What mods are DOT approved?

[FriedRice]

i left my box for the clear bumper lenses out on the desk. on the box was a warning about it being only for show or offroad use and how it wasnt DOT approved blah blah blah. my father got freaked.... and basically said no modding... unless with permission... as i see it, my modding career is basically over till im 18... but until then... only DOT approved stuff can even be considered. what common mods are legal, DOT approved, etc? i know it sounds retarded, cuz it is.... but that's life with parents.....

and i know im an idiot for leaving the box on the desk.

if it doesnt work out.... i think i wont be spending much time on the site anymore....

[Bling]

Short shifter - Not really dot approved, but it won't get you in trouble.

[larryd]

AEM CAI is dot approved, Injen is not as of yet.. hehe.. thats soo funny though. it has to be DOT approvd..good luck man :)

[Blue Batmobile]

DOT approved.....hehehe. Sorry, had to do it:).

Bat

DOT APPROVED! (http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=showMyPhoto&albumID=29520451&photoID=30121462&security=wXQAThHHpj)

[FriedRice]

wheres that flame face thing? bah... i dunno whether to lol or to cry.... i mean its sooo stupid its messed up..... even worse than not having money.... when u go on modding ur cars... think about the lil asian guy with oppressive parents... and be glad. no mod land, here i come ::ties the noose:: ;P

[mecca]

do you have ms paint on your computer?

make a picture. make it a circle. inside it, write in big font "DOT" and under it in smaller font "APPROVED". Now, print the thing on sticker paper (available at staples, etc). Then, cut them out and stick them on all the boxes you have with mods in them.

[po9i]

DOT approved?? what is that?? we have no such thing in FL :)

[FriedRice]

instead of fake stickers showing mods.... they should make fake "dot approved" stickers.....

[2kgtx]

Look at the brite side I have a friend who is going to be 22 but since his parents bought him his 2000 civic they won't let him do mods.

[mecca]

dude, you should really try my idea out. i'm not trying to say your parents are stupid, but i've thought up some clever ish in the past with my folks.

[XYRCNCP]

Originally posted by po9i
DOT approved?? what is that?? we have no such thing in FL :)
u dont have a Department Of Transportation?.....DOT is pretty much a national thing.

[Zorn]

To answer the question: APC Altezzas are DOT approved.

Stickers aren't :D


Maybe it's just me, but someone under 18 modding a 25k car just doesn't seem right. Money issues etc...anyway.... enjoy.

[Chiznarles]

hah, that sucks man.. well my parents told me NO MODIFIYING YOUR CAR when they bought it for me because my last car got stolen and they blamed it on me for fixing it up. so for the first 6 months of owning my celica, i didn't do anything to it.. And then I got a free exhuast and it was over.. how can you have an exhaust without a lowering the car? and then on and on it went..

most of the mods you can do to your car w/o your parents noticing, especially if they're like my parents and don't know anything about cars.. Of all the mods I have on my car, the only one they noticed was the APR Wing.. yeah I guess it was too hard to hide .. my dad was like "Why did you put that ugly thing on your car?!"

You can get away w/ springs, intake, exhaust, maybe rims w/o most parents noticing..