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Old 02-05-2007, 07:18 PM
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i just though of a way to keep people form tailgateing you with their brites on, just hook your back up lights to a seperate switch with a seperate power feed(or put some really bright fogs in back) and lthen turn them on when someones behind you (i know, it sounds stupid, and is probably against the law in most states, but it would be fun to try) , let me know what you think...its only fair, they blind you, so blind them right back
Old 02-05-2007, 07:25 PM
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I like to let them pass me, then give them a taste of their own medicine.

If thats not an option...one word: Brakecheck...or is that two words?
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yeah i thought about the for lights in back...i was thinking ..or brinstorming really about replacing the reflector in the rear bumper with a fog light, lol

but at the same time, that would be kinda low and maybe not blinding...but if it was up next to the 3rd brake light
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or the upper corners of the rear window,, kinda hidden incase a cops behind you...

cars don't really bother me, unless they got HID'*, but i hate when fullsize truck are behind me
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The other day some lady was tailgating me all the way down a road. (funny part was that it was an older lady) After while we both turned onto a 2 lane highway and she was next to me at a stoplight and we were both first. I turned around and looked at her and waved at her. I was dying inside, because I knew she was mad because I could see her yelling in my rear view earlier. Anyway she had the wierdeist look on her face and then she waved back. lol Then once the light turned green I left her in the dust and she got behind me and wouldn't pass or anything

It was funny, you had to be there because even my mom was laughing because she was with me.
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i get all nervous when i see crown vic or expedition healdlights behind me and it doesn't set the radar detector off cause i've been tailgated by a cop at night for 10 miles before they through the blues on,, they never once used their radar
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In our show truck we have to PIAA rectangle fogs the HID ones in Balt i had some dude following so close i couldnt see his lights in the rear view cam i hit the PIAA'* hehehe needless to say if there would have been someone on either side of him he would have learned a harder lesson

Im thinking of doing the same mod with the third brake light.. in the bonne
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Originally Posted by LittleHoov
I like to let them pass me, then give them a taste of their own medicine.

If thats not an option...one word: Brakecheck...or is that two words?
dont do this i did it and it ended with me needing a bumper for the SSEi and a ticket even though he hit me

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...hlight=#488052
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Originally Posted by Darrel
I loved off road lights in the Jeep. someone would always flash their lights at me (oncoming) so i would flash my high beams to say "dumbass, they're not on!" then they would just turn on their high beams to be an idoit so i would do the same and top them with my off road lights . Worked EVERY time.
yep, done the same thing in my Jeep too


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Originally Posted by LittleHoov
I like to let them pass me, then give them a taste of their own medicine.

If thats not an option...one word: Brakecheck...or is that two words?
dont do this i did it and it ended with me needing a bumper for the SSEi and a ticket even though he hit me

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...hlight=#488052

I prefer to down shift so no brakelights come on, and as long as you don't leave any skid marks they can't prove you slowed down. Nad when it comes to my car I really don't care if they hit it.



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