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tango009 · 12-27-2009, 10:05 PM

I just got a ref ticket going on the baybridge! Just my luck, got pulled over during traffic hour. What to do next? please help. I really want to be able to keep a SR20det.

jdm2191 · 12-27-2009, 10:12 PM

damn being able to keep you SR in cali is a negative....

DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY · 12-27-2009, 10:31 PM

Option 1 - pay the fine. Option 2 - swap the motor for ref purposes then swap it back after.

***FaLKoN240*** · 12-27-2009, 10:32 PM

Haha, when was this?

I was just on the bridge like an hour ago.

spooled240 · 12-27-2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY

Option 1 - pay the fine. Option 2 - swap the motor for ref purposes then swap it back after.

more info on option 1. When I got my ref ticket I needed to pass the referee AND pay the fine

tango009 · 12-28-2009, 02:29 AM

This happened around 7:30pm...they made me pulled over into Treasure Island. Is there anyway I can pass the ref inspections without swapping the engine out?

DreEzed · 12-28-2009, 05:37 AM

I suggest just payin the fine. Thats how most people get through it or swapping the motor but the KA still has to pass smog also.
GL

jdm2191 · 12-28-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreEzed

I suggest just payin the fine. Thats how most people get through it or swapping the motor but the KA still has to pass smog also.
GL

How much are the fines now a days?

rb26man · 12-28-2009, 09:15 AM

umm there is now way of legally passing smog with a sr bro

Team DET · 12-28-2009, 09:46 AM

I payed $558 in riverside but in San Bernardino I payed $430 so i guess each county is different shit suck's..i just payed the fine didnt take it to the ref since it was only only taking off $100 if i swaped it back to stock good luck...

tango009 · 12-28-2009, 10:45 AM

Ok....I will just pay the fine and not bring it to the ref. I always drive within the law and try not to get pulled, but eventually the loud and big muffler gave me away. need to get a new exhaust system now to be more stealth.

*DALAZ_68* · 12-28-2009, 10:52 AM

or just DD a beater...and avoid paying said fines in general without worry

*hOngsterr* · 12-28-2009, 11:19 AM

pay the fine, you should pay the same if
you swapped motors and re swapped it back,
it might be more re-swapping

i thin its ~600?

240XTC · 12-28-2009, 11:36 AM

Just say its the stock motor...(cough) in japan...lol.....

A highway patrol on a bike got me in West Covina

The Judge told me: The fine is there ($800.00ish). [1]The only way to be free of the referee is to either sell it to a licensed dealer or junk yard (with proof of paperwork), [2] or get the issue fixed and pass the referee inspection. In both circumstances you would pay a fine due to the encounter with the officer, but a smaller fine in opposed to not having your car ref'd at all which was the $800.00ish.

My fine was a little more because the kid on the bike also got me down for not getting the fix done the first time.

240cracker · 12-28-2009, 11:45 AM

just pay it and make your car more of a low profile

its $600

iv had to pay two

***FaLKoN240*** · 12-28-2009, 05:58 PM

You get points on your license when you get ref tickets and your insurance goes up with those points. DON'T FORGET.

Sorry it happened but in Cali you gotta stay low key.

singlecamslam · 12-28-2009, 06:07 PM

Wait what? I got a ref ticket and didnt get a point on my record, i think thats wrong, not sure though. But in Cali there is no way of making an sr legal no matter what anyone says, unless the law changes. Pay the fine, dont get pulled over again, FIN.

240XTC · 12-28-2009, 07:08 PM

Sleeper mode is a must nowadays. Cops are looking for anything to make their county some mulah anyways.. Its orders from above, and watch out for those end of the month days.. Just drive cool and give them no reason to get ya.

TheWayItGoes909 · 12-28-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team DET

I payed $558 in riverside but in San Bernardino I payed $430 so i guess each county is different shit suck's..i just payed the fine didnt take it to the ref since it was only only taking off $100 if i swaped it back to stock good luck...

What area of Berdoo and Riverside did you get pulled over? did you have A big shiny exhaust showin?

tango009 · 12-29-2009, 01:15 PM

Any suggestions on a stealthy performance exhaust system? I got pulled over because of the Apexi GT.

soreballz · 12-29-2009, 08:12 PM

^Circuit Sports.

j20accord00 · 12-29-2009, 08:53 PM

I can't believe you guys got to deal with chit like this. New jersey sucks but I never had problems like that

LJBS13 · 12-29-2009, 09:08 PM

my exhaust isnt big or loud. but cops see shiny and bam its "modified" thinking of just painting mine flat black.

jpbpoway · 12-29-2009, 11:05 PM

Think it's the big shiny coffee can look. I use the Apexi n1 duals, looks almost like the stock exhaust.

Team DET · 12-29-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWayItGoes909

What area of Berdoo and Riverside did you get pulled over? did you have A big shiny exhaust showin?

in riverside it was at that bust at the Hooters meet and in Berdo it was E st/hospitality and i did have a big shiny exhaust HKS hi-power lol but switched it to a summit racing turbo muffler after, it's been cool ever since

singlecamslam · 12-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Apexi N1 duals looks nothing like the stock exhaust, i think blast pipes look more stockish. Heres a trick, paint your mufflers flat black so its not all shiny.

*slider2828* · 12-30-2009, 10:48 AM

The shiney makes people go oooohhhh...

Its rare they pull you in traffic over the bay bridge... were you swerving or doing anything? Also what exhaust did you have? Was it crazy loud cause god the AC Transit buses have you covered on that....

nismo_nate · 12-30-2009, 11:20 AM

wow, reading this makes me want to rethink of buying a project 240 now lol

***FaLKoN240*** · 12-30-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpbpoway

Think it's the big shiny coffee can look. I use the Apexi n1 duals, looks almost like the stock exhaust.

/=

TheWayItGoes909 · 12-30-2009, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team DET

in riverside it was at that bust at the Hooters meet and in Berdo it was E st/hospitality and i did have a big shiny exhaust HKS hi-power lol but switched it to a summit racing turbo muffler after, it's been cool ever since

Thanks for the heads up Yeah N-1 style exhaust don't fly well with Anti-Bling cops in Cali. Anyone have pics of a BC specII flat black on a hatch? Does anyone know places that still sell the Circut sport quiet exhaust

12-27-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
tango009 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Help! Got a Ref ticket! I just got a ref ticket going on the baybridge! Just my luck, got pulled over during traffic hour. What to do next? please help. I really want to be able to keep a SR20det.

12-27-2009, 10:12 PM	#2
jdm2191 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Whittier Age: 30 Posts: 3,717 Trader Rating: (79) Feedback Score: 79 reviews	damn being able to keep you SR in cali is a negative.... __________________ My Build: The "Coupe De Ville" 1JZ Build!!

12-27-2009, 10:32 PM	#4
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 16,761 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Haha, when was this? I was just on the bridge like an hour ago. __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

12-28-2009, 09:15 AM	#9
rb26man Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: where the hood ckatz is at Age: 34 Posts: 891 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	umm there is now way of legally passing smog with a sr bro __________________

12-28-2009, 09:46 AM	#10
Team DET Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Bernardino Posts: 770 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	I payed $558 in riverside but in San Bernardino I payed $430 so i guess each county is different shit suck's..i just payed the fine didnt take it to the ref since it was only only taking off $100 if i swaped it back to stock good luck... __________________ (OΞO/- -\OΞO) Last edited by Team DET; 12-28-2009 at 10:07 AM..

12-27-2009, 10:31 PM	#3
DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: gardena/los angeles Posts: 752 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Option 1 - pay the fine. Option 2 - swap the motor for ref purposes then swap it back after.

12-28-2009, 02:29 AM	#6
tango009 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This happened around 7:30pm...they made me pulled over into Treasure Island. Is there anyway I can pass the ref inspections without swapping the engine out?

12-28-2009, 05:37 AM	#7
DreEzed Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 1,725 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	I suggest just payin the fine. Thats how most people get through it or swapping the motor but the KA still has to pass smog also. GL

12-28-2009, 10:45 AM	#11
tango009 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ok....I will just pay the fine and not bring it to the ref. I always drive within the law and try not to get pulled, but eventually the loud and big muffler gave me away. need to get a new exhaust system now to be more stealth.

12-28-2009, 10:52 AM	#12
DALAZ_68 not giving a fuck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los angeles Age: 35 Posts: 15,080 Trader Rating: (104) Feedback Score: 104 reviews	or just DD a beater...and avoid paying said fines in general without worry __________________ LOL 240... whats better than 1? 5 1's ...lol PSN & XBL GT : Wh0pp3r68 CLUB LEXUS : Wh0pp3r

12-28-2009, 11:36 AM	#14
240XTC BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 1st amendment. Not my fault you dont like me. Does not give you the right to abuse your mod and continue your harassment in slander towards my profiles. Cowards. Posts: 1,060 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Just say its the stock motor...(cough) in japan...lol..... A highway patrol on a bike got me in West Covina The Judge told me: The fine is there ($800.00ish). [1]The only way to be free of the referee is to either sell it to a licensed dealer or junk yard (with proof of paperwork), [2] or get the issue fixed and pass the referee inspection. In both circumstances you would pay a fine due to the encounter with the officer, but a smaller fine in opposed to not having your car ref'd at all which was the $800.00ish. My fine was a little more because the kid on the bike also got me down for not getting the fix done the first time.

12-28-2009, 11:45 AM	#15
240cracker Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: OC/LA ~ 90631 Posts: 1,485 Trader Rating: (22) Rides Gallery: 240cracker Feedback Score: 22 reviews	just pay it and make your car more of a low profile its $600 iv had to pay two

12-28-2009, 05:58 PM	#16
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 16,761 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	You get points on your license when you get ref tickets and your insurance goes up with those points. DON'T FORGET. Sorry it happened but in Cali you gotta stay low key. __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

12-28-2009, 06:07 PM	#17
singlecamslam Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 2,531 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Wait what? I got a ref ticket and didnt get a point on my record, i think thats wrong, not sure though. But in Cali there is no way of making an sr legal no matter what anyone says, unless the law changes. Pay the fine, dont get pulled over again, FIN. __________________ Nothing says racecar like a stock car with no interior.

12-28-2009, 07:08 PM	#18
240XTC BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 1st amendment. Not my fault you dont like me. Does not give you the right to abuse your mod and continue your harassment in slander towards my profiles. Cowards. Posts: 1,060 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Sleeper mode is a must nowadays. Cops are looking for anything to make their county some mulah anyways.. Its orders from above, and watch out for those end of the month days.. Just drive cool and give them no reason to get ya.

12-29-2009, 01:15 PM	#20
tango009 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Any suggestions on a stealthy performance exhaust system? I got pulled over because of the Apexi GT.

12-29-2009, 08:53 PM	#22
j20accord00 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SEASIDE PARK, NJ Age: 35 Posts: 720 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I can't believe you guys got to deal with chit like this. New jersey sucks but I never had problems like that __________________ 92 Coupe ka-t

12-29-2009, 09:08 PM	#23
LJBS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	my exhaust isnt big or loud. but cops see shiny and bam its "modified" thinking of just painting mine flat black. __________________

12-29-2009, 11:05 PM	#24
jpbpoway Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 49 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Think it's the big shiny coffee can look. I use the Apexi n1 duals, looks almost like the stock exhaust.

12-30-2009, 10:42 AM	#26
singlecamslam Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 2,531 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Apexi N1 duals looks nothing like the stock exhaust, i think blast pipes look more stockish. Heres a trick, paint your mufflers flat black so its not all shiny. __________________ Nothing says racecar like a stock car with no interior.

12-30-2009, 10:48 AM	#27
slider2828 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,824 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	The shiney makes people go oooohhhh... Its rare they pull you in traffic over the bay bridge... were you swerving or doing anything? Also what exhaust did you have? Was it crazy loud cause god the AC Transit buses have you covered on that.... __________________ Turn and Burn!

12-30-2009, 11:20 AM	#28
nismo_nate Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: la puente Age: 36 Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow, reading this makes me want to rethink of buying a project 240 now lol

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