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From: Tobyhanma, PA
I was just thinking that someday there will be blinker fluid. Heck they have exhaust fluid....
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I hopefully am getting a replacement turn signal socket from a junkyard. Then hopefully I'll be able to actually drive the truck legally once I get a sticker.
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I hopefully am getting a replacement turn signal socket from a junkyard. Then hopefully I'll be able to actually drive the truck legally once I get a sticker.
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From: Tobyhanma, PA
When I was in Indiana there was no "inspections" you could get pulled over if the cop thought it was too loud and you better have a cat. If a light was out they'd give you a fix-it ticket.
But here in WV, EVERYTHING has to work, at least they don't have emissions testing
But here in WV, EVERYTHING has to work, at least they don't have emissions testing
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From: Algona, Washington
Oh ya? Wow, I once heard about a guy who had some sort of sport bike (crotch rocket) and he heard about people putting NOS in their system for racing and showing and such so what does he do? He rides to the nearest gas station and dumps a whole bottle of NOS energy drink:
Into his gas tank. I don't think i ever heard a result of it but i am pretty sure it didn't make him go faster
Into his gas tank. I don't think i ever heard a result of it but i am pretty sure it didn't make him go faster
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From: Algona, Washington
I would imagine. It was hard to stop laughing though, ones misfortunes can be very funny under the right circumstances. I had heard the story at a NOS car show where the company was giving out free energy drinks, i had at least 4 of them throughout the day. Nothing but those and soda from 8 in the morning till about 4 in the afternoon... Wasn't the best drive home but i did get the Junk Yard Dog trophy with my 82 mustang
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When I was in Indiana there was no "inspections" you could get pulled over if the cop thought it was too loud and you better have a cat. If a light was out they'd give you a fix-it ticket.
But here in WV, EVERYTHING has to work, at least they don't have emissions testing
But here in WV, EVERYTHING has to work, at least they don't have emissions testing
You would get pulled over for everything. My Aunt once got a ticket for VISIBLE EXHAUST in the middle of winter.
It scares me to drive my Bronco outside of Indiana because I don't know how dumb other laws are going to be, "Do you know why I pulled you over? It sounds like your vehicle is running a tad lean, don't drive it again until you get it fixed, here's a $200 ticket".
Then I see the poor bastages that have safety inspections, I can think of about a dozen items that would fail those instantly on my Bronco. If those ever come to Indiana I'll move, if it ever becomes federal I'll stop driving.
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Yeah I've thought of plating my truck for Indiana so I don't need the inspection..very few states will bother with it as long as it has out of state plates. Most barely know their own state laws let alone the other 49.
EXCEPTION would be Virginia. Those nice officers will and can give you a ticket for running a yellow light and slap a wreckkess endangerment on top of it. Just because theyre a commonwealth ......
EXCEPTION would be Virginia. Those nice officers will and can give you a ticket for running a yellow light and slap a wreckkess endangerment on top of it. Just because theyre a commonwealth ......
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From: Algona, Washington
Hehe over here in washington we have pretty lax laws, if you have a light out they ull you over and tell you you need to fix it and let you go, my truck is running cherry bombs so it's pretty loud and out noise violation level starts about 11 o clock at night i think, i work till 2 in the morning on Wednesday and have yet to get in trouble. and i don't have an inspection or else i would fail miserably as well. Around where i live though if you don't make friends with the cops they bully you, i have heard of people getting pulled over because a cop got behind them and rode their bumper till they sped up and then pulled them over for speeding. Also in the next hick town over Pacific they have a law where you can get cited for going 5 under the limit...
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Some cop in North Carolina sorta did that to me. Was on the interstate and he started riding me, was maybe 2 feet behind me? It scared me so I sped up a little thinking he wanted to get passed me (if a cop is doing that here, it means "get out of my way!")
I got maybe 10' within the car in front of me when I got pulled over, he held me up for an hour, doing background checks and all kinds of crap for following too closely!
He patted me down, made me sit in his Charger while he drilled my girl for information, "I need to talk to her alone to make sure you didn't kidnap her", what the f*?
Was half expecting him to take off with her and I even got a little nervous, she said he was polite, but still.
I just got a warning, but I seriously don't even want to drive through North Carolina ever again..
he was nice and friendly, I guess, it was just weird. I think maybe he was just lonely and wanted someone to visit with? Who knows..
I got maybe 10' within the car in front of me when I got pulled over, he held me up for an hour, doing background checks and all kinds of crap for following too closely!
He patted me down, made me sit in his Charger while he drilled my girl for information, "I need to talk to her alone to make sure you didn't kidnap her", what the f*?
Was half expecting him to take off with her and I even got a little nervous, she said he was polite, but still.
I just got a warning, but I seriously don't even want to drive through North Carolina ever again..
he was nice and friendly, I guess, it was just weird. I think maybe he was just lonely and wanted someone to visit with? Who knows..
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Yup that kind of stuff happens... BTW edge if you don't find a socket i still have the one i "bought" fromt he JY and could give it to you. I always have more. I don't know if it works or not cause i haven't put it in but it doesn't look like it is broken besides the cut wires of course.
fromt he JY and could give it to you. I always have more. I don't know if it works or not cause i haven't put it in but it doesn't look like it is broken besides the cut wires of course.
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Come tag it in KY....They honestly just don't give a ****.....I had my license plate held on via 2 random wires, no lights to illuminate it, and never got pulled over....Even with 5% tint, etc...