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Old Feb 16, 2004
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Hey everyone, as you can see I am from NH. I rolled around with my 17s, intake, altezzas towards the end of the summer and never got hassled by cops for it. After winter I will be lowering and putting my body kit on. Possibly an exhaust also. This is car is my daily driver, and was just wondering what kinds of encounters you guys have had around here with cops and that stuff on your car. Its F****** retarded that I have gotten away with verbal warnings for going 20-30mph over the speed limit, but could get up to $100 dollar ticket for modified parts. Anyone have any stories?
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Re: State Laws and Car Modifying

exhaust was my problem. I had a dc sports tcs at one point, and I got pulled over 3 times, and finally went to court for it. It will pass inspection, but it is illegal to mod your exhaust. Basicly, if the exhaust is louder then stock, it is illegal. It got to the point where I replaced the tcs with my stock exhaust again.

some cops dont like altezza's either. Just make sure they day "DOT Approved" someplace on the lens and they cant touch you.

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Hey everyone, as you can see I am from NH. I rolled around with my 17s, intake, altezzas towards the end of the summer and never got hassled by cops for it. After winter I will be lowering and putting my body kit on. Possibly an exhaust also. This is car is my daily driver, and was just wondering what kinds of encounters you guys have had around here with cops and that stuff on your car. Its F****** retarded that I have gotten away with verbal warnings for going 20-30mph over the speed limit, but could get up to $100 dollar ticket for modified parts. Anyone have any stories?
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As long as you dont drive like a jackass, cops in NH are pretty low key about that stuff.
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BHAZ143 i think i remember you talking about that. i havent had any problem with any of my cars in the past, Like mystic said dont be a Jackass and you should be cool
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I have 17" rims, kit, wheels, loud sound system, exhaust, and I get hassled once in a while, but who doesnt? My car is a daily driver as well, you should be fine. As long as you dont have anything illegal such as underbody neon's, white turn signals, extremely loud exhaust, etc etc you should be fine. If a cop were to stop you, everything you have on ur car is 100% legal, so he cant give you a ticket unless hes an a$$hole and gives you a seatbelt ticket or something.
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Old Feb 17, 2004
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Any of you guys know any good autosport places in or near waltham mass? I'm going to college there next year and wondering if theres anything around there thats pretty decent.
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what do you mean everything is 100% legal?
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I was just wondering, whats the worst thing that can happen if you get ticketed for illegal parts and don't get it fixed?
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tickets for that kind of stuff are GAY!!
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I friggin get pulled over all the time in NH. Ive come to the conclusion that its because i have Mass plates!!! haha. I get harrassed for everythin...you name it...exhaust, lights, music....and more stupid stuff..

ESPECIALLY if im at the beach!!! HAHA!!

Im fine in Mass though for the most part
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I was pulled over twice, both under 4000 miles. I bought my car modified from Honda and I got pulled over for my altezzas and another time for my exhaust. He hassled me and swore I put it on after I bought it but he couldent do anything about it. Where I live all the cops are a$$holes and there isnt crime for them to take care of so they bug the hell out of us.
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I found out a cool law about lowering your car. If a cop wants to give you a ticket for the ride height of your car, he has to verify that the frame of your front bumber is lower than 16 inches off the ground. The good thing about our cars.......you can't see the frame of the bumper without taking the plastic bumper off first. So I believe the cop can't actually do anything unless he rips your front bumper off and measures the height.
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