So why are you pulling me over now CHP? Argh! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Michael_Js · 12-06-2010, 02:06 PM

So, I'm driving down a small 2-way street in my neighborhood this morning (25 mph with speed bumps), and a CHP motorcycle officer passes me going the opposite direction. I think nothing of it since I wasn’t doing anything wrong/illegal. I see him flip on his lights and pull a U-turn, so I pull over, lower the windows, open the sunroof shade, take off my gloves, turn off the car and keep my hands on the steering wheel. He walks up and asks if I have tint on the front windows, to which I say yes, and tells me it’s illegal in CA - he reads me the law details etc etc on tinting blah blah blah... So, I get another fix-it ticket, have to remove the tint on the front 2 windows, get it verified by a police officer and pay $25! ARGH!!

CA is desperate for money and this guy had NOTHING better to do!!

I left the lights on, as I usually do, since he could have also seen the tint on the rear lights, headlights, as well as illegal side marker lights. I guess those are my next fix-it tickets!

Sucks...

The Stig · 12-06-2010, 02:11 PM

Sorry to hear that man. Try getting a doctors note for the tint. That's what I did 35% all around.

Michael_Js · 12-06-2010, 02:12 PM

Sounds like a good idea!

Jessika · 12-06-2010, 02:16 PM

I know a few people that have gotten tint tickets. When they went to CHP, the officer just took the money and never actually went out to the car to verify the correction.

A g8 buddy of mine actually got a fix-it for a non CARB compliant air intake (why he popped his hood IDK, but he did) and the silly copper didnt notice the Catless LTs (which is actually a jail-able felony offence now from what I understand). He also ticketed him for front tint and no front plate.
He put on a stock intake, reattached his plate & pulled his tint... AND then he was MAD that they didn't even look at the car.

*Mindz* · 12-06-2010, 02:19 PM

Sorry to hear about your misfortune Michael. Are you going to put on legal tint after the fix-it is done or going back to something that's actually effective in the SoCal heat like you have now?

2010SSRSM6 · 12-06-2010, 02:21 PM

That suck Michael. In Riverside, first fix it ticket is now $50.

jdenotter · 12-06-2010, 02:21 PM

First thing is what is your percentage on your tint? Second and off topic you drive with gloves on? If the tint was.illegal he was just doing his duty. Could he of looked the other way sure. Its all on his discreation but don't knock him for doing a duty. Im sure he didn't just single you out. Did he use a tint meter on your tint?

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SRT10KLLR · 12-06-2010, 02:30 PM

I didn't think Cali had a "Legal Tint" as far as the front windows go. You can tint the rear windows as dark as you want but you can not have "any" tint on the front windows at all. Did that change recently?

I was once given a ticket for tinted windows here in CA even though I held an AZ license and the car was out of state. I told the police officer that in my state it is legal to have tinted windows and he said I was not in my state, lol.

I told him to go to Blithe and ticket all AZ drivers for tint and no front plate then.

midnighter · 12-06-2010, 02:39 PM

They warned me for front plates on my truck (ugly ugly). On the Camaro, after one year I still have the dealer plates on the rear.

jdenotter · 12-06-2010, 03:03 PM

Federal law says tint can not be less than 32%. A state, say in this case california can add to the law by coming up with a state law. For example in NC we use the federal law as a state law. Its illegal to have a passenger vehicle such as a sedan or coupe car with a tint level below 32%. A SUV/Truck can have any window behind the driver seat as dark as they want. On all vehicles the window tint has to be 32% and can not go below the AS1 line. Its all depends in each state and what they have added to the law. But like I said federal regulation say no less than 32%
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SS Mike · 12-06-2010, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdenotter

Federal law says tint can not be less than 32%. A state, say in this case california can add to the law by coming up with a state law. For example in NC we use the federal law as a state law. Its illegal to have a passenger vehicle such as a sedan or coupe car with a tint level below 32%. A SUV/Truck can have any window behind the driver seat as dark as they want. On all vehicles the window tint has to be 32% and can not go below the AS1 line. Its all depends in each state and what they have added to the law. But like I said federal regulation say no less than 32%
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Having said that, CA added that ANY tint on the front windows is illegal. You can tint the rears as dark as you want though (according to a cop friend).

y2k king · 12-06-2010, 03:13 PM

california is definitely a place i will never go.

jdenotter · 12-06-2010, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS Mike

Having said that, CA added that ANY tint on the front windows is illegal. You can tint the rears as dark as you want though (according to a cop friend).

Heres a link to CA tint law
http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/tint_ca.html

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Demon Hunter · 12-06-2010, 05:45 PM

I keep asking myself why I still live here..... Add another to the CONS column...

12-06-2010, 02:06 PM	#1
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	So why are you pulling me over now CHP? Argh! So, I'm driving down a small 2-way street in my neighborhood this morning (25 mph with speed bumps), and a CHP motorcycle officer passes me going the opposite direction. I think nothing of it since I wasn’t doing anything wrong/illegal. I see him flip on his lights and pull a U-turn, so I pull over, lower the windows, open the sunroof shade, take off my gloves, turn off the car and keep my hands on the steering wheel. He walks up and asks if I have tint on the front windows, to which I say yes, and tells me it’s illegal in CA - he reads me the law details etc etc on tinting blah blah blah... So, I get another fix-it ticket, have to remove the tint on the front 2 windows, get it verified by a police officer and pay $25! ARGH!! CA is desperate for money and this guy had NOTHING better to do!! I left the lights on, as I usually do, since he could have also seen the tint on the rear lights, headlights, as well as illegal side marker lights. I guess those are my next fix-it tickets! Sucks... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

12-06-2010, 02:11 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Sorry to hear that man. Try getting a doctors note for the tint. That's what I did 35% all around. __________________

12-06-2010, 02:12 PM	#3
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Sounds like a good idea! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

12-06-2010, 02:19 PM	#5
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	Sorry to hear about your misfortune Michael. Are you going to put on legal tint after the fix-it is done or going back to something that's actually effective in the SoCal heat like you have now? __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

12-06-2010, 02:21 PM	#6
2010SSRSM6 Drives: My wife crazy with my C5 usage. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 6,558 View My Garage	That suck Michael. In Riverside, first fix it ticket is now $50. __________________ UNDER CONSTRUCTION......again......

12-06-2010, 02:16 PM	#4
Jessika Account Suspended Drives: Anything Blown Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,194	I know a few people that have gotten tint tickets. When they went to CHP, the officer just took the money and never actually went out to the car to verify the correction. A g8 buddy of mine actually got a fix-it for a non CARB compliant air intake (why he popped his hood IDK, but he did) and the silly copper didnt notice the Catless LTs (which is actually a jail-able felony offence now from what I understand). He also ticketed him for front tint and no front plate. He put on a stock intake, reattached his plate & pulled his tint... AND then he was MAD that they didn't even look at the car.

12-06-2010, 02:21 PM	#7
jdenotter Drives: 2010 2SS/RS,M6,Black w/CGM Stripes Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashville, NC Posts: 1,778 View My Garage	First thing is what is your percentage on your tint? Second and off topic you drive with gloves on? If the tint was.illegal he was just doing his duty. Could he of looked the other way sure. Its all on his discreation but don't knock him for doing a duty. Im sure he didn't just single you out. Did he use a tint meter on your tint? Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk __________________ 3" RDP Motorsports aggressive cat-back exhaust w/ x-pipe, Vararam CAI, Hurst's short throw shifter, Gary's Customs painted bowties, Ofer's HID DRL/Fog Light wiring harness, Kelvin 8K HID DRL bulbs, ZL1 grille. Johnson's window tint film, LSR lowering springs, Metra dash kit with Pioneer In-Dash DVD head unit.

12-06-2010, 02:30 PM	#8
SRT10KLLR Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Down South Posts: 1,497	I didn't think Cali had a "Legal Tint" as far as the front windows go. You can tint the rear windows as dark as you want but you can not have "any" tint on the front windows at all. Did that change recently? I was once given a ticket for tinted windows here in CA even though I held an AZ license and the car was out of state. I told the police officer that in my state it is legal to have tinted windows and he said I was not in my state, lol. I told him to go to Blithe and ticket all AZ drivers for tint and no front plate then. __________________ 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 RCSB Thunder Road Hemi Sport w/STS Turbo 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 - Silver - Stock 2003 Chevy 1500 RCSB Stepside 400SS - 408 in now awaiting Turbo

12-06-2010, 02:39 PM	#9
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	They warned me for front plates on my truck (ugly ugly). On the Camaro, after one year I still have the dealer plates on the rear.

12-06-2010, 03:03 PM	#10
jdenotter Drives: 2010 2SS/RS,M6,Black w/CGM Stripes Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashville, NC Posts: 1,778 View My Garage	Federal law says tint can not be less than 32%. A state, say in this case california can add to the law by coming up with a state law. For example in NC we use the federal law as a state law. Its illegal to have a passenger vehicle such as a sedan or coupe car with a tint level below 32%. A SUV/Truck can have any window behind the driver seat as dark as they want. On all vehicles the window tint has to be 32% and can not go below the AS1 line. Its all depends in each state and what they have added to the law. But like I said federal regulation say no less than 32% Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk __________________ 3" RDP Motorsports aggressive cat-back exhaust w/ x-pipe, Vararam CAI, Hurst's short throw shifter, Gary's Customs painted bowties, Ofer's HID DRL/Fog Light wiring harness, Kelvin 8K HID DRL bulbs, ZL1 grille. Johnson's window tint film, LSR lowering springs, Metra dash kit with Pioneer In-Dash DVD head unit.

12-06-2010, 03:13 PM	#12
y2k king Drives: 2011 ss camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: spring hill, fl Posts: 1,705	california is definitely a place i will never go. __________________ 10/28/2010 got it

12-06-2010, 05:45 PM	#14
Demon Hunter Drives: 2010 Black Camaro LT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 675 View My Garage	I keep asking myself why I still live here..... Add another to the CONS column... __________________

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