newcomer to oahu
#23
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iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ice Palace...not the meth lab, the skating rink.
Posts: 965
Car Info: 1995 dodge neon
My G is dropped, no front plate, turbo.
However, it has quiet exhaust and stock wheels. It is just assumed to be pretty much stock.
My 07 wrx doesnt have a front plate, it's dropped abut 2 inches, black front mount.
It's about as modified as they come...just not on the outside.
I've been driving both in waikiki a lot recently. I haven't had a problem.
I think it's mostly the un-reasonably low drops (ie: excessive slow speed and turning sideways to go over normal stuff) and loud exhaust that gets people pulled over. Both are just annoying to almost everyone.
Basic Guidline:
Small/no spoiler
don't drop more than 2 inches
quiet exhaust
No pillar pods
light or no tint
keep your wheel fitment close to stock
no rice
Keep your modifications where they can't be easliy seen and you should be fine.
It's a simple concept.
The appearance of adhereing to the law must be upheld, especially when you're breaking the law.
However, it has quiet exhaust and stock wheels. It is just assumed to be pretty much stock.
My 07 wrx doesnt have a front plate, it's dropped abut 2 inches, black front mount.
It's about as modified as they come...just not on the outside.
I've been driving both in waikiki a lot recently. I haven't had a problem.
I think it's mostly the un-reasonably low drops (ie: excessive slow speed and turning sideways to go over normal stuff) and loud exhaust that gets people pulled over. Both are just annoying to almost everyone.
Basic Guidline:
Small/no spoiler
don't drop more than 2 inches
quiet exhaust
No pillar pods
light or no tint
keep your wheel fitment close to stock
no rice
Keep your modifications where they can't be easliy seen and you should be fine.
It's a simple concept.
The appearance of adhereing to the law must be upheld, especially when you're breaking the law.
#24
Registered User
Thread Starter
well, sounds like i fit all the requirements,
im LOWERED ABOUT 2"
17" SPEEDLINE PRODRIVES
3" INVIDIA EXHAUST
2% TINT, I THINK.
BLACK FMIC
WINGLESS
AND I SOLD THE RICE WITH MY HONDA A FEW MONTHS BACK.
im LOWERED ABOUT 2"
17" SPEEDLINE PRODRIVES
3" INVIDIA EXHAUST
2% TINT, I THINK.
BLACK FMIC
WINGLESS
AND I SOLD THE RICE WITH MY HONDA A FEW MONTHS BACK.
#29
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iTrader: (58)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Waipahu,HI
Posts: 3,186
Car Info: '10 Xt Ltd, '05 X Beater, '01 GS300
First off, welcome to Hawaii. As for the tint thing, 20% is still illegal here. The legal limit is 35%. Also, like others have said, if your car some what blends in, you should be fine. Granted, Waikiki has always been known to be a spot where modded cars just try and steer clear. I'm not saying you can't go there, it's just the odds are kind of stacked against you. There are more cops there in one small area, and more traffic lights to get stuck at in front of or next to a cop.
#30
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iTrader: (20)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ewa Beach, HI
Posts: 1,641
Car Info: 2004 Subaru STI
welcome to oahu, btw. and don't worry too much about the "natives". we don't wear grass skirts and live in mudhuts anymore over here. just attend our weekly "meats" and the cruises and you will be welcomed with alot of manly lovin'.