Re: Is Euro front bumper illegal in U.S.? (W0lfsburg4)
Ona side note, 5 point racing harneses are not DOT or SAE approved for new cars in the US or CAN, although they are much safer than standard shoulder belts. I dont think this is an issue of the bumper being legal, but DOT or SAE approved for new vehicle sales. An example of this is the Mclaren F1. To be brought into the states, the headlights had to be changed to sh!tty ones from a cutlass or some such crap car, bumper risers had to be installed, the two side seats removed b/c of their lack of airbags, the 5 point harnes removed and a normal belt installed, and probably a few other that I forget. The point is, that as soon as you bought the car, you could put the OEM lights, bumpers, seats, harnesses etc. back into the car and drive away with the propper plates and insurance.
So again, i think it is just a regulatory bs ploy to keep imports out of the states and canada. Look at all the modded cars we have running around with plates on them. My buddy has an old bug which he torched the roof off of and put 2 plastic seats in it. He can still plate that without any hassel.
But i could and probably am full of bs, so this is just my 2 cents
