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Are neons illegal?

If they are in the front grill (the globe isnt showing), and its red?

i heard from somewhere that red is illegal, but green n blue arent?

can anyone help me with this

thanks

ps, if you are going to say neons are shit, dun post, I cant be bother reading it..

when mine were... um - inspected, nothing was said about the colour, just no flashing, and make sure the globe can't be seen.

Ive tried driving around with all three colours at one time or another, and so far no sticker ! so im guesing they're ok...

also ref. this thread... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=38868

hope this clears things up

Phil

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Are neons illegal?

If they are in the front grill (the globe isnt showing), and its red?

i heard from somewhere that red is illegal, but green n blue arent?

can anyone help me with this

thanks

ps, if you are going to say neons are shit, dun post, I cant be bother reading it..

I've recently been involved in a yellow sticker incident involving neons, so I can quote first hand what is and isn't allowed.

The law according to a Dept of Transport vehicle inspector:

Neons are legal under the following conditions,

You must not be able to see the elements from a seated position in an ajacent vehicle, neons are not allowed to pulse or flash, you must not have a red neon facing forward, all other colors are acceptable, all colors including red are acceptable for the sides and rear, they must be adequatly secured and the elements shielded to avoid exposure to other drivers. You can drive around with them on.

The law according to some cops:

Yellow sticker every vehicle with neons as they are deemed a distraction to other drivers, you can't have them on whilst driving but static in a carpark is OK.

My personal suggestion is put em on the correct way, use them and know the law and your rights if you get pulled over, just remember though it could cause the cops to look for other defects on your car so keep it neat and legal.

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no good comes from them....

you get more "rice boy" shit from trevs

more attention from cops

if your car is stock and you have neons thats just stupid

if your car is bombed, looks like the 2 fast 2 furious car (like danny's :D) then its ok because he is riced up on every other angle so the neons dont look outa place. :rofl:

all i can suggest is dont turn them on or off infront of a cop

because then they will say they are flashing, and if you are turning them off then the cops will think your guilty of something and pull you over... :(

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ok, cos ive got a couple of blue ones like under the dash, on either side and i got a red one, in the front grill...u cant see the globe only the red light as you could say...so yer, hopefully, i wont be braggin over it, like hsowing them left right n centre, but the occasional should be ok..

thanks guys

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no good comes from them....  

you get more "rice boy" shit from trevs

more attention from cops

if your car is stock and you have neons thats just stupid

if your car is bombed, looks like the 2 fast 2 furious car (like danny's ;)) then its ok because he is riced up on every other angle so the neons dont look outa place. :)

 

all i can suggest is dont turn them on or off infront of a cop

because then they will say they are flashing, and if you are turning them off then the cops will think your guilty of something and pull you over... :rofl:

funny thing is i see more commodores falcons and other trev crap with neons on them than jap cars so i dont know how they think WE are 'rice'

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thats true. have seen plenty of commodores with cheap and nasty neon installs.  

 

:vomit:

I find this to be true also... and the ONLY thing worse than a cheap and crappy install is cheap and crappy neons - if they are so dull you can only see them when parked in the dark, why bother?

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BASSULA - Nice Work mate !! :D

looked at the iceled kits when i was buying, but they were just a little out of my range :(

Ended up with liteglo... only 8 colours, 1 at a time or cycling, but thinking of writing my own ROM for it...

for now though... :D ICELED

btw, Ill be up in the capital sometime in June - Should go cruisin...

Cheers,

Phil

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thnx phil,

If you want a in the flesh demo of the ICELED kit drop me a pm/e-mail when you are in perth. always willing to show it off a bit.. :D show ya that its not just a underbody kit.. :D

cheers

i might just do that... im a sucker for the *bling*... where'd you source them, if you don't mind me askin' ? was it a private import job, or does someone actually stock those things?

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