what the cops will think in cali

[HIPCHIP]

If your veh is registered out of state, then you have to abide by the states laws, so if Az only requires one plate that will be legal in Cali.

ALL vehicles must have two mirrors, a drivers side and a middle rear view if you have no visual obstruction to the rear. If you have ANY visual obstruction to the rear, and that would be a shell, items in the back of the truck, etc, then you must have a right side rear view mirror.

If you have tinted windows, even if they are legal in your state, they are illegal here.

Tires must be covered and if they stick out too far past the side then you would need flares, if they stick out on the bottom and are spitting up rocks, etc, then you would need some kind of flap.

Lic plate lights are required, so you could be stopped and cited for that.

As long as you have seatbelts and are using them the doors are not a problem. If you have passengers in the rear you must have seats and seatbelts and they must be attached meeting approved federal standards, which basically means a solid and secure mounting.

All lights have to work.

Basically, state registration items will be honored, but all safety items go by Cali law.

 

[blackbronc]

All Jeep CJ, TJ, YJ models and suzuki sammy and tracker models do not pass Cal mudflap requirement. I don't remember the exact wording of the law but it basically states you must have coverage below a 30 degree intersecting line drawn from the centerline of the rear axle at the ground to the rear of the vehicle. If the bumper or sheetmetal doesn't sit below that line it's technically illegal and will require mudflaps. I wouldn't be surprized to find that Aerostar and Astro vans do not pass as delivered from the factory. Tires used to be allowed to stick out 3/4" of tread from the fender. Where I live there are hundreds of Toyota trucks with fullsize 1 ton axles and tires out 10". You rarely see one getting ticketed. It's a matter of selective enforement. If you attract too much attention they will give it to you.

 

[Evan]

And even if they didn't, it's OK to put the front license plate in the corner of the windshield. You got two license plates (in ANY state) unless your Ranger only has two wheels.

MAKG, some states do not require or issue two plates.

I lived in MI for a number of years, and titled and registered quite a few cars both new and used. I was always issued just one plate, for the rear. If you drive from a 1-plate state into a state that requires 2 plates, you are legal with one plate.

 

[Roadkill]

Just as not every Province in Canada requires 2 plates. You can freely drive between the Provinces without problems.

 

[rngrdngr]

dude fix ur blinker and thats it. my rangers tires stick out about 3in both sides,no doors,only have a rear veiw mirror,spare tire sitting in bed. i have drivin this fucker around for 2 years and havnt been pulled over for shit.just dont drive like a idiot and weave lanes and u will be fine.have fun. o and make sure u dont have a ball hitch or something like that in front of ur lisense plates,cops are dicks about that.

 

[spdcrazy]

i'll do just that. but i'll also get a license plate light. i think i'm a good driver and i'll keep it cool. just kinda nice to know what i can and can't get away with.



so anyone live near orange county and wanna go wheeling in a few weeks?

 

[AllanD]

As long as the vehicle is legal in the state its registered, there is nothing any other state can do to have you change it to meet their requirments. Its not like if you go to cali they are going to pull you over and check to see if you meet cali emmisions regs. if its not registered in cali.

Chris

correct.

If I am driving a vehicle plated in one state I really don't give a rat's ass what a cop from a state I'm visiting thinks and I've generally been more than willing to tell them so.

I am subject to my HOME states inspection laws, THEIR laws aren't strictly relevant, unless it's something like non-functioning lights (at night) or brakes (that cause an accident) or my exhaust system is dragging on the ground
(potential road hazard).

So I say don't worry about it.

COMMERCIAL vehicles are subject to standardized rules,
but private vehicles aren't.

So all those silly "detail laws" about covers on your auxilary lighting'
lift laws, tires extending past the fenders etc, that california registered
drivers need to worry about simply don't apply, UNLESS Arizona and California have reciprocity laws that specifically SAY that they do.


AllanD

 

[HIPCHIP]

correct.

If I am driving a vehicle plated in one state I really don't give a rat's ass what a cop from a state I'm visiting thinks and I've generally been more than willing to tell them so.

I am subject to my HOME states inspection laws, THEIR laws aren't strictly relevant, unless it's something like non-functioning lights (at night) or brakes (that cause an accident) or my exhaust system is dragging on the ground
(potential road hazard).

So I say don't worry about it.

COMMERCIAL vehicles are subject to standardized rules,
but private vehicles aren't.

So all those silly "detail laws" about covers on your auxilary lighting'
lift laws, tires extending past the fenders etc, that california registered
drivers need to worry about simply don't apply, UNLESS Arizona and California have reciprocity laws that specifically SAY that they do.


AllanD

Not true. If it is a veh safety type of thing, then you can be cited in Calif even if you have an out of state licensed vehicle and it is legal in your state. A prime example is tinted windows, it's legal in some states, but not in Calif, and you can be cited in Calif for it. Height limitations are valid in Cali, as are tire width and fenders, etc. You won't normally be cited in Calif if it's legal in your state, but you absolutely can be cited in Calif.

 

[84coranger]

Most states don't really bother you if you are from out of state. I work with a cop here in Colorado and he said that, as long as your are just passing thrught or visting for a few days to a week there is nothing that they can do. Now if they see your truck there to long i.e a month or so then your presumed to have moved in. Now you must be legale for that state. As far as haveing 2 mirriors you should anyway. Most if not all state require you to have a seat and safty belts if anyone is to ride in the back of a pick up. Seeing as you have a Bronco2 thats not a truck its a SUV with a removeable top now. I get the same looks when I drive my Full Size Bronco around without the top. Again it's not a truck just an SUV with a removable "bed top". As long as there is a seat and seatbelts nothing they can do.

 

[84coranger]

One more thing, all state require the samething for speeding, head lights, tail lights etc. As long as you fallow all the "normal laws of the road" then you should bealright.