{"id":35362,"date":"2023-09-07T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T07:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/?p=35362"},"modified":"2023-10-12T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:40:00","slug":"illegal-car-modifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/item\/illegal-car-modifications","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming Of Personalizing Your Car? Avoid These Illegal Car Modifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Modifying cars is all about personalizing them to fit the owner\u2019s preferences, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that. After all, who wouldn\u2019t want to add some personal touches to their car and make it extra special? However, some car owners take their car modification to the extreme causing inconvenience to other road users and potentially making their modified car more dangerous to drive.<\/span><\/p>\n

These cars often ignore the Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan – JPJ) car modification rules and guidelines, effectively making the modifications illegal. If you\u2019ve always wanted to modify your car but are worried that it\u2019s against the law, here are some illegal car modifications to avoid.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Excessive Window Tint<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Whether you buy a new or used car, one of the first modifications you\u2019re most likely to make is installing <\/span>window tint films<\/span><\/a>. Tinting the windows can reduce the heat that enters your car and keep the interior cool. In fact, most Malaysians consider window tinting a necessity considering how hot a car can get under our hot tropical sun.<\/span><\/p>\n

VLT (visible light transmission) is a measure of how much visible light a material allows to pass through it. In the case of window tints, the higher the VLT, the more visible light goes through the tint. Here are the permissible VLT percentages for windows on private vehicles as set by JPJ:<\/span><\/p>\n