dhp123166 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 ...Speeding (big surprise) and he nailed me for my front door window tint which is illegal in California but it is just a fixit. Now any sane person would just peel the tint off the mounted windows and clean up the underlying glass and be done in 1/2 hour... I just happen to have an extra set of windows which are tint free. So while sleeping I come up with the plan to take the doors apart, take the tinted glass out, mount the clear glass, (we all know how much fun that is) put the doors almost back together, go get the violation signed off, come home, take the doors apart, take the clear glass out, mount the tinted glass, put the doors completely back together, and try not to get another ticket... Ah jiminy christmas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Re-tinting the glass would be faster IMO if you know how to tint. Odds are you will scratch the tint removing the glass anyway. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc052685 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 well, how fast were you going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowCarbZ Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That seems like an awful lot of work for tint.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 well, how fast were you going? Obviously not fast enough...he got caught, didn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eec564 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Still, you can't outrun a radio. A friend of mine told me how he was doing 160+ on highway 5 on some crotch rocket. He was finally stopped when two semis blocked the road in front of him. That's when he looked in his mirror and saw several cruisers failing to keep up. Week in jail, bike gone, no license for either 6 mo. or a year, I forget, and I really don't know how that guy is still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundmasterg Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Some guy up here a couple years ago was ticketed for going 140 on I205 on his bike. The laws weren't quite as strict then, and they didn't take his bike away, but the laws were changed to be a lot stricter right after that. So two months later, he gets nailed for doing the same thing....and his excuse was he was trying to find a jacket that he had lost on the side of the freeway.....yah right!..haha. Anyway, they put him away and took his bike away this time. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 67 in a 55. Opening up on a lonely country road after a day of s*** at work... Not reckless but enough for a fat ticket. Thank God for traffic school. And the officer did not get me for my "offroad only" HID driving lights... I'm thankful for the little things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismopowered Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 why even put the doors together at all? I would just change the glass and take it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 I just want to peel the stuff off!!! But I can't because I am addicted to being meticulous and thorough!!! AHHHHH God help me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzzzzzz Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Did you plead stupid? I was stopped doing about 70 in a 35 zone (coming to the end of a interstate merge) while totally caught up in the serene beauty of a warm sunny morning. I actually rolled right up onto a PD forensic vehicle in blue and white with huge gold letters. He and another officer got behind the Z to pull me over. I didn't get an attitude when he asked if my rocket had a working speedo. I told him the truth. I was mesmorized enjoying that great morning and said it was shear stupidity. He held me for several minutes to tell me about court costs, fines and insurance rates. Finally he let me go with a warning that it shouldn't happen a second time in front of him. I have no use for tint. Ultimately, it ends up scratched and looking like crap anyhow. Why invite the law to stop you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 I live in California and we are in a budget shortfall right now so the state needs every bit of cash it can get. It's just business and the Officer was doing me a favor because the stress and strain of another crappy day at work was manifesting itself as reckless driving. Thank God I was not going faster... As far as tint goes I thought I could have a "20" or "35" grade of tint. I was wrong. I like tint and it keeps the car cool with me minus my a.c. Oh well, I probably will just go clear so I don't have to deal with it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh817 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Since everywhere I go has to be a joke perhaps this helps? Put your cool face on, they'll leave you alone. It doesn't make much sense to me to put it BACK on and cross your fingers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundmasterg Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Since everywhere I go has to be a joke perhaps this helps? Put your cool face on, they'll leave you alone. It doesn't make much sense to me to put it BACK on and cross your fingers... Hahahaha...now thats funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckolander Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 That comic strip is great, I wish my cool face was as good as that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00STDZ Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I live in California and we are in a budget shortfall right now so the state needs every bit of cash it can get. It's just business and the Officer was doing me a favor because the stress and strain of another crappy day at work was manifesting itself as reckless driving. Thank God I was not going faster... As far as tint goes I thought I could have a "20" or "35" grade of tint. I was wrong. I like tint and it keeps the car cool with me minus my a.c. Oh well, I probably will just go clear so I don't have to deal with it again... See you dont know the trick... When you see a cop start rolling down your windows... or if you suspect to get cop attention and you have illegal tint, keep your windows rolled down. This is where its nice to have power windows. I dont know about CA but in kentucky some people have said they just tell the clerk when they go back that it's fixed and they dont check it. I'm sure theres probably other ways to get around it, I just dont know about them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 See you dont know the trick... When you see a cop start rolling down your windows... or if you suspect to get cop attention and you have illegal tint, keep your windows rolled down. This is where its nice to have power windows. I dont know about CA but in kentucky some people have said they just tell the clerk when they go back that it's fixed and they dont check it. I'm sure theres probably other ways to get around it, I just dont know about them... Wouldn't be hard for them to ask you to roll your windows up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jknc90 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Unless your window regulator is "broken" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 If I obey the laws they'll leave me alone too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Unless your window regulator is "broken" lolHaha, yeah, but I'm guessing you'd get a fixit ticket for that anyway, which defeats the point of rolling your windows down in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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