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    here is how i beat the tickets

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    bummer, didn,t know that smoked lights are illegal. figures.. anyone know what the laws in texas are on smoked/tinting headlights and taillights? i found a place that sells pre-cut films. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT might try them out if they are legal..
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    lights have to be visible from 1000 ft. etc...so technically they are not illegal but if a cop wants to jack with you they have a reason..I was stopped twice for mine in 3 years so I fixed that problem
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat View Post
    it's funny, most guys sell their tinted tails after the second ticket.
    Haha I hear you on that one, luckily I have only gotten warnings so far, I'm sure my tickets are coming though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brobradh77 View Post
    lights have to be visible from 1000 ft. etc...so technically they are not illegal but if a cop wants to jack with you they have a reason..I was stopped twice for mine in 3 years so I fixed that problem
    DPS told me that it's more than just the lights having to be visible from a 1000 feet.

    They told me that the main problem is that you are required to have reflectors on the back of your vehicle and that most of the reflectors are in the light housing, so once you paint over them the reflectors no longer function as they should, blah, blah, blah.

    Every since I got pulled over twice (both times were during the middle of the day) I just started running with my parking lights on, it may be a coincidence but I haven't been pulled over again.

    Knocks on wood.
    2013 EC Silverado aka redruM (Just a couple bolt ons.)
    2007 RC Silverado aka ?
    1998 Trans AM aka Red Dragon

    "Your pull your truck to the track on a trailer, I race you with a truck that pulled a trailer to the track."

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilverSleeper View Post
    DPS told me that it's more than just the lights having to be visible from a 1000 feet.

    They told me that the main problem is that you are required to have reflectors on the back of your vehicle and that most of the reflectors are in the light housing, so once you paint over them the reflectors no longer function as they should, blah, blah, blah.

    Every since I got pulled over twice (both times were during the middle of the day) I just started running with my parking lights on, it may be a coincidence but I haven't been pulled over again.

    Knocks on wood.
    Thats why I havent tinted my 3rd brake light yet. That leaves the reflector and there is nothing they can do about the tinted tails.
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    Yeah that's a good idea also.

    I told them that I thought my license plate was enough reflector.
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    1998 Trans AM aka Red Dragon

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilverSleeper View Post
    Yeah that's a good idea also.

    I told them that I thought my license plate was enough reflector.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet View Post
    That's exactly what he did when I told him that is laugh!
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    Ive got a set of stock lower headlights for your truck if you wanted to try it out on those and keep your factory ones in stock condition.
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