Got ANOTHER Tint Ticket, NEED Pic of Car without Tint.

pecophilly · 04-05-2010, 10:42 PM

So I have court coming up and the officer said as long as I bring in a picture of "my" car with the license plate showing and you're able to see all the way through it, the charges will be dropped.

I can't just prepay like my other one because its my 2nd offense so I HAVE to appear in court. Stupid VA laws.

I need a pic of a black sapphire (or jet black) 2009 335i e90 from the front showing the license plate. VA state car would be best because of the inspection sticker. But I can always just photo-shop that as well as my license plate.

OR if anyone else has any other ideas, I'd appreciate the input.

And no, I'm not taking my tint off lol.

Thanks Fellas.

BMWjames · 04-05-2010, 10:46 PM

In the middle of the day, open the sun roof, turn on all the interior lights, maybe point some other lights at the windows from the outside if needed... and take the picture. Maybe it will be bright enough that you can "see all the way through it"

DirrtysAnchez335i · 04-05-2010, 10:49 PM

Cali is so strict on tint now-a-days but i still have mine!!

khaye1 · 04-05-2010, 10:49 PM

photochop...take two pics, one with the windows up and one with windows down then play around with the opacity. make sure you use a tripod and no movement on the camera

Craig@SupremePower · 04-05-2010, 11:40 PM

Rome · 04-05-2010, 11:47 PM

photoshop is ur friend! DOO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR TO COURT!!!

sole cal · 04-06-2010, 12:13 AM

take 2 pics of the car like khaye1 said and have somebody photoshop it for you

chewiechewie · 04-06-2010, 06:49 AM

I'd suggest you think about going lighter...

Just think if you give the courts the no tint pics, and you get pulled over again with the same tints. It's gonna hurt.

DFW_MThree · 04-06-2010, 07:27 AM

i did the same thing when i got a tint ticket..except i just had to mail my pics to the court. just used a photo of the car when it was stock, didnt really expect it to work since at the time i had the OEM silver wheels and no lip or drop, and when i got pulled over i had black wheels and the hamman lip lol, but they didnt pay attention to it.

Ph0zenstone · 04-06-2010, 08:26 AM

yeh i would just send in a pic of the car when it was stock, i wouldn't mess with photoshopping a pic to send to court b/c that is fraud and tampering

Chewy734 · 04-06-2010, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by phozenstone

yeh i would just send in a pic of the car when it was stock, i wouldn't mess with photoshopping a pic to send to court b/c that is fraud and tampering

And mailing them a non-recent pic of the car isn't fraud?

Fortyb · 04-06-2010, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewiechewie

I'd suggest you think about going lighter...

Just think if you give the courts the no tint pics, and you get pulled over again with the same tints. It's gonna hurt.

+1 your car stands out so the next time that officer catches you he will eat you alive. I lived in newport news for a few years and they are strict about tint.

Noc57 · 04-06-2010, 09:20 AM

This is why I love living in FL.

99% of the cars down here have "illegal tint" including the cops. Never had a single issue.

Solution--------> Move to Florida. Having ghetto dark tint and wheels up there is a good way to draw attention and get pulled over. Your car screams "punk kid" or "drug dealer."

Nick340xi_qc · 04-06-2010, 09:31 AM

arg !! me too damn ! I had to remove the front windows...now i'm stuck with that ugly blend... 90% front and 5% back

335TWNTURBO · 04-06-2010, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pecophilly

So I have court coming up and the officer said as long as I bring in a picture of "my" car with the license plate showing and you're able to see all the way through it, the charges will be dropped.

I can't just prepay like my other one because its my 2nd offense so I HAVE to appear in court. Stupid VA laws.

I need a pic of a black sapphire (or jet black) 2009 335i e90 from the front showing the license plate. VA state car would be best because of the inspection sticker. But I can always just photo-shop that as well as my license plate.

OR if anyone else has any other ideas, I'd appreciate the input.

And no, I'm not taking my tint off lol.

Thanks Fellas.

What percent are you running? Do you have the front windshield too?

07E92TT · 04-06-2010, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noc57

This is why I love living in FL.

99% of the cars down here have "illegal tint" including the cops. Never had a single issue.

Solution--------> Move to Florida. Having ghetto dark tint and wheels up there is a good way to draw attention and get pulled over. Your car screams "punk kid" or "drug dealer."

+1

pecophilly · 04-06-2010, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWjames

In the middle of the day, open the sun roof, turn on all the interior lights, maybe point some other lights at the windows from the outside if needed... and take the picture. Maybe it will be bright enough that you can "see all the way through it"

Yea, tried that unfortunately its waaay too dark to work. Thanks though!

Quote:

Originally Posted by khaye1

photochop...take two pics, one with the windows up and one with windows down then play around with the opacity. make sure you use a tripod and no movement on the camera

Yea, I gotta buddy thats a photoshop wiz, gonna tell him about this idea. Thanks man!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rome

photoshop is ur friend! DOO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR TO COURT!!!

LOL good idea, I was thinking about what if they officer saw me rollin outta court in my blacked out car haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewiechewie

I'd suggest you think about going lighter...

Just think if you give the courts the no tint pics, and you get pulled over again with the same tints. It's gonna hurt.

Yea that's true, I'll just tell me I got them re-tinted. Don't wanna go lighter, it doesn't look as cool haha. Then again, all these tickets aren't cool either lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by phozenstone

yeh i would just send in a pic of the car when it was stock, i wouldn't mess with photoshopping a pic to send to court b/c that is fraud and tampering

Wish I could just send in a pic, but I HAVE to appear.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortyb

+1 your car stands out so the next time that officer catches you he will eat you alive. I lived in newport news for a few years and they are strict about tint.

Lived in Bad News and made it out alive, congrats!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noc57

This is why I love living in FL.

99% of the cars down here have "illegal tint" including the cops. Never had a single issue.

Solution--------> Move to Florida. Having ghetto dark tint and wheels up there is a good way to draw attention and get pulled over. Your car screams "punk kid" or "drug dealer."

LOL yea I think they expect to see some gangster ass kid when they pull me over and they see this preppy ass white kid haha.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335TWNTURBO

What percent are you running? Do you have the front windshield too?

Look at my sig. 20% all around. Nah dont have the front windshield, but actually was thinking about getting it smoked...prolly not now haha.

Classycali · 04-06-2010, 10:56 AM

lol I had to do that yesterday, I just zip tied it to lower mesh took a pic and than took it off.

turb0mik3 · 04-06-2010, 11:08 AM

Do 30% all around, I have black interior and I get no trouble in Cali, and they are strict.

Ph0zenstone · 04-06-2010, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy734

And mailing them a non-recent pic of the car isn't fraud?

well at least its not tampering and creating ficticious evidence

with a non-recent pic i guess you can claim ignorance

pecophilly · 04-06-2010, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phozenstone

well at least its not tampering and creating ficticious evidence

with a non-recent pic i guess you can claim ignorance

I already tried to claim ignorance when it came to tinting laws in VA...it obviously didn't work lol.

import36 · 04-06-2010, 03:06 PM

sup Dennis...honestly i think you're gonna keep getting pulled over unless you change the tint. i've got 35% all the way around ...and so does my girl...and we haven't been pulled over yet. you may want to lighten it up some.

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pecophilly Well officer, what had happened was... 101 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: Grocery Getter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (11) Garage List 2022 BMW M3 Competi ... [0.00]	Got ANOTHER Tint Ticket, NEED Pic of Car without Tint. So I have court coming up and the officer said as long as I bring in a picture of "my" car with the license plate showing and you're able to see all the way through it, the charges will be dropped. I can't just prepay like my other one because its my 2nd offense so I HAVE to appear in court. Stupid VA laws. I need a pic of a black sapphire (or jet black) 2009 335i e90 from the front showing the license plate. VA state car would be best because of the inspection sticker. But I can always just photo-shop that as well as my license plate. OR if anyone else has any other ideas, I'd appreciate the input. And no, I'm not taking my tint off lol. Thanks Fellas. __________________ Old: BSM '09 E90 335i. PROcede Tuned & Modded \| AW '13 F30 335i M Sport \| AW '16 F36 428i xDrive M Sport Gran Coupe \| AG '19 G05 x5 Individual Current: IOMG '22 G80 M3C w/ go fast parts
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BMWjames Lieutenant Colonel 81 Rep 1,670 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (45)	In the middle of the day, open the sun roof, turn on all the interior lights, maybe point some other lights at the windows from the outside if needed... and take the picture. Maybe it will be bright enough that you can "see all the way through it"
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chewiechewie Private First Class 5 Rep 134 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	I'd suggest you think about going lighter... Just think if you give the courts the no tint pics, and you get pulled over again with the same tints. It's gonna hurt.
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DFW_MThree Colonel 89 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: e92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth,Texas iTrader: (5)	i did the same thing when i got a tint ticket..except i just had to mail my pics to the court. just used a photo of the car when it was stock, didnt really expect it to work since at the time i had the OEM silver wheels and no lip or drop, and when i got pulled over i had black wheels and the hamman lip lol, but they didnt pay attention to it. __________________ SSII E92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige/2016 Tundra Limited Crewmax Previous: 07 BMW x5 4.8i\|06 BMW 330i Sport\|2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Ultd\|2012 Mercedes C250 Sport
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Ph0zenstone Major General 325 Rep 5,370 Posts Drives: 2018 530e X-Drive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (74)	yeh i would just send in a pic of the car when it was stock, i wouldn't mess with photoshopping a pic to send to court b/c that is fraud and tampering
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Noc57 Lieutenant Colonel 74 Rep 1,859 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	This is why I love living in FL. 99% of the cars down here have "illegal tint" including the cops. Never had a single issue. Solution--------> Move to Florida. Having ghetto dark tint and wheels up there is a good way to draw attention and get pulled over. Your car screams "punk kid" or "drug dealer." __________________
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Classycali Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 241 Posts Drives: e90 325i/e92 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: H-Town iTrader: (4)	lol I had to do that yesterday, I just zip tied it to lower mesh took a pic and than took it off.
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import36 Burrito bowl connoisseur 124 Rep 3,501 Posts Drives: 2015 Nissan GTR Black Edition Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seven Cities iTrader: (1)	sup Dennis...honestly i think you're gonna keep getting pulled over unless you change the tint. i've got 35% all the way around ...and so does my girl...and we haven't been pulled over yet. you may want to lighten it up some.
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