POLICE ON THE PROWL

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

any body get pulled over for exhaust modification? Is it legal for cops to pop your hood? Anybody have any knowlegde that they would like to share because in SB and goleta all the damn cops are pulling over people and sending them to the ref because of intake and exhaust modidication. I havent been pulled over because i am scared now to drive my car in the street. i have like three friends that have been pulled over for no reason, they where all stoped and a street light and cop pulls them over and makes them pop their hood. that stupid.....

frozenGS3 · Lexus Owner Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 15 Location: 714

well technically, any modification to the stock set up is illegal... even if the mods have like "carb stickers" and other stuff that make it legal.. it only makes it safe.. but not legal.. legal is keeping it the way u bought it off the lot. =P poo.

cops probably low on their quotas for their month and needa boost numbers up.. has this happened before? or just recently? if its just recently, might be the quota thing, or just a phase thats going on..

NoRyceGS4 · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: POLICE ON THE PROWL

NoRyceGS4 · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject:

frozenGS3 · Lexus Owner Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 15 Location: 714

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject:

Whats up with Harleys?

Soo farking loud and cops leave them alone.

I beg someone to explain that

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

the funny shit that i have a lot of friends that have camaros new and old and have crazy loude exhaust and never get pulled over and amy friends with civics are...they recently started to pull over people that is some dumb poopy...now i cant drive car in peace...

Altezza999 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject: End of story

Cops suck when it comes to cars and speeding and giving tickets. Period. End of Story. Well at least in my experience anyways. Up here in Utah, cops tend to break constitutional rights because they're expected to. I have an auto teacher who used to be gang task force, and he says he broke laws all the time just because he COULD.
My neighborhood is one of the most patrolled areas in Salt Lake City (radar wise), and one of the funnest ways to get back at cops is to let other cars know about oncoming speed traps. I'm sorry to have so much animosity towards cops but they've been nothing but bad luck for me.

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

i have had some pretty bad things happen with with cops. I used to have a old 64notchback type 3 volkswagon it was slammed with 17 porshe wheels and i got pulled ver just s He could see my car in downtown were we were cruising. He told me " this is a nice car" and he let me go! just dumb shit like that

jlicea · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject:

I tink LA cops are really starting to put their foot down on "imports" lately

my buddy has a S13 silvia (240SX) and he uses it for drifting he even got the J-spec SR20DET turbo motor on it, but recently he got pull over for exhaust and they pop his hood ands all and they happen to notice the VIN# din't match so they inpounded his car thinking he had a stolen motor cause he dint have the right paper work on him!!

They ran the VIN# to see if it was a stolen motor but they could'nt locate it on the system (cause is a japanese motor), so now he needs to re-register the car and do the smog check ans stuff otherwise the car is not legally able to drive on the streets!!!

I know the majority of the Honda/Acura people usually swap their motors so now cops now that and look for any excuse to pop your hood and check the VIN#'s....

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

same thing here all my friends with hondas are getting pulled over. Das why i was wondering who else is getting puled over, Is it really leagl or just bull****

NoRyceGS4 · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject:

trust me, its legal, theyre just not allowed to search the inside of the car or the trunk without a warrant. but under the hood is fair game. anything that would make an officer think you may have illegal parts , (i.e. nos stickers, exhaust, etc.) is reason for him to 1st pull you over, and 2nd check under your hood, and 3rd measure ride height. unless you are under parole or some other reasons however, they may not search the interior of your car or your trunk. if they try, tell them no and ask for their supervising officer to come down if they persist.

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:16 am Post subject:

I've heard they can even come out with a piece of special paper and hold it to your exhaust to see if you have your catalytic converter on.
If the paper turns blue or yellow.....your in big trouble mister.

NoRyceGS4 · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:40 am Post subject:

also, and i was informed of this by an officer friend of mine, that it is actually quite easy to argue an exhaust ticket. there is no tool that the offcer has in his car to measure the sound level of your exhaust. use that to your advantage when talking to mr. big judge.

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

that is true but i had a friend go to court and the damn cop actually showed up for the court and told the judge that he was standing off to the side and he heard the car coming......the cop won.....

jlicea · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject:

cfaltezza · Premium Lextasy Member Joined: Mar 13, 2004 Posts: 119

diry bastards.............

92Supra · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:10 am Post subject:

Guys i guess here in tennessee were lucky we never have to worry bout that kinda stuff. I have hardly heard of cops pulling people over for stuff like that and cops most def. cant pop your hood and check w/out a warrent cause we dont have emissions. The only thing cops pull people over here for is sound systems. They passed a new law saying that if a cop can hear your system from 50ft then he can give you a ticket and i had just installed my $500+ system in my car and that pissed me off but i was beside a cop the other nite and he didnt do a thing plus i didnt know he was there until he drove past me lol. But yeah im sorry guys for all your crap out here in the south we dont have to worry bout it i have a Twin Turbo Supra and all my friends drive honda's, wrx's, and other stuff and have neve gotten pulled over except for street racing but yeah good luck on that stuff guys.

Acidtroll · Lexus Owner Joined: Oct 03, 2004 Posts: 6

In Little Rock, Ar they might pull over an import, but it's only because they think it might be a drug dealer or something. They want to search the inside of the car, but never under the hood.

visionmaster · Lexus Owner Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 4

what about non stock rims, does that count as an illegal mod after stock? .... also what is a catalac converter. i also heard if a cop has a probable cause he can search your vehicle without a warrant.

maybe people are setting you up or complaining about your exhaust and the cops are forced to write you up?