Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
Originally Posted by blazinsi
thanks for the answering the question smart ass but this is a question for the central peeps
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
Originally Posted by The_rabbit1
you said yourself it was an apexi muffler which has no baffle and the law stated you need a baffled muffler. so you broke the law. your befudlement in wondering why you have to pay a ticket. is astonishing. pay the ticket or ask the judge whether you deserve more to fully understand.
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
Originally Posted by The_rabbit1
never said i was nice, but how are you gonna say "I looked it up and yeah i broke the law, so do i still have to pay the ticket?"
"hey i was doing 80 in a 55 but everyone else was doing 75 so can i just pay a 60 in a 55 ticket?"
"hey i was doing 80 in a 55 but everyone else was doing 75 so can i just pay a 60 in a 55 ticket?"
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
I have Apex'i N1 on my car. I have yet to be pulled. ::knock on wood:: I even drove around with test pipes for a couple months, my car could be heard all over campus when I started it so it could warm up in the mornings. I guess some cops just want to pull people for stuff like that.
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
i had the same problem, i went to court and beat the ticket though, asked the cop did he know how loud my exhaust was and he said, he didnt know but it was loud....and asked him did he know the decibels of how loud it was and he said no.....and asked if he knew how loud va. law is and he didnt know, and the judge dismissed the charges. If he dont know how loud in decibals it was, how can he say it was loud???
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
You may be able to fight it in court IF the ticket is for a noise violation. The one and only ticket I got for exhaust (knock on wood) was written for "loud exhaust". When I went to court the state trooper never mentioned I had an illegal exhaust system, just that it was louder than stock. In the end the judge let me off with a warning. If it is for an illegal exhaust system and it says that on the ticket then you should just pay the fine and be done with it.
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Re: Illegal exhaust questions.... got a ticket
It will show up on your record, your insurance company sees it an an "incedence." Geico sent me a letter about my "incedences" and said they were about to raise my rates. I was amazed at what showed up, an inspection sticker ticket, and an unreported accident which I was not at fault for btw.
But if an expired inspection sticker ticket shows up I guess an exhaust ticket will too...
But if an expired inspection sticker ticket shows up I guess an exhaust ticket will too...
