Celica Forums General Discussion General If my car is too low is that illegal?

I have progress technology springs. 1.6 drop in the front and 1.8 in the back. My mom got a ticket for my tint driving my car. She said the cop couldve gave me a ticket for my drop i was like wtf? so im not sure. Also, when i take my car to chp should i bring the legal papers for the AEM\TSRM? or do you guys think that it wont be necessary.

well if it was just a ticket for the tint i dont think the legal papers for the AEM will be necessary. all you would have to do is show the cop that you removed your tint. its only like 10 bucks for the fix it ticket.

i wasnt the one who got pulled over or else i wouldve just asked for the fine. My tint is 5% all around do i just need take them off the front windows and leave the back 5% or would i have to take that all off because 5% is just too dark?

u only need to remove the front window tint. it doesnt matter how dar the rear three are.

ok now for the question about the drop

you don't have to take off the front window tint of your car if you don't want to. you just have to go to court and tell the judge that you would rather pay the fine. i think its like $120. you can still keep the tint

about the drop, "yes" you can get a ticket for your drop if the cop is really hard on you.

Your car is only illegal if the lowest most part of your frame is lower than your rims.

you're from cali. everything is illegal.

1.6/1.8 doesnt sound bad, unlike the 2" drop from eibach's sportlines...
though there is a certain height that your car must have, other than that, it's illegal.

it must be higher then the lowest point of your rims if the cops a dick he will stick a pack of cigs under you car. if they cant stand up under your car.. ticket.

No shit? I just thought the rim law was the only law against lowering. Didn't think there was an actual height guideline.

i think your right but a few months ago i was drivin through nebraska and saw a cop using some kinda tester on the back windows. never seen or heard of that before.

Back windows?

For height?

Or tint?

Your headlights have to be a minimum distance from the ground. They don't care how much clearance your bumper has as long as the lights are more than the minimum distance from the street (I think that it's 18" in CA).

They dont give a fuck how lower it is, your license plate should have certain distance from ground. (I dont remember how many feet)

what he said..

well..wat if you have 18's or 19s w/ really low profile tires..r they gonna let ur car sit 1" above the ground? i don't think so...i guess there's more than one law to a vehicle's suspension. i have heard about the rim law from a real chp though. the rest is just articles and documentary.

o i heard about that from a san diego police lady too. the middle of the headlight should be over 18" off the ground...we don't hafta worry about that..haha

yo arash ask isaac about how you can keep your tint
i remeber him posting about tints a while back
it something along he lines of getting an extention on your court date(which is about 6 months or so)
if you get pulled overe within the 6 months just show the cop that you already have a court date and then after just pay the fine(which is cheaper than getting it removed and replaced

i think it was somthing like that

thanks

I think that all depends on where you live. My car is only 4inches from the ground and I have yet to be pulled over. I can lay a soda can on its side and I still can't clear it. Now thats low.

wow that sucks cali is getting worse and worse. tell the cop next time that your celica is a beater and you really own a grand national. he will probably get a kick out of that