Ticketed for stock exhaust. WTF!
Originally Posted by fromWRXtoEVO
My next door neighboor is a police officer and I helped a couple of my friends with Evos in the past like pj'sevo.
If something like that happens to any of you guys you can file a complaint on internal affairs. A complaint on internal affairs would significantly affect their careers when is time for promotion. These are type of events in which a police officer can be held accountable for.
Don't give up, not only this is a win to win situation but also you could suit the police station for many reasons:
False official statements
Incompetency
Unlawful ticket
misrepresentation of law
Harassment
Ultimately failure to lawfully and efectively perform their duties which is other than giving a ticket for a legal exhaust system
Carlos
If something like that happens to any of you guys you can file a complaint on internal affairs. A complaint on internal affairs would significantly affect their careers when is time for promotion. These are type of events in which a police officer can be held accountable for.
Don't give up, not only this is a win to win situation but also you could suit the police station for many reasons:
False official statements
Incompetency
Unlawful ticket
misrepresentation of law
Harassment
Ultimately failure to lawfully and efectively perform their duties which is other than giving a ticket for a legal exhaust system
Carlos
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From: Raleigh
most street races that end badly are kids with 4 of their friends in the car racing in downtown streets against idiots in SUVs thinking that their Explorer is a (insert performance vehicle here). I had to go to driving school for a ticket (BS, by the way) and I asked, how many dead street racers had their seatbelts on, had 3 people in the car, drove none performance cars, had ZERO ability to drive, etc. Answer: 90 percent. I don't endorse street racing most of the time, but the local Fri/Sat meet in parking lots is OK, but cops keep busting us up, resulting in some idiots racing, down to another spot or on the highway.
In conclusion, cops are getting tougher due to the high performance vehicles now produced and the popularity of cars. Some casulaities are incurred and tickets handed out. But most of this can be solved by not running uncatted or being a dick
I drove my XR4Ti open DP for a month with no tickets, so just be careful out their.
PS- Cali cops do suck
In conclusion, cops are getting tougher due to the high performance vehicles now produced and the popularity of cars. Some casulaities are incurred and tickets handed out. But most of this can be solved by not running uncatted or being a dick
I drove my XR4Ti open DP for a month with no tickets, so just be careful out their.
PS- Cali cops do suck
Originally Posted by 3SgteGuru
i live in NJ, Here we police the cops.
True, NJ cops are rough tho. they will pull you over for looking bored.
As this 3sgteGURU said before, if you are asked to pop your hood, ask for a warrant. If they decline or are unsuccessful in doing so tell them you want a lawyer then. I would also recommend getting a car cam. In NJ cops like to beat you when they cant do anything else, lol; that seems like what this cop was aiming for, he just held him calm. ( so.jersey anyways.)
They cant force you to do anything without a warrant as far as engine bay or inspection goes. I think you did the right thing in refusing b.c u gave him a piece of your mind by telling him no if you knew nothing was wrong. He apparently had a bad night or doesnt get laid so he unfortunately took it all out on u. His stupidity shows.
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From: Fresno, CA
Originally Posted by Ralph
Cop had no reason to have him "pop the hood" so he refused until being threatened to be cuffed for it. I hardly see refusing a "search" as being 'a dick.' Cop is on a power trip 
Thats how it is in Fresno, though.
Thats how it is in Fresno, though.
Originally Posted by ak47po
California suck's no way i would live there.
Originally Posted by just a neon
I got pulled over a few weeks back. The cop told me to pop my hood but I told him no. He said pop it now! I asked why I had to pop my hood and he said my modified exhaust. I said it's stock,(which it is). He then said they dont come with a fat muffler like that. Well I told him Im not popping my hood so he cuffed me! He then said I can either go to jail for refusing a order or pop my hood. So I pop my hood and he gives me a fix it ticket for my stock exhaust.
Well today I went down to the CHP office to get it signed off and the officer looked at my muffler and said he wont sign it off cuz it's not stock! I was like WTF! I told him it was stock and he said cars dont come with chrome mufflers like that. I told him 5 times thats the way it comes from the factory. He said "look how big that muffler tip is. That isnt a factory muffler. Put the stock muffler back on and then come back." By that time I was so pissed I said fine and drove 20 miles to the other CHP office to see if thet would sign it off. This officer was cool and signed it off for me. What's wrong with some of these cops, they're douchebags!
Well today I went down to the CHP office to get it signed off and the officer looked at my muffler and said he wont sign it off cuz it's not stock! I was like WTF! I told him it was stock and he said cars dont come with chrome mufflers like that. I told him 5 times thats the way it comes from the factory. He said "look how big that muffler tip is. That isnt a factory muffler. Put the stock muffler back on and then come back." By that time I was so pissed I said fine and drove 20 miles to the other CHP office to see if thet would sign it off. This officer was cool and signed it off for me. What's wrong with some of these cops, they're douchebags!
Jon
Most of the cool cops stay outta the way, chilling somewhere gettin free grubs at the local chinese take-out joint or coffee and doughnuts.
It's the ***** faces, usually short and small guys, or the old dudes that think V8 muscle still rules, that look for us to give us shiot for out cars.
I had a cop race me once at 3am to see just how fast my cars was against his FHP outfitted mustang. I was cruzing on the turnpike comin home, goin bout 75, he comes on the side gives me the thumbs up. I returned the finger and floored it...
just joking. I gave the thumb's up, he then pointed forward down the rd as if he wanted to run, So he hit it, hesitant at first, I then hit it thinking I cant believe Im racing a cop...I pulled on him but let off immediatly, he smiled, I waved, he left. I was so full of addrenaline, my nuts shrunk to the size of raisins!!! it was nuts.
I pulled into a HESS station off of Osceola Pkwy, and guess who was there?...the cop. 2 him and a trooper.
I proceeded to get gas, him and he buddy came up to the car. He said that car moves....He said bet you never raced a cop before...?I was like...I could have went fast but it was awkward, I thought you might arrest me afterwards! They laughed. He asked me about the evo in superstreet that green one that was chopped and shortened. They loved the car and said the STI sucks and he loved the way evo's looked! LOL. Super cool cops. He actually owns a supercharged stang pushin over 600 WHP, I told him to bring it out to play, we laughed. Was great! Wish I had the camcorder then....
He was gear head cop!
I wish there were more cool cops that wanna fight crime and not car enthusiast
It's the ***** faces, usually short and small guys, or the old dudes that think V8 muscle still rules, that look for us to give us shiot for out cars.
I had a cop race me once at 3am to see just how fast my cars was against his FHP outfitted mustang. I was cruzing on the turnpike comin home, goin bout 75, he comes on the side gives me the thumbs up. I returned the finger and floored it...
just joking. I gave the thumb's up, he then pointed forward down the rd as if he wanted to run, So he hit it, hesitant at first, I then hit it thinking I cant believe Im racing a cop...I pulled on him but let off immediatly, he smiled, I waved, he left. I was so full of addrenaline, my nuts shrunk to the size of raisins!!! it was nuts.
I pulled into a HESS station off of Osceola Pkwy, and guess who was there?...the cop. 2 him and a trooper.
I proceeded to get gas, him and he buddy came up to the car. He said that car moves....He said bet you never raced a cop before...?I was like...I could have went fast but it was awkward, I thought you might arrest me afterwards! They laughed. He asked me about the evo in superstreet that green one that was chopped and shortened. They loved the car and said the STI sucks and he loved the way evo's looked! LOL. Super cool cops. He actually owns a supercharged stang pushin over 600 WHP, I told him to bring it out to play, we laughed. Was great! Wish I had the camcorder then....
He was gear head cop!
I wish there were more cool cops that wanna fight crime and not car enthusiast
Originally Posted by just a neon
I got pulled over a few weeks back. The cop told me to pop my hood but I told him no. He said pop it now! I asked why I had to pop my hood and he said my modified exhaust. I said it's stock,(which it is). He then said they dont come with a fat muffler like that. Well I told him Im not popping my hood so he cuffed me! He then said I can either go to jail for refusing a order or pop my hood. So I pop my hood and he gives me a fix it ticket for my stock exhaust.
Well today I went down to the CHP office to get it signed off and the officer looked at my muffler and said he wont sign it off cuz it's not stock! I was like WTF! I told him it was stock and he said cars dont come with chrome mufflers like that. I told him 5 times thats the way it comes from the factory. He said "look how big that muffler tip is. That isnt a factory muffler. Put the stock muffler back on and then come back." By that time I was so pissed I said fine and drove 20 miles to the other CHP office to see if thet would sign it off. This officer was cool and signed it off for me. What's wrong with some of these cops, they're douchebags!
Well today I went down to the CHP office to get it signed off and the officer looked at my muffler and said he wont sign it off cuz it's not stock! I was like WTF! I told him it was stock and he said cars dont come with chrome mufflers like that. I told him 5 times thats the way it comes from the factory. He said "look how big that muffler tip is. That isnt a factory muffler. Put the stock muffler back on and then come back." By that time I was so pissed I said fine and drove 20 miles to the other CHP office to see if thet would sign it off. This officer was cool and signed it off for me. What's wrong with some of these cops, they're douchebags!
Until 6 months ago I lived my whole life in SoCal.......right after I got my Evo I was pulled over (CHP also) and acused of not having stock exaust. He was crawling on the ground looking under the car and everything. He let me go without a ticket but really never believed it was stock. 
You guys seriously make these cops out to be terminators or something. Just talk to them like normal people. Odds are we have more in common with cops than almost any other demographic. They typically enjoy fast cars too and when you talk TO them rather than DOWN TO them you'll typically have more luck. It's not always the case and I'm not judging the original poster, but generally it's the the first course of action.
I got pulled over for loud exhaust in my SRT-4 (I had the DC Sports 3" TBE) and I said "but ya gotta love the way it rumbles like a V8" with a big smile on my face. We ended up talking for 10 minutes about the best sounding exhausts. Turns out the guy had built up a 400ci inline six from some old pickup truck from the early 50's. Said it turned 12's in the qaurter mile. He let me go with a warning. Another time a motorcycle cop in a speed trap got me doing 61mph in a 55mph. He actually had the nerve to CLAP triumphantly and in my face after he'd holstered his radar gun. Man I was pissed. I ended up beating that ticket out in a trial by written declaration (thank you www.ticketassassin.com), but that guy was in no mood to talk or anything. He was an absolute tool despite my disarming attitude. One of these days I'll see him in street clothes at a baseball game, local bar, or somewhere. At that point I'll kick in his teeth and sh*t down his throat...and then run.
I got pulled over for loud exhaust in my SRT-4 (I had the DC Sports 3" TBE) and I said "but ya gotta love the way it rumbles like a V8" with a big smile on my face. We ended up talking for 10 minutes about the best sounding exhausts. Turns out the guy had built up a 400ci inline six from some old pickup truck from the early 50's. Said it turned 12's in the qaurter mile. He let me go with a warning. Another time a motorcycle cop in a speed trap got me doing 61mph in a 55mph. He actually had the nerve to CLAP triumphantly and in my face after he'd holstered his radar gun. Man I was pissed. I ended up beating that ticket out in a trial by written declaration (thank you www.ticketassassin.com), but that guy was in no mood to talk or anything. He was an absolute tool despite my disarming attitude. One of these days I'll see him in street clothes at a baseball game, local bar, or somewhere. At that point I'll kick in his teeth and sh*t down his throat...and then run.
Originally Posted by Ev0ikon
Enjoy your weather and scenery today. The big one may come tomorrow. 
glad i didnt move to san diego. I can't stand hearing all these stories about the smognazis and there anti-evo antics. Its almost as bad here in new york where any mod to exhaust is illegal. Im just waiting to get pulled over for my stock exhaust so I can laugh in his\her face. I can't understand how cops are allowed to harrass tax paying citezens with stock cars.