Cali...modified exhaust fix it ticket help!

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So I got a ticket for a modified exhaust. Thing is my exhaust is stock minus the really awesome chrome tips my cousin installed on the muffler. It is however breaking down so as a result it is louder than it wouldve been in 1989 when it was brand new. I just passed smog fine recently with it. I explained this to the officer and she said I have to prove it's stock. When I asked her how I do that she replied "I dunno...take it to the dealer?" Thanks officer, very helpful. So how the hell do I go about doing this? I didnt see any stamp on my muffler showing its BMWness so I come to my R3V crew for some insight. Thanks

[10Toes]

Make them prove that it is not stock, what has happened to our country?

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Make them prove that it is not stock, what has happened to our country?

Lol... Good answer but I don't think that will fly

[Danny]

It doesn't have to be stock. It just has to be under a certain decibel level.

[e30shmobberr]

it doesn't have to be stock. It just has to be under a certain decibel level.

+1

[e30_3I8I]

If you have the stock muffler take it to a local chp office and let them check it for you for free and all you have to do is go back to court with the ticket that the officer would stamp to approve that its a stock exhaust/ that it passes inspection and pay 25 bucks at the window.

I know it sucks to pay for something that you shouldn't pay for from the beginning but that's how some of our lovely california police officer function

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Sooo you're telling me I have to go to court?? That's pretty fucked. There's no way around it?

[ÜberslowETA]

Sooo you're telling me I have to go to court?? That's pretty fucked. There's no way around it?

You dont have to go to an actual court session to see a judge. You simply to to the Courthouse and go to the clerks window.

[bddog]

My local PD will sign a fix it ticket for $10. Then it is off to the court clerk.

[evandael]

what a crock of shit. paying for fix-it tickets? court fees? i will never in kalifornia.


OP, sounds like these guys have it covered. i guess it's the price you pay for the nice weather and crowded highways.

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If you have the stock muffler take it to a local chp office and let them check it for you for free and all you have to do is go back to court with the ticket that the officer would stamp to approve that its a stock exhaust/ that it passes inspection and pay 25 bucks at the window.

I know it sucks to pay for something that you shouldn't pay for from the beginning but that's how some of our lovely california police officer function

So I go to CHP and THEY do an inspection? And what if they say it isnt stock when it is?

[Dj Buttchug]

op what you have to do is go to a referee. There are smog refs all around. basically what they do is inspect the vehicle to make sure it has not been tampered with or modded in any way. Then they issue you a certificate that gives the results.

Take that certificate to the court and the ticket will be waved.

[=======Live Fast!]

op what you have to do is go to a referee. There are smog refs all around. basically what they do is inspect the vehicle to make sure it has not been tampered with or modded in any way. Then they issue you a certificate that gives the results.

Take that certificate to the court and the ticket will be waved.

Referee?? Where the hell are they at? Man this sucks. You don't have to deal with this kind of dumb shit on the east coast...

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Is that the same spot I got my car smogged at?

[Dj Buttchug]

google san fran smog referee station. youll find one nearby. They often have them at colleges where auto tech programs are offered.