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    Any reactions regarding this one. Kasi i've read and heard a lot that those big chrome rims eh bawal na. Is it just the chrome wheels? To those people girl/boy owners of chromed rims comments and reactions please.Yung mags ko, 2 months old palang. Any experiences na nahuli na or nasita na regarding their rims.

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    According to a friend who's an LTO officer, any kind of modification to your car is illegal. Even changing the size of your tires is illegal. It's just that they don't apprehend these kinds of violations.

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    Yup, even engine mods like aftermarket filters, headers, ignition controllers, etc are supposedly illegal based on LTO rules.

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    WTF?!! As in lahat?

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    pero bakit hindi ma enforce tong rules na to? kaya wala natatakot eh kaya lahat ng mods pwede padin.. hindi kasi na eenforce

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    Quote Originally Posted by s_quilicot View Post
    WTF?!! As in lahat?
    Well, yeah. I've known about it for many years even before the speed-limit discussion years ago on tsikot.com. But its never enforced.

    I find the law kinda weird. I am not even sure what was the thought behind it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nik View Post
    pero bakit hindi ma enforce tong rules na to? kaya wala natatakot eh kaya lahat ng mods pwede padin.. hindi kasi na eenforce
    For one, there is no clear cut guidelines. Given that, even the installation of an aftermarket car alarm can be considered illegal.

    The law about it is pretty much vague about specifics, probably the same goes for the intelligence level of the original author of this law.

    And given there is no moral problem about cars mods in general, the law is pretty much ignored by everyone.

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    That's pretty dumb.

    Top Gear Philippines has the lowdown on what is and isn't street-legal on an old issue of Robby Consunji's column "Wheels of Justice." Turns out the law is from 1964 and so it offers only very general guidelines.

    Nothing mentioned there that prohibits mods apart from the obvious: no red lights in front, no strobes or sirens.

    Perhaps a study of the motor vehicle code is in order before LTO people spout such sweeping statements such as "all modifications are banned"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nik View Post
    pero bakit hindi ma enforce tong rules na to? kaya wala natatakot eh kaya lahat ng mods pwede padin.. hindi kasi na eenforce
    The restrictions are not clear. If it were to be enforced, placing tint can be considered illegal.

    And I would really doubt if this will be enforced, because if it will be ... god, please help me. :hysterical:

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    What the f?! "Batas" na ba yan? kung hindi, hindi ka nila pwedeng hulihin. pag hinuli ka sila kasuhan mo dahil hindi pa ito batas.

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