Impound for Windows Being Tinted
Teching In
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Aurora, IL
i just got a ticket about a mouth ago for window tint. the cop said that you cant have any kinda window tint on the frount 3 windows. but he said as long as i get it taken off befor my court date and have pics of it and take the pics to court with me there will be no charges. so im taking it off and going to get my windows retinted once i find a beater car. my titnt was in bad shape anyways so its no big deal.
On The Tree
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From: Chicago (SW burbs)
Sweet make sure you save that pic to your computer and you can use it next time you get a ticket just photoshop the date! I did it once when i got a ticket for havn smoked liscense plate cover
Staging Lane
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From: Around chicago
I owuldnt even take them off find a picture or take a close up of any cars window and say its yours! I got a tint ticket when i was visiting my buddy at isu. Had to drive all the way back down there to tell them " yea i took them off the car" they dropped it and i drove all the way back home, of course i did have a few beers first lol.
Staging Lane
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No covers of any type are allowed on lisence plates in Illinois, be they clear, smoked, or otherwise. How come you guys just want to bait the cops into giving you tickets. I know it looks cool but it's a reason to be harassed and issued tickets. Maybe I'm just old but it seems to be a silly proposition. Smoke windows get ticket. When the cop can't see into the vehicle he gets REAL nervous. That's why there is the law, not because the legislators are ******.
Originally Posted by z11375ss
Smoke windows get ticket. When the cop can't see into the vehicle he gets REAL nervous. That's why there is the law, not because the legislators are ******.
On The Tree
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From: Chicago (SW burbs)
yeah i was planing on doing that. how dark is your liscense plate cover?
Hey guys act cool i think z11375ss is a cop! Hey z you have a good point. I think if i get side tints i'll get 15 or 20%. anybody know of a good place to get tints near sw burbs of chicago?
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I'm not a cop but I have relatives and friends that are and were. You are all good guys just like me but there are ********* out there that pose a real risk to cops when they are pulled over. Remember when the cops always say "Put your hands where I can see them?". There's a reason for that. Hey Martha, I had tints too and couldn't see **** at night. They're great on a really sunny day though.
Teching In
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From: Aurora, IL
i like tinted windows i think they look really good. and i will agree with it alittle harder at night to see. but most of the time i drive with my windows down at night and during the day. its not that i want to be agenst the law its just what i like.
Originally Posted by z11375ss
How come you guys just want to bait the cops into giving you tickets. I know it looks cool but it's a reason to be harassed and issued tickets.
Maybe I'm just old too.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by SLPSS01
Maybe I'm just old too.
Originally Posted by SLPSS01
Pacesetter LT's, TSP ory,
I agree about the attracting attention issue though. That is why my windows are not tinted, and my cars all have front plates. This seems to work well, because no matter how loud the exhaust has been on my F-bodies (cam, headers, ORY, loud catback), the lack of tint and the properly mounted front plate always seem to keep the cops happy enough. Never once have I been hassled about loud exhaust.
I guess they figure 2 out of 3 aint bad.
Last edited by RPM WS6; Mar 23, 2007 at 12:26 PM.
I just got a ticket 15 minutes ago for my tint. New Lenox cop and he was a *****! He said anything I want on the back (I have 5%), but nothing on the sides (I have 20%) and only 6" on the top part of the windshield (Mine is about 10-12").
On The Tree
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From: Chicago (SW burbs)
20% on the sides!!! and you still got a ticket? Dammit! I see cars with limo tint all the time.
Hey Matt and Jacob, how hard is it to see out of the back at night with 5%? Im not sure if i should go 5%,10%, or 15%. Matt i'll be going to outlaw next week to get my exhaust slapped on, so i hope you're car will be there.
Hey Matt and Jacob, how hard is it to see out of the back at night with 5%? Im not sure if i should go 5%,10%, or 15%. Matt i'll be going to outlaw next week to get my exhaust slapped on, so i hope you're car will be there.
Originally Posted by Camario
20% on the sides!!! and you still got a ticket? Dammit! I see cars with limo tint all the time.
Hey Matt and Jacob, how hard is it to see out of the back at night with 5%? Im not sure if i should go 5%,10%, or 15%. Matt i'll be going to outlaw next week to get my exhaust slapped on, so i hope you're car will be there.
Hey Matt and Jacob, how hard is it to see out of the back at night with 5%? Im not sure if i should go 5%,10%, or 15%. Matt i'll be going to outlaw next week to get my exhaust slapped on, so i hope you're car will be there.
With 5% in the back at night in a dark lot, you can't see ****. You gotta do an ace ventura out the side window if you wanna be sure.
I used to get pulled over once a year for 20% tint on the sides (mind you I don't drive the car much). After the 2nd ticket I just took the side tint off. I usually drive with my fronts down anyways.