ok my mate at work has an RX8 N he just showed me this neat lil trick/mod that you can do with a pc and a printer and sum clear printer parer latex stuff ( lol i dont know what its called but its clear and flexs.
any ways its pretty much a template that you put in your tail light like the centre one and so when you hit the anchors itll show up RX8.
wel i was thinking this cant be too hard and was wandering if anyone here has done it or if any one here could make a template for a 3rd gen.
heres the link.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=21092

ok my mate at work has an RX8 N he just showed me this neat lil trick/mod that you can do with a pc and a printer and sum clear printer parer latex stuff ( lol i dont know what its called but its clear and flexs.
any ways its pretty much a template that you put in your tail light like the centre one and so when you hit the anchors itll show up RX8.
wel i was thinking this cant be too hard and was wandering if anyone here has done it or if any one here could make a template for a 3rd gen.
heres the link.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=21092

Acetate sheet:)

like the looks of it on the RX8 but not sure about a magna.
maybe seeing it on one would change my mind.
are there legalities involved with putting things over your brake lights?

like the looks of it on the RX8 but not sure about a magna.
maybe seeing it on one would change my mind.
are there legalities involved with putting things over your brake lights?
I dnt think so hey.. i think so long as the light shines red and you can tell its a break light than itll be ok
regrdless though i think this would be a nifty trick.
you dont even have to have magna or verada it could just be the logo.
i remember someone on here ages ago trying that on there break light in there tf
and it looked ok.
but this one doesnt sit ON TOP of the light rather inside the light itsef
here did a search someone has already done this!
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19440&d=1140340730
looks pretty decent

are there legalities involved with putting things over your brake lights?
Yes. And it's a no.

IIRC the brake light in a KH are roof mounted?

are there legalities involved with putting things over your brake lights?
Yes. And it's a no.ummm, errr, :confused: Does that mean....
Yes, there are legalities involved. and No, it's not allowed / illegal ?
or
Yes, there are legalities involved. and no legality issues / no problems?

in my tf i did this ages ago with a plastic folder cover and cut it to the shape of being mitsu...ill get a pic when the rain goes away if u wish


apparently if there's a break light like spoiler mounted etc its ok but not sure...i havent been hit up anyway and been defected countless times for other things.

Im pretty sure you would go for a row if you got pulled over and the cop wasnt particulary happy,but i dont think playing with brake lights is real smart either though,I wouldnt do it for the sheer reason that some knob would be admiring the pretty logo lit up on the back of the car instead of concentrating and stove your **** end in!

Steve

The high-mount brake light is more important anyway (rear window or spoiler).

I don't see the point though...

I'm sure there is potential insurance company rape if you get hit from behind, same risks as tinting tail lights i rekon.

On a supportive note my mate had one on his x-trail. He got it off e-bay.

The high-mount brake light is more important anyway (rear window or spoiler).

I don't see the point though...


i have the ralliart huge ass wing's light as well so maybe thats y i get out ok?

i have the ralliart huge ass wing's light so maybe thats y i get out ok?

Someone did it with the mitsubishi logo on a second gen I think in the back window light, looked really good.

Was that you?

Found it here, I would do this one to mine if it weren't for spoiler in the way

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23112&highlight=light

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/Skando1/magnarear.jpg

Now the mitsu sign is awesome

Someone did it with the mitsubishi logo on a second gen I think in the back window light, looked really good.

Was that you?



never owned a second gen mate :P did it to my old liberty though (cut out liberty b4 not mitsu lol)...god i miss that car lol

Found it here, I would do this one to mine if it weren't for spoiler in the way

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23112&highlight=light

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/Skando1/magnarear.jpg

That looks pretty cool. Seems like a lot of work though, looks like they have made the light a lot taller than standard?

Ollie

That looks pretty cool. Seems like a lot of work though, looks like they have made the light a lot taller than standard?

Ollie


No...... Read the post

just went and did mine, took 10 minutes, looks awesome!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/aannese/P050608_2329.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/aannese/P050608_232901.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/aannese/P050608_2334.jpg

No...... Read the post

Sorry, I thought the actual brake light was modified to make it taller to be able to fit a mitsu logo. After looking at the orginal thread the light just looks taller coz the window is on an angle, probably would be too squished or small on a wagon. And I think mine is in a window spoiler :confused:

Ollie

just went and did mine, took 10 minutes, looks awesome!



That looks great!!!

I'm seriously considering doing mine even though theres a spoiler there...

My led strip on the spoiler is buggered at the moment so I replaced the broken globe in the back window light...

Found it here, I would do this one to mine if it weren't for spoiler in the way

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23112&highlight=light

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/Skando1/magnarear.jpg
Dats the one i remember!!!!
looks sweet!

did that to mine ages ago.

It lasted about and hour then took it out lol.

I should do one of the Fairmont :D

but not a Mitsu logo of course...

ummm, errr, :confused: Does that mean....
Yes, there are legalities involved. and No, it's not allowed / illegal ?That one.


apparently if there's a break light like spoiler mounted etc its ok but not sure...You can only run one or the other, either spoiler or highmount. Running both is technically illegal.


some knob would be admiring the pretty logo lit up on the back of the car instead of concentrating and stove your **** end in!That's exactly the reasoning given.

I investigated it a few years ago when I was doing some work for a trike company who where releasing their own design, I thought it would be cool to have their logo as the highmount, masked with laser-cut stainless. Rang and everything was looking fine, until they (transport) figured out what I was talking about, and said in no uncertain terms that any design is illegal.

That one.

You can only run one or the other, either spoiler or highmount. Running both is technically illegal.

That's exactly the reasoning given.

I investigated it a few years ago when I was doing some work for a trike company who where releasing their own design, I thought it would be cool to have their logo as the highmount, masked with laser-cut stainless. Rang and everything was looking fine, until they (transport) figured out what I was talking about, and said in no uncertain terms that any design is illegal.

I suppose if you ever get pulled over for any suspicion and the officer thinks your being a smart a***, even if you've technically done nothing else wrong, these are the things they will be looking at pulling you up for.

Same theory as having blue number plate lights or those windscreen washer jet neons. You're just asking for crap. I had them on my old car and got hassled all the time.

That one.

You can only run one or the other, either spoiler or highmount. Running both is technically illegal.

That's exactly the reasoning given.

I investigated it a few years ago when I was doing some work for a trike company who where releasing their own design, I thought it would be cool to have their logo as the highmount, masked with laser-cut stainless. Rang and everything was looking fine, until they (transport) figured out what I was talking about, and said in no uncertain terms that any design is illegal.



not sure about that in nsw man...seen heaps and heaps of cars running both. i've been defected a few times, and passed the road worthies with them both running and its been ok.

Im pretty sure you would go for a row if you got pulled over and the cop wasnt particulary happy,but i dont think playing with brake lights is real smart either though,I wouldnt do it for the sheer reason that some knob would be admiring the pretty logo lit up on the back of the car instead of concentrating and stove your **** end in!

Steve

Its there fault for travelling too far up your ass. So i'd be blaming them
Thats like someone else saying my spoiler was distracting - too bad - if they dont hit the anchors on time and are concentrating elsewhere - well all i know is i get a new rear end :D

']Its there fault for travelling too far up your ass. So i'd be blaming them
Thats like someone else saying my spoiler was distracting - too bad - if they dont hit the anchors on time and are concentrating elsewhere - well all i know is i get a new rear end :D



true tuffy, also if they wanna say the high mount wasn't working properly 9/10 u'd think they'd say well the ones mounted in the lights were working...tough luck.

even if its the car infront's fault, if u're the one running up the other's **** u will most likely be at fault.

For this mod: welcome to the rice group:bowrofl:

Its there fault for travelling too far up your ass. So i'd be blaming them
Thats like someone else saying my spoiler was distracting - too bad - if they dont hit the anchors on time and are concentrating elsewhere - well all i know is i get a new rear end

No,i say its more like having a bird sitting on your bootlid with her milk wagons hanging out and blaming some poor bastard for looking!:D ,and last time i checked,a spoiler wasnt possibly insurance voiding either!

Either way,i prefer to keep my car out of crash shops if at all possible,even when someone else is paying! lol,just to much trouble and possibilty of rat**** repairs IMO

Steve

Hmm, this is getting me curious.

How about modifying a garnish to glow the "MAGNA" through instead of just having words...

Would that be legal, and if so - Is there anywhere for the light to shine through behind it?

might look into a few different things along the same line as this though thinks it looks sweet.

For this mod: welcome to the rice group:bowrofl:

What I was thinkin.....

Hmm, this is getting me curious.

How about modifying a garnish to glow the "MAGNA" through instead of just having words...

Would that be legal, and if so - Is there anywhere for the light to shine through behind it?

could source power from boot light or numberplate light...and use LEDs to fill it in...would be a big job

i have the ralliart huge ass wing's light so maybe thats y i get out ok?High mount brake lights have been legal requirements for a very long time - only a few basic commercial vehicles can get away without them.

For this mod: welcome to the rice group:bowrofl:
Who cares..:nuts:
Its called modifying. If you dont modify you end up with a boring standard car. wow that sounds fun. I'd rather tamper with stuff and have someone point out wow look what he's done with that back light. rice or not, i think thats cool :2cool:

']Who cares..:nuts:
Its called modifying. If you dont modify you end up with a boring standard car. wow that sounds fun. I'd rather tamper with stuff and have someone point out wow look what he's done with that back light. rice or not, i think thats cool :2cool:
:stoopid:

']Who cares..:nuts:
Its called modifying. If you dont modify you end up with a boring standard car. wow that sounds fun. I'd rather tamper with stuff and have someone point out wow look what he's done with that back light. rice or not, i think thats cool :2cool:

Did I said something wrong? I'm just happy because I'm not alone here.lol

']Who cares..:nuts:
Its called modifying. If you dont modify you end up with a boring standard car. wow that sounds fun. I'd rather tamper with stuff and have someone point out wow look what he's done with that back light. rice or not, i think thats cool :2cool:


and then we are all modified and when we see a standard one, we are amazed they they ever existed. :D

High mount brake lights have been legal requirements for a very long time - only a few basic commercial vehicles can get away without them.



hence the one on the wing is a high mount, and so is the one i have on the parcel shelf. im saying, that i highly doubt having 2 high mount brake lights would be illegal ie one on parcel shelf and one on wing. drove behind a HWP today, they had the brake light in the wing and on parcel shelf, so must be remotely legal to have both.

and yeah tuffy, totally agree. everything done to a car these days to enhance/modify it seems to be rice. ah well

Since Mitsubishi will fit spoilers to their cars and leave the original and spoiler light running, it cant be too illegal to have both on.

Since Mitsubishi will fit spoilers to their cars and leave the original and spoiler light running, it cant be too illegal to have both on.Well I bought a TJ Sports & had the boot swapped with another car in stock to get rid of the spoiler as part of the deal to buy the car. It never had a brake light in the window & they never fitted one, so the car had no light apart from the tails. So point being Mitsi dealers don't know or don't care if things are legal or illegal.

Didn't say anything about having 2!

refer to initial quote of rogue_streak...issue wasn't about having no high mount, it was about having 2 as he stated that he thought 2 were illegal.

refer to initial quote of rogue_streak...issue wasn't about having no high mount, it was about having 2 as he stated that he thought 2 were illegal.They are.

They are.

Well, Either way, I would like to see how many times out of 10 a Police Officer Picks you up on that "Illegal modification"

They are.


so the HWP car i was behind yesterday can get defected? lol i might get the canary out!

They are.

got proof?
i dont see why it would be illegal...