illegal to remove 3rd brake light?!?

[Silvrmaxx]

ive ogt an 01 nissan maxima and i wanna shave the rear spoiler,which has an LED bar for the third brake light... does anyone know if its illegal to roll without one?? any help is appreciated.:???:

[frostbyte]

no its not illegal..slaps mah forehead

[Sammich]

x2...there are gxe maximas w/o the rear spoiler...so how is that possible..

if you are that scary find the 3rd rear window brake light

[Silvrmaxx]

...the reason i asked is cuz i've seen many posts on other forums about it... and depending on the state, the answers vary... and honestly, im prolly gonna shave it anyway, but my car already attracts enough cops, and im not lookin for anymore attention

[Sammich]

YOUR MAXIMA ALREADY ATTRACTS COPS???

WOW

[Silvrmaxx]

yea, mainly cuz of the window tint... so i guess it doesnt really matter if i shave it...

[eViLMunkey]

oh and if I were you I'd keep the 3rd since now a days thats what everyone pays attention to when braking in traffic... just thought you might not want a soccer-mom on a cell phone ramming you car and her excuse is "I didn't see you brake 'cause you have no 3rd brake light thingy"

[Silvrmaxx]

lol, tru tru

[frostbyte]

lmmfao
if they make maximas without spoilers then how could u get a ticket for taking yours off? they cant! smgdh
oh but be sure to wrap the plug the red stop fluid may leak out and stain your carpet in the trunk...

[DieselNuts]

oh but be sure to wrap the plug the red stop fluid may leak out and stain your carpet in the trunk...
I thought only the blinkers had fluid :thinking:

[frostbyte]

nope brakes do too..
hello lights emit white light they use red fluid to make it emit with a red light... duh brah lmmfgdao

[DieselNuts]

nope brakes do too..
hello lights emit white light they use red fluid to make it emit with a red light... duh brah lmmfgdao
oh, so if I change my headlight fluid from the dengy yellow to clear w/a blue tint I will have SuPeR tYtE hYpEr WhItE hId'S?

[eViLMunkey]

nope brakes do too..
hello lights emit white light they use red fluid to make it emit with a red light... duh brah lmmfgdao


:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

[frostbyte]

yep yep
but u need to get a bigger battery to produce i brighter hyper tyte supa blues... lmmfao
and u no if u fill ur dome light with blue fluid u get one of dem retro lights out of the 18 and under club that makes white glow... lol..
thats also y sometimes guage lights so dim theyre low on fluid too

[frostbyte]

owwww damn jus burned my leg with a cigarette laughin too hard... uuhhh did dude say how he planned to shave the light?
i got some duct tape...

[DieselNuts]

yep yep
but u need to get a bigger battery to produce i brighter hyper tyte supa blues... lmmfao
and u no if u fill ur dome light with blue fluid u get one of dem retro lights out of the 18 and under club that makes white glow... lol..
thats also y sometimes guage lights so dim theyre low on fluid too
:goodjob: thanks for the tip, but i already have 2 full size blacklights mounted on my head liner. :D

[osnap]

This thread is a fine example of everything I hate about IA. Well, almost everything.

[frostbyte]

lmao

hell yeah now youll get all the sexy catholic shool girl asian chics

[Silvrmaxx]

lmmfao
if they make maximas without spoilers then how could u get a ticket for taking yours off? they cant! smgdh
oh but be sure to wrap the plug the red stop fluid may leak out and stain your carpet in the trunk...


your absolutely right, they do sell maximas without spoilers, and the ones without spoilers have 3rd brake lights in the rear window... now since mine came with a spoiler, there isnt one in the rear window... thus, the whole point for the question:D

[Fr33way]

lmmfao
if they make maximas without spoilers then how could u get a ticket for taking yours off? they cant! smgdh
oh but be sure to wrap the plug the red stop fluid may leak out and stain your carpet in the trunk...

Because GXE and GLE models have it on the rear deck.

[redrumracer]

if your vehicle came equipped with it from the factory then YES it is illegal to remove it, you can move it around as long as it still functions properly but it is ILLEGAL to remove it all together. it is designed to come on a couple milliseconds before the regular lights. now whether or not you get a **** head cop that will give you a ticket for it or not is a different story.

[DieselNuts]

lmao

hell yeah now youll get all the sexy catholic shool girl asian chics
SWEET! Thats exactly what I was aiming for!!!! :bump:

[Silvrmaxx]

if your vehicle came equipped with it from the factory then YES it is illegal to remove it, you can move it around as long as it still functions properly but it is ILLEGAL to remove it all together. it is designed to come on a couple milliseconds before the regular lights. now whether or not you get a **** head cop that will give you a ticket for it or not is a different story.

'preciate it:goodjob:

[frostbyte]

thats retarded so all the fools that take off theyre spoilers with a 3rd ligh and add aftermarket ones (cf, or aluminum) are all subject two ticketing..
no u need 2 working breaklights tailights the 3rd is just a added safty feature that is not held by the law to stay on ur car.
and my sister is married to a gwinnett co. cop and i asked to humor the next fool to say its illegal and he too laughed @ the question its not illegal.. now shave it

[redrumracer]

thats retarded so all the fools that take off theyre spoilers with a 3rd ligh and add aftermarket ones (cf, or aluminum) are all subject two ticketing..
no u need 2 working breaklights tailights the 3rd is just a added safty feature that is not held by the law to stay on ur car.
and my sister is married to a gwinnett co. cop and i asked to humor the next fool to say its illegal and he too laughed @ the question its not illegal.. now shave it
and my answer to this is yes, yes they are able to be ticketed for that

[toxxxic]

LOL gregg got a ticket for not having the 3rd brake light ... although his car didnt even come with one.

[frostbyte]

then the cops are retarded ur required by law to have two functioning tail lights @ eye level on the furthest point of each side of the rear of the vehicle so cars in each lane next to u can be aware of u stopping you do not have to have a 3rd breaklight to be on the road and cops are to stupid and busy to try to remember what car is equipt with 3rd lights and which are not. being there are cars with out them they can not ticket u for a stock option. im suprised some one is actually thinkin so hard they asked this question..
smh

[TreyMan]

then the cops are retarded ur required by law to have two functioning tail lights @ eye level on the furthest point of each side of the rear of the vehicle so cars in each lane next to u can be aware of u stopping you do not have to have a 3rd breaklight to be on the road and cops are to stupid and busy to try to remember what car is equipt with 3rd lights and which are not. being there are cars with out them they can not ticket u for a stock option. im suprised some one is actually thinkin so hard they asked this question..
smh

True for state law. The only law I can think of is FMVSS 108 dealing with the CHMSL...and that is Federal Law. But, people drive Skylines and break Federal Law all the time. I wouldn't worry about getting a ticket for no CHMSL, unless that ticket involved someone rear-ending you. Then instead of getting a new car, your insurance might buy the other guy a new one. Also all cars made after 1985 were required to have one, so there really isn't a way to order a car after 1985 with the 3rd brake light as an "option"

A good read about the effectiveness:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/Equipment/CHMSLCHP1.html

[frostbyte]

this is stupid ive been talking to my buddy on the gwinnett pd and he and his fellow officers are laughing at this, so if it is illegal not to one then all u mini trucks and cars with out them move to gwinnett the cops there obviously could give a chit as long as u got 2 workin taillights

[RL...]

Because GXE and GLE models have it on the rear deck.

this is true

[yungdz]

glad I recently checked my headlight fluid, it was getting kinda low

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg58/dpalmer_2008/IMG00042.jpg

[frostbyte]

lmmfao yeah u need to ger that leak really checked.. lmmfao again

[integra82786]

:goodjob: always gotta make sure your fluids are full.

[redrumracer]

this is stupid ive been talking to my buddy on the gwinnett pd and he and his fellow officers are laughing at this, so if it is illegal not to one then all u mini trucks and cars with out them move to gwinnett the cops there obviously could give a chit as long as u got 2 workin taillights
i agree 100% it is stupid, but a law regardless. like i said most cops 99% wont enforce it or really give 2 chits about it, unlesss you go to myrtle beach sc. for some reason they give a f*ck. and they will pull out the tape to measure your head lights and tail lights, nad anything else they can think of if you have a modified car.

[AnthonyF]

By law, you are not required to have a 3rd (center) brake light. I do feel as if it is safer to have one on, espically in harsh conditions.

-Ant.