The Dark Knight vs Cops - Toyota Yaris Forums

id3379 · 02-15-2009, 03:29 AM

Just had the tint done, later to be pulled over for a tint ticket on the front window's....doh'!

SilverBack · 02-15-2009, 03:57 AM

Damn that sucks. Always thought tinting the front windows was legal, but not if it's the windshield. Change in law again?

SilverBack · 02-15-2009, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by id3379

it is legal but only to a certain percent...i have limo tint all around totally not legal.

Well, this thread proves that everything is legal until you get caught

id3379 · 02-15-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

Well, this thread proves that everything is legal until you get caught

The stupid thing is, i got pulled over for not having a front license plate, then he noticed i had tint on the front windows.

FAIL.

buthukoy · 02-15-2009, 09:41 AM

DanG!! sorry to hear that man..that sucks assS!! bright side tho' in what for sure is dark situation, at least you didn't have a 2nd ticket for the front plates!! consider yourself Blessed...Amen!!

matthewboii · 02-15-2009, 11:10 AM

uhhhhh

wtf

i havent had my front license plate on since day one and i have never been pulled over for it...

there are TONS of cars in cali with no front license plate who are they kidding?

SilverBack · 02-15-2009, 11:28 AM

^Like I said: Everything's legal until you get caught.

Then it just depends on the cop. If he's cool, he'll just give you a warning. If he's a douche, he'll write a ticket. If the he's the biggest asshole alive, he'll give you a ticket, search you, and your car.

Looks like ID got a ticket for his tints, not the missing plate.

matthewboii · 02-15-2009, 11:35 AM

hah thank god i work for starbucks..

i have had co workers get out of tickets that way..

just pull out the green apron and tell em your heading for work and they chill

btw i work for the busiest one in the area, we do 10k a day in coffee and every cop in the city stops by at least once a day

supmet · 02-15-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by id3379

it is legal but only to a certain percent...i have limo tint all around totally not legal.

I'm pretty sure in CA you can't have any tint on the front windows.

If you know any CHP just get them to sign off on it, otherwise just pay the $150 ticket.

cali yaris · 02-15-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

I'm pretty sure in CA you can't have any tint on the front windows.

This is correct.

However, you can only "just pay the ticket" if he/she marked it as "non-correctable". If it is correctable, you must correct it and show proof of the correction to get it signed off.

Technically the law is that you have to have a front license plate AND it has to be centered. As noted, there is clearly room for law enforcement to be tough or lenient as they wish about enforcing the details.

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 02-15-2009, 03:09 PM

the funny part of this whole thing is that he let you take a picture of his car. isn't that in the scavenger hunt?

cali yaris · 02-15-2009, 03:46 PM

did the scavenger hunt start?

id3379 · 02-15-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BLAZINBLUEVITZ

the funny part of this whole thing is that he let you take a picture of his car. isn't that in the scavenger hunt?

yes it is...muahah!

id3379 · 02-15-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

did the scavenger hunt start?

March 1st

id3379 · 02-15-2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

^Like I said: Everything's legal until you get caught.

Then it just depends on the cop. If he's cool, he'll just give you a warning. If he's a douche, he'll write a ticket. If the he's the biggest asshole alive, he'll give you a ticket, search you, and your car.

Looks like ID got a ticket for his tints, not the missing plate.

I got 2 fix-it tickets, one for the tint, and another for no front plate.

Brian · 02-15-2009, 07:35 PM

I thought you couldn't have the front two windows darker than 35%. Atleast that's what it was when I got my rear windows done.

supmet · 02-15-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian

I thought you couldn't have the front two windows darker than 35%. Atleast that's what it was when I got my rear windows done.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html

"The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting."

Brian · 02-15-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supmet

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html

"The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting."

ok. Just found this on the CHP website:

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.

02-15-2009, 03:29 AM	#1
id3379 §†ęĄ¶‡Ћ-NCP96 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 727	The Dark Knight vs Cops Just had the tint done, later to be pulled over for a tint ticket on the front window's....doh'!

02-15-2009, 03:57 AM	#2
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Damn that sucks. Always thought tinting the front windows was legal, but not if it's the windshield. Change in law again? __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

02-15-2009, 09:41 AM	#5
buthukoy Drives: 2007 yaris liftback Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 54	DanG!! sorry to hear that man..that sucks assS!! bright side tho' in what for sure is dark situation, at least you didn't have a 2nd ticket for the front plates!! consider yourself Blessed...Amen!! __________________ BUTCHUKOY "Live within your means..mahirap na nga ang buhay in itself, tapos acting plastik pa tayo.. please lang, let's keep it honest & simple. Favor lang sa sarili nating' kabutihan".

02-15-2009, 11:28 AM	#7
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	^Like I said: Everything's legal until you get caught. Then it just depends on the cop. If he's cool, he'll just give you a warning. If he's a douche, he'll write a ticket. If the he's the biggest asshole alive, he'll give you a ticket, search you, and your car. Looks like ID got a ticket for his tints, not the missing plate. __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

02-15-2009, 03:46 PM	#12
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	did the scavenger hunt start? __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

02-15-2009, 11:10 AM	#6
matthewboii View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Flint Mica Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 62	uhhhhh wtf i havent had my front license plate on since day one and i have never been pulled over for it... there are TONS of cars in cali with no front license plate who are they kidding?

02-15-2009, 11:35 AM	#8
matthewboii View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Flint Mica Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 62	hah thank god i work for starbucks.. i have had co workers get out of tickets that way.. just pull out the green apron and tell em your heading for work and they chill btw i work for the busiest one in the area, we do 10k a day in coffee and every cop in the city stops by at least once a day

02-15-2009, 03:09 PM	#11
BLAZINBLUEVITZ View User's Garage Drives: 2007 YARIS 3DOOR Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 1,275	the funny part of this whole thing is that he let you take a picture of his car. isn't that in the scavenger hunt?

02-15-2009, 07:35 PM	#16
Brian Drives: '07 Yaris turbo, '11 Juke Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 849	I thought you couldn't have the front two windows darker than 35%. Atleast that's what it was when I got my rear windows done. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3875996

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