Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Automotive
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-24-2009, 02:41 PM
 
10,494 posts, read 27,117,790 times
Reputation: 6716

Advertisements

I have been ticketed twice for it in Tempe, Arizona. The fine was around $100 I believe. This was in the mid 90's when I was running was 4 twelves, and 2 amps.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-24-2009, 02:54 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
5,994 posts, read 19,885,870 times
Reputation: 4078
Quote:
Originally Posted by las vegas drunk View Post
I have been ticketed twice for it in Tempe, Arizona. The fine was around $100 I believe. This was in the mid 90's when I was running was 4 twelves, and 2 amps.
I used to run two 12's a few years back but in my G35 I'm just running a single 12" Alpine Type-R with a beefy amp and it works really well with the factory Bose stereo/sub. I don't think I'd want anymore bass in the car.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 02:58 PM
 
8,777 posts, read 19,755,676 times
Reputation: 5290
I forgot about the latest factory installed nuisance. The rear L.E.D. brakelights on the new Caddy's. When it's dark out and somebody applies their brakes, the light emits a glare. I don't have any glare issues with any of the Xenon headlamps though, i know a lot of people complain about glare from oncoming vehicles with them.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:03 PM
 
Location: A Nation Possessed
25,238 posts, read 18,397,166 times
Reputation: 22067
Quote:
Originally Posted by las vegas drunk View Post
I have been ticketed twice for it in Tempe, Arizona. The fine was around $100 I believe. This was in the mid 90's when I was running was 4 twelves, and 2 amps.
Which is sort of hypocritical of you, since in that other thread you are adamant about others not smoking because it affects you. I’d rather some guy drive by while smoking ten cigarettes at once than to go by emitting noise pollution which actually hurts my ears. Seems to me the ultimate in lack of consideration, since truthfully, you can buy a set of headphones to ruin your hearing without affecting anyone else’s. That way you don't force others to suffer.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:11 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
5,994 posts, read 19,885,870 times
Reputation: 4078
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident View Post
I forgot about the latest factory installed nuisance. The rear L.E.D. brakelights on the new Caddy's. When it's dark out and somebody applies their brakes, the light emits a glare. I don't have any glare issues with any of the Xenon headlamps though, i know a lot of people complain about glare from oncoming vehicles with them.
I've had factory installed LED break lights on my Infiniti since 2003 and I find them to be a lot better than the halogen ones. Aside from looking more modern and attractive, they can vary their brightness far faster than a halogen bulb (and with higher lumens) which shortens the reaction times from someone stepping on their brakes to the person behind them reacting to it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:15 PM
 
10,494 posts, read 27,117,790 times
Reputation: 6716
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisC View Post
Which is sort of hypocritical of you, since in that other thread you are adamant about others not smoking because it affects you. I’d rather some guy drive by while smoking ten cigarettes at once than to go by emitting noise pollution which actually hurts my ears. Seems to me the ultimate in lack of consideration, since truthfully, you can buy a set of headphones to ruin your hearing without affecting anyone else’s. That way you don't force others to suffer.
No, it is not hypercritical at all. I knew this was coming too, but I have been ticketed for it, so I mentioned it. Here is the deal, I had those super loud bass cars when I was a teenager. That was 15 years ago. As I have gotten older, and had every one stolen from me, I grew out of it. I have a pair of 6 and a half inch subwoofers in my car now, hardly enough to affect anyone outside of my car.

p.s. Don't you know it is illegal to drive with headphones on?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:17 PM
 
10,494 posts, read 27,117,790 times
Reputation: 6716
What is the deal with led tailights? Are they brighter? I saw them at Checker for only $20 a pair, and they will fit on my Escort. Are they better in any way than regular bulbs?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Islip Township
958 posts, read 1,098,135 times
Reputation: 1315
Quote:
Originally Posted by iTsLiKeAnEgG View Post
Oh I agree. I hate the idiots on Harleys who have a need to rev their motor at a dead stop in traffic to test the limits of my ear drums. Then they take off with their exhaust at 100+ db to increase the perceived size of their testicles.
1] not all are Harleys, some rice rockets are louder.
2] The Loud pipes get idiots attention, so you don't cut us off , or run us over while your
on the Cell
Reading
playing with the GPS


to increase the perceived size of their testicles [quote]
OOPS does it make you feel smaller somehow?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:30 PM
 
8,777 posts, read 19,755,676 times
Reputation: 5290
Quote:
Originally Posted by iTsLiKeAnEgG View Post
I've had factory installed LED break lights on my Infiniti since 2003 and I find them to be a lot better than the halogen ones. Aside from looking more modern and attractive, they can vary their brightness far faster than a halogen bulb (and with higher lumens) which shortens the reaction times from someone stepping on their brakes to the person behind them reacting to it.
It's strictly the newer Caddy's that give off the glare for me. Everyone else's L.E.D. brakelights seem fine.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-24-2009, 03:50 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
5,994 posts, read 19,885,870 times
Reputation: 4078
Quote:
Originally Posted by las vegas drunk View Post
What is the deal with led tailights? Are they brighter? I saw them at Checker for only $20 a pair, and they will fit on my Escort. Are they better in any way than regular bulbs?
Most aftermarket sets that I have seen are cheaply made crap and do not project light anywhere near as well as a factory made setup. I find that vehicles with LED's product a brighter light, the increase in brightness when stepping on the brake pedal is also much more immediate and they look more modern/expensive which improves the look of a car as a whole.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Automotive

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top