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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ColbyAttack
Two Jeeps ruined in Yesterdays storm.

http://fredericksburg.patch.com/arti...photo-10608472
Not ruined...just opened up new opportunities! Time to chop it!!
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jeep98cherokee
Not ruined...just opened up new opportunities! Time to chop it!!
Nice!! That's how you find the good side of things...haha
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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Past by your house this morning "Jeep98Cherokee" on my way to my first job for the day. That J10 is looking sweet. I never realized that's where you lived. I past by there pretty often for work related jobs.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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Has anyone seen the Jeeps in the movie Rollerball?

Dual axle XJ's FTW
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Critz2
Does anyone know anything about tinting laws in VA?

I know that for windows, front must let in more that 50% of light and rears on an suv or truck can have any tint. But what about lights? My uncle in PA had a white XJ with tinted taillights, rear turn signals, front side markers, and front bumper lights. I loved the contrast look it had. I just don't know if they are legal or not?

This is what they would look like:

VHT Night Shades - 99 XJ - YouTube

Perfectly visible day and night.

I also plan on upgrading to LEDs all around as well so the light emitted would be brighter than stock.
So I'm guessing no one knows? I really want to find out so that I know whether or not to do it. Does anyone know of where I could try to find out if no one on here knows?
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Critz2
So I'm guessing no one knows? I really want to find out so that I know whether or not to do it. Does anyone know of where I could try to find out if no one on here knows?
I believe in the state of Virginia it is illegal to tint your tail/stop lights and turn signals. People do It anyway,.. And they sell pretinted lights but it's illegal I believe in Virginia. Its just your choice if you wanna risk getting pulled over and being ticketed for it.

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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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It is illegal. I had it on mine, failed inspection, removed it so i'd pass, then talked to some LEO friends and they said it is illegal to tint the factory exterior lights on your vehicle in VA.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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It is illegal. I use to have my state inspection license and they'd fail for that. Headlights would fail also if they were a certain percent foggy.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Critz2
So I'm guessing no one knows? I really want to find out so that I know whether or not to do it. Does anyone know of where I could try to find out if no one on here knows?
What are the tint laws in Virginia?
Section 46.2-1052 states:

Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.; penalties.

Except as otherwise provided in this article or permitted by federal law, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle on a highway with any sign, poster, colored or tinted film, sun-shading material, or other colored material on the windshield, front or rear side windows, or rear windows of such motor vehicle. This provision, however, shall not apply to any certificate or other paper required by law or permitted by the Superintendent to be placed on a motor vehicle's windshield or window.

The size of stickers or decals used by counties, cities, and towns in lieu of license plates shall be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent. Such stickers shall be affixed on the windshield at a location designated by the Superintendent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of such vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, any or all of the following shall be lawful:
To drive a motor vehicle equipped with one optically grooved clear plastic right-angle rear view lens attached to one rear window of such motor vehicle, not exceeding eighteen inches in diameter in the case of a circular lens or not exceeding eleven inches by fourteen inches in the case of a rectangular lens, which enables the driver of the motor vehicle to view below the line of sight as viewed through the rear window;
To have affixed to the rear side windows, rear window or windows of a motor vehicle any sticker or stickers, regardless of size; or
To drive a motor vehicle when the driver's clear view of the highway through the rear window or windows is otherwise obstructed.
Except as provided in § 46.2-1053, but notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film is applied or affixed in accordance with the following:
No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than thirty-five percent;
No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the front side windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to less than fifty percent;
No sun-shading or tinting films shall be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle that (i) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent or (ii) produce a holographic or prism effect.
Any person who operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this Commonwealth with sun-shading or tinting films that (i) have a total light transmittance less than that required by subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent, or (iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a traffic infraction but shall not be awarded any demerit points by the Commissioner for the violation.

Any person or firm who applies or affixes to the windows of any motor vehicle in Virginia sun-shading or tinting films that (i) reduce the light transmittance to levels less than that allowed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent, or (iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and of a Class 2 misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.

The Division of Purchases and Supply, pursuant to § 2.1-446, shall determine the proper standards for equipment or devices used to measure light transmittance through windows of motor vehicles. Law-enforcement officers shall use only such equipment or devices to measure light transmittance through windows that meet the standards established by the Division. Such measurements made by law-enforcement officers shall be given a tolerance of minus seven percentage points.
No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the affixing to the rear window of a motor vehicle of a single sticker no larger than twenty square inches if such sticker is totally contained within the lower five inches of the glass of the rear window, nor shall subsection B of this section apply to a motor vehicle to which but one such sticker is so affixed.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multi-purpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below thirty-five percent.
As used in this article:
"Front side windows" means those windows located adjacent to and forward of the driver's seat;

"Holographic effect" means a picture or image that may remain constant or change as the viewing angle is changed;

"Multipurpose passenger vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is (i) designed to carry no more than ten persons and (ii) constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road use;

"Prism effect" means a visual, iridescent, or rainbow-like effect that separates light into various colored components that may change depending on viewing angle.

"Rear side windows" means those windows located to the rear of the driver's seat;

"Rear window" or "rear windows" means those windows which are located to the rear of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and which are approximately parallel to the windshield;

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, sun-shading material which was applied or installed prior to July 1, 1987, in a manner and on which windows not then in violation of Virginia law, shall continue to be lawful, provided that it can be shown by appropriate receipts that such material was installed prior to July 1, 1987.
Where a person is convicted within one year of a second or subsequent violation of this section involving the operation of the same vehicle having a tinted or smoked windshield, the court, in addition to any other penalty, may order the person so convicted to remove such tinted or smoked windshield from the vehicle.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement vehicles.
The provisions of subdivision C(1.) of this section shall not apply to sight-seeing carriers as defined in § 46.2-2200 and limousine and executive sedan carriers as defined in § 46.2-2500.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Past by your house this morning "Jeep98Cherokee" on my way to my first job for the day. That J10 is looking sweet. I never realized that's where you lived. I past by there pretty often for work related jobs.
Thanks, we have yet to test it on a long distance trip and on the trail. My Jeep is usually hidden back there hahaha still have some work to do til it'll be road worthy again...these tires are becoming a pain haha.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jeep98cherokee

Thanks, we have yet to test it on a long distance trip and on the trail. My Jeep is usually hidden back there hahaha still have some work to do til it'll be road worthy again...these tires are becoming a pain haha.
If its the 33s ill take them
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by jeep98cherokee
What are the tint laws in Virginia?
Section 46.2-1052 states:

Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.; penalties.

Except as otherwise provided in this article or permitted by federal law, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle on a highway with any sign, poster, colored or tinted film, sun-shading material, or other colored material on the windshield, front or rear side windows, or rear windows of such motor vehicle. This provision, however, shall not apply to any certificate or other paper required by law or permitted by the Superintendent to be placed on a motor vehicle's windshield or window.

The size of stickers or decals used by counties, cities, and towns in lieu of license plates shall be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent. Such stickers shall be affixed on the windshield at a location designated by the Superintendent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of such vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, any or all of the following shall be lawful:
To drive a motor vehicle equipped with one optically grooved clear plastic right-angle rear view lens attached to one rear window of such motor vehicle, not exceeding eighteen inches in diameter in the case of a circular lens or not exceeding eleven inches by fourteen inches in the case of a rectangular lens, which enables the driver of the motor vehicle to view below the line of sight as viewed through the rear window;
To have affixed to the rear side windows, rear window or windows of a motor vehicle any sticker or stickers, regardless of size; or
To drive a motor vehicle when the driver's clear view of the highway through the rear window or windows is otherwise obstructed.
Except as provided in § 46.2-1053, but notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film is applied or affixed in accordance with the following:
No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than thirty-five percent;
No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the front side windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to less than fifty percent;
No sun-shading or tinting films shall be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle that (i) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent or (ii) produce a holographic or prism effect.
Any person who operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this Commonwealth with sun-shading or tinting films that (i) have a total light transmittance less than that required by subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent, or (iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a traffic infraction but shall not be awarded any demerit points by the Commissioner for the violation.

Any person or firm who applies or affixes to the windows of any motor vehicle in Virginia sun-shading or tinting films that (i) reduce the light transmittance to levels less than that allowed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent, or (iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and of a Class 2 misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.

The Division of Purchases and Supply, pursuant to § 2.1-446, shall determine the proper standards for equipment or devices used to measure light transmittance through windows of motor vehicles. Law-enforcement officers shall use only such equipment or devices to measure light transmittance through windows that meet the standards established by the Division. Such measurements made by law-enforcement officers shall be given a tolerance of minus seven percentage points.
No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the affixing to the rear window of a motor vehicle of a single sticker no larger than twenty square inches if such sticker is totally contained within the lower five inches of the glass of the rear window, nor shall subsection B of this section apply to a motor vehicle to which but one such sticker is so affixed.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multi-purpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below thirty-five percent.
As used in this article:
"Front side windows" means those windows located adjacent to and forward of the driver's seat;

"Holographic effect" means a picture or image that may remain constant or change as the viewing angle is changed;

"Multipurpose passenger vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is (i) designed to carry no more than ten persons and (ii) constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road use;

"Prism effect" means a visual, iridescent, or rainbow-like effect that separates light into various colored components that may change depending on viewing angle.

"Rear side windows" means those windows located to the rear of the driver's seat;

"Rear window" or "rear windows" means those windows which are located to the rear of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and which are approximately parallel to the windshield;

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, sun-shading material which was applied or installed prior to July 1, 1987, in a manner and on which windows not then in violation of Virginia law, shall continue to be lawful, provided that it can be shown by appropriate receipts that such material was installed prior to July 1, 1987.
Where a person is convicted within one year of a second or subsequent violation of this section involving the operation of the same vehicle having a tinted or smoked windshield, the court, in addition to any other penalty, may order the person so convicted to remove such tinted or smoked windshield from the vehicle.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement vehicles.
The provisions of subdivision C(1.) of this section shall not apply to sight-seeing carriers as defined in § 46.2-2200 and limousine and executive sedan carriers as defined in § 46.2-2500.
This says nothing to the effect of tinted lights. This is about windows.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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Has anyone in here ever used seafoam? I keep reading things about it and people seem to love it. I have a slow ignition and semi-rough idle, both of which people claim to be fixed by a seafoam treatment.

What is your take?
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Critz2
Has anyone in here ever used seafoam? I keep reading things about it and people seem to love it. I have a slow ignition and semi-rough idle, both of which people claim to be fixed by a seafoam treatment.

What is your take?
I use it all the time every 3-6 months it helps alot but it may not help with slow start
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 94cherokeeman
I use it all the time every 3-6 months it helps alot but it may not help with slow start
Which method do you use? Do you put in in the fuel, in the oil, or in the throttle body? Or all? Any recommendations on how to do it?
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