Where's that fuuuuuuuuuu face?
A CHP was standing in the middle of the slow lane waving people over with dark tint going from Oakland to WC today.
I was one of three that got pulled over at once.

So what's next? I zip-tie my front plate and do what about the tint? Can I just pay the fine and leave it? It's been 5 1/2 years without a ticket for it.

To top it off, I took my car in to Beshoff for an oil change , asked about the flaking paint, and they MADE IT WORSE!!!!!!


Tomorrow will be better, right?

Sorry to hear that. I got pulled over on Tuesday here in Newark, for the 2 same reasons. I told that that I had jus put that bumper on n it was to freaking expensive to drill some holes on it. So I told him I would zip tie. N as for the tint, he told me he wouldnt give me a ticket but told me to b careful. Cuz if he were a chp he wouldn't forgive me n ticket me

sorry to hear gillian, hopefully it's just two things in one month. just like my two tickets in one month. $800 i could've used.

also:

In NV we aren't required to have front plates. I got pulled over once in CA for that, and I loved the look on the officer's face when I reminded him of that. =D

You should be able to just pay the fine and keep it on. If you know anyone to sign off on it, it will reduce your fine though. My last tint ticket was $250 w/ correction made, or $400 with no correction. That was my second ticket though. First one should be less.

Thanks. I was wondering on the cost of the tint ticket.
Between my roof and the ticket, it's been a very expensive car month.

When visiting a different state your car has to be 100% legal in the state you are driving in, it doesn't matter if you are from a state that doesn't require a front plate & lets you have limo tint on all windows & a fart can that sounds like a fighter plane, all that has to come off when you visit a state that says all that is illegal, the cop could have given you a ticket but he chose not to. His "face" was not a "face" of "oh i'm stupid for pulling him over" it was more of a "what ever I'll give him a break".

Gillian, so sorry to hear this happened on top of the roof situ

I hope today and this weekend will let ya destress from it all

Thank you, you beat me to it. A person's car has to be legal in the place they're driving it at the moment, regardless of the laws (or lack thereof) where they normally drive.

Think of it this way: California doesn't allow firearm suppressors ("silencers") in-state. It doesn't matter if you acquired yours fully legally in your home state and have all the federal paperwork to prove it, etc. Once you're here, you have to follow CA laws. Period, end of discussion.

^Exactly and talking smack about the cop that let him off the hook & having a smart *** attitude about it is retarded.

what??? $250 with correction? i have had atleast 4 window tint tickets and all of them have been just a processing fee with correction (it used to be $10 but now it $25 in my county)

CA sucks!

Hmm .. ok I run a front license plate mainly because if I don't, there is a ugly front license plate mounting/surface area on my front bumper that looks worse than having a front license plate .. (remember I drive a z31)

Now with the tinting issue ... say you pay the fine. You haven't fixed anything, right? The next CHP can cite you again, right? It'd be similar if you were caught speeding 1-day. You'd be cited and have to pay a fine (or whatever) .. then got caught speeding (again) on a different day. You'd still be cited for speeding .. again.

I'm not sure if it's the same for CHP tickets, but for SSFPD, if you get the ticket signed off, you will only need to pay administration fee which is about $10.

How dark was your tint? I've read somewhere that as long as your tint allows 70% of light it should be fine.

This is from an FAQ from the CHP website regarding tint:
"Can I put after-market tinting on the windows of my vehicle?
The main requirements for legal window tinting in California are:

The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting.
If the rear window of a vehicle is tinted, the vehicle must have outside rearview mirrors on both sides.

The law prohibits any person from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows, with certain limited exceptions.

However, legislation signed into law effective January 1, 1999, exempts from the above prohibition specified clear, colorless, and transparent material that is installed, affixed, or applied to the front driver and passenger side windows for the specific purpose of reducing ultraviolet rays. If, as, or when this material becomes torn, bubbled or otherwise worn, it must be removed or replaced."

90 or 95% light transmission is legal. Anything less than that is a no-no

Wow! You have had shtty luck lately!! Stay home and relax this weekend.. have some wine.