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sanmiam · 06-06-2003, 12:28 AM

OK, so I guess cops are cracking down on exhausts in my area, because on my way home from work (still in uniform)I got pulled over for apparently no reason. The dick tells me that it is my exhaust, and I gave some bull**** excuse like I had a couple of bad exhaust leaks. So he gives me a ticket, and tells me that if I get in touch with him by Wed and have the problem fixed that he will not process it. He then gives me a hard time about my headlights and lets me go. So I went home, changed, and headed back out the same way because I was going over a friends house (of course leaving the ticket at home) Well, a half mile from the place where I originally get pulled, another cop sees my car (I was stopped at a light), and turns around to get behind me and pull me over. same reason, exhaust, and the dick still gives me a ticket even though I informed him I had gotten ticketed for it not 40 minutes earlier. He then informed me that my white parking lights were illegal, and that the only white lights allowed on the car are the headlights and backup lights. I very pollitely explained to him that white parking lights were stock on my car (95), and he flipped his **** on me. Well, to anyone in the northern VA area who is reading this, is there someone who has their old stock exhaust lieing around, so I can swap it on to at leats aliviate myself from having to pay the first ticket. I really do not have the money to be paying for bull**** tickets, and do not have the time to go to court for them. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Edit: does anyone have nissan's part number for the clearence bulbs, I will need that information somewhere down the road. Thanks again

azn_romeox · 06-06-2003, 01:11 AM

hum... WHat can u do...?

Uh.... I'm sure u won't have to play 2 sets of tickets. The judge will excuse it. What type of exaust and how loud is it?

Fastback180 · 06-06-2003, 06:03 AM

Cracking down? I hope not. I'm glad cops on the east don't care about that "CARB approved" nonsense. I never heard of cops being like this in Nova. Usually the only time they give you a ticket like that in this area is when you get pulled over for something else (kinda like the old seatbelt law went). Then they may pull that card on you. Seems like you're the chosen one. But pretty much all cops around here are

's. Except the asian ones...No lie, I've gotten off so many things back in the day w/asain cops. Like one time we blocked off this whole road in front of my friends house w/construction barriers and cones. The next day the cop came to my friends place. He took names and was like "Vutipichar?...What's that?" "Thai" my friend said, and he was like "ohhhh I'm Thai too, blah blah blah" and we never heard from the police again.

Chokets · 06-06-2003, 08:05 AM

yeah, cracking down big time up here in Northern VA, my friend (STEE FLO on the forum) got a ticket near gallows rd/rt 29 for his exhaust, and it's not even loud! it just looks loud, that's why they gave him a ticket... i really don't think this would be a problem if there were less ricers, but that's for a different thread... plus, cops don't even know the law, they claim any aftermarket exhaust is illegal, but it's any exhaust that's louder than OEM, that's what VA laws are, so they need to have a Db tester and a list of OEM Db sound levels before they can give a ticket, otherwise they are just guessing it's illegal.

transit cops are :ghey:

019 · 06-06-2003, 08:14 AM

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Originally posted by Chokets
plus, cops don't even know the law, they claim any aftermarket exhaust is illegal, but it's any exhaust that's louder than OEM, that's what VA laws are, so they need to have a Db tester and a list of OEM Db sound levels before they can give a ticket, otherwise they are just guessing it's illegal.

correct me if i'm wrong but i believe the law in va also states that an exhaust must look relatively stock and not completely different. i think i read that somewhere. i'll look it up and get back to you on that.

but dang... i'm afraid to drive up to nova now...

*transient* · 06-06-2003, 08:25 AM

Wait, wait... it's a LAW that they must look stock?!?! WTF!!!

Land of the free my hairy nutsack. That is some of the worst bull**** i've ever heard!

Government has too much power man...

Bill Roberts · 06-06-2003, 08:52 AM

Geeeze, it would have been most cool for about a dozen Harley Davisons to have driven by while he had you stopped. What is their excuse about that? They run UNCAPPED!

orion::S14 · 06-06-2003, 08:57 AM

[ loud biker voice ]

Hey Bill Roberts Man!! Loud pipes save lives!

You 4 wheel assholes don't see us, but I bet you hear us!!!

WooHoo!!! [ crushes beer can on head ]

[ /loud biker voice ]

j/k...

*transient* · 06-06-2003, 09:20 AM

Hehe, that's some funny ****.

thelinja · 06-06-2003, 09:20 AM

I feel ya. I got pulled over a few weeks ago for going 70 in a 55. It was in the middle of nowhere, on a big road, with no other cars, at 6AM. Oh well, it's my fault and I was speeding. He also bitched at about my parking lights and said I was lucky that he wasn't going to write me up for it. I told him that they were stock on this car. He told me to shut up if I knew what was good for me. Asshole.

Dousan_PG · 06-06-2003, 09:25 AM

whew. well im glad i live in cali...

oh wait...

Stee Flo · 06-06-2003, 11:35 AM

yeah thats right I got ticketed for my exhaust last month in NoVa. These fairfax cops suck

I know he didnt even hear my exhaust, he just saw it from behind as i sat at a light. Its making me consider swapping exhaust with someone with a more stealth looking one.

Stee Flo · 06-06-2003, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chokets
transit cops are :ghey:

"Aaahhhh dude those guys are fags!" - Spicolli

Jim96SC2 · 06-06-2003, 01:33 PM

Leave the stock muffler on the back and just pull off the pipe in between the cat and the muffler.

019 · 06-06-2003, 02:52 PM

yup, i found the link. the exhaust has to be "comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment". here's the link:

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1049

Quote:

Leave the stock muffler on the back and just pull off the pipe in between the cat and the muffler.

or you could just do what my friends do. get an electric cutoff, so you can have stock muffler look and sound when you're cruising, and no exhaust when you need power or whatever. at the flick of a switch, hehe

Bill Roberts · 06-06-2003, 03:00 PM

Look at this one...Look at this one

They should just say, No ricers allowed.

Fastback180 · 06-06-2003, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thelinja
He told me to shut up if I knew what was good for me.

*As he proceded to drink from the tainted bottle*

RBBaby · 06-07-2003, 01:35 PM

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06-06-2003, 12:28 AM	#1
sanmiam Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 132 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	pulled over twice in one hour OK, so I guess cops are cracking down on exhausts in my area, because on my way home from work (still in uniform)I got pulled over for apparently no reason. The dick tells me that it is my exhaust, and I gave some bull** excuse like I had a couple of bad exhaust leaks. So he gives me a ticket, and tells me that if I get in touch with him by Wed and have the problem fixed that he will not process it. He then gives me a hard time about my headlights and lets me go. So I went home, changed, and headed back out the same way because I was going over a friends house (of course leaving the ticket at home) Well, a half mile from the place where I originally get pulled, another cop sees my car (I was stopped at a light), and turns around to get behind me and pull me over. same reason, exhaust, and the dick still gives me a ticket even though I informed him I had gotten ticketed for it not 40 minutes earlier. He then informed me that my white parking lights were illegal, and that the only white lights allowed on the car are the headlights and backup lights. I very pollitely explained to him that white parking lights were stock on my car (95), and he flipped his on me. Well, to anyone in the northern VA area who is reading this, is there someone who has their old stock exhaust lieing around, so I can swap it on to at leats aliviate myself from having to pay the first ticket. I really do not have the money to be paying for bull** tickets, and do not have the time to go to court for them. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. Thanks. Edit: does anyone have nissan's part number for the clearence bulbs, I will need that information somewhere down the road. Thanks again __________________ "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to prosper" - Benjamin Franklin Last edited by sanmiam; 06-06-2003 at 12:36 AM..

06-06-2003, 08:05 AM	#4
Chokets Endless Knights Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NOVA Posts: 231 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, cracking down big time up here in Northern VA, my friend (STEE FLO on the forum) got a ticket near gallows rd/rt 29 for his exhaust, and it's not even loud! it just looks loud, that's why they gave him a ticket... i really don't think this would be a problem if there were less ricers, but that's for a different thread... plus, cops don't even know the law, they claim any aftermarket exhaust is illegal, but it's any exhaust that's louder than OEM, that's what VA laws are, so they need to have a Db tester and a list of OEM Db sound levels before they can give a ticket, otherwise they are just guessing it's illegal. transit cops are :ghey: __________________ K.A.H. -so then i tell'er "yeah, honey, you're on the list, but i moved you way to the bottom!"

06-06-2003, 08:25 AM	#6
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wait, wait... it's a LAW that they must look stock?!?! WTF!!! Land of the free my hairy nutsack. That is some of the worst bull**** i've ever heard! Government has too much power man... __________________ Learn everything you can, while you still have the chance.

06-06-2003, 09:20 AM	#9
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hehe, that's some funny ****. __________________ Learn everything you can, while you still have the chance.

06-06-2003, 09:25 AM	#11
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	whew. well im glad i live in cali... oh wait... __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-06-2003, 01:11 AM	#2
azn_romeox Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hum... WHat can u do...? Uh.... I'm sure u won't have to play 2 sets of tickets. The judge will excuse it. What type of exaust and how loud is it?

06-06-2003, 06:03 AM	#3
Fastback180 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NoVA at heart Posts: 939 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Fastback180 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cracking down? I hope not. I'm glad cops on the east don't care about that "CARB approved" nonsense. I never heard of cops being like this in Nova. Usually the only time they give you a ticket like that in this area is when you get pulled over for something else (kinda like the old seatbelt law went). Then they may pull that card on you. Seems like you're the chosen one. But pretty much all cops around here are 's. Except the asian ones...No lie, I've gotten off so many things back in the day w/asain cops. Like one time we blocked off this whole road in front of my friends house w/construction barriers and cones. The next day the cop came to my friends place. He took names and was like "Vutipichar?...What's that?" "Thai" my friend said, and he was like "ohhhh I'm Thai too, blah blah blah" and we never heard from the police again.

06-06-2003, 08:52 AM	#7
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Geeeze, it would have been most cool for about a dozen Harley Davisons to have driven by while he had you stopped. What is their excuse about that? They run UNCAPPED!

06-06-2003, 08:57 AM	#8
orion::S14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Orange Park, FL Posts: 1,666 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	[ loud biker voice ] Hey Bill Roberts Man!! Loud pipes save lives! You 4 wheel assholes don't see us, but I bet you hear us!!! WooHoo!!! [ crushes beer can on head ] [ /loud biker voice ] j/k...

06-06-2003, 09:20 AM	#10
thelinja Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,466 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: thelinja Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I feel ya. I got pulled over a few weeks ago for going 70 in a 55. It was in the middle of nowhere, on a big road, with no other cars, at 6AM. Oh well, it's my fault and I was speeding. He also bitched at about my parking lights and said I was lucky that he wasn't going to write me up for it. I told him that they were stock on this car. He told me to shut up if I knew what was good for me. Asshole.

06-06-2003, 11:35 AM	#12
Stee Flo Endless Knights Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NoVa Age: 46 Posts: 528 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah thats right I got ticketed for my exhaust last month in NoVa. These fairfax cops suck I know he didnt even hear my exhaust, he just saw it from behind as i sat at a light. Its making me consider swapping exhaust with someone with a more stealth looking one. __________________

06-06-2003, 01:33 PM	#14
Jim96SC2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 43 Posts: 405 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Leave the stock muffler on the back and just pull off the pipe in between the cat and the muffler. __________________ Swap DONE: 40K Redtop, Greddy Turbo extension, Greddy DP, Greddy V-SPL FMIC, Greddy Hotpipe, HKS SSQV, Koyo Radiator, Toda Ultralight FW, Spec Stage 2 Clutch, ATS 2-way Diff., Rice-Boy Red Air Filter.

06-06-2003, 03:00 PM	#16
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Look at this one...Look at this one They should just say, No ricers allowed.

06-07-2003, 01:35 PM	#18
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