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Old 09-23-2005, 06:16 PM
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Need some measurements from someone w/ a stock car

can you measure from the ground to the top of the headlight?


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Old 09-23-2005, 06:26 PM
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the best I can tell it's between 26 adn 1/4 and 26 adn 1/2 inches.

Thats a 2.2 measured to the upper right corner for the drivers side light, and the upper left for the pass.
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a cop pull you over and say your cars too low or something?
Old 09-23-2005, 07:25 PM
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haha, clpower is in our forums!....first time this past 2 months?...lol
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Originally Posted by KLepTo
a cop pull you over and say your cars too low or something?

is there such a thing is toooo low = illegal?!?!
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Originally Posted by Acura3.0CL
is there such a thing is toooo low = illegal?!?!
i dunno bout your state but CA law is that if your car is less than 20" from the ground to the center of the headlight, then youre too low.

gets me wondering how low I am, hrmm maybe I should go out and measure
Old 09-23-2005, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Acura3.0CL
is there such a thing is toooo low = illegal?!?!
yes

not sure about the if its state / federal law,

but theres definately a law, i read about it once in a tuner mag
Old 09-24-2005, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by KLepTo
i dunno bout your state but CA law is that if your car is less than 20" from the ground to the center of the headlight, then youre too low.

gets me wondering how low I am, hrmm maybe I should go out and measure
Wow hawaii's is 21 to the center of the headlight. Who makes up these rules anyway those fkn lifted trucks blind everyone with there headlights 5ft in the air.
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when i talked to a local cop about it he said its too low if theres anything hangin below the bottom end (lip) of ur rim.
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up in or atleast Ontario ur apparently suppose to have a 2 finger wheel gap
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Shure hope two fingers isn't a hard and fast rule



I can imagine it pissing off a couple people.
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Originally Posted by KLepTo
a cop pull you over and say your cars too low or something?




But the cop was a fucktard and didn't know the law so I'll get out of it.


my headlights are 22" to the top btw, bitch is lower then I thought
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Originally Posted by KLepTo
i dunno bout your state but CA law is that if your car is less than 20" from the ground to the center of the headlight, then youre too low.

gets me wondering how low I am, hrmm maybe I should go out and measure
it's actually 22"


the cop tried to tell me it was 24", fuckin idiot
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Originally Posted by baka_t
Wow hawaii's is 21 to the center of the headlight. Who makes up these rules anyway those fkn lifted trucks blind everyone with there headlights 5ft in the air.

trucks have laws as well, out here they can't be more tehn I think 50"
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Originally Posted by CLpower



But the cop was a fucktard and didn't know the law so I'll get out of it.


my headlights are 22" to the top btw, bitch is lower then I thought
hope you get that cleared up. haha I think imma measure mine.
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Originally Posted by CLpower
it's actually 22"


the cop tried to tell me it was 24", fuckin idiot
You know once you go to court and make him look like the idiot he is he is gonna harass you after that.
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