Is the gullwing wheel hard to drive with? What are sharp turns like at reasonable speeds?
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I have a KITT, but don't have the dash or gullwing yet.
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Knight Racer wrote:Well he was taller I'm guessing he reclined back as far as the seats would allow maybe.
Honestly, I wouldn't put too much worry in removing the air bag, there are lots of replica owners and other custom car owners out there that have done so. Your average police officer is not going to know what years came with an airbag unless they run the vin and look it up and that's just not usually going to happen in a normal traffic stop. However, if you get pulled over for wreckless driving or some other serious infraction, they're probably going to go over the car with a fine tooth comb and cite you for everything they can find. These particular cars didn't get an air bag until 1991, but from 82-92, the shape of the car is the same, so you'll find most don't even know they had an airbag at all.J D Rider wrote:Thanks for this information, Kentucky KITT. This is very helpful!
Using one hand with your palm to control the wheel when turning makes sense. When I watched that video, it was almost like the guy driving the car was trying his best to make the experience look bad! lol
I like your dash a lot! Looks really sharp. And thanks for the info about the placement positions of the pod and wheel. The dash I've been eyeing is Don Colie's 4th season 1-TV. I know he's top-notch in his work, too. So I'm hoping the pod and wheel would be okay. Tho I would have to illegally remove my airbag, I suppose! I thought I remember reading somewhere that you can get paperwork to do it (legally, that is), but they might only grant it for ppl with disabilities. That's why some ppl remove their airbags, according to the stuff I remember reading, bc they have to change their car due to disabilities. I don't know if they'd grant an approval to remove just for customization purposes. I talked to a local shop here and they said they'd be willing to remove the wheel and bag to put the aftermarket gullwing on. They never said anything about legalities. So either they don't know the law or don't mind. Lol
Do you know if an amber scanner is legal to run while on roadways?
I know what you mean about some people not being Knight Rider "aware." I had a guy pull over a long time ago when I was running the red light. He pulled off to the side of the road and I just passed him.
I used to have the tail light blackout on my car for years and I never got pulled over for it. It was the darker tint one, too. I took it off tho when I found out it was illegal.
With your dash, is it hard to get to the ignition, like the guy mentions in the video?
Thanks for all the help! Awesome info
Wow, I'm surprised that Texas is like that! I'm glad I don't have to worry about that-- even having a light mounted is illegal, whether it's running or not?!!snafu wrote:I have no plans to get a replica/drive one any time soon; it would be massively impractical on my small farm and the nightmare road I have to get to it. The 85 mph speed limit on the 130 toll to Austin would be fun, though.![]()
I went over the Texas laws and they go over even having lights mounted, not just running, on civilian vehicles, that is, you can't have amber or blue lights in certain areas if it's not DOT, and certainly not red and blue if it's not law enforcement or volunteer firefighter/EMS.
Have I seen people listening to any of this? I doubt it; I've seen blue neon running lights and illegal rims (over 20") all over the place. I don't follow these people around to see if they got pulled over.
ETA: and, as with Oklahoma (and perhaps a lot of the rural states) no emissions or inspections. Makes me happy; they damn near burned out the clutch on my last truck in Colorado.
Yeah, you're right. I don't see how they would know or pick up on that. It's probably safe. My kitt is a '90 and I thought the car came with an airbag. The wheel looks like it has one, judging by the shape and size. And I was told by the previous owner that the car has one. Hmm... that'd be sweet if, come to find, it doesn't even have an airbag. Thanks for the info! I'd love to see pictures of all your cars, KITT and KARR owners (if u have shared or do down the road). I haven't had my kitt in a car show since I painted him. I used to enter him in shows back when he was white, like the "Junk Yard Dog" episode. I painted him black in '09 tho. I have mixed thoughts abt car shows bc I'm paranoid abt people touching and so forth!KentuckyKITT wrote:Honestly, I wouldn't put too much worry in removing the air bag, there are lots of replica owners and other custom car owners out there that have done so. Your average police officer is not going to know what years came with an airbag unless they run the vin and look it up and that's just not usually going to happen in a normal traffic stop. However, if you get pulled over for wreckless driving or some other serious infraction, they're probably going to go over the car with a fine tooth comb and cite you for everything they can find. These particular cars didn't get an air bag until 1991, but from 82-92, the shape of the car is the same, so you'll find most don't even know they had an airbag at all.J D Rider wrote:Thanks for this information, Kentucky KITT. This is very helpful!
Using one hand with your palm to control the wheel when turning makes sense. When I watched that video, it was almost like the guy driving the car was trying his best to make the experience look bad! lol
I like your dash a lot! Looks really sharp. And thanks for the info about the placement positions of the pod and wheel. The dash I've been eyeing is Don Colie's 4th season 1-TV. I know he's top-notch in his work, too. So I'm hoping the pod and wheel would be okay. Tho I would have to illegally remove my airbag, I suppose! I thought I remember reading somewhere that you can get paperwork to do it (legally, that is), but they might only grant it for ppl with disabilities. That's why some ppl remove their airbags, according to the stuff I remember reading, bc they have to change their car due to disabilities. I don't know if they'd grant an approval to remove just for customization purposes. I talked to a local shop here and they said they'd be willing to remove the wheel and bag to put the aftermarket gullwing on. They never said anything about legalities. So either they don't know the law or don't mind. Lol
Do you know if an amber scanner is legal to run while on roadways?
I know what you mean about some people not being Knight Rider "aware." I had a guy pull over a long time ago when I was running the red light. He pulled off to the side of the road and I just passed him.
I used to have the tail light blackout on my car for years and I never got pulled over for it. It was the darker tint one, too. I took it off tho when I found out it was illegal.
With your dash, is it hard to get to the ignition, like the guy mentions in the video?
Thanks for all the help! Awesome info
As for the amber scanner, I'm not sure. The front turn signals are amber so, tough call. Never looked into it. I do know that most tow trucks use flashing amber lights.
As for ignition access with my dash, it's not that difficult, but it is up under there, however, I can reach right up and start the car and it's not difficult or anything. I also have full use of the hazard switch and turn signal stock including bright lights. There are some pods out there that by design, prohibit you from pulling back the turn signal stock far enough to engage the brights, but mine doesn't have that problem.
The best way to avoid law enforcement is to not call attention to yourself. Driving the car with sense and obeying the traffic laws will usually get you from A to B without any problems. I've had a KITT car since 2002 and my current one since 2006 and I've only been pulled over one time in all these years and that was for running the scanner light since I mistakenly left it on while pulling out of a car show and didn't realize it. I was simply told to turn it off, but the policeman loved the car and didn't even mention anything else, didn't even give me a warning.