I had some run-ins with Law Enforcement after doing my tails lol. The first time I did it, it was too dark. Even at night the lights looked dim. Didn't have any problems for 6 months, then all of the sudden one cop was gunning for me. Officer Bailey, cool guy but he wouldn't leave me alone lol.
Got pulled over one night coming home at 2-3 am, just pulled off the freeway and started heading home. Had my sounds playing but sub at -15 and windows up. Saw 2 cops on the opposite side of the road with a car pulled over, found out later it was a DUI. Bout 30 seconds later I saw headlights turning around, and about a mile after that I got pulled over for sounds. Took my ticket, it was whatever. Leaving though, the female officer's partner Bailey (who I've already had other interactions with, he stops by my job to kick us out of the parking lot at night) turns on his blues, but before I can pull over he pulls up to my left side. Tells me to roll down my window and yells that he can't see my tail lights. Told him yea sorry gotta change the bulbs they're going bad (bs). He drives off.
The next night (I guess since it was early morning, that same night) leaving my job me and a few friends are heading to town at about 11 pm. As I'm pulling onto the freeway, he gets behind me and pulls me over again. Tells me I just warned you about these tonight. What happens in baseball when you get 3 strikes? You're out, now fix it.
2 days later, he pulls me over leaving work, telling me cmon man just take off the covers. 2 days after that he pulls me over a 4th time, I'm thinking fuck here's my ticket. He just tells me I gave you enough warnings man. Promised him I would change it in the morning. Sanded it down and resprayed them lighter. No problems since then, a year later.
I know what you mean about the tail lights being ugly, and aftermarkets being worse haha that's why I sprayed them in the first place, and I don't regret it at all. Also glad you could find a few mods you liked to do to your truck. As for the license plate, I wish I could think of something creative that would fit the truck. Denali is already taken here lol