imported_Zyepher

Hids arn't legit, dont know about tint and I dont have a front license plate. idk if its too low or not

imported_Team Rukus

you got your answer from a guy who is an individual who doesnt CLEARLY know enough about the automotive standards in canada. There are laws and regulations set out to every car manufacturer in canada and car importer (ie subaru) that states front end of a vehicle must be able to absorb certain g forces and MUST be a crumple zone and a barrier from the passanger and driver being directly impacted from the impact zone. Carbon fibre hood doesnt NOT act as a crumple device and does NOT absorb impact hence it makes the g forces continue to travel into the compartment and affect the passangers of the vehicle. THIS ALONE makes it illegal.

imported_hdave

tints r illegal???
but i got mine done at the dealership and they said i have to keep it ay 35% front and whatever darkness i want around the rear so its not illegal. so how can tinting windows be illegal?

imported_Team Rukus

sorry to inform you this but a dealership does not represent the ontario gov't and its rules and regulations. check the hta and it clearly states 0 film can be applied on glass. however cops are allowing slight tints where the person is still visible from the inside however if they want they can screw you. BTW dealerships are owned by invidividuals and companies not by the headquaters of the maker hence anything sold by them except for the vehicle itself is not the manufacturer's responsibility when it comes to being street legal.

BOND007

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technically clear is illegal too . their should be nothing covering your plate

imported_Stock96Hatch

Two words - Z16 Corvette.

Anyways, my hood is not DOT approved, and I haven't seen any DOT markings on any aftermarket body parts (steel or otherwise) in many years. Could you direct me to some links indicating that body panels must be DOT approved for a vehicle to be street legal?

You really need to think about the physics before you make a statement like the above. If somehow the front end caved in by say TWO FEET (how fast would I have to go and what would I have to hit?) then I could see the hood flexing and starting to crack. It would be held by the front latch, and the mounting hardware at the rear. If the latch gave way, AND the rear hardware sheared off, I could see the hood popping off the car.

If there is some CF hood that DOES NOT FLEX AT ALL, and has a sharp/rough edge (WTF??) maybe, JUST MAYBE it could cut through the windshield (???) and the pillars (??!?!?) lmao... I'm sorry man, I just don't see this happening with regular driving. ****, at 300km/hr into a brick wall, I think you would be worried more about surviving the impact. Look at the position of the hood, versus the angle of the windshield/pillars, and the direction of travel as well as the impact forces. We're not talking about JEEP TJ's with rigid & rough edged CF hoods that do 300km/hr.

Corona 12-pack to anyone posting a verifiable link to a story or pics showing a CF hood entering the cabin of a passenger vehicle unintentionally and killing/injuring the occupants. Pickup only. LOL.

paras21

98% legal here. Switching back to stock exhaust this week.

imported_teaelle

if no A/C counts as not legal, then my car is ilegal

97SiR

Mine is all legal except the fact that I don't have a front license plate.

imported_bananax

100% legal! and always will be =p

imported_janz3n

come on.. 11 over is stupid. iv never heard of someone getting a ticket for that before. iv gone past many cops going well over 11 kms/h before and never got pulled over.

imported_Team Rukus

buy a brand new hood or oem aftermarket hood and you will see it having a dot sticker on it. its simple as that. if someone peels the sticker thats not my problem and since you clearly havent seen any hoods or panels with R DOT and DOT approved markings its telling me you havent seen brand new panels. anyways i told you what i know for a fact i am in the autobody business after all. if you dont believe me then by all means do so not my choice. but i am definately not going to research this on the net and try to prove this to you just so you can still ignore it and leave your fake carbon hood on the car still. not worth the time. plus its your car its your choice what you want to put on it.

DumbasSi

DOT?

nrg3k

stiff springs are not illegal and i can't imagine minor tint being illegal... otherwise, they'd shut down the dozens of shops selling tint... Compare to delivery trucks that PAINT the windows. Excessive tint on the front-side windows is illegal. Any tint on the windshield is illegal, if it obstructs the view of the driver (up to the cop, not the driver).

I sent an email to ERASE so we'll see what they have to say...

DJM:>

nrg3k

ERASE sent a response regarding two thing: Carbon Fibre and Stiff Springs:

imported_Cali

Illegal:
Non-DOT approved headlamp housings-----mine are not approved
Cut springs-----car is stock height
Excessively stiff suspension-----stock suspension
Non-DOT tires-----it dunt say DOT on my tires
Excessively lowered
*(if you can't clear 99.9% of the speed bumps out there, it's too low)-----i can't clear em all
No horn-----i have a horn but no air bag
No license plate lights-----no light there
Improperly colored turn signals, headlamps, or tail lights-----my turn signals are wrong
Non-clear or colored license plate covers-----no cover
Excessively loud exhaust-----it's pretty loud, a 2.5" tip
Punched, gutted, or missing catalytic-----it's there, i have a catback exhaust
Anything vented to atmosphere that should not be-----both my fenders are vented, is that allowed??

damn.. i shud be more carefull.. hahaha...

imported_Team Rukus

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