Car Modding!
- Thread starter Uzzle
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i duno but i've seen some clean ass stock BMW rims on a few of them..
i'm tryin to get some black rims with a chrome lip on my crown vic. i had 17x9 cobras but they were too wide and rubbed the front wheel well. rim spacers didn't help much either.... it's crazy cuz i've seen crown vic's here in hayward on 20's, 22's, and shit
i'm tryin to get some black rims with a chrome lip on my crown vic. i had 17x9 cobras but they were too wide and rubbed the front wheel well. rim spacers didn't help much either.... it's crazy cuz i've seen crown vic's here in hayward on 20's, 22's, and shit
The cheapest way to get rims is befriend some cat that works at a rim shop. If they hook you up with a discount, you can't get cheaper rims on the net because of shipping.
Plus they normally will hook you up with free balancing, rotating, and switching back to your old rims in the winter months if necessary for as long as you own the rims.
I would also recommend going with a 3 piece rim, so in the event you curb that shit, you can just replace the barrel and not the whole rim, at like 1/5 of the cost of a new one.
Plus they normally will hook you up with free balancing, rotating, and switching back to your old rims in the winter months if necessary for as long as you own the rims.
I would also recommend going with a 3 piece rim, so in the event you curb that shit, you can just replace the barrel and not the whole rim, at like 1/5 of the cost of a new one.
In Cali you need to have 75% or more in the front, and you can have any tint in the back.
http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html
I don't know how the cops do in Cali, but in WA the law is no less than 35% in any of the windows, I have been rolling around with 2.5% in the back and 5% in the front for the past two years without even a mention from a cop, even when I am being pulled over for speeding.
http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html
I don't know how the cops do in Cali, but in WA the law is no less than 35% in any of the windows, I have been rolling around with 2.5% in the back and 5% in the front for the past two years without even a mention from a cop, even when I am being pulled over for speeding.
If you don't lift your Crown Vic (i.e. for 22" and up) you run into that problem because the wheel wells are quite a bit more shallow than say a Caprice. A lot of people I know have cut out the rubbing area or taken the wheel well comepletely out where applicable.
That works surprisingly well if you play your cards right. Real talk.
In most states you're not allowed to tint your front glass. A professional installer buddy of mine has 20% on his front glass and you might as well roll around with your headlights off. He loves it, but I'm normally about ready to puke when I get out because I can't tell what's happening in front of me. 75% doesn't add any contrast to your window, but it mostly adds a sunlight-reducing haze on the windshield. If applied incorrectly, it can cause the "kaleidoscope affect" to the front glass when street lights and natural light shines into your vehicle. It's a risky tint to apply and most of the time shops (in the south, at least) won't apply anything other than side and back glass tint.
That works surprisingly well if you play your cards right. Real talk.
In most states you're not allowed to tint your front glass. A professional installer buddy of mine has 20% on his front glass and you might as well roll around with your headlights off. He loves it, but I'm normally about ready to puke when I get out because I can't tell what's happening in front of me. 75% doesn't add any contrast to your window, but it mostly adds a sunlight-reducing haze on the windshield. If applied incorrectly, it can cause the "kaleidoscope affect" to the front glass when street lights and natural light shines into your vehicle. It's a risky tint to apply and most of the time shops (in the south, at least) won't apply anything other than side and back glass tint.
