I generally try to, I don't like giving an excuse for pulling me over, I learned that back in High schooll, and tech school. I got stopped once when I came home from tech school for the weekend. I had a little piece out of my tail light on a 76 Monte I had rebuilt. When I bought the car, a rolling chassis for $75, it was green with a white vinyl top. When I got it all put together, I had repainted it a metallic blue. I even had the registration changed to match the color I painted it when I got the title. Well, this local town cop pulls me over, goes through the registration, VIN and everything, never tells me WHY he stopped me, but comments "I've never seen you drive this car in this color" I didn't say it, but I thought it, You never saw me drive it in any other color, because the motor was put in AFTER the car was repainted...