUGE deal in texas...but they usually don't care too much if you mod your car...just DON'T and i'm serious!DON'T get caught racing...EVER!
it's like over 100 bucks for each MPH you are over the speed limit plus the 300 dollar fine for racing. They will seriously **** you up

[HondaChickk02]

ok, i know racing is a big deal but as far as the cops and mods they really dont give a shit. as long as it looks legal. and THATS what im goin for. what part of tx u from? i need to know more racin shops in houston and places to watch big races...im kinda newbie to the whole racin seen. but im learnin:banana: