troobie
Newbie
- Location
- Chico, California
- Car(s)
- 07 GTI
On Jan. 1 I was driving on CA 70 just south of Quincy in the Sierra Nevadas. I pass a CHP officer sitting on the side of the road in the opposite lane. He pulls me over for 1.) No front plate 2.) Exhaust too loud. He asked why I modified my exhaust. I told him all I had done was to take off the resonator, the muffler was still there. He said I could not modify my exhaust to make it louder than stock (WRONG) and he gave me a NON-fix-it ticket. I asked what the noise level was that I could not exceed, in other words how many decibels is too loud. He said that really didn't apply to passenger vehicles (wrong?).
I have done some online research and found that you can modify your exhaust (not including the catalytic converter) as long as it does not exceed 95 decibels. I also discovered that I have the right to take my car to a referee station because I have received a citation (at my cost) and have it tested to see if it exceeds 95 decibels.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with this?
The officer said that until this was corrected, I could be cited by any officer at anytime. I can keep racking up tickets for this at their discretion.
PLEASE, don't talk out of your ass. In other words, don't post what you have heard. Lets please stick with facts.
Thanks.
I have done some online research and found that you can modify your exhaust (not including the catalytic converter) as long as it does not exceed 95 decibels. I also discovered that I have the right to take my car to a referee station because I have received a citation (at my cost) and have it tested to see if it exceeds 95 decibels.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with this?
The officer said that until this was corrected, I could be cited by any officer at anytime. I can keep racking up tickets for this at their discretion.
PLEASE, don't talk out of your ass. In other words, don't post what you have heard. Lets please stick with facts.
Thanks.