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Old 04-23-2009, 09:31 AM
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Warning for VA Drivers!

Hey guys,
So i got pulled over yesterday for no front plate and window tint. I have had the car for two years now and never had a gotten pulled over for these reasons. well i got two tickets, one for each. Anyways the cop told me that they will be cracking down on tint starting this summer because too many people tint thier windows way to dark (i have 20% all around). Legal is 50% in front, 35% in the back. so just a warning for everyone with dark tint!
Old 04-23-2009, 10:33 AM
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Fu*king Commenwealth!!!
Old 04-23-2009, 12:02 PM
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Yeah, they get like that. I just got mine done last weekend and it is legal but looks darker with my interior so I am prepared for the silliness.
Old 04-23-2009, 02:02 PM
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Around where did you get pulled over and how much was the ticket for no front tag. Can't wait to switch my car to MD, yearly property tax and inspection pisses me the hell off.
Old 04-23-2009, 02:55 PM
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Damn. I'm about to start garaging my car in WV.
Old 04-23-2009, 05:01 PM
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Dang, where did you get pulled over? I just spotted a bunch of them on bikes parked on RT28 right before jumping onto 66 just a few minutes ago.
Old 04-23-2009, 05:14 PM
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If you are going to do something illegal, you should expect to get caught sooner or later.
Old 04-23-2009, 09:26 PM
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going to start?
I have more window tint tickets than the state of VA allows (5 I believe, 4 is supposed to be the limit). The last time I got pulled over the cop was like I'm not going to give you a ticket because it is too much of a hassle, It should have been mandatory you showed up at court last time, but you must have gotten lucky.
Well I still have tinted windows, but they are only 35% now as opposed to 20%... part of the problem also was my old car was a cop magnet, I've only been pulled 1ce in the TL when it had 20% for a whole year.

A few helpful tips that I have found work for me:
open the sun roof, (just the slider is enough).
open the window opposite the side of the cop (if you open your window as he's beside you, its really obvious).

the key is to get more light inside of the car to reflect out, making your tint looks lesser than it is. Remember its a % of light that can pass through, so the brighter the inside of your car is the better you are.
Old 04-23-2009, 10:27 PM
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I just move from CA to MD for 2 years. Thanks god, i didnt settle in VA. too much shiet you have to worries there. tints, radar detector, inspection, blah blah blah.
Old 04-23-2009, 10:36 PM
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I got my front plate ticket 3 weeks ago on rt 460 going to Fort lee when I was meeting up with TL2SLOW.

460 1st time and last time....well except when i go for my court date on the 13th
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Originally Posted by Nova_GTS
going to start?

A few helpful tips that I have found work for me:
open the sun roof, (just the slider is enough).
open the window opposite the side of the cop (if you open your window as he's beside you, its really obvious).
I keep my roof open to allow more light since it does look dark. I will try the other window trick too.
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i got one yesterday night ... the ticket for tint too dark seems to be around 80 bux ... tax for looking fly
Old 04-24-2009, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by VQPower37
i got one yesterday night ... the ticket for tint too dark seems to be around 80 bux ... tax for looking fly
what percentage are you running, i'm at 35% all around
Old 04-24-2009, 03:12 PM
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No surprise to me. My fronts are 47% and my rears are 35% in my coupe with black leather interior and I've been pulled over for like 10 times in the last year for just window tint. I tell them everytime that it's only 3% under the limit and they laugh like yeah right til they point their lil tool on it. Then they let me go every time. How the hell do you get harassed for having legal tint!!!?
Old 04-24-2009, 04:33 PM
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VA sucks!

I lived there back in 93 and they tried collecting back taxes on me this year FROM 16 YEARS AGO!!! It was because my tax preparer used the wrong form. VA can go back 20 years on state income taxes. WTF?!

...and they don't allow radar detectors
..and they nit pick on everything!

(i really don't hate VA, just the VA gov't)
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i hate va
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Yeah VA seems to be the toughest with their traffic laws. You guys can't even have radar detectors I hear, but every time I pass through, I don't d/c my V1... LoL
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Originally Posted by the-carbon-comet
what percentage are you running, i'm at 35% all around


i am a little darker bro, but not by much ... some wierd number it was like 27 when he put the little tool thing on it ... so i got jacked ... i was under the impression it was a secondary offense and they cant pull u over unless ur speeding or sumthing ... guess i was wrong
Old 04-25-2009, 07:57 PM
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yeah i got 50 front and 35 rear which is legal, and the cops tint tool read 34 front...so its w.e
Old 04-26-2009, 08:08 AM
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Say what you will about Virginia, but they're the ONLY state that didn't ratify the 16th Amendment to the Constitution .... The Birth of the IRS !
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RonJonTL757
I got my front plate ticket 3 weeks ago on rt 460 going to Fort lee when I was meeting up with TL2SLOW.

460 1st time and last time....well except when i go for my court date on the 13th
$460?! That doesn't sound right. I got a no front plate ticket in DC back when I had my CL-S, and I think it was $45.
I got pulled over for it once on my TSX in Alexandria, and the cop just gave me a warning. Weird thing was he did a U-turn on Rt. 1 at a busy time with full lights/sirens just to pull me over for that. Pretty silly, IMO. I don't even have tints, btw.
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