My car got hit tonight on my way home from ktown. I was making a right turn onto a one way street when some moron decides to squeeze in between me and the curb. The curb won, my car lost. Whats worse is that it was hit by pos '85 honda civic. whats worse than that is i don't even think the guy's insurance is valid. and to top things off, i called the cops but, as expected, they never showed up.

anyway, before i call my insurance agent and take the car in, do you think i should remove my redouts? will they use that as an excuse to say that i modified the car in such a way that impedes others' abilities to see my turning signal?

 

The red outs do not impair vision on the turn signals so i dont think you should worry about that!!! I think you just need to worry about getting your baby fixed & back on the road!!!

 

redouts are perfectly legal.

 

not sure about red outs being legal in all states.

 

cali has some of the strictest vechile laws....

 

Many cars come with red turn signals from the factory and those are not illegal.

 

it doesn't conflict with reflection and it still shows red... no one can really give you crap.. if the do.. jus pull it off ... nothing to worry bout... man too many goody goodies here

 

I suggest you remove the redouts.

It's about $12 anyways, and less worrying about small crap like that that will make insurance question you...

 

I 2nd that.

 

remove them, that way they will have no excuse to give you any type of crap!

 

$12? Just remove it. Don't give your insurance a reason to give you a hard time with your claim. Just in case.

 

ive gotten into an accident. i had all of the modifications shown below. my insurance comp. didnt give me any crap. 90% of the time they dont even know what the're looking at. tip of advise...take your car to your own body shop that you trust. i know one in koreatown. its on 6th and westmoreland. its called olympic auto body. they are very good with their work. you can say peter with the is250 sent you. just ask for joseph

 

pylee257 > knows whats up.

 

Paranoid...

 

Laws change but it used to be in CA that the requirement for turn signals was a red or amber light. I say you're ok.