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- When you tune into cops at 430,
moments after touching your stepbrother's drum set
and getting your (indistinct)
you'll soon find yourself grounded from TV for a week,
and missing a whole ton of information
from the series finale the next day.
This lapse in judgment might've saved you a lot of hassle
from the boys in blue,
should you find yourself on a high-speed chase.
Okay, so that may be a little bit of a stretch
but the point we're trying to make here
is that those wish.com LED light strips
may not be such a good idea.
After all the color changing strips,
duct tapes your front bumper is a great way
to find yourself on the side of the road
with the old cherries and berries in your rear view.
I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets.
You can find me @dusti.co on Instagram.
And today we're gonna be sitting down
and going over some of the top things
you might not have known that you can get pulled over for.
Let's get it.
Before we get started, though,
if you want your truck to exceed lift height regulations,
have a wheel and tire package
that hangs way out of the wheel well,
and have wheel lights that are held on by zip ties.
You can find a whole of that fun stuff at customoffsets.com.
We also have like, bumpers and Rock Lights,
and pretty much everything you need to build your truck.
All right.
Now, we'll actually get into it.
If you have anything like bigs,
the first thing you do when you get your new truck
is you guessed it.
Head on over to wish.com and buy enough lights
to light up New York Central Park at midnight.
Well, this may sound like a good idea,
you definitely should be pretty cautious
as the boys in blue are not always a huge fan
of pretty colors, especially coincidentally enough,
red and blue, but more on that later.
To kick it off here,
we're gonna talk about license plate lights.
And by that we mean the little light
that actually lights up every bumper on the road.
Most laws state that it must be a bright enough form
of either white LED or halogen
to illuminate your plates
so that way, the police can tell
whether or not they're expired.
We actually pulled our YouTube community
and ask them, what's the most common reason
you guys have been pulled over?
And one of the top most common reasons,
was due to either license plate lights being burned out,
or strangely enough, having a cover over your license plate.
Listen, I know what you're thinking.
And before you angrily hammer away at your keyboard,
and drop a comment down below
about how you can still buy plate covers
or you have one on your truck
and you've never gotten pulled over.
I get it, right?
I have one too.
Let me tell you, you're correct.
By no means, are we saying that they are illegal,
but if you decide to try and cover your tags,
be them expired or not,
thinking it would be a good enough way
to avoid receiving a traffic stop, you're wrong.
The general rule of thumb is that
if you can visibly see the stickers
and license plate number, you shouldn't have any issues.
As always though,
we do recommend checking with your local law enforcement
to ensure that the plate cover that you want
is within legal limitations.
Changing gears here.
Let's talk a little bit about lights in general.
Now, listen, we get it.
You just bought 14 wides,
and what's a better way to show them off.
Then by picking up a brand new set
of Black Label Rock Lights from customoffsets.com.
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You get home, you get the box open,
you spend the rest of the evening,
painstakingly running cables
through every single nook and cranny you can find.
And while it looks great,
the boys in blue may disagree just a little bit.
Before I completely deflate your tires, get it.
- Oh, brother, this guy stinks.
- Hey, hey funny guy, I got a joke for you.
What smells rotten and puts people to sleep?
- Okay, I know it was a cringey joke,
but stay with me here.
Anyways, here's a few tips
to avoid that unwarranted intention
that you may not have asked for.
Not all wheel lights or underglow are illegal
depending on your city or state.
But here in Wisconsin, we usually don't get a lot of slack
when it comes to underglow lighting.
As a general rule of thumb, the best color to run,
if you're dead set and absolutely heart's content
is to run down the road with your Rock Lights on as white.
Last thing on the list,
you may not have known you can get pulled over for
is actually what that brainy loves the most
Little Trees air fresheners.
Yes, you heard it correctly.
Those cute little evergreen shaped cardboard pieces
hanging from your rear view mirror
that smelled a lot like your first truck in high school.
Believe it or not, it is legal in some states
for an officer to issue you a citation
for simply have an air freshener
hanging from your rear view.
This is mostly due to the fact
that when you hang 300 of them on your rear view,
it can tend to be a bit of a distraction
while you're driving.
Also, it can quite literally limit visibility.
Ask us how we know.
How many interesting or obscure reasons
you've been pulled over,
let us know down in the comments section below,
and as always be sure to like, share and subscribe
to the channel,
so we can keep making the awesome content,
you guys gonna love from us.
We'll see you on the next one.
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