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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 12:14 AM
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Like the title says. Damnit. I need to make a trip to the eye doctor get me a note for this ****.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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They tried to pop me with a 400 dollar fine, but luckily my boss knows the sherrif good and got it reduced to a warning
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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I took mine off because they wanted too charge me 15 bucks everytime i got an inspection sticker. I know i'm a cheap skate!
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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In alabama that note only qualifies you to have dark tint that is REMOVABLE. Which means one of those stupid mesh screens or whatever...
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Well, hopefully the fine isn't too much. I'm thinking maybe 100 at the most. But 32% is legal and both my windows registered. 13%.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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I found.it.cheaper to take it off, have the ticket signed off then put it back on...
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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Or you could even buy a pair of spare door windows. They arent too hard to change.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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tint laws are bull ****!












20%+5% on the sides and back window, 20% on the whole windsheild. I get nailed all the time for my tint and smoked tails.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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i agree it is bullshit.

i like my right to privacy.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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^i like that tinted windsheild
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