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Apr 1, 2006, 02:29 AM
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thank you, i appreciate the input. logic would tell me that it's a no point offense but i thought that i had heard otherwise.
I would probably pay a $50 fine but now i am pissed that he made it $100 so i guess i'll have to take a day off of work to fight it.
I would probably pay a $50 fine but now i am pissed that he made it $100 so i guess i'll have to take a day off of work to fight it.
Apr 1, 2006, 05:30 AM
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I got pulled over 12 in the morning in NJ for my exhaust but the cop just gave me a warning. Guess he just wanted to check my car out.
Apr 1, 2006, 05:55 AM
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I got to tickets for my exhaust and had my mom (insurance agent) quote me for my new insurance statement this year and they came up as illegal operation (2 points each) which she said was equal to two speeding tickets. My insurance went up $600 per year so I took my catback off imediately till I fully understand the law.
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check this out:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search
you should carry something like this for cheap insurance. next time (cuz there's always a next time) just pull this baby out and prove it to him on the spot- that is, if he doesn't think it's a bomb first and shoot you
it may be a good $50 investment
Yeah, and if you have a certificate of some kind guaranteeing that the exhaust is under 95db (aka 50 state legal) then shove that in the judge's and cop's face 
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search
you should carry something like this for cheap insurance. next time (cuz there's always a next time) just pull this baby out and prove it to him on the spot- that is, if he doesn't think it's a bomb first and shoot you
it may be a good $50 investment
Yeah, and if you have a certificate of some kind guaranteeing that the exhaust is under 95db (aka 50 state legal) then shove that in the judge's and cop's face
Apr 3, 2006, 09:38 AM
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As I have found, he over-fined me for the offense, something I doubt to be an error. As much as I hate to waste my time, I will be fighting this one and I guess I'll keep you posted.
As I have found, he over-fined me for the offense, something I doubt to be an error. As much as I hate to waste my time, I will be fighting this one and I guess I'll keep you posted.
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Apr 3, 2006, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by avengerhed
As I understand it, this is a failry new law, I can only imagine that the enforcement will pick up. I got busted in traffic...so loudness was not a factor. This was clearly a case of the officer picking out the car and searching for *possible* offenses. The diagonal-exit pipe was probably one of many clues that it was an "altered" exhaust.
here, check out these two links:
http://newengdsm.org/forums/viewtopi...510&highlight=
http://newengdsm.org/forums/viewtopi...banned+exhaust
they have been trying for a while to bring the aftermarket-exhaust community down for a while, but still have trouble attempting to "define" what constitutes as an offense. the decibel limit regulation has worked for them so far, but trying to regulate beyond that is clearly open to speculation.
i hear that the SRT4 people have gotten ticketed/fined/warned/pulled over regarding their STOCK EXHAUST SYSTEM!! those things are just nasty-sounding though. no mufflers
But you claim that loudness was not a factor, so this does not help you. refering to the "altered exhaust"- you purchased the exhaust system and installed it the way it was originally made, correct? you did not alter the piping, or do any cutting or welding. this was the way you bought the exhaust in the first place! you bought the exhaust system as it is! this is a classic argument, and you should make it. or you could argue that your oem exhaust system was extensively rusted, corroded, hazardous, etc and you HAD to replace it. what's the harm in replacing a part on your car? people do it all the time.
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dont know if this is still in legislation (that is, if it's still the law) but here we go:
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/90-16.htm
i also like to refer people to this when this issue comes up:
http://www.ctcarshows.com/cupseries/content/view/36/45/
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/90-16.htm
i also like to refer people to this when this issue comes up:
http://www.ctcarshows.com/cupseries/content/view/36/45/
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