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Old 08-26-2003, 07:16 PM
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on a track? just wondering.
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Old 08-26-2003, 07:20 PM
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cars in front of you can kick up rocks and will crack your headlight housings if you don't tape them, or have a 3m clear bra type film on them.
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back in the "old" days headlights, blinkers etc were made of glass. The reason they were taped was in case of an accident it would be easier to clean up.

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so you don't drop glass all over the track and create a hazard for everyone else. It's like when some tracks require you to replace your 50/50 coolant mix with pure water.
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I personally don't think taping your headlights up is going to make much of a difference since it takes a rock (or a big rock) with a lot of force to break the headlight covers. You're more likely to earn yourself a crack from a rock off normal roads than you are at the track. Just my opinion though...
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I hear the Nismo tape adds 3hp AND adds 16 lumens to the headlights.

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Didn't Nismo promise that the tape gives 10-15hp gain. Maybe the ECU adjusts to the mod...

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Same as when you race a bike you have to "wire up" certain things, sump plug etc. Again its to take the risk to others out.

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