lostUNCERTAIN

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cruising into waikiki for work and feet away from the parking structure an officer walks out onto seaside avenue after i turn from kalakaua.. he flashes his flashlight and motions me to pull over..

he tells me that my exhaust was quite loud, and he could hear it when i made the turn.. so from there i give him my ID and paperwork and he comes back already with a ticket in hand.. 70 dollars, loud exhaust..

i get into a chat with him on how i can dismiss it, court or written, he said both.. so anyway.. any suggestions on what approach i should take?

i'm thinking about selling this exhaust system now, now that i've been ticketed for it.. thinking about a quieter one.. but as far as dismissing it.. a friend said to bring the judge a 50 state legal paper on it.. the policeman said to bring a picture (or mail it) of the silencer on.. or a receipt that it has a silencer..

or i could put the stock back on, pay the ticket and call it a day?

thanks for your input

-Peter

lostUNCERTAIN

iTrader: (7)

by the way.. cops were on their game in waikiki tonight..

one of the bartenders got pulled over half an hour earlier than me.. and on my break i went outside to an Evo getting pulled over for a non-moving violation also.. (no front plate)

i witnessed about 2 more differnt people on the way home on kuhio already in front of blue lights..

hslin

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If your going to fight it in court, bring the 50 state legal documentation and get recon prior to your court hearing. Say that you didn't realize you needed recon, and once it was brought to your attention, you took all of the appropriate steps to legalize your vehicle.

If you pay the fine, Recon citations are NOT considered to be moving violations so your Insurance premiums will NOT be affected. But I personally would challenge it in court and hope that the Judge will see things your way. Good luck.

abakja1

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I thought you didnt need a recon for an aftermarket exhaust??,..

Also, to the cop, a "loud" sounding exhaust is subjective,..You shouldve asked for a decibel meter test or something. Could've been intake noise, engine noise, etc and not just exhaust,..Also at night, there is less ambient noise compared to day, etc, etc, etc,..Should've asked cop to make an appearance at court to explain,..to give you justification for the ticket and not to pass out tickets for the hell of it,..

Funny too cause cops with Ford Mustangs and their exhausts are pretty loud too,..

myroncuz

iTrader: (20)

what kind of exhaust you got?

thunder_sti

iTrader: (5)

Thats some bull****......they dont try that **** back home.....lol


thunder_sti

bpang1

iTrader: (25)

Well you know that you shouldn't drive around waikiki without your silencer.

It's common knowledge...and that goes for all of you.

I don't even get second looks from cops all over town for my Turbo XS RFL...but I know better than to venture anywhere near Waikiki with my car.

So Pete...I got dibs

myroncuz

iTrader: (20)

the hell with you blake!!!!! whatever exhaust he has its mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sakebomb

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silencer or no silencer i bet it doesnt break out of the legal decibel range. i would have it tested with and without the silencer. and like ajakba said at night there is less ambient noise and when you are in between all those building the exhaust bounces off of all the tall building makin it sound awful loud. and i dont believe you need a recon as long as you just have exhaust. fortunately this is a subjective matter because its easy to get turned over as long as you prove that it isnt illegally loud.

eric

bpang1

iTrader: (25)

Oh no...Pete's exhaust is pretty loud.

Howler

Hell, my LGT is 100% stock and i still dont go downtown if i can possibly help it. When i had my Celica i wouldnt even go past Dole cannery.

lostUNCERTAIN

iTrader: (7)

how's this..

i take pictures of me putting the stock back on..

show that 50 state legal document, explain i understand that i was making excessive noise and that i didnt realize how loud it really was.. because noise is subjective, and explian that ive put the stock back on and the exhaust will be sold..

sound good?

Hoppie

iTrader: (4)

Pete you's gots pms.

And I want your exhaust. We can trade, Ill pay the shipping for both.

lostUNCERTAIN

iTrader: (7)

hahaha.. wow this thing is pretty in demand..

i'm leaning more towards the decision of going all stock.. so it might just be a sale instead of a trade..

sakebomb

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hoppies exhaust is suuuuuper quiet so i guarantee that it wont be getting you any tickets that you'll have to pay for. btw what exhaust are you running? ive never had a prollem with my hks even when ive been pulled over they didnt say anything. urs must be pretty loud so im guessing nur?