I just don't know the what the boundries are. Would I get away with putting lots of anti-roll bars, blacked out windows and racing seat belts?
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I just don't know the what the boundries are. Would I get away with putting lots of anti-roll bars, blacked out windows and racing seat belts?
Most kits from proper body kit manufacturers are street legal, roll cages are fine as is most tuning, rear window tints no law but front has to let 70% light in, nothing against harnesses as they are safer than the standard ones. Put it this way - all cars in the Time Attack series and European Drift Championship are road legal :) ps. exhausts cannot be too loud but most off the shelf aftermarket ones are :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TangoR34
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Originally Posted by TangoR34
Do you know what an anti-roll bar is? Why do you need racing belts? How will blacked out windows make your car better or faster?
In a normal street car you really don't need anti-roll bars.
Tinted windows are good if you don't want people to see you and racing seat belts are usually better than normal ones. Not to mention racing seats...
I dont see the point in modifying a car. Instead of wasting your money on "chavving" up a car (as its known round here) why not just get a better car ???
As for anti-roll bar .. its rollcage. Tinted windows are a waste of money. Its just crappy film that normally peels off in too much sunlight. Seatbelts .. depends how much money you spend as to how good they are. The "Racing seats" advertised in Motor World and other chav-tastic shops are normally **** and i've heard in some cases where proper seats from sparco etc are ripped from the bottom of the car in a large impact so again, if you buy cheap ones they're not that safe.
So, in conclusion. Just buy a better car :P
Not all modified cars are chav cars, there's a huge difference between a chavvy cruiser spaxo and a performance car used for track days and daily driving :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by MadCat
I know .... but (from the impression i get of the first post) we're on about modifying its looks not its performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain VXR
Don't forget to tell your insurer that you've modified your car. Otherwise your policy could be validated and then you'd be screwed..
And without knowing where you live, neither would we.Quote:
Originally Posted by TangoR34
Even in the U.S., vehicle laws vary from state to state.
You would do well to heed this advice..Quote:
Originally Posted by MadCat
You come across as a young guy who's just passed his test.. get experience in a slower car for a few years, then once you can afford the insurance you just might be able to afford to run a decent performance car. Dont lower and stiffen the suspension and fit the 20" alloys, it will make you look like a chav and it will handle far worse than before..
With a decent perfomance car the 1st things I'd look at would be stiffening the chassis using front and rear strutt braces, replacing the rubber brake hoses with S/S braided for more feel, some fast road performance brakepads for more bite.. and a set of decent gas damperss such as Billsteins all round, for improved handling (if required). Some quality tyres, same sidewall and width may improve grip levels too.
Dont mess with spring rates/heights for normal road use, if its worth doing its worth doing properly. If you decide to make it a trackday car... and lower it, go to a renowned chassis engineer who would re-calculate your roll centres/axis's and replace the ARB's with new stiffer ones to suit the chassis. Talk to people in motorsport and at all cost stay away from the Max Power type mags, only people with few braincells to rub together are sucked in by the blinged, massive spoilered, slammed hotwheel car look-a-like marketting ploys of these mags.
Dont do it!.... PLEASE!!