mloakley Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I just got PULLED OVER for window tint of 31%. $126 fine. They've been tinted that way for SIX years. Apparently, I've never passed an officer who was bored enough to pull me over for it. Anyhow, any opinions on whether its worth fighting? And IIRC, I just need an ammonia-based glass cleaner to get it to come off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 a razor blade is your friend taking it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Peal it off and enjoy getting all the glue off. There are only a handful of cops around town who will bother with things like tint and other stupid shit, just pay the fine and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 heat gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 pay it and move on. IMO though, just get the fronts done at 50% and the rest darker. I have 50%, 35%, 18% and you can't hardly tell the difference on any of them. The sides all look nearly the same. Legal and looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 consider it a luxury tax. although, i got nailed in westerville on july 4th a few years back for 18% and it was only like $90. but i knew it was illegal, so i didnt bitch. i didnt take it off either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloakley Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 It looks like I'll have to take money out of the Vegas fund for this, which sucks. So, now I have to decide if I'm going to freeze my butt off and do it tonight, or risk getting pulled over by the same... <deleted>..... <more deleted>... <still more deleted>.... officer tomorrow on the way home. Thanks for the input folks! Oh, BTW.. in my googling of various ORC laws, Columbus codes, and Dept of Public safety websites, I discovered that according to Ohio Administrative Code 4501-41-03, you can tint your windshield to 30% (70% light transmission) (reference: http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/FAQ.stm ) @ evan9381 - I don't mind paying a luxury tax, its the totally random way that it's applied that has my knickers in a twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 How the hell would you fight it? The officer clearly metered your windows, and they are way below the legal limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Go to court and fight it. Report back to us with the results... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff1647545535 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 if he metered it in any kind of darkness it throws the meter for a loop this is how they tried to get me but i took it to court and still had my windows tinted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 No use in bitching about tint, no front plates, loud exhaust, or any other car mod someone willfully did knowing it was illegal. I'd feel lucky I made it 6 years without getting caught. Disclaimer - I have paid numerous "silly" fines, and still don't have front plates and still have 20% tint. Gotta pay to play, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktcfcsb Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Gahanna got the viper for no front plate and on the factory window tint $190.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboNova Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 if he metered it in any kind of darkness it throws the meter for a loop this is how they tried to get me but i took it to court and still had my windows tinted ??? new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just pay it.. no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prettyprix Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 i've been pulled over for mine twice, got a ticket once and I'm not taking the tint off. it's only 30% one of the cops even told me not to worry about it, but he was just letting me know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just pay it.. no big deal. This. I've been ticketed many times for no front plate and I just pay it. Although I got ticketed once for window tint, and was told that if I get pulled over again for it in the same year my car could get impounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I paid mine at the court and was told it would double if caught again on same car. I just get my back windows as dark as I want and fronts at 50% with a nice strip on the windshield and its almost as good and looks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 tough luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 go to the eye doctor and complain light is giving you headaches and say to write you a letter stating you need it for medical reasons, take it to court and show them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 i got pulled over in Grandview at night for tint and no front plate. the cop put his meter on the window and said it was 5% but the windows are 15%. tint and no front plate are both bullshit laws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 you didnt get caught for six years. just pay the ticket. dont take off the tint, it will probably be another six years before you get another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 i got pulled over in Grandview at night for tint and no front plate. the cop put his meter on the window and said it was 5% but the windows are 15%. tint and no front plate are both bullshit laws I've lived in gview the majority of my life. Cops there will ticket you for ANYTHING they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Oh, BTW.. in my googling of various ORC laws, Columbus codes, and Dept of Public safety websites, I discovered that according to Ohio Administrative Code 4501-41-03, you can tint your windshield to 30% (70% light transmission) (reference: http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/FAQ.stm ) wouldnt 70% light transmission mean you can only have it tinted to 70%, not 30%? because if 5% tint has 5% light transmission, then 70% light transmission would be 70% tint.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 wouldnt 70% light transmission mean you can only have it tinted to 70%, not 30%? because if 5% tint has 5% light transmission, then 70% light transmission would be 70% tint.. Correct, OP has no clue. For what it was worth, I had an 88 Black Fiero GT Murdered out in the mid-late 90s, entire windshield tinted with 50% and the other 3 windows at 20% tint. Got so many tint tickets in Westerville I had to go to mayors court. Tint was very dark. I removed the 20% and left the windshield alone because I was told they were going to inspect the car and I was unaware of the law. They sent a bailiff out to inspect and he told the judge it looked fine. I only had to pay court costs, and the judge sent me on my way. Not many officers will notice any tint on the front windshield of 50% or less, and back then the meter could not test the windshield. It could only be slipped over the window when it was rolled down. You can't roll a windshield down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 smokin on that indo, game cube nintendo, five percent tint, so you cant see up in my window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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