Pulled over last night....cops do not like tinted lights

[yblegall]

so the cops in vegas have nothing better to do w their time I guess. I was driving home last night from dinner and noticed what looked like an unmarked cop car behind me....this *** followed me for about 5 miles just waiting for me to break some sort of traffic law which I didnt....so about 5 minutes from my house he hits the lights.

Some smart *** detective comes to my window and says that my tail lights have to be visible up to 500 feet....now we have led tails in our m's which are very bright even with the tinting so I told him that I'll get out and walk 500 feet behind the car and my wife will pres the brake and lets see if they are notvisible.....he didnt like that at all.....

Needless to say that I got a ticket for the tails and also my limo tinted windows and windshield....he was just looking for everything in the world to write me up for.....what an *******!!!!

Since my tails are painted I went ahead and ordered some factory ones this morning and I'll throw those on there wed when they come in and as far as the window tint goes....I have my factory window sticker that says deep factory tint....I'm going to show that to the judge and tell him what an ******* the cop was being and the windiws arent dark at all

We'll see what happens.....just thought I would share.....everybody have a good week....Mondays suck for me

[danielekfuj]

PIIHB.

[paperfootball]

Want to sell the smoked LED's? Pics?

[yblegall]

Want to sell the smoked LED's? Pics?

paperfootball.....yeah I would sell them, not sure about price tho, I just paid 500 for the set of the new factory lights from Infiniti, which was a wholesale deal since I own a car dealership here in vegas....let me know what you wanna pay, I'm not looking to get rich but I will help out a fellow Nico member no problem....you can send me an e-mail at [email protected], I have no idea how to post pis on here cuz everyone keeps askin for pics of my new M, but I can e-mail you some, I smoked the lights pretty black but left the top clear to match the side marker....looks great but cant afford anymore tickets on my record...

Thanks

[Mark Linkous]

I believe Paperfootball has a Y34 thus they would not work.Cheers,ML

[maxnix]

Ya think?

Can't imagine what those mean old police officers were thinking that every car has to meet state and federally mandated standard operating codes!

Good luck in court!

[M45-Zero260]

Ya think?

Can't imagine what those mean old police officers were thinking that every car has to meet state and federally mandated standard operating codes!

Good luck in court!

No, I think in this case, the cop was just being a plain jerk. There is plenty of bait out there for them to bite on...no muffler, expired tags, obvious DUI, cheech and chong smoke coming out from all windows, etc.

Like yblegall stated, LED's are more intense than standard bulbs, and he just wanted to set his car apart from the rest of the crowd by modifying it...nothing wrong with that.

I have respect for law enforcement, but I know there are some out there that will not hesitate to pull over an OEM car and taze you before you can even ask any questions because you "fit the description".

[FSUDrifter]

I think your argument that LED's are brighter is perfectly valid. The law says they have to be clearly visible at 500 feet and red in color. It doesn't specify if they need to be red when illuminated, or simply red at all times. RX7's and some 90's pontiacs came with stock tinted lenses. I would argue that point in court.

[yblegall]

Ya think?

Can't imagine what those mean old police officers were thinking that every car has to meet state and federally mandated standard operating codes!

Good luck in court!

Maxnix....u seem a little pissy in your reply.... if you don't like whats written or have nothing positive to say....maybe you should keep it to yourself...were all here to help eachother not sound like a douche.

Thanks

[FSUDrifter]

In my experience, any time you post bitching about a cop, SOMEONE will freak out...

[nmgoodthing]

No he's right, maxnix is a douche!

[CakeDaddy]

Maxnix....u seem a little pissy in your reply.... if you don't like whats written or have nothing positive to say....maybe you should keep it to yourself...were all here to help eachother not sound like a douche.

Thanks

Nice job Maxnix, you found a way to piss off another member.

yblegall,

I would love to see a picture from 500ft with the brakes pressed and maybe you can submitt the same picture to the judge. I always though LV was one of the more liberal cities being that millions of people come through there to visit, but it seems as if they singled you out to make some sorta point, but hopefully the judge will understand how petty this is. I'd like to see that pic.

[THT]

Sounds like the cop was having a bad night. In my experience, you only get dinged for minor (read: absurd), non-moving violations like that when:

a) the cop has had a bad day/nightb) the cop is newc) the cop is boredd) any combination of the above

[xerexabante]

When it comes close to the 15th and the 30th of the month Cops need their quota. I try to be very careful at those times, I live on Mt's Edge too. Becareful at Buffalo between Blue Diamond and Robindale. I got caught there once for a rolling stop which I did not do, but the car beside me did (the Cop thouhgt it was me, I did not argue 'cause I had my son in the car)

[maxnix]

I know there are some out there that will not hesitate to pull over an OEM car and taze you before you can even ask any questions because you "fit the description".

Ah, profiling as used by homeland security. But this is not what happened, is it?

The point is, regardless of the police officers attitude, he was within his duty and you were acting like bait. Personally, I would prefer he get it on with some rapists or robbers, but sometimes low hanging fruit is too tempting.

Now here's the deal, if you lose your attitude about him (correct or not), when you get to court, he will be the only one with an attitude and the judge might cut you some slack, maybe a lot if you are contrite.

[AZhitman]

Citing for tint w/o using a meter is an insta-toss.

No law prohibiting taillight tint, as long as they're compliant. Hell, those cheapass fake "altezzas" are harder to see than tinted rears with LEDs.

Side note: My G Coupe has dark overlays on the taillights and they're perfectly visible from more than 500 ft.

[FSUDrifter]

No law prohibiting taillight tint, as long as they're compliant. Hell, those cheapass fake "altezzas" are harder to see than tinted rears with LEDs.

Agreed. In direct sunlight those clear egay lights are very hard to see.

Let us know how this goes, although I will be in Los Angeles with my tinted Y34 tails, I'm sure I'll get busted there.

[wingFeather]

I am not siding with the officer, nor bashing you... but tinting tail lights does reduce the light transferred by the reflectors. Not so much an LED issue.

Also, tinting your front windshield is very illegal, so that violation is totally understandable. If you really want to, you can re-tint it & just gamble on getting pulled again, but you cannot complain.
Modified by wingFeather at 2:12 PM 8/12/2008

[jbillion]

I am not siding with the officer, nor bashing you... but tinting tail lights does reduce the light transferred by the reflectors. Not so much an LED issue.

Also, tinting your front windshield is very illegal, so that violation is totally understandable. If you really want to, you can re-tint it & just gamble on getting pulled again, but you cannot complain.

I'd be very suprised if it was his front windshield that was tinted. I think he was talking about the back windshield.

[wingFeather]

windshield

[xerexabante]

It is a growing trend here in Las Vegas that the FRONT windsheild is tinted.

[szh]

It is a growing trend here in Las Vegas that the FRONT windsheild is tinted.

Interesting! I did not think any state allowed that (it is a state-by-state requirement).

In California, front windsheld tinting (beyond whatever the factory does) is illegal - other than a small band across the top (there are specific angle and other measurements required to be met for that too - certain drivers would not meet it!).

In fact, driver and passenger windows cannot be too tinted too much either. In California, the police will definitely pull people over for the front windshield and front side windows being too dark - I have heard of that happening for sure!

Z

[xerexabante]

Cops here about the front windows but I guess they don't like tinted winsheilds.

But let me tell you this they don't like dirty old cars either. They always think you don't have insurance and real registration.

And I got confirmation that they do have quota for their paycheck every 2 weeks you will see them roaming the week before pay day. They get paid 15th and 30th. They don't like giving tickets to Mail handlers either, their checks are mailed to them.

[jbillion]

It is a growing trend here in Las Vegas that the FRONT windsheild is tinted.

That is very interesting. I feel like sometime i have trouble seeing with my Limo tint on back windows and windshield. I could not even imagine driving with my front windshield tinted.

[Pashdut]

[yblegall]

I know its illegal to have the front windshield tinted, and its tough to see through at night until you get used to it, but I have limo on all windows on all of my cars and love it, cant see inside from any angle. Theres only a few shops in Vegas that will even do it, none of them will give you a reciept because of the legal matters, but for the extra 120 it costs, I feel its well worth it...imo

[striz923]

Interesting! I did not think any state allowed that (it is a state-by-state requirement).

In California, front windsheld tinting (beyond whatever the factory does) is illegal - other than a small band across the top (there are specific angle and other measurements required to be met for that too - certain drivers would not meet it!).

Z

Here is a link to the state by state tint laws. (canada too)

http://www.llumar.com/na-eng/A....html

When you pick the country there is an explanation page that makes the chart make sense. Hope this clears up any confusion.

[CakeDaddy]

Yes, It is illegal, but this SW heat will drive you to do whatever it takes to keep cool. Im in Albuquerque where it's hot as hell, but that is no comparisson(sp) to that Las Vegas heat. The M, CLK and my SUV are all tinted with 5%. The cops here do not sweat you too much on tints here unless you are really acting a fool. Hell, even some of the cops have illegal limo tint on their patrol cars here.