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#21 ·
condor123 said:
One of my buddies is/was a dumb **** and had this done to his evo, the evo was built by AMS and had 550awhp and alot of people do not belive this but if you have a semi fast car and with a kit like this License plate hide kit, plate flipper, stealth plate HD - YouTube running from the cops is not that hard in some areas, since some places have "no chase policy" in which they cant chase you after a certain speed.
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Unless you live in a dumb ass state like New Hampshire where you're required to have a plate on your front bumper as well.

I've ran before, was doing 55-60 in a 45, unmarked cop flashed his blues at me then turned them off, i slowed down, he turned them on and proceeded to do a u-turn, by that time i had already shifted a gear or two and was doing over 120 in a 55, made it home in no time. Nothing ever happened. Mainly depends on how "flashy" your car is. Someone with a red mustang with black stripes and chrome rims will stick out a lot worse than someone like me with a dark blue car that's always dirty as hell. Also, im only pushing 330ish hp. Don't need to be fast, need to be smart. I'd like to wire up one of these as well. **** happens and sometimes you gotta run. I've paid a few $600 ticket before, never again.
 
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Couple of my buddies like 10 years ago did a quick spurt race at a light. A crown vic pulls a U turn and starts chasing them and they just gun it. I was just cruising behind them with my other buddy while we watched in horror. I called my friend on my cell and he answered laughing. Turned out it was a fire marshall and he was just trying to spook them. I think he just got on their butts then flew past them. They are lucky it didn't turn out to be a cop.
Explains why the lights never came on.
 
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Tang Stang said:
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Thank you Tang. I am not talking about performing any illegal activities such as running from the police and I will not be doing that. I encourage everyone else not to either. I simply asked about a brake light kill switch. If everyone could keep the conversation on that topic, I'd really appreciate it.

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FORDY9ER said:
my initial thought was he was trying to hide the break lights when he was power breaking or heel-toeing for a nice burnout? :dunno but it seems like a good idea
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This is a great use!
 
#25 ·
FORDY9ER said:
my initial thought was he was trying to hide the break lights when he was power breaking or heel-toeing for a nice burnout? :dunno but it seems like a good idea
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marxummers said:
This is a great use!
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Not sure why that is desirable enough to do anything about, but a linelock will achieve that result...along with reducing load on the drivetrain and wear on the rear brakes.
 
#28 ·
Some interesting perspectives in this thread... I had a kill switch on my brake lights in an old turbo car for situations involving ditching the cops. It is very difficult for them to follow if you are out in front in a fast car with no lights. Only do this if you know the roads, know you can get away, and that you will only be "running" for a minute or two.

I never actually deployed my brake light kill switch but saw it work a number of times with others. I don't know of any other reason to have a switch than to ditch the police. Needless to say, my current car has no switch.
 
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#29 ·
If its not for out running cops maybe he is wanting it done for street racing. Making a run and staying in full throttle and hitting the brakes to slow you down a little to lose on purpose at first then raise the stakes and do it for real the next time. Can't always just let off a little because people will hear the difference in your engine.
 
#31 ·
I see no need for such a thing.

If there was, either:
A) There would be an option from factory.
B) There would be no need for brake lights in the first place.
 
#32 ·
My friend did this on his '12 Fusion. Dunno why, exactly, but I'm sure it was for a police issue of some sort. I don't really recommend doing so, as there isn't really a reason to do so. Especially if you forget to turn them on when driving, hit your brakes and someone smashes into you from behind because they didn't see you stopping.
 
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#34 ·
Brake lights are a safety feature on a car. Law says disabling a safey feature on a street driven car is illegal. Seems pretty clear cut as to what is/isn't illegal if you ask me.


I see no legit 'legal' reason for this type of modification.
 
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LilRoush said:
Brake lights are a safety feature on a car. Law says disabling a safey feature on a street driven car is illegal. Seems pretty clear cut as to what is/isn't illegal if you ask me.


I see no legit 'legal' reason for this type of modification.
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There are other places to drive besides public roadways.
 
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It'd be nice to be able to kill the brake lights when you're driving that 7-12mph above the speed limit and see a cop. The cop never sees your brakes illuminate in the rearview but you slow down to the posted speed. Would be even better for night driving. Tail lights light up a massive area behind you on the interstate at night, a parked cop clocking traffic can easily see your tails illuminate even if you haven't gotten to him yet. Makes it appear as if his radar has flashed a faulty reading or it's possible that he "clocked" a vehicle next to you.

I wouldn't go through the troubles of installing one but it might could work out in your favor. I for sure wouldn't run in a bolt on 2v. lol Might as well pull over.


Sandbagging at the drag strip would be a great use for it. I know a couple people who use to do that. As before mentioned, they'd tap the brakes to intentionally lose and then up the bet, blow by on the second pass and collect $$$.
 
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Most of you act like you're ****ing perfect. Who gives a **** why he wants to do this. He obviously knows the repercussions for running from the cops and getting caught if that is his purpose which he stated IS NOT his purpose.

Is it necessary? Who the **** are you to ask that question? Is your overweight ass necessary? Is anymore HP from stock necessary? Who gives a ****. Let the guy do whatever the **** he wants to HIS CAR. It's his, not yours, leave him be and stop posting stupid ****.

It shouldn't be hard to do man. I'm wiring up my Escalade right now, pulled the 350 and dropped in a 5.3. It's so easy to run a switch to anything, reverse lights, headlights, brake lights. All you have to do is find the brake light switch wire, tap into it, run it to a switch and run a ground to the switch as well so what you'll be doing is grounding out the wire when you push the button. When you push it again your tail lights should work again because the circuit will be completed again. Running switches is easy bro. Go to a Ford dealership, ask for a brake light diagram. Feed the guy some bullshit like your tails aren't working because something is grounding out.

You can test it out easily if you want to make sure you won't **** up any wires trying to this to your car first. Go to a part store, grab any light, not a bulb, a light for like a trailer or something. Get some wire, a fused wire and a switch. Run a hot wire with the fuse from your car battery to the light and run a ground to the switch from any other ground on your car. Hook up the ground to the negative end to the light and the hot end to the light and flip the switch on. If you can turn a light on by a switch, you can turn a light off by a switch. I just wired up some pumps and fans for my s/c. Should work. If not, find a local car shop and ask them what you did wrong. That's what i'd do.
 
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#39 ·
JohnnyMac23 said:
Most of you act like you're ****ing perfect. Who gives a **** why he wants to do this. He obviously knows the repercussions for running from the cops and getting caught if that is his purpose which he stated IS NOT his purpose.

Is it necessary? Who the **** are you to ask that question? Is your overweight ass necessary? Is anymore HP from stock necessary? Who gives a ****. Let the guy do whatever the **** he wants to HIS CAR. It's his, not yours, leave him be and stop posting stupid ****.

It shouldn't be hard to do man. I'm wiring up my Escalade right now, pulled the 350 and dropped in a 5.3. It's so easy to run a switch to anything, reverse lights, headlights, brake lights. All you have to do is find the brake light switch wire, tap into it, run it to a switch and run a ground to the switch as well so what you'll be doing is grounding out the wire when you push the button. When you push it again your tail lights should work again. Running switches is easy bro. Go to a Ford dealership, ask for a brake light diagram. Feed the guy some bullshit like your tails aren't working because something is grounding out.
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Who's perfect bro? Sounds to me like you are bro. Chill out and take a ****ing Xanax bro.


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