NY area...ticket for having an aftermarket exhaust

IMPORTRIDAH · 04-08-2003, 09:44 PM

is it me or the po-pos on exhaust hunting...four of my friends got a ticket for having an aftermarket exhaust, this is for the past two months. Most of em were driving here in Queens. this ish sucks yo im tellin you, so just be on a look out for cops when drivin..dont rev too much ya heard

ralphy

nyoneway · 04-08-2003, 09:53 PM

damn forrealz??? I never had that problem

TRD StreetRacing · 04-08-2003, 10:39 PM

that's a small part of the reason i'm getting a TRD exhaust....i think there is a paper that comes w/ it that states it's legal or something like that

CeLiCaJoE · 04-09-2003, 08:01 AM

got me a trd exhaust also. good thing i printed that certificate and keep it with the paperworks in the car. also maybe you have a kazuma or something , i hear those really makes noise.

PonyGirl · 04-09-2003, 08:44 AM

Plus you have to worry about passing emissions...I'm nervous about that once I buy my new exhaust. And yeah, it may be illegal, but it's basically the cop's perrogative whether they want to bust your chops or not for the exhaust. To some, it may sound loud and be a nuissance, but to others it's not such a big deal.

The same goes with window tint. You can have dark tint and not ever be bothered. But I've heard of kids getting pulled over for having limo tint and the cop making them peel it off while standing right in front of him.

Edit: spelling

SilverRide · 04-09-2003, 09:04 AM

They seem to be cracking down on aftermarket exhausts on route 17 (from the Thruway going upstate) also. A few friends got ticketed for exhausts on that road recently.

Anyway, as as been pointed out, A TRD exhaust is viewed by most police as legal. NYS law states that you can`t "modify" your exhaust to make it louder than the exhaust that came with the car. Technically, you can take delivery of you car with a TRD exhaust already installed (by the dealer) so, you are basically covered under the muffler law.
However, you can still get cited for disturbing the peace, etc, so you must use a bit of discretion when around cops and be easy on the gas pedel.

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I have never had a problem with my TRD exhaust

PonyGirl · 04-09-2003, 12:33 PM

You're absolutely right...but some people just don't give a damn

TRD StreetRacing · 04-09-2003, 03:47 PM

hey pony girl...if u don't pass emissions, take it to a queen. u will find a place that can pass u in a heart beat.

EDIT: it will be even easier if u look good and have a good body

Manny_TXtreme · 04-09-2003, 06:05 PM

Yea I got know guy who would pass anyone that gives him his money.

I've not gotten stopped once for my exhaust. Glad I don;t have a TRD. Thats some wierd ish to be happening here. I thought that was a west coast problem.

I did however get pulled over once before for my tint. I had my marine friend with me at the time and they let us go on with any further queries but the bitch lady officer told me to change my tints. That was a year ago - Tints are still on.
I dont have limo tints but mine are still pretty dark.

I guess the Cops are getting these days. Not enough action. Just wait till the summer, all this harrassment is only gonna get worse.

IMPORTRIDAH · 04-09-2003, 08:35 PM

make that six people i know. one of my co workers today gotta summon for his exhaust. I feel like im next, damn I hope not.

passing emissions is not a problem hea...

PonyGirl · 04-10-2003, 07:27 AM

Yeah, I know a guy in Queens too that'll take car of my emissions...just driving into Ridgewood really isn't my thing, heh. I'm a Nassau girl.

TRD StreetRacing · 04-10-2003, 09:41 PM

nothing wrong w/ nassau

IMPORTRIDAH · 04-11-2003, 02:18 PM

too many cops in nassau

TRD StreetRacing · 04-12-2003, 12:15 AM

there is??

gdog1982 · 04-12-2003, 10:04 AM

Quote:

too many cops in nassau

I live right next to a police precinct in nassau, i never see a patrol car on my block during the week. They getting some coffee and donuts at a 7/11, thats the area where they have heavy enforcement.

TRD StreetRacing · 04-12-2003, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gdog1982

I live right next to a police precinct in nassau, i never see a patrol car on my block during the week. They getting some coffee and donuts at a 7/11, thats the area where they have heavy enforcement.

can't agree w/ u more

PonyGirl · 04-14-2003, 08:45 AM

But it is true...there are many cops roaming around Nassau (and Suffolk, with not a whole lot to do), but be nice to them even if they do eat a lot of donuts (trust me, I live with one

).

TRD StreetRacing · 04-14-2003, 09:07 PM

that's easy for you to say pony. a young guy(especially a minority) that driving a "sports car" or "sports compact car" will definitely will attract attention in a heart beat.

not to say that all cops are like that, but i'v encounted alot in my area(in nassau). i have a co-worker that is a PO and he tells me to watch my asss everytime. he tells me about the stories some cops use just to **** w/ ppl.

PonyGirl · 04-15-2003, 09:19 AM

It's true...it's not politically correct to say that cops "racially profile," but they do...but you know, if you look suspicious, then you look suspicious...it happens.

TRD StreetRacing · 04-15-2003, 10:22 PM

do i look "suspicious" to u?? i don't think so. i'v gotten pulled over numerous times for not doing anything. that's why i don't drive my car when i go out for most of the night. that's when i drive my old rolla

PonyGirl · 04-16-2003, 07:39 AM

I'm not saying you look suspicious...but I'm just saying that people get pulled over because they do...even though it's not a real excuse to.

That is pretty funny though...big pimpin' in the Corolla

TRD StreetRacing · 04-16-2003, 05:53 PM

well i guess i havn't gotten it so bad as to one of my friends. he got JACKED UP

....he got pulled out of the car and handcuffed on top of the cruiser(for talking back to a cop).....the worst i'v gotten is "go back to where ever you came from"

BTW....my rolla pimpin days was the shizzznit

PonyGirl · 04-17-2003, 09:09 AM

Ha, "Go back to where you came from!" That's classic. But I had gotten pulled over one time and the cop was like, "Go home, go straight home and don't stop anywhere else!" Like, "don't pass go, do not collect $200." He pulled me over because I hadn't turned my headlights on...but I was driving my friends car...I thought I had. The cop thought I had been drinking. I was stone sober. He gave me the follow-the-pen-test and everything. What an idiot.

tols1976 · 04-17-2003, 12:59 PM

sure sure stone sober thats what they all say!!!!!!!!!

TRD StreetRacing · 04-17-2003, 01:56 PM

which 1 were u?? stoned or sober???

BTW pony, did u get a shop to put your ground effects on yet??

tols1976 · 04-17-2003, 02:50 PM

a when i crashed up my celica??

TRD StreetRacing · 04-17-2003, 03:44 PM

are you talking about tols?? i'm lost

EDIT: tols.. i was asking pony that question

cuz she said she was "stone sober"

tols1976 · 04-17-2003, 04:01 PM

ah i see u thought you were replying to my coment to pony about her being stone sober. so i thought you were cracking on me about my car accident. sorry for the confusion

TRD StreetRacing · 04-17-2003, 06:58 PM

i won't crack on some1 for an accident (unless it's something like that guy who put tire shine on the threads of the tire on his is300 and went for a drive in the rain)

PonyGirl · 04-18-2003, 06:10 PM

Ha, Tire Wet

But, I was nethier stoned nor sober. Ha. I was just driving back to school one night during pledging...I looked so disheveled, the cop thought I had been drinking!

Oh, and I'm getting my GFX installed tomorrow...I'm so excited! If the guy turns out to do a nice job, I'll recommed his shop to you guys.