Legal or Illegal Modifications

[Dieseler]

What are the car modifications that are considered illegal or legal (according to the law)?

From what I know, the following are illegal (correct me if I'm wrong peeps!)

1. Wang-wang or sirens
2. Blinkers
3. Tail lights to a different color other than red
4. Personalized plates / hard to see plates
5. Heavy tint (diba dati bawal ang tint during the Marcos era?)
6. Headlights (I remember someone telling me that this is up to a certain intensity?)
7. Anything else?

I've been reading through the threads, and I'm getting confused, since it appears that what's legal not is overlapping already.

And if its illegal, why do people insist on using / doing it?

[mazdamazda]

1. Wang-wang or sirens
2. Blinkers

Unlawful use or attachment of siren/bell/horn/whistle/gadget that produces exceptionally loud or startling sound, including domelights, blinkers, and similar signaling/flashing devices. Fine: P600

Improper horn or signalling device (exceptionally loud, startling, or disgreeable). Fine: P150

3. Tail lights to a different color other than red

No red rear lights. Fine: P150

4. Personalized plates / hard to see plates

Plates not firmly attached and visible. Fine: P150
Dirty of uncared for plates. Fine: P150
Unconspicuously displayed plates. Fine: P150

5. Heavy tint (diba dati bawal ang tint during the Marcos era?)

Installation of jalousies, curtains, dim lights, strobelights, or similar lights/tinted, colored or painted windshield or window glass. Fine: P500

6. Headlights (I remember someone telling me that this is up to a certain intensity?)

No or defective headlights. Fine: P150
Failure to dim headlights. Fine: P150

7. Anything else?

http://www.lto.gov.ph/fines2.html#v7

[pajerokid]

wala naman illegal sa pinas e.

Potek, san ka nakakita ng non-eu country na isang damakmak ang naka euro plate?

[ts1n1ta]

hmm funny, may mga fines pala na equivalent and yet lahat ng nabanggit eh nasa road. Kung manghuhuli lang pala LTO dami na nila moolah. :D

[ILuvDetailing]

dami akong nakikitang Jeep at FX na di naka on yung headlight pero di hinuhuli

[baurtwellXUV]

for me nga parang wala ng bawal ngayon sa pinas eh. yung iba nga nagagamit nila yang mga ganyan eh maski may pulis pressence or not...

[zeagle]

Mga wang wang sa dami di na din pinapansin at kinatatakutan lalo na pag yung chipipay ang gamit. Pag bigtime kasi, Whelen ang gamit. Yun nakakatakot talaga ang tunog. Tatabi ako at baka mabaril ng mayabang at feeling na driver.

[baurtwellXUV]

tama c zeagle. meron nga matatawa ka nalng ang yabng magdrive. kakaiba yung wangwang na gamit. yung plastic na kala mo alarm yung tunog. pero wangwang. pero madidistinguish mo yung whelen. iba kasi ang tunog nya ang malakas. tabi nalng baka mabaril ba.. hehehe!

[Dieseler]

Reading through some of the threads here, from what I understand, illegal / wrong modifications become correct and legal, as long as:

1. It benefits the user tremendously. As long as it benefits the user, it is legal and right.
2. One can explain the reason for it at length. As long as one can give several reasons for the illegal mod, then he/she has the right to use / modify it. (ex. nakakabit lang naman ang wangwang ko, ginagamit ko lang pag emergency eh..)
3. As long as one does not get caught. (kung pwedeng makalusot, eh why not?)
4. As long as one has the right connections. (I'm the 4th cousin of the Mayor!)
5. No matter how wrong it is, never, ever admit that its wrong. See item number 1 and 2.

Hmm... useless pala ang law dito. The law is only for the gullible and the easy to extort. Acutally, its more of a guide to mulchers. In Mazdamazda's post, I still have to see one get apprehended by those guidelines.

And people wonder why this country's going nowhere.

[20vanda01]

Ang masama nito 'yong mga illegal na nagiging legal dahil hindi hinuhuli, pag may nanghuli na pulis/LTO, mag rereklamo 'ung apprehended kasi hindi nasanay na may nanghuhuli ng ganun. Ang impression is, mangonogtong ang pulis/LTO officer.