Thanks. But we're having a discussion about point of law...now how to get around it.

 

I think Alex uses the Doomsday Inspectors

That's why he paints his car every week. He's afraid he'll fail for a paint chip

 

With your luck I would consider whats going to happen if you need to fix or repair the car once its damaged again. Ok if the car is show only but not if your going to be driving in the real world. JMO

 

I do......our inspectors are the toughest in the business, and it keeps us out of court

And I've got a paint chip now that is freaking me out

 

Hmmm... Still don't understand (so perhaps its me). But the following sample of cars don't have sidemarkers. So it certainly seems to me like a sidemarker is not a requirement.
















Now...I might have overlooked something in these samples that I'm unaware of. Certainly a few of them seem to have a "more-than-passive" forward amber side reflector (aka lighted). And in those instances, perhaps the lighted reflector blinks on and off when the turnsignal is actuated. However, there can be no denying that there are, indeed, many production cars that do not have a repeating side-marker forward of the A-pillar.

So were we to remove ours...how is that any different (provided our headlamp assembly offers a forward/profile amber turning indicator)?

And for those that would turn this conversation up an notch and ask about "clear corners" in general...and their alteration to the point that there is no amber turnsignal left...I would argue (and have passed safety inspection a number of years now without argument) that as long as the turnsignal bulb emits an amber indicator, which casts amber and is visible to traffic, that replacement diffusers don't kill the deal for turning indicators. What I will *not* argue here...is that it is probably within the scope of some law that there should be an amber passive reflector forward of the A-pillar (something a replacement diffuser does remove). However, it would be as easy as applying a passive amber reflector to the side of our vehicle forward of the A-pillar to accommodate such a notion...were a safety inspector to call it into question.

 

And I thank you, too, Dave! You forgot the 350Z. It has that vertical amber strip waaaay up front.


Steve, my stuff is also being shaved. I really like how your skirts look without the side markers. It gets rid of the "clutter." At my shop we actually did discuss doing the doors, however, we'll stick to just the basics: badge holes, side markers, trunk keyhole, antennae.

 

Dave - I wasn't continuing anything with my last post, so don't be confused by it - I was having some fun with dave22.

I went ahead and called one of our inspectors just to ask him. He said there are some areas of the State Inspection books that are a tad grey - leaving room for interpretation with the Inspector himself.

In the case of the S2000: It does come with turn signal bulbs on the side, so removing these *could* rate a failed VA inspection in the eye of the inspector if he knew they were supposed to be there, and he was an A-Hole

So Dave, it is basically up to the inspector - whether or not he wants to take the 14 day return risk of getting in trouble.........and if someone does not understand that - VA state inspectors are liable for the car they inspect for 14 days after inspection. If you have a new inspection sticker and get a ticket for something out of VA guidelines within 14 days of that sticker being new, you and the inspector get in trouble (the inspector gets in much more trouble than you though ) - I've seen it happen......thus the Doomsday Inspectors that work for us.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for all the input guys.... shaving the sides is starting to look good..hmmm.
Skip, where are you re-locating the atenna? I was thinking about doing this as well.

 

What about painting the inside of the grill space black...like the Mugen SS? opinion?

 

[QUOTE=tenblade2001,Dec 22 2004, 08:56 AM] What about painting the inside of the grill space black...like the Mugen SS?