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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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i got pulled over today leaving my house the cop said he pulled me over for my headlight tint. he aske y is your headlights tinted. i said to protect them. he told me i have to take it off then told me to roll up my windows and asked y are your windows tinted i said i thought 35 was ok in NJ. he took my info and come back told me if he see's me agian he is pulling me over and i am on a warning list and will have to go to court.

i told him i leave for school in a week and i am not taking my car that im not going to remove anything. the cop said ill pull you over before then. then and told me to go.

see they are doing road work on my road and the cop sits there to watch and when i left my house he turnned his lights on and came and got me.

can anyone find me a link for NJ state rules if you can have your headlights tinted because i no alot of ppl that have them done..

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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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doubt its legal lol
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Im pretty sure it is illegal.....and being smart to the cop isn't gonna help you either.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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well is there and sites to go to to find out because i can find stuff about tail lights and that is ok as long as u can see amber 300 to 500 feet away.

i didnt mean it to be smart i ment it like im leaving in a week like ill get it off when i get back from school you no?
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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im pretty sure its not legal
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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for sure the headlights tint is a no no...im not sure about your window tint..
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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y wouldnt it be legal i can see out of them fine i have 8k hids in them what would the ticket be lol no window tint on headlights?

any sites to find out NJ rules
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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According to tintlaws.com, any tint on the front side windows is illegal.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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your 8k HID's r also illegal
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Illegal
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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basically if the cop is hounding you as much as you say he is, you have 2 choices.
1. leave it on and get tickets.
2. take them off.

you can't change, or talk your way around the laws.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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NJ Statute
Title 39
Sections 3-46 to 3-84
Unlawful Vehicle Modifications

I'd do the research for you of the specific portion of the law, but the Statutes portion of the NJ website is somehow broken.

Most states, you can't do after-market stuff if you want to be street-legal.

If you remove the offending stuff and show proof in court as well as explain that you didn't know, that would usually get your citation cancelled in court. I say 'usually' because you never know what sort of judge you'll get. Some are outright a-holes that don't care about any sense of fairness or leniency.

Sometimes some minor citations cannot be issued unless the officer had stopped you for a more serious offense.
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i no in NJ window tint is a no no lol... im asking about the headlight tint..


so your saying a cop can not pull you over for petty things like that and ticket you ?
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the reason i got 8 k was i couldnt see when i tinted them the 8 k with the tint is like stock brightness or a little brighter iv had my head lights like this for about a year no problems till now...
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:33 AM
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nj tinting is illegal in the passenger and driver windows but any other window u can do as dark as you want and im not sure about the lights tinted
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:43 AM
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why would you think your headlight? Trying to be cool or something?
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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do u mean tint not think my headlight dont u no about overlays? i got the kit off ebay and did all my lights its like smoking your lights it makes the car look cool and i never had a problem with it for a year..

what would the ticket even be for the headlights ? if anyone know cuz i searched the whole day still nothing on headlight tint anywhere..

should i just go to like a different police station and ask ? lol
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by InfiniteVisi0n
Illegal
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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Tint on headlights is not expressly illegal. But the HIDs are, so he's got you one way or the other.
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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^^ yea... he's got you regardless...

HIDs.. nono..



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