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Old May 24, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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shaved side marker lights and blinkers

have any of you guys or gals gotten rid of the side marker , blinker lights, when i get my car repainted i plan to get rid of them . Yes this is illegal,will cops notice, probably not, i have a guy that gives me an ins sticker so im set. Does anyone have any pics , i dont wanna see photoshops.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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If noone responds, I made a couple photoshops using your car... but I'll refrain from posting them until they're requested since you specifically said no photoshops. And no, I've never seen anyone do this, but it does look pretty clean.. just a tad dangerous at night.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 06:46 PM
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i guess id liek to see a ps, since no one else is contributing. I think that no cop would ever notice, esp for lights. I know in my area they wouldnt so . but lets see what ya got.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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It would be fairly hard to notice in the day, but at night, most cops would pick it out rather easily.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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i like the sidemarkers, goes well with the car for some reason. shaving them off doesnt make it look better and is more of a hazard then anything not to mention getting tickets for it. wouldnt bother with it unless its not a street car and your just looking for something different.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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doesn't seem like too much of a hazard to me, the front and back help out most of it, I never notice the sides, even at night.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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Take out the bulbs in the side marker lights and drive around during the night...

Unless you live in some small town where the cops have nothing better to do then to harass people........Then no, your average street cop, either A) won't notice, or B) won't care......
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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:54 PM
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Now that I think about it, I recall not even realizing the side markers were supposed to light up for the first year or so I owned my '86... they didn't light when I bought the car, and I never did get pulled over for it..

Boredom, decided it might look decent without turn signals too
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Old May 25, 2004 | 01:24 AM
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I think it looks great. For reference I drove around without front signals for like a week to redo them, and now there bright as hell and ive been driving with them like that for like 3 months and I havent been pulled over. Thats driving on the highway and in downtown alot.. so I dont think cops pay a whole lot of attention to your turn signal as long as they see something..
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Old May 25, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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on my 91 RS i did not know they could light up untill i got under my car and looked and saw wires going to the back side of my side markers. all the third gen i see there side markers are burnt out also.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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I plan to shave the side markers, but then I also plan to install another style sidemarker in a different location (so its still legal and safe). Mods not done yet, so all I have is a drawing (from DevianB, great artist)... but car will be getting body work soon ...
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Old May 25, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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i like it without the side markers, when the car needs paint , they are gone.
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