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Old 03-20-2003, 09:58 AM
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is there a law in souther cali on lowering ur car? i heard there is something like it cant be lower than stock or maybe im wrong i dunno anyone know anything about this?
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Old 03-20-2003, 10:12 AM
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Don't know but try here:

http://www.sema.org/
http://www.nhtsa.org/
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Old 03-20-2003, 10:15 AM
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It definitely differs state to state.

I believe California may be the headlights have to be 18in+ from the ground.
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Old 03-20-2003, 11:44 AM
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actually I think its 21 inches off the ground. remember on that streetracing show on MTV, well anyway I believe when the 5.0's had everyone pulled over checkin out their shit, I think thats what the female cop said.
My car is slammed and the headlights sit about 17.5 off the ground, but everything done to my car would be illegial in Cali anyway, even having a fuc*ing CAI is illegial.

illegial lowering
illegial Tint
illegial Intake
illegial turn signal housings & Bulbs (there Blue HyperWhites)
Illegial Clear Corner Lights and clear bulbs (not the legal orange ones)
Illegial Headlights (there those H4 bulbs)
Test Pipe (illegial due to emissions)

BTW i plan on moving to Oregon, so it should be interesting when I roll through Cali occasionally. haha
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Old 03-20-2003, 12:31 PM
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center of headlights must be AT LEAST 22" from the ground.

bottom of car body cannot be lower than the bottom edge of the wheel
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Old 03-20-2003, 03:04 PM
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Originally posted by DB7 2.0
bottom of car body cannot be lower than the bottom edge of the wheel
Haha Jesus!!!
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Old 03-20-2003, 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by newgsrdriver
Haha Jesus!!!
i didnt think that was possible...but then i saw some idiot people with whack body kits that go almost to the ground and because theyre sitting on stock alloys or some cheap 15s with fat tires, they break that law h:
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Old 03-20-2003, 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by gregz93integra

BTW i plan on moving to Oregon, so it should be interesting when I roll through Cali occasionally. haha
they will only be able to cite you with what is illegal in oregon, like the test pipe, since that is a federal regulation.
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Old 03-21-2003, 12:23 AM
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Originally posted by DB7 2.0
center of headlights must be AT LEAST 22" from the ground.

bottom of car body cannot be lower than the bottom edge of the wheel
whats the inches from the ground in a stock integra?
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Old 03-21-2003, 06:40 AM
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stock is about 24inches.
legal is 22inches.

I just measured mine from the ground to the center of the headlight, mine is 20inches to the center.:fawk:
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