imported_1990hondacivic

i got a improper muffler ticket on friday night

i was just wondering if anyone put on a differnent muffler after the ticket?

and if they took it to court did you win?

if i change my muffler how do i know what is legal or not legal??

thanks Brock

TranceaddicT

same thing happned to a budy of mine. and he went to court, and showed some pictures of his car after he took off his (improper muffler) and put on a stockish lookin one, and the judge threw it out.. but the officer also didnt show up..sooo i suggest talkin to a lawyer and see what he says.

bdotdan

this belongs in the Traffic tickets, accidents, insurance... forum

imported_1PhatCX

did the cop check to see if there were baffles in the muffler?
as far as i know, it needs baffles to be legal.

imported_1990hondacivic

i was told the only legal after market muffler has to say for highway use on the box

my mechanic told me this when he got the same ticket for his mustang??

i dont know i'm taking all the tickets to court anyway
i got 3 friday night

1 for improper muffler
1 for no signal
1 for no validation on my ownership

imported_1990hondacivic

did the cop check to see if there were baffles in the muffler?
as far as i know, it needs baffles to be legal

how do u know if their are baffles?

imported_doggy69247

any mufler other than if u go 2 honda and get the 1 installed that is stock is ilegal there are no nesabel levles or any other rules in ontario



if the cop is a ****ing ******* he can **** you for puting a tip on that just screws into the stock mufler


im in court in june 4 the same thing


unless the cop has his mechaniks lisence then he cant say its unpropper

thats what my lawyer is useing


they can use that 4 tons of mods unless the cop has a lisence who is he 2 determin if it is safe 4 road use ??

imported_1990hondacivic

i was thinking the same thing

how can a cop say it's not road legal??

97SiR

The cop can say anything. How can you argue with him?

imported_phuviano

First off its Decibel level, not nesabel. Yes you are right, there is no decibel level law in Canada.

Yes the cop give you a ticket for an improper muffler at his/her descreation. If the cop feels that your muffler is too loud, he/she can give you a ticket for excessive noise, and other reasons.

Why does a cop need a mechanics license??? A mechanic license only shows that you are certified to work on a car. Just because you have a mechanics license, it doesn't mean you know the law.

Cops = Law
Mechanic = Fixes cars

I thought I'd post the job descriptions for ya.

imported_bevboyy

Umm. Police Officers enforce the law.

Lawyers - practise and know the law.

As long as the muffler is branded as street legal - helps if you kept the box, it's legal as it conforms to DOT/MOT standards.

Been there, done that, won that.

imported_Team Rukus

calm down the guy that wrote that has a disfunction that does not allow him to spell words etc correctly.

next time think before speaking.

imported_alwaysoverkill

Unnecessary noise means just that, unnecessary noise. Is it completely unnecessary to have loud aftermarket exhausts when both OEM and quite aftermarket exist..no, so its unecessary. I see dozens of ricer imports daily that deserve a ticket. They think this loud *** exhaust soundz coolz and/or gives their mad tight VTECH (yes spelt wrong on purpose) Yo extra 20 horzepower.

Well, if another ****ing integra goes by my house at 3am and its so loud I can hear it inside, I may call the cops myself



Canada does not have a decibel level like Califirnia does. I firmly believe if we did, it'd be clear cut. 91 db = legal, 92 is not type of thing...but i don't see that coming any time soon.

nashall

i got a ticket once for that and went to court and provoded that it was legal....so i won....and i still get pulled over for it....never got tickets for it again....most of the time they dont really know what they are talking about and just assume that its illlegel

Rice Burner

I've won many of these B.S. ticket's in court, those of you that remember my CRX remember it was damn loud! I didn't read all your post but I'll tell you how to win them.
1) If he gave you improper muffler, your laughing, you won it easily! When you go to court take the receipt you got when you purchised that muffler, that say's AFTERMARKET OEM REPLACEMENT!! Now it's up to the officer to prove what's improper about it! 99% chance he can't. If he starts saying that it's too loud, we'll he should of wrote you up for un-necesary noise! That one usually you can't win as it's up to the officer descretion for noise pollution.

2)He nailed you for not signalling? Yeah you did, you used your hand signal's cause you were on the way to buy a replacement bulb for your rear taillights!


doggy69247, yes there is dcb level's in Ont. and it doesn't have to be metered,in other words you can't tell the officer to give you a dcb reading. It's up to the officer's descretion on if your causing excessive noise. I would just pay those.