prerunexp
03-12-2002, 05:58 PM
can anyone tell me how legal pre-runner bumpers are
im talking about completly removing the stock bumper and replacing it with a pre-runner bumper
or are you just supposed to leave the stock bumper alone completly
also how legal is it to have no front bumper at all
i see lots of trucks with pre-runner bumpers or no bumpers going around and i know no one says anything to them i just dont want a probable cause for the cops to pull me over and find out about other things i.e. im not sposed to be driving people around yet
thanks
TarHeel085
03-12-2002, 06:48 PM
well i know Rick dont have a bumper, and other people around here dont have theirs on either. so i would think there ok.
TwoToneX
03-12-2002, 06:54 PM
As far as I know, nothin is wrong with it. Like Tarheel said, Rick doesn't have one, and last I heard, Rick's rig is 100% street legal.
However, if you aren't supposed to be driving people around, the best way to not get in trouble for it is to not drive people around...Just a thought...
FROADER
03-13-2002, 12:06 AM
I don't think there would be sooooo many people without their stock bumper if it was illegal. I've had 3 trucks without the factory bumper and "pre-runner" bumpers. I wouldn't worry about it.
jimbo74
03-13-2002, 12:10 AM
in california you must have a front bumper....most of the time cops dont really care about mods on trucks....rick also lives in arizona and his explorer is not street legal.... it has no bumper but also has beadlocked wheels which are not allowed per us dot rules... i also have no front bumper...or windows...or... :)
prerunexp
03-13-2002, 12:56 AM
hey fenderguy how legal do you think that cut bumper of yours is
thanks again
FROADER
03-13-2002, 01:07 AM
Lol, not too sure but it's a bumper... :D
jimbo74
03-13-2002, 01:09 AM
colin, according to dmv it doesnt matter as long as you have one....
jimbo74
03-13-2002, 01:17 AM
From California DMV
Passenger Vehicle Bumper Requirements
28071. Every passenger vehicle registered in this state shall be equipped with a front bumper and with a rear bumper. As used in this section, "bumper" means any device designed and intended by a manufacturer to prevent the front or rear of the body of the vehicle from coming into contact with any other motor vehicle. This section shall not apply to any passenger vehicle that is required to be equipped with an energy absorption system pursuant to either state or federal law, or to any passenger vehicle which was not equipped with a front or rear bumper, or both, at the time that it was first sold and registered under the laws of this or any other state or foreign jurisdiction.