That's true, if it has the DOT stamp, then it's 50 state legal. But, I had DOT approved drag radials on my Iroc-z...I was caught out in the rain one night and a cop pulls me over after he saw my rear tires and he said although they were DOT approved, technically I'm not supposed to be driving them in hazardous conditions. Weird huh?

olright check it, this stupid ricer bickering needs to stop on all boards!

to answer your question more then anyone else has...

i like cleartail lights, i have a black 99 gt, and i just ordered them. NOT ALTEEZAS, i dont hate alteezas for the most part, ive seen them look trashy, cheap and ricer, and ive also seen them look clean, i considered them but actually found and bought completly clear taillights, ive never seen complettly clear tail lights for a 99, and when i saw them on ebay, i bought them right away, im still yet to see them on any car or anywhere else. its way illegal, the ticket was no more then 100 bucks. ive gotten it for clear headlights, im sure its about the same. it use to be free, but now fix it tickets cost money,...i actually have heard but dont know if its true but...that cops can either make it cost money or not, depending on how they write you up.

 ive gotten a ticket for just about everything you can imagine. last year i got the clear tail light blinker, and all i had to do was go down and have my car inspected.they busted me for headlights that time to, so i just had to change it for hte inspection and right after i switched it all right back. it was free, however now fix its cost money, its part of hte whole street racing scene crackdown.

ive seen the completly clear taillights on the older stangs and i think it looks sick. if you like that style, then do it man, whats a fix it ticket, its no moving violation, just a small fine,

getting pulled over is luck, some have it, and some dont, ...i dont, my friend fully limo tinted his stang the same day i did, and ive gotten 2 tickets for tint already, and pulled over for it once and let go. he has never got pulled over for it.

im a stubborn bitch, and still have full limo tint all around, clear corners, and my clear tail lights on the way, im bound to get pulled over , but i think its worth standing out from hundreds of stangs you drive next to on the freeway every day. in my opinion, performance mods are definlty more important then appearance but, if you dont do anything at all, its just not showing any love to your baby cmon, you dont dress your one true love who will never let you down in rags do you??? id buy car new shoes (tires) and shades (tint) way before buying my girl a meal at mcdonalds. i wouldnt want my baby's feet and eyes to get sore... would you?

sorry bout the long post, but hopefully some usefull info came of it, and if not, i guess you rice bashers can continue your battle

o and my car has been bashed in other forums, so your not alone buddy, ill post a pic of my car as soon as i get the tail lights and hten you guys can tell me how lame it really looks....peace out!

In MA all these things are MOVING violations..so they count towards your insurance rates..

Hey thanks for all the help Norman, I appreciate it!  I would love to see pics of your stang, if you can't post them here perhaps you could email me at chromerider@hotmail.com with them?  That would be tight!  It also helps that we are from the same general area, I actually work in Glendale so we are kinda close. 

How much did it cost for you to get your windows tinted may I ask?  I am real interested but don't know the $$ amount. 

Thanks to the others as well who responded with informative data .

Stealth, your idea regarding clear taillights with blackouts sounds awesome, but I have 4 questions maybe you (or someone else) could answer -

1. Where can I get theose black covers?  I couldnt find them on ebay.

2. Do you think that I would be able to see them only when I brake?  Obviously I wouldn't be able to see them but you get my drift.  Wouldn't be visible unless I was braking huh?

3. How easily do they install, do they just snap in?

4. Anyone know if they are definitely illegal in CA?

Thanks again all who helped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!