ahh dont pick on the pretty supras!!

I think they still have to do a full visual inspection anyways...

Chippie, Why don't you think the officer will admit his mistake? Even the other CHP guys did not know why he didn't recognize the E.0. sticker on my intake. He asked me to pop the hood at 6:00am in a Wednesday morning and had no idea what to look for. That's his fault. He took a picture of my engine bay, so there is hard evidence that my CARB sticker was there before he gave out the citation. All he needs is to rewrite/correct the ticket, then he will save me soooo much time and trouble. The problem is to locate this guy, I will go to CHP office this afternoon again.

California is great but not for Car Enthusiasts. I use to live there in the Bay Area and don't miss all this type of harrassment from cops.

Unlike cops here in Texas in my own experience, I've had quite a few come up to me and just talk about the car and their cars.

I'd take the tint off your door windows when you go to the CHP office. That
way both issues can be signed off. Tint only takes 5 minutes per window to
remove, razor blade, spray bottle and towels and the job is completed. What
% tint do you have on your windows? That could be why you were stopped
in the first place, keep it 35% or lighter next time.

I have 35% and i have them for 2 yrs for now, no problem AT ALL. That CHP just had a bad day. I drive by cops all the time without having hassie, cops always come up and say it's a nice looking car. Whenever I see them, I alway drive slow and show the respect.

I wouldn't assume he just 'had a bad day.' What YOU did to YOUR car is illegal, the tint that is. Don't make the cop out to be the bad guy. If he was a ***** about it, well than that officer's personality. Not every cop is like that. Observe and document is what we do. We don't make the laws, we enforce them. Remember checks and balances from goverment class? Three branches of government? I've said it numerous times, if you don't like a law, write your congressman and get a petition going regarding whatever law you want changed. I wrote a ticket the other day for a guy having one of those smoked license plate covers on. He was pissed and called it a bullsh*t ticket. Well, when that guy runs a red light driving drunk and kills one of your love ones, then flees the scene, the red light camera won't be able to recognize the plate because of the cover over it. Or the countless times he's sped through the Fastrak lane and not been caught.

As far as the officer amending the citation, may or may not happen. In my opinion, I seriously doubt it. Plead not guilty to the modified emissions violation and take it to court. Show the judge that the EO# is clearly attached to the intake. Ask the officer if he saw the EO#. Ask him what an EO# is. If he doesn't testify to have taken a POST certified class for emissions, ask him if he has. It's a hefty fine. If your wrong, then there is no change from pleading guilty. Do your homework and read all of 27156 VC.

Chippie, I know i am breaking the law for the tint window. I admit guilty for that and will take them off. But what about the emission citation? It's legal from the day I installed to my car. I got a citation for that, because the officer did not recongize the sticker, or else he wouldn't take a picture of my intake with the sticker on it.

One way or another, seems like i have to take this to the court if I want to fight it. Spend hours of time, gas money, maybe some fee just to prove the officer didn't recongize the EO sticker. Seems like i am the one who had a bad day.

cop is just doing his job... so he may have made a mistake or was unfamilar w/ your setup, cut him some slack. Do you court thing pay the ticket or whatever but no need to make this bigger then it really is.

Can I at least talk about it with fellow G drivers?

cop was in the wrong. he wrote an incorrect ticket, he obviously didnt listen to the op because the sticker was there. why should the op have to go so far out of the way or even pay a fine because a cop doesnt know what the hell he is doing?

maybe he should blame stillen and not the cop

Thanks, Xet

What the heck??? Do you even know the story, man? My sticker was there and the Cop failed to recongize it. Stop saying so much, if you don't know what's going on.

I'm not trying to start ****...I have respect for a modded car.. I just don't like when people get upset over cops doing there job.. my bad if I misread the post and thought u didn't have a sticker. if ur stuff is legal should be simple fix?

it should be but he wanted to get the cop who issued it to write it off or w/e because it was his mistake. but basically it seems the consensus is that the cop wont do it and the op is screwed and has to go way out of his way to a station to get it checked off when he shouldnt have to for that