Got pulled over again...= (
Originally Posted by NorCalBugEye
i know window tint is a major attention getter for cops, my friends has light tint on his acura and he gets pulled over all the time.
if yes? there you go... most cant tell the 18% rule...
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Originally Posted by Daredevil
but you're not following every rule... you have a catback....
i might be wrong, but i thought having a car over the decibal limit was illegal....:\
i might be wrong, but i thought having a car over the decibal limit was illegal....:\
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Im sure somone already posted this but I havent read the entire thread yet.
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Originally Posted by 06scooby
another pull over.....got a ticket for my catback and i got a ticket for my ROSARY on my mirror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What catback do you have?
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Originally Posted by 06scooby
but it was just a rosar and i was right next to a church.
That is one of the stupidest arguments i've heard in a while.
It is State LAW. no buts about it.
So what exhaust are you running? Helix? Nur-spec? some thing stupid loud?
Probably. it helps to try not to be noticed.
Originally Posted by AzN121184
what's the 18 percent rule?
IIRC, on a 4 door car, the windows on the front doors CAN HAVE tints. but it is very mild. like it can only block like 18% of the light.
i mean it's like close to NO TINT...
this was a law urged on by cops. it makes it harder to do stops when they cant see into the driver's windows, especially at nite...
so if you tint the front windows, make sure you get the tint place to get the right one...
Originally Posted by 06scooby
but it was just a rosar and i was right next to a church...and yea im prett shure the exhasut wasnt really legal but yea..haha
once they have stopped you for that infraction, they can start tacking on stuff, after stuff...
a few years ago, when kalif finally passed the seat belt law, making it mandatory to wear seat belts for everyone, i was watchin this tv news piece where the news reporter rode along a CHP.
early on they were just giving warning. 1 stop i remember was this lady with the fuzzy dice. once the lady was stopped, the CHP was then able to search the passengers in the car to make sure they were belted. and IIRC, they werent...
Originally Posted by ldivinag
IIRC, on a 4 door car, the windows on the front doors CAN HAVE tints. but it is very mild. like it can only block like 18% of the light.
i mean it's like close to NO TINT...
this was a law urged on by cops. it makes it harder to do stops when they cant see into the driver's windows, especially at nite...
so if you tint the front windows, make sure you get the tint place to get the right one...
i mean it's like close to NO TINT...
this was a law urged on by cops. it makes it harder to do stops when they cant see into the driver's windows, especially at nite...
so if you tint the front windows, make sure you get the tint place to get the right one...
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Originally Posted by VDMTom
Just wondering, could we perhaps get our exhausts "carb legal.." Like bringing it to the state referee before getting a ticket?
Originally Posted by illogical
From what my uncle (Union City PD) has told me, here is a fair list of what cops look for as probable cause to stop you and you have pop your hood:
- Stickers (even the i-Club sticker)
- Modified exhaust
- Aftermarket wheels
- Window tint
- Hood scoop (even if it's stock)
- FMIC
- Wing (STi wing and aftermarkets)
- Lowered suspension
- Large tach and other visible non-stock gauges
- Body kits
- Under-car lighting (not illegal if done properly)
I would also guess that they would look for the following:
- Custom paint
- Badgeless
- Cleared headlights
- Aftermarket seats
- Roll cage
And for what it's worth, my uncle knew that my dual-tip Stromung exhaust was not stock. And we thought dual-tip was stealth mode... Guess not ;-)
- Stickers (even the i-Club sticker)
- Modified exhaust
- Aftermarket wheels
- Window tint
- Hood scoop (even if it's stock)
- FMIC
- Wing (STi wing and aftermarkets)
- Lowered suspension
- Large tach and other visible non-stock gauges
- Body kits
- Under-car lighting (not illegal if done properly)
I would also guess that they would look for the following:
- Custom paint
- Badgeless
- Cleared headlights
- Aftermarket seats
- Roll cage
And for what it's worth, my uncle knew that my dual-tip Stromung exhaust was not stock. And we thought dual-tip was stealth mode... Guess not ;-)
Hes also a long time veteran, and knows his cars. He's much unlike most cops, especially that blonde woman ucpd cop that thinks we are street racers simply because we stand around in a parking lot.
-Gagan
Originally Posted by illogical
Gotta love the cops around Disco Bay. They let us go without even a warning when we were racing around on Go-Peds at 1am. Granted, we were trying to catch my uncle on the go-kart, but... :-)
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
Still havnt been pulled over yet *crosses fingers*
i had stickers, black wheels,softRSwing, big black mudflaps on a white car.
he was like "im gonna have to ask you to pop your hood" i was like ok haha sucka nothing in there!