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Old 01-21-2009, 08:09 PM
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Default 4 inch cowl hood legal in SoCal?

Would I get pulled over if I drive around with a 4 inch cowl hood? Im in Southern California.

Its for another car not my Z.
Old 01-21-2009, 08:10 PM
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Pretty sure you would be alright.
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you should be cool, Ive noticed that cops are cool with muscle, but if you got an import, then I dont know what to tell you.
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Its my 89 Stang

Ive been driving it once in a while but if im going to get a ticket, I rather go back to stock hood.
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I sure hope so or else I just gave cops a reason to pull me over.
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Cops are usually pretty cool with muscle cars as long as you are being respectfull, I think the only trouble you will find with cowls is if they are so tall you cant see to the right, and thats one hell of a cowl.
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its a hood?! less you got something worthwild under it i wouldnt be worried, hell i drove around in my loud *** xtreme with 22s bags, and led strips for tailights and i only got a speeding ticket once even tho i drove that **** everwhere on the ground. Bottom line ur only going to get pulled over if you **** the cop off somehow or ur endangering urself or others like speeding, driving stupid, racing. now if ur driving a dropped honda with a loud *** fart can you might as well have bail money on you.
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I figure ill post a pic so you can have a idea how tall it is.

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if your driving dumb, a cop might pull you over and give u a bs fixit ticket for windshield obstruction, just keep the og hood on standby in that case
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illegal? don't think so. give the cops a reason to be suspicious? definitely

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Hmmm who knows ima put a 4 inch cowl on my impala but the window is on less of an angle. But if its not going to be a dd don't worry about it.
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Originally Posted by LT1
I figure ill post a pic so you can have a idea how tall it is.

the only thing illegal i see on there is the blank license plate
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Thanks for the reply's its looking more like, I should be fine if I dont drive wreckless.

Yeah, I photoshop-out the license plate numbers.
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Yeah, I photoshop-out the license plate numbers.
i've always wondered why people do that? especially due to the fact that most of the cars on here are very distinguished anyways
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lol, well i have few race video's online I figure if law enforcement saw my plates numbers it would be easy for them to find me for illegal street racing.
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Originally Posted by LT1
lol, well i have few race video's online I figure if law enforcement saw my plates numbers it would be easy for them to find me for illegal street racing.
that makes sense. better safe than sorry
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Originally Posted by 383lt1impala
Hmmm who knows ima put a 4 inch cowl on my impala but the window is on less of an angle. But if its not going to be a dd don't worry about it.
Now your back on the 8 sec impala? You change prodjects as much as I take a **** a week.
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its fine!
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Originally Posted by XpEdItIoUs
I sure hope so or else I just gave cops a reason to pull me over.
My camaro is pretty loud, and i can get the rpms up and i never have any problems with cops. My buddy has a e46 m3 and gets pulled over all the time, for the most random ****.
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I DD my z28 with a 3" cowl hood. cops never bother me, they do not even look at me or anything.


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