Re: Car Ware...BEWARE

From: greg conner (dodgeboy93@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 00:48:58 EDT


as long as the clear signals up front have amber bulbs you are cool. Look
at vehicles like the jeep grand cherokee and cherokee..they come stock with
clear signals

>From: "Bill Pruitt" <wpruitt1@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Car Ware...BEWARE
>Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:08:52 -0400
>
>Here is another link to check different state motor vehicle laws.
>http://fmvss108.tripod.com/statelaws.htm
>
>I am not a lawyer, nor am I any more knowledgeable on this matter than 60
>minutes of reading various websites can make a person. But...
>I would not want to be in a serious accident with modified and "possibly"
>non-compliant safety equipment. In this day and age the lawyers are just
>too hungry.
>
>It "appears" that clear tail light assemblies are not in compliance with
>federal safety standards.
>Are the clear turn signal assemblies non-compliant? Is it a problem with
>law enforcement?
>I don't know. But I tell you this, in my opinion, if a cop wants to check
>you out, clear lighting assemblies might just give him/her a reason.
>
>I once had tail light covers on the back of my DAK. They looked pretty
>cool. Then one day I saw another car get rear-ended. Not bad, but several
>thousand dollars in damage. I got to thinking, and took my covers off. I
>want my stop lights to be as bright and as red as possible.
>
>I am not saying don't buy the turn signal assemblies. Make your own
>decision. But at least now it will be a somewhat informed decision.
>
>Best regards to ALL. I mean no harm to anyone on this or any other list.
>
>Bill Pruitt
>'01 QC 4.7, Auto, Flo-Pro exhaust, K & N Homebrew 3" Air Intake
>Downey SST Tarp, Viper Alarm, RhinoLiner
>"Tail-Gate Open" warning light
>http://web.tampabay.rr.com/billspages/
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <bernd@texas.net>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 5:41 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: Car Ware...BEWARE
>
>
> >
> > What type of light assemblies are those?
> >
> > Here's what I got from their website:
> >
> > "This site is temporarely down...Sorry for the inconvinience."
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> >
> > > Beware...
> > > I did a web search for car wear and came up with the following link.
> > > http://fmvss108.tripod.com/recalls_carwear.htm
> > > It seams some, if not all of these assys are under a recall. I don't
>know
> > > the details, but before you lay down your money I suggest finding more
> > > information.
> > > Car wear is also sold on the Godfather website, but when I checked the
> > > numbers against the list, most of them are on the recall list.
> > >
> > > Plus, the website at http://www.carwear.com/ is down. Not a good
>sign.
> > >
> > > Again, I don't know why.
> > >
> > > Bill Pruitt
> >
> >
>

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