True story:
Ex-college roomate of mine is now an attorney in Los Angeles.
Client of his gets rear-ended at 50+ mph at night on the 110 freeway south of downtown.
Lawsuit is going well, until defense submits the taillights as evidence.
Bulbs were analyzed to see if they were lit (filaments burned in air when they were smashed) and they were.
But the lenses were dark smoke.
Defense attorney brought in a stock taillight (Honda Accord), and an identical one ordered by the defense client.
Showed them both to the jury, with bulbs lit.
Asked the defense why he changed his tail lights to ones that could hardly be seen.
He had no other reason than "it looked cool".
Jury locked.
4 weeks later, a new lawsuit, this time by the prosecution client claiming it was the Accord driver's fault. Settled out of court, but my friend doesn't know how much, he wasn't part of that case.
So you're right, get those funky lights!
