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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 07:59 PM
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headlight Idea

ok my Idea is to weld the headlight covers on my car shut and put the headlights in the grill openings with blackouts over them what ya think? oh yeah and if I do this I will be selling the headlight motors and frames it is all new and has only put up and down 2 times
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 09:11 PM
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Those would be way to low to be legal. You wouldnt pass the aim inspection.
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 11:07 PM
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why in the hell do inspections allow those *** awful monsterous SUVs to have headlights that are just high enough to blind the bejesus out of me and light up the road in front of me through my windshield?! I think headlights should be lowered. It keeps others from practicing road rage on you because they're so pissed from going blind. I know I'm about ready to ram some people off the highway...
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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Originally posted by CaysE
why in the hell do inspections allow those *** awful monsterous SUVs to have headlights that are just high enough to blind the bejesus out of me and light up the road in front of me through my windshield?!\
I feel you on that one, hey, check out the mid atl board too.
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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Hmmm...interesting...I think if you want to try it then you should. Its good to see f body owners doing something different. But yea it would be illegal though.
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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but I dont have inspections!
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 12:15 AM
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Arkansas doesn't have inspections either, but the cops issue tickets to the jacked up 4wd trucks that have headlights in the clouds....
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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The center of the headlight MUST, MUST be 22 inches above the ground in FLORIDA.....

Or else you can be issued a ticket in the state by a police officer.........
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 03:37 AM
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really? well what if the front of the car isnt 22 inches off the ground? just wondering
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 03:47 AM
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Damn I never thought abou that. That means lowering your car can make you fail inspection...
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 06:21 AM
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 11:23 AM
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OK well I guess I can forget about the headlight Idea since I may have to sell my car
I think I am going to CRY! all the hard work time and money I put into it may be a shattered dream because of bills


why me? thats all I wanna know why me??


so for any one who may be interested its a 82 T/A with a 95LT1 4 bolt main, with 3,143 actual miles on the engine (I have papers to prove it,)
it has a holly high flow fuel pump, holly fuel injectors, ported heads and plenum, 58mm throttle body, griffen aluminum radiator, flex-a-lite scirocco fans, lakwood lower control arms & panhard rod, competition engineering sfc's, hyper flex poly bushings through out car, HAL stocker star shocks & struts, richmond T-10 4sp with 0 miles on the rebuild, 3:73 posi 10 bolt, painless harness, comp, and chip, 3" dynomax exhaust all the way back no cats, new interior, new headlight motors, new hurst shifter, JVC CD player, 4 sony Xplod 6x9's, 2 Xplod 4x6's 2 american pro chrome comp series 10" subs 800watts max each, 1600watt rockford fosgate amp, 600watt pioneer amp, march underdrive pully's and accessory brackets, K&N cold air via the stock hoodscoop, it was painted about 2 years ago (black)
well anyway I have over 10K in the motor and can prove it, and have only driven this car about 5 miles total, the engine is black and red (matches paint scheme but not alot of red) engine compartment is painted, it is loaded with AC, T-tops, power windows and locks, power drivers seat, power mirrors, cruise, tilt, braided hoses and has been converted to speed density
I am not positive I will be selling it but I want to see what kind of reaction I will get first

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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 12:38 PM
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Eek. Hope you get to keep the car, man...
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by bad84z
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What is that about?


>Hey what do you mean by Weld? and why?
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Old Sep 23, 2002 | 02:48 PM
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To do this you would have to cut the bumper reinforcement in that area. It sits only about a half inch behind the bumper cover. I wanted to install some lights in that area a few years back and everyone (shops) told me no. Not unless I wanted to use neon. And back then it was too expensive. I did make the covers and just backed them in chrome tape till I could figure out another way...
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