pezzler Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 was watching top gear the other day; its was the one where clarkson tests the new jag xk across the yorkshire dales. he mentions the laws/regulations regarding the height of the brake light on the spoiler. how it has to be a certain height pending on the position of the rear window. the thing is; am planning to make the sup look as "stealth" as poss before the end of the year,; ie, flush antenna housing etc etc. one of the jobs i wanted to do was to remove and fill where the brake light is on the top of the boot. where do i stand with this??!?!? if i remove it will the car be un-worthy of our fine british roads? or does this rule only apply when vehicles have a rear spoiler (my car currently despoilered). or have i just misunderstood the clarkson and got it all wrong? anyone with knowlege of whats law or myth please comment, would hate to have my car crushed or whatever ridculous punishment the government is dishing for such huge disturbance of british roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 There is no law that says you have to have a rear centre brake light, my UK spec had a fake one that didn't light up anyway, now it's filled in... http://www.megaboost.co.uk/supra/mine/harewood-16-09-07/P1100172.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 There is no law that says you have to have a rear centre brake light, my UK spec had a fake one that didn't light up anyway, now it's filled in... http://www.megaboost.co.uk/supra/mine/harewood-16-09-07/P1100172.JPG Can actually see reflected cars in that paintwork Michael. Is it yours? Stunning work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezzler Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 looks good, i'll get filling then. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Can actually see reflected cars in that paintwork Michael. Is it yours? Stunning work. Yes that's mine, it doesn't look quite that nice at the moment though, it's more of a matt black with cobwebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Early uk spec supras had a dummy break light - it didn't function anyway. It is no issue to fill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yes that's mine, it doesn't look quite that nice at the moment though, it's more of a matt black with cobwebs Thought so. I had an interesting tour through your detailing project a few months ago. "The proper way to do it" would be a fair title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 There is no law that says you have to have a rear centre brake light, my UK spec had a fake one that didn't light up anyway, now it's filled in... http://www.megaboost.co.uk/supra/mine/harewood-16-09-07/P1100172.JPG That looks cool (the car overall) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Damn I love the stock look (why oh why did i fit a body kit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yes that's mine, it doesn't look quite that nice at the moment though, it's more of a matt black with cobwebs What happened Michael? I remember the thread and pics on detailingworld, did the marks start to show up again? I ask for good reason as I was going to get a small detail done on my daily car (covered in swirls, but not quite as bad as yours was). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 *blush* thanks chaps What happened Michael? I remember the thread and pics on detailingworld, did the marks start to show up again? I ask for good reason as I was going to get a small detail done on my daily car (covered in swirls, but not quite as bad as yours was). Oh no, it's all fine and dandy underneath the grot, it's just been sat on the drive for a while and needs a good clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Oh no, it's all fine and dandy underneath the grot, it's just been sat on the drive for a while and needs a good clean Ah, gotcha now Car looks lovely too, almost my perfect Supra looks wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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