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Mr.We$t 06-04-2009 09:55 PM

Man these cops!
 
Ok this is a 2part question!
I just put my K&N typhoon intake and my borla exhaust on and man I've never been more excited to drive my car in my life those mods are amazing!!!! Anyway I was driving down one of the streets and much to my surprise I saw the red and blue strobes. The officer approached my car and said he could ticket me for disturbing the peace he let me off with a warning and told me to "get rid of the noise" I wanna know if he can really ticket me or was he just being an "A hole"

Part 2: I just put some super blue LED's for my turn signals, I put em in yesterday and when I turn them on as I make a turn the flash alot faster then the regular bulbs, is this normal and will it mess anything up??

JinDesu 06-04-2009 10:05 PM

Pretty sure #2 is illegal, someone else posted that they got a ticket for that on this forum.

Ross_Dawg 06-04-2009 10:09 PM

Anything other than orange/white for turn signals is illegal

Cop was just being a dick on the disturbing the peace. However, you should not be driving fast enough through residential areas to get noticed though...

Mr.We$t 06-04-2009 10:10 PM

Yea i'm watching my back on those LOL but man the look great! But do u know y they flash so fast I think since led's take up less power it might b less resistence but IDK I just wanna make sure I'm not messing anything up

Rotr8 06-04-2009 10:20 PM

Dont know about other states but in MD if your car is proven to exceed 80db it can recieve a fix it citation, to eleviate the problem, as long as you show receipts that you went out of your way to fix it and spend a certain amount(I think its currently $400) to fix it you get a waiver.
This means you can go out and buy something or pay a tech to "fix" it. Most of the time people go out and buy something to make it louder like a header or straight pipe, thats what I would do if I ever received that ticket...

Mr.We$t 06-04-2009 10:30 PM

Wow thanx That acually answered my question perfectly!

alnielsen 06-04-2009 10:33 PM

Blue lights are reserved for Police vehicles. That why you got the citation for that.

Mr.We$t 06-04-2009 10:37 PM

I'm sorry I think I wrote it wrong I did get any tickets he never saw my lights that was a different question!!!!! What he tried to so is give me a ticket for disturbing the peace!! What I wanted to know about the lights is since I put LED'S in my turn signals flash like 10 time faster is that normal???

alnielsen 06-04-2009 10:47 PM

If there is a heavier current draw on the circuit, the lights will flash faster. If it was flashing 10X with standard incandescent bulbs, you would barely see the flash.

Mr.We$t 06-04-2009 10:53 PM

Ok I c, will that have any negative effect on my car

Ross_Dawg 06-04-2009 11:07 PM

might burn some fuses or whatnot... just stick with the stock turning bulbs, they're fine

Alexb 06-04-2009 11:19 PM

I wouldn't mess with blue at all on the outside of the car. Unless you specifically ask a police officer who knows what he's talking about. There are actually a few websites where you can ask cops questions. But I'm pretty sure it's illegal to have any blue, esp a flashing or blinking light.


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