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10 Car Mods that are NOT legal! (Automotive Club)

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in this video you're going to learn about modifications that are actually highly illegal although modifying our car is probably one of the funniest things we could ever do we also need to know which ones are actually illegal look on this video I'm Jeffrey modern muscle and today you're going to learn about modifications that are actually highly illegal first on the list is lifted trucks before you boost up your truck or your passenger car you'll want to check your state slip loss elevating muscle car or a midsize that and above 22 inch will get you a ticket in States like Florida and Ohio the same goes for truck stopping 26 in some states measure the amount of lift by what you add to the factory height for example Indiana says you cannot raise Uber worth in 3 inches basically if you need a step ladder to get inside it's probably illegal up next we have lowriders or Hydraulics lowriders are subject to various state laws regarding vehicle height if a car is too low and slow Pepsi could be deemed unsafe and ticketed or even impounded fortunately Hydraulics are invented as a means around these laws but most cities prohibit the use of hydraulics while moving others band them about 15 miles per hour as with vehicle lift what states regulate how much you can lower the vehicle for example Georgia law prohibits lowering a bumper or suspension more than 2 inches below Factory specifications Maryland has limits in place for those who want to drop a vehicle to the ground either California or are when it has limitations on lowriders in Hydraulics that's one thing that California doesn't regulate it definitely regulates everything else up next we have tint window tint can be a little bit confusing as tint laws vary from state-to-state it's not just temper a measurement of how much like an filter through the 10th but it also has to do with which windows are covered unfortunately it seems to be selectively enforce as 5% limo 10 is ignored by Elio in some areas but you can get exit ticket in the town next door the best bet is to ask a reputable Tint Shop about the local laws some shops don't even install you legal tint but most will other states allow some tinting on the upper edge of the windshield or permit 10 as long as they transmit a minimum percentage of light cops often carry devices to measure how much light passes through the windows and we'll take it you if they find you in violation up next is headlights and tail lights that are modified altezza tail lights are one of the first notably visible tuner mods debuting in the 1998 Lexus is the clear and chrome housings looks strangely different but early models didn't bother looking into the dot certification the same thing happened with Hadley it was very models of chrome black paint and fake carbon fiber though some things are illegal up next we have radar detectors something that every single car enthusiast needs to prevent getting a speeding tickets Most states only prohibit the use of are detectors buy commercial vehicles other states might have all laws that allow radar detectors but will not allow you to mount it on the windshield area as they claim it might have struck your view of the road what a load of crap so it is legal but you can still ticket for it interesting fact in Oklahoma for example where radar detectors are allowed but the use of one is a traffic violation that is that make any sense to you surprisingly radar detectors are legal for passenger vehicles in every state except Virginia another way to avoid a speeding ticket and I might also be illegal is laser Jammers law enforcement will often use laser guns rather than radar when tracking the speeds of Highway vehicles in some states more than half of the tickets come from the use of these real laser as a result you might consider a laser jammer for your car these devices usually sell for about $600 and have ways to deflect or distort a signal sent from a police officers device not surprisingly they have become your legal and stay such as Minnesota Texas and unfortunately California up next we have underbody Neon Lights laws prohibiting additional lighting under your car are meant for people that will pretend to be police on the road if you read the Pacific laws they use band flashing or rotating blue and red lighting and spotlights some areas have vague laws in the local city Revenue generation squats to do their best to find anything to site you on this situation underbody neon cats are very popular at the Century especially in Fast & Furious but recently the train is faded thank God up next we have nitrous the reason for its ban is the unknown danger First Responders would face in an accident that high pressure nitrous bottle can turn first responder listen to a big giant barbecue so anything that makes a fireman nervous is banned on the street up next we have exhaust modifications although it might be tempting to delete your catalytic converters or adding long tube headers to your car the chances are your King law if any of these mods disable or Ultra missions they are highly illegal you won't pass inspection with these tweets is pumped up the volume on your engine you probably going to stick out like a sore thumb to the cops Max we have light bars and off-road lighting light bars come in handy if you would like to take your pickup truck off road but driving them on the highways is illegal unless you cover them otherwise these lights can respect off oncoming headlights and endanger other fibers accidentally using them on the road is another great risk drivers will struggle to see anything if you're flashing a row of lights in their Direction on the road unfortunately cops will definitely pull you over for this one lesson at least we have rolling call yes spend a lot of time and money altering their diesel trucks to burn far more feel the necessary just to make some smoke pouring out of their exhaust like a hundred year old train well there's an extra where that it causes leaving a shorter engine life and a lost power that's guys you spend a lot more money to go slower in States like Texas Illinois and New Jersey this can result in a serious fine of up to $5,000 modifications that are highly illegal let me know what you guys have you guys done any of these modifications have you actually got in trouble for them let me know what you guys think leave a comment in the comment section also if you like this video and give it a big fat thumbs up like a cheetah Channel subscribe thanks again guys I hope to see you soon into next time so where's the office bacon division in office baby

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