Ticket for a loud muffler??
Ticket for a loud muffler??
Hello everyone,
I live in Miami and even though we don't have emissions down here
cops can be real jerks sometimes.
Anyways, I was pulled over the other night for other reasons other than my loud muffler but appearently cause I was honest and the cop was in a good mood, he said I had to either remove my muffler cause it was too loud or silenced it
. I even explained to him that it was street legal and everything, he he 
, but nothing, he screwed me.
Have you guys run into this problem with the law before? I know all I have to do is silence it and then send the documents to court and they'll remove the ticket which doesn't even cost point on my liscence(according to him), but I was just wondering, has anyone here gotten a ticket for having a loud muffler before?
I live in Miami and even though we don't have emissions down here
cops can be real jerks sometimes.Anyways, I was pulled over the other night for other reasons other than my loud muffler but appearently cause I was honest and the cop was in a good mood, he said I had to either remove my muffler cause it was too loud or silenced it
. I even explained to him that it was street legal and everything, he he , but nothing, he screwed me.Have you guys run into this problem with the law before? I know all I have to do is silence it and then send the documents to court and they'll remove the ticket which doesn't even cost point on my liscence(according to him), but I was just wondering, has anyone here gotten a ticket for having a loud muffler before?
Last edited by cubanmike26; Sep 7, 2004 at 05:07 PM.
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I got a modified exhaust citation in december '03. No more fix-it tickets. You have to pay... and if they are real d*cks they'll make you go to a law enforcment smog check station. Since I cried to the cop he let me go, I have no cat. and engine swap... he was about to tow me away 
This cost me 1500 points
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Rep Power: 0 Ugh cops with nothing better to do. My ticket for noise pollution got dropped when I went to court. I also had one for the car being too low which got dropped as well. Just dress nice and smile alot 
find out what the law is in your town/state regarding db levels from exhausts. and then find out from the manufacturer if your exhaust is under that level. if so, then by law you cannot get a ticket for it. i'm sure you can find these laws on the internet or in your local library.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
In some states it's illegal to modify the stock exhaust, even if it's not noisy.
Originally Posted by streetglower
Exactly. Best bet is too just pay the fine if you like your exhaust, or remove it and get the ticket dismissed.
Mufflers rock baby!! Last edited by cubanmike26; Sep 8, 2004 at 12:09 AM.
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Originally Posted by CubanMike26
Hell no, I'm not taking thay **** off
Mufflers rock baby!!
Mufflers rock baby!! Now your profile says you have a universal catback, just remove it and stick your OEM exhaust on there. Then after court, put your exhaust back on. If it is all bolt on, it shouldnt take you long to do.
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Originally Posted by HondaSales
find out what the law is in your town/state regarding db levels from exhausts. and then find out from the manufacturer if your exhaust is under that level. if so, then by law you cannot get a ticket for it. i'm sure you can find these laws on the internet or in your local library.
Likely it will be a city ordinance - call your local PD and ask to speak to the desk sgt or someone who knows what the law is, they should be able to tell you what the law is, or find someone who can. Many patrol cops don't know the exact ordinance.
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Rep Power: 289 yeh i got a ticket for exhaust as well.. it was kinda late.. and i was goin on a lower gear.. stupid me.. so the cop pulled me over .. he said he heard me from far away.. it was 110$ cdn.. im takin it to court tho
cops are not fair most of my friends with imports have gotten tickets here in ft lauderale and my friend with a mustang gt with x pipes and some other stuff hasnt gotten anything and that thing is loud as hell i find that cops have favor on american cars that suxs
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