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Originally Posted by Topnotch
Cyber Sounds Cool!
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Crash-Worthiness, be Damned!!!!!! I want these lights!!!!
If I planned on gettin in a wreck to begin with, I would SURELY avoid a rear-impact at all costs!!! You would see me "slideways" in the grass, dodging dividers, bridge posts, and water.... yelling "Yeee-Haww! as I kept my cool custom reverse-lights intact!!!!
In all seriousness, folks - I once drove my Dad's GMC 3/4 ton pickup as a pizza delivery driver in the 90's. The tires on that thing had NO GRIP in the rain.
Picture this: you are closing in on an intersection, in light rain, in the far right lane at about 40 MPH, of a row of cars stopped for a red light. You push the brakes lightly. The truck SKIDS like its on an ice-rink. You are about to rear-end a new Lexus, at 30+ MPH!!!!
keep in mind, you have about $40 in your pocket, and will only earn about $60 more for the night.
yes, I had insurance -- BUT!!!!!
I said: "You know what, WTH, there is a grass ravine just to my right. I'm already sliding."
What did I do???? I cranked the wheel hard-right --- did a 180 -- slid "BACKWARDS" towards that same car I was about to rear-end, and then --- cranked the wheel hard-left to go off-road and dig into the grass shoulder. I BARELY missed that car.
While I was going BACKWARDS at about 20 MPH, in the grass, already PAST the car I was about to rear-end, I punched the gas, slowed myself to a crawl, and eventually went forward, back up the grass embankment, back on the road, turned 180 again, and skidded (again) to the same light I was approaching to begin with.
I cautiously turned right at that intersection, and babied the GMC to the pizza parlor.
Yup. That was some fun. It takes some serious imagination to picture what I just wrote, but know it all took place within 8-10 seconds.
Fun!!!!!!
Oh yah, I like the placement of the reverse lights on the "rear diffuser!"