Burbank COPS

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 08:28 PM

Friday night I got a window tint ticket for having them 15% on the front. Ive never got one before do I have to remove my tints or can I just pay the fine and keep them on. How much is the fine none of my friends know. So does know anyone here have a tint ticket in burbank,Ca and what did you guys do.

Robben@ltbmw · 03-14-2010, 09:32 PM

^ i just got one as well in Brea.

you have 2 options, get a police or highway patrol to sign it off after you take off the tint and they'll charge a fee (it varies but usually from $10-20) and then you have to pay the court the ticket which is $25.

or you can go to court and pay a fee (don't know exactly how much but around 200-300) and you don't have to take off the tint. but the amount increases each time you are pulled over for tint

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 09:37 PM

I paid $250 for my tints you know I dont want to remove them. Damn I was thinking of buying some stuff for my car but now I cant I gotta pay this bullshit ticket.

sole cal · 03-14-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by E90 Freak

I paid $250 for my tints you know I dont want to remove them. Damn I was thinking of buying some stuff for my car but now I cant I gotta pay this bullshit ticket.

You just have to take off the front windows. Shouldn't be that expensive.

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 10:19 PM

my tints arent even dark they are only 15%percent all around

m3pare · 03-14-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dark335i

lol, that bullshit is the law. you knew it when you decided to tint your windows. why not go to your eye doctor and get a note saying you need tinted windows due to vision problems...

+1

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 10:42 PM

i know ima go try it and see what he says

LPJ8888 · 03-14-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dark335i

lol, that bullshit is the law. you knew it when you decided to tint your windows. why not go to your eye doctor and get a note saying you need tinted windows due to vision problems...

notes from doctors dont work

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 10:45 PM

then from who can i get it from

E90 Freak · 03-14-2010, 10:50 PM

someone told me that i can just get a eye doctors note and keep my tints on

E90330iS · 03-14-2010, 11:06 PM

i heard that too! but i dont have a doctor who would do that for me..

LPJ8888 · 03-15-2010, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by E90 Freak

someone told me that i can just get a eye doctors note and keep my tints on

police told me even if you have a note from an eye doctor, saying that you have eye problems, it doesnt excuse you from not removing ur tints or have tints at all for the front two window. u are not suppose to have the front two window tinted in any circumstances.

to_riffic · 03-15-2010, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by E90 Freak

my tints arent even dark they are only 15%percent all around

15% is freaking dark. u may not think so, but it is. i think 30% is relatively dark, but 15%......dont kid urself..

E92-Lighting · 03-15-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dark335i

lol, that bullshit is the law. you knew it when you decided to tint your windows. why not go to your eye doctor and get a note saying you need tinted windows due to vision problems...

you will never know

BMWfan07 · 03-15-2010, 10:54 AM

I just got a ticket from the CHP. i have had my fronts tinted with 21% for almost 3 years.

The cop didn't even get the color of my car correct, he wrote gray and my car is black sapphire...

A friend of mine asked me why I could not just swap license plates with a car similar to mine that has no tint. I don't even know if that would work, there is no VIN on the ticket, but some cops might ask for the registration to verify the VIN and some might not. I kinda doubt they would check it.

Anyway, I don't know anybody with a black 335 like mine to even try this idea.

McKenna BMW · 03-15-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by E90 Freak

my tints arent even dark they are only 15%percent all around

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Originally Posted by ra2fanatic

15% is freaking dark. u may not think so, but it is. i think 30% is relatively dark, but 15%......dont kid urself..

15% is pretty dark. That only allows 15% of the light in. 30% is what I see mostly on cars, it's noticeable dark but not really enough for most cops to pull you over.

McKenna BMW · 03-15-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWfan07

I just got a ticket from the CHP. i have had my fronts tinted with 21% for almost 3 years.

The cop didn't even get the color of my car correct, he wrote gray and my car is black sapphire...

A friend of mine asked me why I could not just swap license plates with a car similar to mine that has no tint. I don't even know if that would work, there is no VIN on the ticket, but some cops might ask for the registration to verify the VIN and some might not. I kinda doubt they would check it.

Anyway, I don't know anybody with a black 335 like mine to even try this idea.

I've hear dof people thinking about doing it. IMO, the risk to reward ratio sucks. I wonder how bad the punishment be if you got caught. But good luck with your ticket.

Express · 03-15-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LPJ8888

police told me even if you have a note from an eye doctor, saying that you have eye problems, it doesnt excuse you from not removing ur tints or have tints at all for the front two window. u are not suppose to have the front two window tinted in any circumstances.

guess what? my eyes are sensitive to direct sunlight due to complications from surgery. i have tint on every window in my car, even my windshield. and no one gives me a hard time, and if they do, i have an exemption.

FrankiE90 · 03-15-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by McKenna BMW

15% is pretty dark. That only allows 15% of the light in. 30% is what I see mostly on cars, it's noticeable dark but not really enough for most cops to pull you over.

if a cop wants to pull u over the cop is going pull you over, 30%, 15% or 70%.
Law, in cali, says no tint up front. that's the risk u take when u tint.
burbank pd FTMFL!

most tint shop will pull it off and put it back on for a cheaper price - check out
your tint shop and see what they can do for you. and try a lighter tint.

persian54 · 03-15-2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankiE90

if a cop wants to pull u over the cop is going pull you over, 30%, 15% or 70%.
Law, in cali, says no tint up front. that's the risk u take when u tint.
burbank pd FTMFL!

most tint shop will pull it off and put it back on for a cheaper price - check out
your tint shop and see what they can do for you. and try a lighter tint.

Wait, over 70% is legal

my C230 came with light blue tints from MBenz, and it was 100% legal

c_jeong89 · 03-15-2010, 03:35 PM

im running with 35% tint and I see cops always looking at me but not pulling me over. and believe me irvine pd is everywhere lol.

Robben@ltbmw · 03-15-2010, 04:18 PM

^ i'm running 35% tint and still got pulled over. it just depends on how anal the police is.

and yes the eye doctor note stuff didn't work. I tried it haha. Police said doctor's note doesn't excuse you from breaking the law.

and i've called the tint place and asked, its only$40 to put the front one back on and you can take the tint yourself. it really isn't that bad...

03-14-2010, 08:28 PM	#1
E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Burbank COPS Friday night I got a window tint ticket for having them 15% on the front. Ive never got one before do I have to remove my tints or can I just pay the fine and keep them on. How much is the fine none of my friends know. So does know anyone here have a tint ticket in burbank,Ca and what did you guys do.
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Robben@ltbmw 118 Rep 2,215 Posts Drives: E90 Space Grey Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: ROSEMEAD, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	^ i just got one as well in Brea. you have 2 options, get a police or highway patrol to sign it off after you take off the tint and they'll charge a fee (it varies but usually from $10-20) and then you have to pay the court the ticket which is $25. or you can go to court and pay a fee (don't know exactly how much but around 200-300) and you don't have to take off the tint. but the amount increases each time you are pulled over for tint
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E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	I paid $250 for my tints you know I dont want to remove them. Damn I was thinking of buying some stuff for my car but now I cant I gotta pay this bullshit ticket.
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E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	my tints arent even dark they are only 15%percent all around
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E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	i know ima go try it and see what he says
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E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	then from who can i get it from
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E90 Freak Lieutenant 48 Rep 504 Posts Drives: E90 325i\|E28 528 \|E36 M3\|M340i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	someone told me that i can just get a eye doctors note and keep my tints on
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E90330iS Major General 143 Rep 6,333 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arcadia, California iTrader: (56) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	i heard that too! but i dont have a doctor who would do that for me.. __________________ 2017 BMW M4 DCT Lease Transfer: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...8#post23736398
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03-15-2010, 10:54 AM	#15
BMWfan07 Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 335i M-Sport w/PPK Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern CA iTrader: (3)	I just got a ticket from the CHP. i have had my fronts tinted with 21% for almost 3 years. The cop didn't even get the color of my car correct, he wrote gray and my car is black sapphire... A friend of mine asked me why I could not just swap license plates with a car similar to mine that has no tint. I don't even know if that would work, there is no VIN on the ticket, but some cops might ask for the registration to verify the VIN and some might not. I kinda doubt they would check it. Anyway, I don't know anybody with a black 335 like mine to even try this idea.
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c_jeong89 Banned 85 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: E90 TiAg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Irvine/Bay Area iTrader: (16)	im running with 35% tint and I see cops always looking at me but not pulling me over. and believe me irvine pd is everywhere lol.
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03-15-2010, 04:18 PM	#22
Robben@ltbmw 118 Rep 2,215 Posts Drives: E90 Space Grey Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: ROSEMEAD, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	^ i'm running 35% tint and still got pulled over. it just depends on how anal the police is. and yes the eye doctor note stuff didn't work. I tried it haha. Police said doctor's note doesn't excuse you from breaking the law. and i've called the tint place and asked, its only$40 to put the front one back on and you can take the tint yourself. it really isn't that bad...
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