Whats wrong with cops?

[corsagtp]

K so Im driving to my friends house in the middle of the day not speeding or doing anything illegal and as I'm parking in front of his house a cop car comes flying out of no where, cuts in front of me, almost hitting me and two cops jump out and run over to me like I'm some kind of criminal. They come up to me and say "you can't have tinted side windows". I don't know how they even noticed because my windows were rolled down when they pulled me over. They take my license and write me a 60 dollar ticket. They tell me if I get two more tickets I have to go to court. Don't cops have anything better to do then drive around in a residential area chasing down people with tinted windows?
Btw does anyone know how to fight this kind of ticket?

[SDGTP99]

Look up your local laws on window tinting. If your windows are tinted acording to the law you can contest the citiation.

[corsagtp]

The windows are illegal but they were rolled all the way down at the time so I don't understand how they can write a ticket when they don't have proof at the time?

[Stiffler419]

The windows are illegal but they were rolled all the way down at the time so I don't understand how they can write a ticket when they don't have proof at the time?

I just know that if your windows were all the way down then there is no way possible for them to give you a ticket or make you roll up the windows.
i would fight it.

[SDGTP99]

If your rear glass is tinted. I'm assuming it is, then the cops probably assumed your side windows were tinted. You could try to contest it but, I doubt you'd win unless there is video.

[corsagtp]

Your probably right. Just bugs me how they sit in quiet residential areas giving tickets for tint when there is probably something more important they could be dealing with

[CTKGP09]

Your probably right. Just bugs me how they sit in quiet residential areas giving tickets for tint when there is probably something more important they could be dealing with

i have had a cop circle in a church parking lot 3 times to wait for me to leave the parking lot i was in so he could pull me over for timt..no tickets that time tho

[CTKGP09]

no cops dnt have anything thing better to do...ive gotten 2 tint tickets, one $69 and $81

[SDGTP99]

No they really don't. Got pulled over in a ford escort because they claimed my stock tint was way too dark. The officer pulled out a machine that slides onto a car window & gauges tint. I was very sick that night & wasn't the driver. I thought to puke on him but it didn't happen.

I've been pulled over at least a dozen times for underglow on 2 different cars. It's legal(ish) here in Wichita.

[CTKGP09]

No they really don't. Got pulled over in a ford escort because they claimed my stock tint was way too dark. The officer pulled out a machine that slides onto a car window & gauges tint. I was very sick that night & wasn't the driver. I thought to puke on him but it didn't happen.

I've been pulled over at least a dozen times for underglow on 2 different cars. It's legal(ish) here in Wichita.

ive had that tint meter machine on my window 3 seperate times

[1996pontiac]

ive had that tint meter machine on my window 3 seperate times

what is a tint meter machine, and what does it do?

[Bio248]

what is a tint meter machine, and what does it do?

it reads the percentage of the light able to get through your tint. looks like a big plastic tuning fork. ive had mine read twice, first time at 17%, second time at 15%.

[CTKGP09]

what is a tint meter machine, and what does it do?

its this box that slides on ur window to detect the amount of light getting thru the window...my film allows 20% light to pass thru it, but he factory windows blocks 7% of light...so 13% of total light gets into my car

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/atta...etintmeter.jpg

[offroadfury6]

its this box that slides on ur window to detect the amount of light getting thru the window...my film allows 20% light to pass thru it, but he factory windows blocks 7% of light...so 13% of total light gets into my car

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/atta...etintmeter.jpg

right. u had factory tint and then re-tinted with aftermarket....hmmmm, crap Mine may be slightly darker then legal, I forgot about the factory tint my GP came with lol

[SuperSport]

They come up to me and say "you can't have tinted side windows".

And you say...

The windows are illegal

I don't see anything wrong with the cops...either pay the fine or get lighter tint. Is this thread supposed to be a joke or did I miss something?

[Kendra]

And you say...


I don't see anything wrong with the cops...either pay the fine or get lighter tint. Is this thread supposed to be a joke or did I miss something?

Thank you! Enough said.

[Neanderthal]

I had 20% on my old monte, (35 is legal limit) and wrote me a ticket, found a picture of my car before the tint, told them I took it off and they dropped everything. If you try it, DO NOT drive your car to court... borrow your parents car or have someone drive you, because they will watch you.

Not a wise decision. If they nail you again and discover you committed perjury, you'll have bigger problems than tint laws.

this is why i don't tint my windows

Stock tint in GXP is pretty dark. I got another car tinted and don't like it, too dark.

Isn't the stock tint on some GP's 35% already?

What's the reasoning behind getting a ticket for tinted windows? Is having darker windows really a crime? I mean come on... I can understand underglow because it's "distracting" and "impersonating an officer" but darker windows? What BAD can come from tinted windows? If a cop really wants to see who you are, they can just pull you over if your doing something suspicious. I honestly don't see a reason as to why tinted windows are illegal..

It's a standard set by statute by the legislature.
The only way to fight it is deal with the legislators who write the tint laws.

There are two reasons for these statutes: Extra dark windows are like wearing sunglasses while driving at night. Serious reduction in visibility. That is a legitimate safety issue, for the subject vehicle and all others on the road.

Those laws came about before the more recent tint laws regarding gangstaz, who along with other ne'er-do-wells pose a real threat to cops and civilians alike because of what they do and why they hide what they do.

Thank you! Enough said.

Indeed.

[JESSEGOTTA GP GT]

I had 20% on my old monte, (35 is legal limit) and wrote me a ticket, found a picture of my car before the tint, told them I took it off and they dropped everything. If you try it, DO NOT drive your car to court... borrow your parents car or have someone drive you, because they will watch you.

[99prixgt]

this is why i don't tint my windows

[SDGTP99]

Isn't the stock tint on some GP's 35% already?