I am about to pick up a DC2 with a JDM front, but know that the JDM fronts are not DOT approved and are technically illegal in the states.

Just out of curiousity, but has anyone gotten pulled over for having a JDM front? If so, where? And what happened? Did you try to fight it? Or did you just replace with a USDM front?

Any comments/thoughts/experiences would be greatly appreciated.

 

Never gotten pulled over for mine. I do get a lot of looks and thumbs up when driving though.

 

truthfully speaking...
if you keep ur jdm front'd dc looking "clean"...
i don see a reason why a cop would pull you over just for having it

i don even think half the cops in the nation know that a jdm front is illegal

u should be good to go...
imo

 

buy it man!

 

Haven't gotten pulled over yet either, car looks too much like an Accord

 

Only time i've gotten pulled over was for no front plate...i doubt any of the cops in this area even know it's not the original...they've probably got better things to do than find out anyhow...lol

 

Where I'm from, theres only 1 car with a JDM front end ...


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I mistaked an Accord for a JDM front end Integra a while back, it was terrible...

 

I did the same thing last night, haha.

 

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So far not yet, but when it was foggy here I turned on my headlights and cops seem to take a second look at the yellow lights of my headlight.

Sorta off topic, but can the yellow light near the middle of our headlights get us pulled over? My friend said yes, and cops seem to take a second look at my car, I'm sorta nervous ...by the way I live in California

 

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All I had to read...

Seems like anything and everything can get you pulled over there...

 

Yes I have been pulled over. Twice. The first time because I didn't have a front plate on ( the cop didn't care...in fact he complimented me on how the front end looked....and the fact that my **** wasn't riced out ). The second time....I was in the middle of putting my seat belt on after leaving my house ( I know I know....but oh well...) and he saw me doing 7 over the speed limit

Neither time was I pulled over just because it was a JDM front end.

 

Never. JUST MAKE SURE:

Have a front plate on. Here in CA, that is the #1 probable cause for a cop to pull you over....




Don't mind the paint... Saving up for a full paint job by the end of the year.

 

i see stealth intercooler!

 

thanks. it looks like those who got pulled over were because of anything other than the front end? if so, that's a good thing to hear
i definitely want to pick up this dc. db8 to be exact
my only concern is the carbon fiber hood...definitely think an oem hood would be much more subtle and wont stand out...anyways, would love to see more posts
thanks all!

 

NO issues.... the cop would never know

 

If you ever get pulled over in CALI and get sent to REF you don't have to go. Just pay for the fine.

 

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After paying fine i was still asked if i took it and told i wasnt supposed to drive
until i did, given it was the same cop i dont really know.

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All I had to read...
Seems like anything and everything can get you pulled over there...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ive given California about $6000 in my time

 

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until i did, given it was the same cop i dont really know.</TD></TR></TABLE>

once you pay the fine it should be out the system unless you get another ref ticket.

 

can somebody tell me why the jdm front end is not dot approved?

 

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Because the JDM bumper reinforcement bar is uber thin and does not offer much when it comes to a front end collision.

 

and the headlights are reflected/aimed opposite of left hand drive

 

I'd like an jdm front one day, just looks so clean

 

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I actually want to do a S2K projector retrofit on a pair.
Rumor has it that the OEM JDM HID projectors are the same as the S2K projectors, less the left hand/right hand aiming.

 

i got pulled over for no front license plate and it had me tripping big time. but the cop didnt even notice the front. but yea i agree that i get a lot of looks with this front end on and cops and thieves make me a little nervous.