[hickoryE92]

Before you say trust me I have and nothing really lined up with what I'm looking to understand… So first some background:

I was heading back from dinner last night and theres a mini-tunnel type thing and I accelerated through the tunnel to hear the exhaust reverberate (Im sure many of you would understand the fun in this) and then went back down to the speed limit. A cop must have been close enough behind me in traffic to hear me (Straight-piped) and began following me. I noticed this and got into the right hand lane. Sure enough he follows me and long story short gives me a ticket. Says that he wasn't gonna get me for speeding because he didn't clock me so wrote me a ticket for tint, which is fair because my windows are illegal and I knew this. However, it does mention on the ticket that my speed was about 60 (in a 45).

So, my options. He basically said to remove the tint and go to court with proof and I was still rustled from getting a ticket that I didn't think to ask the questions I should have but what constitutes proof? From reading around some people say pictures, some say an officer has to sign off on it.

Also, the fine was $50 but court costs say $240 for a total of $290… he said it would be dropped if i remove tint and have proof but wouldn't I still have to pay the $240 court costs? If thats the case then ill pay another $50 to not have to remove my tint.

Basically I'm trying to look for the easiest and cheapest way to get rid of this ticket and continue life with tinted windows. Even if I remove them, get it fixed, I'm going to go right ahead and put illegal tint again (Save your lecture, it is worth the hassle for me… I've gone 6 years with no tint tickets). So I'm trying to see if there is an easier way to go about this.

Thanks in advance,
A

[westchester335i]

Here in NY if you remove it within 24 hours it gets dismissed. It should be the same in NC. If you know anyone with a shop they can "help" you out.

[idrift4wd]

Pay up, or remove tint.

there is a ticket charge and a court surcharge you would have to pay. 240 is steep but i would check and see how much that surcharge is again.

here in ny is a 24 hour turn around. pretty short, so i paid mine and kept them on. hoping for no more issues. not much you can do unless you know a cop that can waive the ticket. Some courts also accept receipts, showing that you paid to have them removed, but again that some courts.

[ny325]

In N.J, having your front windows tinted gives the police an excuse to pull you over. Not worth it in my opinion.

[shepard10]

fake invoice. my guy that tints my windows will do it. Ask whoever did yours. Im sure they have done it before

[J38]

I was standing in Carthage, NC when an officer walked out of court to check the windows. The guy asked what he would've done if they hadn't driven it, the officer said they wouldn't have dropped it.

My advice? De- tint take and print pictures, and take the car to court just in case Hickory is as bad as Moore County.

--J

[Maestro]

Not sure about NC, but some times the court fees are not waived on a ticket like this, yes they drop the $50 but you still may have to pay the court fees which suck in my opinion. I think you need to look up the requirements in NC on fixit ticket like this since every state is different some just require proof it was done others require and officer to sign off it was done and other require it to be brought to court. Knowing a little bit about NC, the judge could be a pain about it and want to see it himself.

[Johnny Boost]

Go back to the tint shop and have them print off a receipt for tint removal. I have done this in the past. Tint tickets aren't a huge deal, these officers deal with much more serious crimes than that.

[335BOY]

Originally Posted by hickoryE92

Before you say trust me I have and nothing really lined up with what I'm looking to understand… So first some background:

I was heading back from dinner last night and theres a mini-tunnel type thing and I accelerated through the tunnel to hear the exhaust reverberate (Im sure many of you would understand the fun in this) and then went back down to the speed limit. A cop must have been close enough behind me in traffic to hear me (Straight-piped) and began following me. I noticed this and got into the right hand lane. Sure enough he follows me and long story short gives me a ticket. Says that he wasn't gonna get me for speeding because he didn't clock me so wrote me a ticket for tint, which is fair because my windows are illegal and I knew this. However, it does mention on the ticket that my speed was about 60 (in a 45).

So, my options. He basically said to remove the tint and go to court with proof and I was still rustled from getting a ticket that I didn't think to ask the questions I should have but what constitutes proof? From reading around some people say pictures, some say an officer has to sign off on it.

Also, the fine was $50 but court costs say $240 for a total of $290… he said it would be dropped if i remove tint and have proof but wouldn't I still have to pay the $240 court costs? If thats the case then ill pay another $50 to not have to remove my tint.

Basically I'm trying to look for the easiest and cheapest way to get rid of this ticket and continue life with tinted windows. Even if I remove them, get it fixed, I'm going to go right ahead and put illegal tint again (Save your lecture, it is worth the hassle for me… I've gone 6 years with no tint tickets). So I'm trying to see if there is an easier way to go about this.

Thanks in advance,
A

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[Chuck W.]

If the police are required sign it off this may work. Open the sun roof and passenger side windows. This will cause the tinted window to look as if they are not tinted. Most look at it from a distance so they assume it is corrected. I can attest this worked for me once.

[kdbryce]

240 seems high for a court cost. I would just keep the tints and mail the ticket in.

[Quasimodem]

Show us your tints.

Wait, that didnt come out right....

[benzo23]

Keep it and pay the fine, thats what most of us do. BUT i will say that my window tint went on my record as driving vehicle in unsafe cond. and actually affected my insurance eventho it was a non moving violation.

[1QuikWS6]

IDK about any other states, but here in PA when I got a tint ticket - I had 10 days to bring the car back to the police station in person, & have an officer look at the car for proof before they would dismiss the ticket

It sure wasn't the amount you got nailed for though...


I did remove the tint & never reapplied - just more of a hassle then it's worth. I can fully understand the reasons for the law - especially in high crime areas

[AzureHaze]

I feel you OP. If I had to remove my tint, I'd just go back to the tint shop and get it in 20% again. 35% are simply useless here in SoCal. Hope you weren't rolling in limo tint though. You're just asking for trouble there!

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

IDK about any other states, but here in PA when I got a tint ticket - I had 10 days to bring the car back to the police station in person, & have an officer look at the car for proof before they would dismiss the ticket

It sure wasn't the amount you got nailed for though...


I did remove the tint & never reapplied - just more of a hassle then it's worth. I can fully understand the reasons for the law - especially in high crime areas

And this is in a state which really does not have a specific tint law. They either ticket you under a PA law which say the car is not allow to be modified from factory original, or treat it as obstruction of view, see attached law on page 3. PA does not have a specific traffic law on amount of tint like many states. But they do harass people about it.

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/pdotform.../chapter45.pdf

and here is person who did lots of research on the subject.

http://www.berksweb.com/users/dmv/tint/

[Eugeinus]

Gotta pay, to play.

[335BOY]

Originally Posted by Eugeinus

Gotta pay, to play.

or abide by the law and save a lot of dough and aggravation.

[hickoryE92]

Originally Posted by ny325

In N.J, having your front windows tinted gives the police an excuse to pull you over. Not worth it in my opinion.

In NC tint is a secondary offense, so normally they'll pull you for a primary offense (in this case I was speeding) and then tag on the tint. Luckily, he decided to only write the ticket for tint.

Originally Posted by J38

I was standing in Carthage, NC when an officer walked out of court to check the windows. The guy asked what he would've done if they hadn't driven it, the officer said they wouldn't have dropped it.

My advice? De- tint take and print pictures, and take the car to court just in case Hickory is as bad as Moore County.

--J

Yeah, originally I planned on either taking pictures of a similar 335i haha or getting a receipt saying I removed the tint and keeping the tints on and driving my friend's car to court but I suppose that won't work all the time.

Originally Posted by Maestro

Not sure about NC, but some times the court fees are not waived on a ticket like this, yes they drop the $50 but you still may have to pay the court fees which suck in my opinion. I think you need to look up the requirements in NC on fixit ticket like this since every state is different some just require proof it was done others require and officer to sign off it was done and other require it to be brought to court. Knowing a little bit about NC, the judge could be a pain about it and want to see it himself.

Yeah, it says "Amount of fine/penalty = $50 and Court costs = $240" If I can only get the fine waived then f*** that… ill pay $50 to not have to remove my tint. Like they say… gotta pay to play.

Originally Posted by 335BOY

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You act like you proved a point? I included this so people like you wouldn't bicker about how it was illegal and I deserve this. I understand that… I also think it is worth the hassle to have the tints. That is my OPINION. This is also the first hassle that tint has caused me so for where I live it doesn't seem to be much of a concern to cops… just an easy tag-on for tickets. Normally, I'm very aware of my surroundings but it was late at night and I was tired and not as aware as I usually am…

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

If the police are required sign it off this may work. Open the sun roof and passenger side windows. This will cause the tinted window to look as if they are not tinted. Most look at it from a distance so they assume it is corrected. I can attest this worked for me once.

I wish this would work, but it metered at 6% so I don't think they would look untinted. This would work if it was 35% or maybe even 20%.

Originally Posted by AzureHaze

I feel you OP. If I had to remove my tint, I'd just go back to the tint shop and get it in 20% again. 35% are simply useless here in SoCal. Hope you weren't rolling in limo tint though. You're just asking for trouble there!

6% lol…. its limo. So yes, I was asking for it but in my experience NC cops are extremely lackadaisical about worrying about tint. I think its the combination of a straight piped BMW accelerating through a tunnel and he saw it as an easy ticket once he saw the windows.


Thank you all for the help though. Sounds like the most logical thing to do is just pay the fine and keep my tint on since regardless of what happens I'm going to end up with tint on my car. Gunna talk to a lawyer to make sure the $240 can't be waived and if thats the case I'll pay up, if it somehow can be waived I guess I'll look into the options you guys mentioned (removal receipt or pictures). Unfortunately this takes a chunk out of my coilovers fund. Thanks again for the advice, this is why I love this forum.

-A

[335BOY]

Didnt prove any point. Don't you think the highlighted statement looks ridiculous. You got a ticket that you know you deserved....you were basically asking for trouble in the name of vanity. I couldnt care any less...just think its humorous.

[BigFoig]

If you're close with your family doctor. Ask him to write you a medical note saying you're sensitive to the sun. So you require tints.

That's pretty legit excuse for tints in a no tint state.

That's how some people get windshield tints in Ontario. (you can tint in ontaro, just no windshield)

I personally have 15% ceramic tint all around and a 80% lumar blue tint on the front windshield. Helps a lot in the summer in keep the heat down and it doesn't feel like the sun is burning you skin off when exposed to the front windshield light,.

[Wires]

Originally Posted by 335BOY

Didnt prove any point. Don't you think the highlighted statement looks ridiculous. You got a ticket that you know you deserved....you were basically asking for trouble in the name of vanity. I couldnt care any less...just think its humorous.

+1. Another WTF thread......

All we are missing is a thread like:
"I like to mow down small children in parking lots. Got caught, and have 15 life sentences. How can I get out of this, and get back to doing what I love.... mowing down small children?"