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V · 07-27-2010, 07:34 AM

i got pulled over years back for loud exhaust(no catback on the car-no cats either) and he let me go(dating a cops daughter at the time and had PBA card) but not after mentioning that my tinted rear hatch was illegal. I had rolled up my sides to show him they weren't tinted. As he was walking away, i leaned out the window and called him back to my car and asked " how long has the statue been around that you cant tint the rear window?" he told me it always has been on the books. I knew better, plus i had 2 beers earlier in the night, so i left it at that and wished him a good night. The next day i told my GF's dad that he said my tint was illegal. he replied with just almost exactly as " you should have said you'll "take the ticket and make him look like an 'A-hole' in court"....
I was positive about the rear window issue since in '97, i had a gold firebird decal i wanted to put on the rear hatch of my trans am but I was concerned about being legal to block any view so i went to the police station with the decal and asked them. They told me i can put whatever i want on the rear window, and i could even "paint it solid black" for all the law cared.

07-27-2010, 07:34 AM	#58
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,082 iTrader: (12)	i got pulled over years back for loud exhaust(no catback on the car-no cats either) and he let me go(dating a cops daughter at the time and had PBA card) but not after mentioning that my tinted rear hatch was illegal. I had rolled up my sides to show him they weren't tinted. As he was walking away, i leaned out the window and called him back to my car and asked " how long has the statue been around that you cant tint the rear window?" he told me it always has been on the books. I knew better, plus i had 2 beers earlier in the night, so i left it at that and wished him a good night. The next day i told my GF's dad that he said my tint was illegal. he replied with just almost exactly as " you should have said you'll "take the ticket and make him look like an 'A-hole' in court".... I was positive about the rear window issue since in '97, i had a gold firebird decal i wanted to put on the rear hatch of my trans am but I was concerned about being legal to block any view so i went to the police station with the decal and asked them. They told me i can put whatever i want on the rear window, and i could even "paint it solid black" for all the law cared.