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JFoxx · 10-13-2012, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Danial

This Escort Solo II Radar detector got me out of a ticket the very first day that I got it and has been saving me ever since. Was going through historic ellicot city and it went off before I even turned the corner where a cop was hiding. I pick up speeding cameras and red light cameras with it too.

Haven't had a single speeding ticket yet, just a few warnings and a ticket I got off free on for a one tire fire I did in my parents' minivan when I was 16.... Probably also helps that my 240 was white and pretty stock looking besides the wheels and low. The exhaust definitely wasn't quiet but I usually look before I screw around

There is also a newer model than this as I understand, so I'm sure it works even better. I've had experience with a few other units that really didn't seem to do much in other friends' cars also

the problem with radar detectors now is that most cops (in cali and bigger cities) use laser which is more accurate than radar. these detectors will detect laser but once it goes off the cop already clocked you.

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Originally Posted by EsChassisLove

The difference is those exotic cars suspensions are DESIGNED to be that low and therefore function 10x better than any over lowered s chassis shit bucket.

And usually you have to speed to open a wastegate. So that answers that.

your point is?..... if you drop any car correctly, isnt the suspension designed to function better lowered?

t0nyakapb · 10-03-2012, 10:00 AM

I've never got pulled over in my sr coupe just because! I've only had my sr vert for 3 months and cops don't even mind me!!! I think it's really the way you drive! If your going to daily with illegal mods at least make sure you drive normally!

tapdeznutz · 10-03-2012, 10:06 AM

i heard stories of thousand oaks, watch out if you rolling through there.

Chay G · 10-03-2012, 10:14 AM

I got pulled outside my house, "suspicious vehicle", apparently my car is too old for the neighborhood

ME GUSTA · 10-03-2012, 04:58 PM

oh, and if you live in california and get hassled for the "no front plate" do this.

get one of those chunky license plate brackets

like so

put your license plate on it with 2 screws.

like so

put the bracket and plate on the ground and SMASH it with a hammer until it looks like someone backed into you and rendered the bracket unusable.

remove "one" screw to make it look less usable.

throw it in the dirt to make it look more rugged and hardcore. (yeahhhhhhh)

toss it in your trunk along with the other chunks of plastic that flew off.

If cops ask you why you don't have a front plate.

you: Sorry officer, some idiot yesterday backed into me and completely destroyed my front bracket.
cop: prove it.
you: *pop trunk* see officer. The plate is bent and the bracket is unusable. it would be unsafe to mount.
cop: thats unfortunate. try and get it repaired as soon as you can. have a good day.

and for all the kids with these cars. it would help if you weren't high on weed when you got pulled over.

Nomsayin?

Boost_Fiend · 10-03-2012, 06:16 PM

I used to get pulled over in my coupe all the time when I had my hks exhaust. Swapped the muffler out for a vibrant dual tip and haven't been pulled over since. It is funny because I think my set up now is much louder.

Black R · 10-03-2012, 07:32 PM

Background:

I drive like I'm driving miss daisy 90%+ of the time.

I basically drive at the speed limit, use my signals, obey all traffic laws, and most of my driving is simply to and from work in rush hour.

Today I decided to stop by the mall after work.
Well, as I'm waiting to turn left at the light entering the mall parking area, a cop pulls up behind me.
I turn left when the light turns green, and as I'm winding through the mall lot looking for a good place to park, the blue lights come on.

Long story short, the she-cop tells me she has notes in her system that I've been warned before about my smoked tails.
She gets my license and insurance and comes back with two tickets:

1. Offense - taillights: 40-8-23(A) - tail light covers are not gdot approved

2. Offense - exhaust system - penalty for violation: 40-8-71 - vehicle blowing excessive smoke

Now IMO this is the typical bs revenue generating force at work.
How many actual crimes were going on while I was pulled over?

Now here comes my defense:

I've had these tails on the car FOR YEARS.
All of a sudden now it's important enough to pull me over for, right?
I was pulled over one time last year (also in Alpharetta) and the officer said my tails were dim but that my brake lights were too bright. (wtf?!)
He really didn't give a shit, as again I feel like he pulled me over bc of the car.
Apparently he wrote something in the copcarputer that he warned me. :/

I overfilled my car by 1.5qts of oil last time I added it.
Yes, there is a little (LITTLE) bit of smoke randomly - usually after I've been driving for a while and then stop at a light then pull off again. It's really minor, but whatever.
I don't even have emissions in my county so pfft.

Anyway, I've been pulled over 6x in a 4 month period a while back - all by the same cop, and all within a mile of my work. It's all been clearly profiling. They usually just check my license and insurance and let me go. Sometimes I'd get told that my tint was too dark (it's legal limit) and then they check it and say nm. Usually though, they dont give a reason for pulling me over. The last time, I got irate and told him I pay his salary with my taxes and that he was profiling me and that I was sick of being harassed. He got mad and wrote me a ticket for a 'dirty license plate,'

After that, I didn't get pulled over for like a year.

But now I've gotten pulled over 3x recently.
I really feel like its because I work in a Latino area, and although I'm not Latino, I suppose I must look like I am to these cops or my car looks 'Mexi' to them.
And the time before this, when I got pulled over in Avondale Estates, the cop was harassing me so bad - he searched my person 2x and literally squeezed my balls both times. He was up in my face asking why my eyes were half shut (I'm half Asian and it was 1am) - yelling so much his spit was flying out of his mouth into my face. He got pissed off and told me to not back away and not to lean on my car. So apparently I'm supposed to stand there and have this dick cop yell in my face 2" away with his spit flying and not lean on my own car? :/
When all was said and done, I didn't get so much as a warning.
But when I said there was no reason to search me or even pull me over, he started saying he was going to write me tickets for exhaust and crossing over the yellow line, and car too low... He was literally just making up offenses that I hadn't done!
I had to start saying 'yes sir' a bunch of times to avoid more harassment because basically it wasn't going to get any better. He was just itching to put me in the back of his car for any excuse he could come up with. Even the other cop that came as backup was looking freaked out at how far over the line this guy was. :/

Now here's a pic of the offensive daily driver:

I'm sure there are some good cops out there, but I just haven't encountered any in a long long time.

HyperTek · 10-03-2012, 09:03 PM

Got profiled and pulled over in this leaving a friends house with a group of cars late at night in his neighborhood, not even a block from where we left, cop pulls my car over. What sucks was I let a friend drive it while I was in his car. and when the cops pulled him over, the turbo timer was set, so they bitched at that and made him throw the keys out of the car. Sadly they struck gold as I had black top sr20, fmic and all that. Asked to pop hood and got a ref ticket.

2nd time, car was very clean and nice, no decals or loud exhaust. I was speeding around a corner, and got pulled over. and got my hood popped. Ref ticket.

RX7 I got pulled over once, blasting down a freeway on-ramp. Got let go and no thoughts of popping my hood.

When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too.

OutlawLui · 10-04-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

Got profiled and pulled over in this leaving a friends house with a group of cars late at night in his neighborhood, not even a block from where we left, cop pulls my car over. What sucks was I let a friend drive it while I was in his car. and when the cops pulled him over, the turbo timer was set, so they bitched at that and made him throw the keys out of the car. Sadly they struck gold as I had black top sr20, fmic and all that. Asked to pop hood and got a ref ticket.

2nd time, car was very clean and nice, no decals or loud exhaust. I was speeding around a corner, and got pulled over. and got my hood popped. Ref ticket.

RX7 I got pulled over once, blasting down a freeway on-ramp. Got let go and no thoughts of popping my hood.

When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too.

Thats some crazy shit.

How much and how did you fix thise ref tickets?

Sweet FC btw, is it n/a?

usdm180sx · 10-15-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too.

Agreed except for the race part. I'm always under the radar no matter what.

dluevanos01 · 10-20-2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

Got profiled and pulled over in this leaving a friends house with a group of cars late at night in his neighborhood, not even a block from where we left, cop pulls my car over. What sucks was I let a friend drive it while I was in his car. and when the cops pulled him over, the turbo timer was set, so they bitched at that and made him throw the keys out of the car. Sadly they struck gold as I had black top sr20, fmic and all that. Asked to pop hood and got a ref ticket.

2nd time, car was very clean and nice, no decals or loud exhaust. I was speeding around a corner, and got pulled over. and got my hood popped. Ref ticket.

RX7 I got pulled over once, blasting down a freeway on-ramp. Got let go and no thoughts of popping my hood.

When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too.

Just curious on what happened with the ref ticket?/how'd you fix it?

ME GUSTA · 10-03-2012, 09:13 PM

^ that turbo timer thing sucks. Whered you have it at? When I had my evo, it was on the mini glovebox by my left knee. So I could hit the manual shutoff.

HyperTek · 10-04-2012, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ME GUSTA

^ that turbo timer thing sucks. Whered you have it at? When I had my evo, it was on the mini glovebox by my left knee. So I could hit the manual shutoff.

built into the alarm, has to be disabled via key remote which my friend wouldn't have known at the time.. this was back in 2005 lol

95s14silvia · 10-03-2012, 09:58 PM

Some cops are cool and some cops are bored and just looking for a reason to give someone a ticket. Chances are if your driving a ricer looking car thats loud your gonna get pulled over at one point or the other. With that being said if you dont get pulled over for speeding or doing something stupid they probably arent going to give you a citation. So yes you will probably get pulled over more with a bodykit, but consequences wont be too bad.

mantas · 10-03-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

Got profiled and pulled over in this leaving a friends house with a group of cars late at night in his neighborhood, not even a block from where we left, cop pulls my car over. What sucks was I let a friend drive it while I was in his car. and when the cops pulled him over, the turbo timer was set, so they bitched at that and made him throw the keys out of the car. Sadly they struck gold as I had black top sr20, fmic and all that. Asked to pop hood and got a ref ticket.

2nd time, car was very clean and nice, no decals or loud exhaust. I was speeding around a corner, and got pulled over. and got my hood popped. Ref ticket.

RX7 I got pulled over once, blasting down a freeway on-ramp. Got let go and no thoughts of popping my hood.

When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too.

Sorry. Race might play a role if its some douche cop but ive only been given tickets by white cops and im white...lol

But i have never gotten a ticket in my s14 its always been my bmw, saturn, jetta, altima.

And all my tickets have been minor things, but its because im the type of a person that will go to the next exit if i miss mine instead of trying to cut over 4 lanes to get off the highway. Or ill drive a few blocks to make a legal u turn etc.

KA-Life86 · 10-04-2012, 06:54 AM

No lie, I got tickets at least once every 4 months when I had a Mustang. Since I've sold it, and have owned only Nissan's for going on, about 3 years now, I haven't been pulled over once. Well actually I got pulled for a headlight out in my D21 about a year ago. I've had my S14 since March, and it has been crazy low and had a considerably louder than stock exhaust on it since April. Haven't been hassled yet.

I would chalk most of this up to maturity level though honestly. That, and Idk if anyone else in VA has noticed this...but there seem to be A LOT less state troopers on the road over the past year or so.

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-07-2012, 10:46 AM

michigan... I drive a haggard looking x8 cressida with a bunch of rust, no rear bumper, spraypaint, blast pipes, perpetually bald tires / belts showing, too much camber, too low, no cats, burns oil.

when it was stock-ish exhaust, never got pulled over. took the car off the road for a while, did rear arms, lowered it, cut the muffler that was on there off because it sat underneath the subframe and would have dragged once I got the car back together.

with 2.25" straight pipe, cut off just before the rear subframe, I got pulled over the night I got the car back together. I was running the japanese cresta center section between the rear tails, and moved the plate way down to the bottom of the rear panel and bent it up... didn't get around to moving the lights to illuminate it, though. so I got pulled over for "loud exhaust, no rear bumper, no plate lights, and a stupid custom plate that takes forever to run". let off with a warning.

after my birthday at the beginning of september, I took way too long to make it to the secretary of state to renew my license and registration. got pulled over the other day for expired tags and ridiculously loud exhaust (I replaced the 2.25" straight pipe that cut out under the car with 3" piping to ISIS blast pipes, and it honestly got a little louder), and my license was expired as well. warning for the other stuff, written for expired tags, which is a $125 civil infraction that carries no points. fixed that the next day, hopefully I can get it reduced or thrown out.

never had the car searched though, knock on wood.

jdhariwal · 10-12-2012, 11:50 AM

This is no exaggeration, I've had 8-9 encounters with the police in the past month. I try to answer every question straight forward, and I think that's why they always let me go.

2 days ago, I was heading over to a friends house over at midnight. I was at the light, no one around, so I gun it in 1st and 2nd. I pull over in front of my friends house seconds later, and a cop pulls up behind me out of nowhere. He gets out, tells me he gunned me going 55 in a 25, asks for my license , registration, and...cannabis card (he got a whif of it when i rolled the window down). He searches my car, throws out all my bud, tears up everything. At this point, I'm ready to be taken in for DUI or given a bunch of tickets. All he says "Get your head out of your ass" and he leaves. Fucking sweet.

And that's only 1 of the encounters.

SuperBlackS14 · 10-12-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jdhariwal

This is no exaggeration, I've had 8-9 encounters with the police in the past month. I try to answer every question straight forward, and I think that's why they always let me go.

2 days ago, I was heading over to a friends house over at midnight. I was at the light, no one around, so I gun it in 1st and 2nd. I pull over in front of my friends house seconds later, and a cop pulls up behind me out of nowhere. He gets out, tells me he gunned me going 55 in a 25, asks for my license , registration, and...cannabis card (he got a whif of it when i rolled the window down). He searches my car, throws out all my bud, tears up everything. At this point, I'm ready to be taken in for DUI or given a bunch of tickets. All he says "Get your head out of your ass" and he leaves. Fucking sweet.

And that's only 1 of the encounters.

Sounds like the officer was right.

Danial · 10-12-2012, 12:31 PM

ESCORT SOLO S2 CORDLESS RADAR DETECTOR WS* 737795000006 | eBay

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ESCORT-SOLO-S...m3Q~~60_57.JPG

This Escort Solo II Radar detector got me out of a ticket the very first day that I got it and has been saving me ever since. Was going through historic ellicot city and it went off before I even turned the corner where a cop was hiding. I pick up speeding cameras and red light cameras with it too.

Haven't had a single speeding ticket yet, just a few warnings and a ticket I got off free on for a one tire fire I did in my parents' minivan when I was 16.... Probably also helps that my 240 was white and pretty stock looking besides the wheels and low. The exhaust definitely wasn't quiet but I usually look before I screw around

There is also a newer model than this as I understand, so I'm sure it works even better. I've had experience with a few other units that really didn't seem to do much in other friends' cars also

OutlawLui · 10-12-2012, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Danial

ESCORT SOLO S2 CORDLESS RADAR DETECTOR WS* 737795000006 | eBay

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ESCORT-SOLO-S...m3Q~~60_57.JPG

This Escort Solo II Radar detector got me out of a ticket the very first day that I got it and has been saving me ever since. Was going through historic ellicot city and it went off before I even turned the corner where a cop was hiding. I pick up speeding cameras and red light cameras with it too.

Haven't had a single speeding ticket yet, just a few warnings and a ticket I got off free on for a one tire fire I did in my parents' minivan when I was 16.... Probably also helps that my 240 was white and pretty stock looking besides the wheels and low. The exhaust definitely wasn't quiet but I usually look before I screw around

There is also a newer model than this as I understand, so I'm sure it works even better. I've had experience with a few other units that really didn't seem to do much in other friends' cars also

Sweet, i'm going to look into one of these.

EsChassisLove · 10-13-2012, 06:05 AM

Keyword correctly. How many of these cars posted are dropped correctly? None. I guarantee all of those control arms are facing UP on some below $1000 shitty coil overs. Add in 20 year old bushings on most of the suspension.

Edit-There's alot more to it than just lowering. At least high end exotics spend years in R&D for their suspension.

Kevin920415 · 10-14-2012, 01:07 PM

I recently got pulled over by CHP.

I usually drive my car like a granny but I was in a rush to get home..

CHP asked for my license and let me go after peeking into my interior..(clean)

this was like 1:00AM too.. I guess I got lucky :P

hamizle · 10-14-2012, 01:13 PM

3 main things that give it away are 1. Ride height 2. Exhaust 3. Any different colored bulbs or headlights (hids). If you got any or all of the above you will get pulled over sooner or later.

s14kkouki · 10-14-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hamizle

3 main things that give it away are 1. Ride height 2. Exhaust 3. Any different colored bulbs or headlights (hids). If you got any or all of the above you will get pulled over sooner or later.

Got pulled over yesterday for ride height and hids. In some states like Texas headlight beams must be 24" or higher off the ground. The state trooper
Measured it and everything and said to adjust the suspension and nice ride then handed my ticket.

hamizle · 10-15-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by s14kkouki

Got pulled over yesterday for ride height and hids. In some states like Texas headlight beams must be 24" or higher off the ground. The state trooper
Measured it and everything and said to adjust the suspension and nice ride then handed my ticket.

I never understood that because what about like lambos or other exotic cars that have a very slanted nose? Ya I understand stand the 240 didn't come that way but doesn't it apply to them as well? Same thing with a "no front plate ticket" I know a lot of cars dont even come with a space to mount one..

cj1977 · 10-19-2012, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hamizle

I never understood that because what about like lambos or other exotic cars that have a very slanted nose? Ya I understand stand the 240 didn't come that way but doesn't it apply to them as well? Same thing with a "no front plate ticket" I know a lot of cars dont even come with a space to mount one..

If the LEO needs to measure something on anyone's car he initially needs PC to pull you over. How do I know? Well I write 40-50 speed citations a week and none involve HIDs, headlight height or front license mounts. Oh I have a 240sx too, damn.http://icandy.zilvia.net/img/smilies/doh.gif

hamizle · 10-19-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cj1977

If the LEO needs to measure something on anyone's car he initially needs PC to pull you over. How do I know? Well I write 40-50 speed citations a week and none involve HIDs, headlight height or front license mounts. Oh I have a 240sx too, damn.http://icandy.zilvia.net/img/smilies/doh.gif

That didn't answer anything.

saleen281 · 10-14-2012, 05:11 PM

I never ever get pulled over ha but i try to drive normal

mikeownsthisroom · 10-14-2012, 06:54 PM

Once. Since I got the car in may.

I got pulled over in my 95 on labor day going back to sonic because they forgot to give me my coney lol. I was doing 60 in a 45 he was in the middle lane stopped facing me by the time I realized he was there it was too late.

First thing i did was lie which was stupid! Hes like you know how fast you were going? I'm like 50? hes like nope you were going 60 on "my" street. Then hes like, that's a pretty rare car you got there you got that japanese motor in there? I was like nope all stock i think the engine is from mexico. He made a face haha. Then he asked why I was in a hurry I told him they forgot my coney and my food is getting cold at home!

He let me go with a warning. Then after I was leaving sonic he had stopped some truck lol.

10-03-2012, 10:00 AM	#2
t0nyakapb Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South gate Age: 34 Posts: 356 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I've never got pulled over in my sr coupe just because! I've only had my sr vert for 3 months and cops don't even mind me!!! I think it's really the way you drive! If your going to daily with illegal mods at least make sure you drive normally! __________________ Vehicle wraps S14/S13 matte 3M colors= $ 1,500 Hood=230 Trunk =190

10-03-2012, 10:06 AM	#3
tapdeznutz Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Beach Age: 45 Posts: 1,801 Trader Rating: (50) Feedback Score: 50 reviews	i heard stories of thousand oaks, watch out if you rolling through there. __________________ FS: DSS 1pc Steel Non ABS, 6bolt axles WTB: Boost Gauge, Hatch Roof Wing

10-03-2012, 04:58 PM	#5
ME GUSTA Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Norway Posts: 273 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	oh, and if you live in california and get hassled for the "no front plate" do this. get one of those chunky license plate brackets like so put your license plate on it with 2 screws. like so put the bracket and plate on the ground and SMASH it with a hammer until it looks like someone backed into you and rendered the bracket unusable. remove "one" screw to make it look less usable. throw it in the dirt to make it look more rugged and hardcore. (yeahhhhhhh) toss it in your trunk along with the other chunks of plastic that flew off. If cops ask you why you don't have a front plate. you: Sorry officer, some idiot yesterday backed into me and completely destroyed my front bracket. cop: prove it. you: pop trunk see officer. The plate is bent and the bracket is unusable. it would be unsafe to mount. cop: thats unfortunate. try and get it repaired as soon as you can. have a good day. and for all the kids with these cars. it would help if you weren't high on weed when you got pulled over. Nomsayin? __________________ Team *Taylor Swift* - Retired

10-03-2012, 09:03 PM	#8
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Got profiled and pulled over in this leaving a friends house with a group of cars late at night in his neighborhood, not even a block from where we left, cop pulls my car over. What sucks was I let a friend drive it while I was in his car. and when the cops pulled him over, the turbo timer was set, so they bitched at that and made him throw the keys out of the car. Sadly they struck gold as I had black top sr20, fmic and all that. Asked to pop hood and got a ref ticket. 2nd time, car was very clean and nice, no decals or loud exhaust. I was speeding around a corner, and got pulled over. and got my hood popped. Ref ticket. RX7 I got pulled over once, blasting down a freeway on-ramp. Got let go and no thoughts of popping my hood. When your car is clean, solid one color, matching wheels, no super loud exhaust, front license plate (I like front plates, i dont think they look bad) you won't get much trouble. If you have stupid blast pipes, decals all over your windows, mismatch wheels , crap hanging from your tow hooks etc, than you will get attention. Race still plays a big issue too. __________________ Keep it Classy

10-03-2012, 09:13 PM	#12
ME GUSTA Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Norway Posts: 273 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	^ that turbo timer thing sucks. Whered you have it at? When I had my evo, it was on the mini glovebox by my left knee. So I could hit the manual shutoff. __________________ Team *Taylor Swift* - Retired

10-03-2012, 10:14 AM	#4
Chay G Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Monterrey, Mex. Age: 45 Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got pulled outside my house, "suspicious vehicle", apparently my car is too old for the neighborhood

10-03-2012, 06:16 PM	#6
Boost_Fiend Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 199 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used to get pulled over in my coupe all the time when I had my hks exhaust. Swapped the muffler out for a vibrant dual tip and haven't been pulled over since. It is funny because I think my set up now is much louder.

10-03-2012, 07:32 PM	#7
Black R Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: ATL Posts: 642 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Background: I drive like I'm driving miss daisy 90%+ of the time. I basically drive at the speed limit, use my signals, obey all traffic laws, and most of my driving is simply to and from work in rush hour. Today I decided to stop by the mall after work. Well, as I'm waiting to turn left at the light entering the mall parking area, a cop pulls up behind me. I turn left when the light turns green, and as I'm winding through the mall lot looking for a good place to park, the blue lights come on. Long story short, the she-cop tells me she has notes in her system that I've been warned before about my smoked tails. She gets my license and insurance and comes back with two tickets: 1. Offense - taillights: 40-8-23(A) - tail light covers are not gdot approved 2. Offense - exhaust system - penalty for violation: 40-8-71 - vehicle blowing excessive smoke Now IMO this is the typical bs revenue generating force at work. How many actual crimes were going on while I was pulled over? Now here comes my defense: I've had these tails on the car FOR YEARS. All of a sudden now it's important enough to pull me over for, right? I was pulled over one time last year (also in Alpharetta) and the officer said my tails were dim but that my brake lights were too bright. (wtf?!) He really didn't give a shit, as again I feel like he pulled me over bc of the car. Apparently he wrote something in the copcarputer that he warned me. :/ I overfilled my car by 1.5qts of oil last time I added it. Yes, there is a little (LITTLE) bit of smoke randomly - usually after I've been driving for a while and then stop at a light then pull off again. It's really minor, but whatever. I don't even have emissions in my county so pfft. Anyway, I've been pulled over 6x in a 4 month period a while back - all by the same cop, and all within a mile of my work. It's all been clearly profiling. They usually just check my license and insurance and let me go. Sometimes I'd get told that my tint was too dark (it's legal limit) and then they check it and say nm. Usually though, they dont give a reason for pulling me over. The last time, I got irate and told him I pay his salary with my taxes and that he was profiling me and that I was sick of being harassed. He got mad and wrote me a ticket for a 'dirty license plate,' After that, I didn't get pulled over for like a year. But now I've gotten pulled over 3x recently. I really feel like its because I work in a Latino area, and although I'm not Latino, I suppose I must look like I am to these cops or my car looks 'Mexi' to them. And the time before this, when I got pulled over in Avondale Estates, the cop was harassing me so bad - he searched my person 2x and literally squeezed my balls both times. He was up in my face asking why my eyes were half shut (I'm half Asian and it was 1am) - yelling so much his spit was flying out of his mouth into my face. He got pissed off and told me to not back away and not to lean on my car. So apparently I'm supposed to stand there and have this dick cop yell in my face 2" away with his spit flying and not lean on my own car? :/ When all was said and done, I didn't get so much as a warning. But when I said there was no reason to search me or even pull me over, he started saying he was going to write me tickets for exhaust and crossing over the yellow line, and car too low... He was literally just making up offenses that I hadn't done! I had to start saying 'yes sir' a bunch of times to avoid more harassment because basically it wasn't going to get any better. He was just itching to put me in the back of his car for any excuse he could come up with. Even the other cop that came as backup was looking freaked out at how far over the line this guy was. :/ Now here's a pic of the offensive daily driver: I'm sure there are some good cops out there, but I just haven't encountered any in a long long time.

10-03-2012, 09:58 PM	#14
95s14silvia Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Nevada Posts: 267 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Some cops are cool and some cops are bored and just looking for a reason to give someone a ticket. Chances are if your driving a ricer looking car thats loud your gonna get pulled over at one point or the other. With that being said if you dont get pulled over for speeding or doing something stupid they probably arent going to give you a citation. So yes you will probably get pulled over more with a bodykit, but consequences wont be too bad.

10-04-2012, 06:54 AM	#16
KA-Life86 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: VA Posts: 268 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	No lie, I got tickets at least once every 4 months when I had a Mustang. Since I've sold it, and have owned only Nissan's for going on, about 3 years now, I haven't been pulled over once. Well actually I got pulled for a headlight out in my D21 about a year ago. I've had my S14 since March, and it has been crazy low and had a considerably louder than stock exhaust on it since April. Haven't been hassled yet. I would chalk most of this up to maturity level though honestly. That, and Idk if anyone else in VA has noticed this...but there seem to be A LOT less state troopers on the road over the past year or so.

10-07-2012, 10:46 AM	#17
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Waterford, MI Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	michigan... I drive a haggard looking x8 cressida with a bunch of rust, no rear bumper, spraypaint, blast pipes, perpetually bald tires / belts showing, too much camber, too low, no cats, burns oil. when it was stock-ish exhaust, never got pulled over. took the car off the road for a while, did rear arms, lowered it, cut the muffler that was on there off because it sat underneath the subframe and would have dragged once I got the car back together. with 2.25" straight pipe, cut off just before the rear subframe, I got pulled over the night I got the car back together. I was running the japanese cresta center section between the rear tails, and moved the plate way down to the bottom of the rear panel and bent it up... didn't get around to moving the lights to illuminate it, though. so I got pulled over for "loud exhaust, no rear bumper, no plate lights, and a stupid custom plate that takes forever to run". let off with a warning. after my birthday at the beginning of september, I took way too long to make it to the secretary of state to renew my license and registration. got pulled over the other day for expired tags and ridiculously loud exhaust (I replaced the 2.25" straight pipe that cut out under the car with 3" piping to ISIS blast pipes, and it honestly got a little louder), and my license was expired as well. warning for the other stuff, written for expired tags, which is a $125 civil infraction that carries no points. fixed that the next day, hopefully I can get it reduced or thrown out. never had the car searched though, knock on wood.

10-12-2012, 11:50 AM	#18
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 590 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	This is no exaggeration, I've had 8-9 encounters with the police in the past month. I try to answer every question straight forward, and I think that's why they always let me go. 2 days ago, I was heading over to a friends house over at midnight. I was at the light, no one around, so I gun it in 1st and 2nd. I pull over in front of my friends house seconds later, and a cop pulls up behind me out of nowhere. He gets out, tells me he gunned me going 55 in a 25, asks for my license , registration, and...cannabis card (he got a whif of it when i rolled the window down). He searches my car, throws out all my bud, tears up everything. At this point, I'm ready to be taken in for DUI or given a bunch of tickets. All he says "Get your head out of your ass" and he leaves. Fucking sweet. And that's only 1 of the encounters.

10-13-2012, 06:05 AM	#22
EsChassisLove Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Diego Age: 36 Posts: 2,090 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	Keyword correctly. How many of these cars posted are dropped correctly? None. I guarantee all of those control arms are facing UP on some below $1000 shitty coil overs. Add in 20 year old bushings on most of the suspension. Edit-There's alot more to it than just lowering. At least high end exotics spend years in R&D for their suspension. __________________ IG/TikTok-ThatS14_Z06guy

10-14-2012, 01:07 PM	#23
Kevin920415 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Garden Grove, CA Age: 33 Posts: 1,168 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	I recently got pulled over by CHP. I usually drive my car like a granny but I was in a rush to get home.. CHP asked for my license and let me go after peeking into my interior..(clean) this was like 1:00AM too.. I guess I got lucky :P __________________ You drive DA 2 fo tay?

10-14-2012, 01:13 PM	#24
hamizle Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Centennial, CO Age: 37 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	3 main things that give it away are 1. Ride height 2. Exhaust 3. Any different colored bulbs or headlights (hids). If you got any or all of the above you will get pulled over sooner or later.

10-14-2012, 05:11 PM	#29
saleen281 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I never ever get pulled over ha but i try to drive normal

10-14-2012, 06:54 PM	#30
mikeownsthisroom Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, Tx Age: 36 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Once. Since I got the car in may. I got pulled over in my 95 on labor day going back to sonic because they forgot to give me my coney lol. I was doing 60 in a 45 he was in the middle lane stopped facing me by the time I realized he was there it was too late. First thing i did was lie which was stupid! Hes like you know how fast you were going? I'm like 50? hes like nope you were going 60 on "my" street. Then hes like, that's a pretty rare car you got there you got that japanese motor in there? I was like nope all stock i think the engine is from mexico. He made a face haha. Then he asked why I was in a hurry I told him they forgot my coney and my food is getting cold at home! He let me go with a warning. Then after I was leaving sonic he had stopped some truck lol.