Ticket for tints and no license plate... some1 talk me off the ledge

JDM3 · 11-20-2012, 10:34 AM

If you want to play you gotta be willing to pay. IMO, your asking for trouble with 20% or 5% tint. 35% cops seem to be more forgiving. All my DD vehicles have tint....wifes SUV, my truck and my M. Certain towns/counties seem to have a hard on for tint/plates vs others. I know most cops in my town so I'm lucky. I would recommend keeping your front plate on your passenger seat. When you see a cop put in on your dash. If you get pulled over and asks about the plate tell him its in your window because your front bumper was just replaced and the mount is on backorder....always works for me

Nicname · 11-20-2012, 11:26 PM

I need to make a decision on which of these law breaking treats I'll have to give up

I'm leaning towards putting the plate on. I love my tints and will probably always tint whatever car I have

John Tanglewood · 11-29-2012, 01:14 PM

CT has a no front plate law. I don't have a front plate, never been pulled over / harassed for it.

From my experience, especially so since I am dark in color, you can do one of the 2, but not both.

So no plate + no tints or plate + tints.

To be honest with you, I had 20% tints on both my cars before the M3, and I actually LOVE not having tints. Sure I can't pick my nose anymore in traffic, but now I just use tissue paper and blow my nose.

I think if I had an SUV or an exotic sports car I would put 15% or Limo tint on it. But for my M3, I like looking around, and don't mind people looking in!

....But in your case, I'd say go front plate + tints because it seems like you really like your tints.

Lalit@autocouture · 11-29-2012, 07:28 PM

Front plate is the devil.

Eric Cartman · 12-01-2012, 02:54 PM

Tints - check your DMV rules. I got a medical exemption in CT to have my tints and now get out of all my tint issues. Real simple to get your eye doctor to sign off for light sensitivity and you get the exemption. In NJ, it's form MR-15. Good luck.

M3gasmd · 12-01-2012, 04:58 PM

Thanks for the info on the form. I'm a MD I think I'm going to fill it out myself!!

11-20-2012, 10:34 AM	#23
JDM3 Major 109 Rep 1,292 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 E92 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Valley, NJ iTrader: (7)	If you want to play you gotta be willing to pay. IMO, your asking for trouble with 20% or 5% tint. 35% cops seem to be more forgiving. All my DD vehicles have tint....wifes SUV, my truck and my M. Certain towns/counties seem to have a hard on for tint/plates vs others. I know most cops in my town so I'm lucky. I would recommend keeping your front plate on your passenger seat. When you see a cop put in on your dash. If you get pulled over and asks about the plate tell him its in your window because your front bumper was just replaced and the mount is on backorder....always works for me
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11-20-2012, 11:26 PM	#24
Nicname Lieutenant Colonel 352 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2021 M2C Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (4)	I need to make a decision on which of these law breaking treats I'll have to give up I'm leaning towards putting the plate on. I love my tints and will probably always tint whatever car I have __________________ Current: ///M2C G01 X3 xDrive30i Past: ///M2 997.1 Turbo ///M3 E92
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11-29-2012, 01:14 PM	#25
John Tanglewood Porn Star 1316 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: E60 M5 \| F95 X5M \| F90 M5 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stamford, CT iTrader: (13)	CT has a no front plate law. I don't have a front plate, never been pulled over / harassed for it. From my experience, especially so since I am dark in color, you can do one of the 2, but not both. So no plate + no tints or plate + tints. To be honest with you, I had 20% tints on both my cars before the M3, and I actually LOVE not having tints. Sure I can't pick my nose anymore in traffic, but now I just use tissue paper and blow my nose. I think if I had an SUV or an exotic sports car I would put 15% or Limo tint on it. But for my M3, I like looking around, and don't mind people looking in! ....But in your case, I'd say go front plate + tints because it seems like you really like your tints. __________________
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Lalit@autocouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 374 Rep 1,374 Posts Drives: Tributo, Superfast, M5cs Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 201 iTrader: (2)	Front plate is the devil.
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12-01-2012, 02:54 PM	#27
Eric Cartman Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2005 M3 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Tints - check your DMV rules. I got a medical exemption in CT to have my tints and now get out of all my tint issues. Real simple to get your eye doctor to sign off for light sensitivity and you get the exemption. In NJ, it's form MR-15. Good luck.
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12-01-2012, 04:58 PM	#28
M3gasmd Private First Class 9 Rep 111 Posts Drives: E46m3,cayenne gts,997.2c4s,1m Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Cnj iTrader: (3)	Thanks for the info on the form. I'm a MD I think I'm going to fill it out myself!!
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