your right its the inspectors
. i think that two things wil come into play.
one: the fact that their are two specific rules that overlap yet disagree with each other.
two: what inspector you get. our inspector allowed us to mount high intensity neon lights to the bottom of our bot. why: becuase they looked awsome. the problem: they could easily be used to "blind" other robots CMU cameras. it really depends on what the inspector thinks is an unfair modification and if someone on another team goes to the judges to complain.