[s-cars] Pulled over for Tinting!?!?

[Evan Levine]

Brian,

Go to an inspection/smog/dmv station and find out what the legal tint % is
in that state. If you think it's not beyond that, have it tested with a
light meter and bring that to court proving that your car is not illegal.

EvanUrS4

On 9/14/06, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Move back to CO.  CA is really turning into a PITA for car enthusiasts.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powellb at gmail.com
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:10 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Pulled over for Tinting!?!?
>
>
> So, we have some visitors that arrived here in northern CA last night,
> and on the way home (about 11:30pm), a cop pulls me over. I hadn't
> done anything, and I asked him what the problem was. He said that I
> have tinting on my windows, and it is illegal. He wrote me a ticket to
> appear at court within 30 days and prove the window no longer has tint
> or else I have to pay a fine and points!?!?!
>
> Homes are being burgled, and this is what he is doing at 11:30pm?  My
> tint is not even very dark. When I arrived in CA a couple of months
> ago, I had to have the car inspecting by the DMV to make sure it
> complied in many areas, and they passed it without a problem.
>
> So, people in CA, what is the best way to approach this? Just pay the
> fine and move on? What is the fine? The ticket doesn't seem to state
> what the fine is.
>
> Ugh, it really, really pisses me off.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
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