Window Tint "Fix-it" Ticket - Any way out?

now that Cali is totally broke, they'll give you any ticket at any time, for any reason

how dark is your tint? I ask b/c I have 30% on my 997 and I know at some point I'll get a ticket for it.

 

To take off the tint: You can use a hair dryer + TINT-OFF from Walmart. Just heat up the tint from one corner and start peeling. Clean any residue with the TINT-OFF. Should not take you long at all. The tint will be be reusable.

To put them back on: Any good tint shop in your area should be able to do that for you.

Or you can neg with the tint shop to take off the old tint first, wait a few days (to clear your ticket), then come back to them for a new tint?

 

yes - I had the same ticket the first day when I first bought my SL on the way driving home

After the tint is removed, just need show up at a police station (try to find one that is not so busy) or ask a police officer to take a look at the car. He/She then signs off on the ticket. You mail it in - done. Should be 5 to 15mins at most (5 mins to find a non-busy officer + 1 min to look at the windows + 10mins to chit chat about the car).

Good Luck

 

The odds are a lot higher these days that you'll get another ticket. You could drive around with your windows down all paranoid You might want to chance it another time but if it happens again probably not worth it. Personally it's a great excuse for them to pull you over and could end up costing you some how in important time or they nail you on some other stupid thing.

 

tell them to f off and just pay the ticket. My personal favorite.

 

I have 20% on the driver's and passenger's windows (blk/blk Exlporer). The rest of the windows came with factory tint and I put limo (5%) on top of that.

I'm not 100% sure, but doesn't the fine also go up each time as well?

 

Got pulled over TWICE in one week for no front plate. I haven't been pulled over for not having a front plate in probably 15 years.

I think they're definitely putting the pressure on to "collect more funds for the state."


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"Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" Jeez, no kidding. They're doing it for your safety or whatever that excuse is.

 

dont worry, gas tax going up, sales tax going to be over 10%, getting pulled over for anything they can think of, pot holes every where...Born and raised here and its making me want to move. Oh yah, i forgot at least we have the weather..b.s..

 

I thought 30% was the acceptable limit
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/CA/

HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN CALIFORNIA?

Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In California, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.

Windshield Non-reflective tint is allowed on the top 4 inches of the windshield.
Front Side Windows Must allow more than 70% of light in.
Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
Rear Window Any darkness can be used.


Do you have the original receipt showing 30% tinting was installed?

 

If that's true, good for me. but the guy who installed it made me sign a waiver acknowledging that I wanted illegal tint (probably so I don't ask for a refund after getting a ticket )

 

neither of my cars have front plates. only gotten 1 ticket so far (while parked on the street near UCLA); I'm sure that will change

 

that is the latest and greatest now..they issue you no front plate tickets at the meters..

 

Yep. I actually got one in '03ish when I lived in Westwood. It wasn't at a meter. My car was parked on the street in front of my house.

 

if it's on city property they can cite you too...they actually send cops through the city owned lots at LAX writing tickets

 

True, it just blows to come out to your car and find such a caca ticket.

 

Yep.

 

If you have a friend thats a cop he can sign it off for you. Don't ever go to lax without a front licence or tinted windows. They pull over everyone and if you park they have a cop or meter maid giving you a ticket as you pay for parking. People with tinted windows drive through with their windows open.