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Thanks! I plan on it. These trucks are a pain to take stuff off, I'm sure they will be no different. Also plan on color matching the front. 

Vinyl wrap over the trim would probably be the best. Plastidip could also be a good temporary solution. 

Looks good! Are you going to black out the chrome window trim?

I believe SVRT would be the best product in this case, it'll help protect the plastic and bring back a nice black finish (to hide the fading).

My town currently has similar restrictions; if washing your car the hose must have a nozzle on it, and you can't use water to clean your driveway/nearby sidewalks. It's a pain for people like us who love to keep our cars clean, but the alternative methods should help us get by.

It's a special that's ran every couple months or so -- keep an eye on the forums for the next one! 

Nice car! 

Love that color, nice truck!

Awesome job! Truck looks amazing, and no need to apologize for so many pictures; the more the better!

Love the color, nice truck!

Awesome looking car! Looking forward to what else you do.

Great looking truck!

Nice! 

Welcome back Dylan! Following you around all over

Happy birthday!

Goo gone has always worked great for me.

Might be to keep it for those that are more active in the forums?

Good luck!

BTW, for those that don't want to share their email, how about trying something like:

http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html

Saw a previous members truck on a different forum, was amazed by the reflections and got hooked into detailing since. Adam's provided awesome customer service as well! 

Tony, thanks for the clarification. I do understand what you have mentioned, and I realize how the radars work.

I know I can go on and on about what really happened and try to make myself look as innocent as I can, but that wouldn't change much now. I know in all honesty that I was not speeding, was pretty much in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the "system" took my money from me.

As I mentioned in the OP, I do not have a problem with law enforcement, I'm not the kind of person that claims to hates cops; I even report all dangerous drivers. I'm just disappointed about how in such cases Judges don't seem to give you any second thought or consideration. If the officer is there, you're pretty much screwed. I also understand how some are saying this is traffic court not criminal - but in a speeding case, how are you supposed to prove you're not guilty?

I guess I should get a camera and have it on at all times when I drive, lol.

Hey guys, just an update:

So I had my traffic court hearing today.

Waited for two hours before finally being called up in front of the Commissioner who kept acting as if he was about to die doing his job - would love to see him do a job outside of an air conditioned room where you're treated like God.

Anyways -- so the Officer gave his statement, after which I had the chance to ask him any questions. I asked him if he remembered that there was a semi truck in front of him, blocking me from his view. Officer replied that he did not recall. I asked if he remembered that by the time he passed me headed in the opposite direction, that he was already in the process of making his U-turn. Officer replied that he did not recall. I asked if he remembered that when I asked how fast I was going, his reply was that "You were traveling with the car in front of you, and his speed was 76, therefore yours was the same". Officer replied that he did not recall.

The Officer was traveling in the opposite lane at the time that me and the car in front of me were pulled over. However, in his statement the Officer claimed that he was pulled over on the side of the road with his radar on. Completely lied. When I was giving my statement though, the commissioner wasn't paying attention at all, and was talking to the aid on his side. After I was done, the Commissioner declared me guilty without an explanation other than that the Officer had you on radar (When I was cited the officer himself said that I wasn't on his radar but I was traveling with the car that was in front of me).

So they took $300 from me.

To say I'm frustrated with the "system" at this moment is a huge understatement. The Officer didn't have any more evidence than I did; our statements. Yet I was disrespected and not given a c**p about. My clear record and explanation of the events meant nothing. Unbelievable that a sworn Officer could just lie, give a little statement of how he is certified on using his radar (in 1992!) and that's it. I thought HE had to PROVE that I was guilty?!

Anyone know who I could contact for this? I feel like we don't speak out enough about such events, and we are being taken advantage of all the time with bogus citations.

I've seen this video before. I think these guys do this to the cars for which the owners fail to pay (for repairs/upgrades)? Not sure, but either way, they shouldn't do that to the freakin' cars.

Thank you guys for all your help and advice, I really appreciate it! I'm extremely busy for a couple weeks with school, but soon as I get some free time I might try the Trial by Written Dec., but as Adam and everyone else has advised I will try my best at fighting the ticket.

Thanks again guys, and I'll keep you all posted!

My options would be to fight it, and hope the officer doesn't show up in court, it would then be dismissed. If he does show up, I'm SOL. In that case, I'd have to pay the fine, plus another $50 to be able to take a traffic school class (which costs even more) to keep the points off my record.

I do not know how the officer recorded my speed. But in the maneuver he pulled to quickly turn his car around after clocking the car in front of me, I doubt he actually clocked me. After turning around he followed me for about 10 seconds before actually turning on his lights. Thinking of if he should pull us over both?

I don't know. I don't really have anything in general towards cops, but I just think this one was BS'ing and I can't do anything about it.

If I'm understanding correctly, the officer was traveling in the opposite direction, then turned around and came after the both of you.

If this is correct, and assuming he determined the white car's speed with radar, there is (a) no way he could have measured your speed since the radar gun would have registered the white car that was closer to him and potentially even blocking your car from view, and ( no way to visually determine whether your speed was even similar to the white car's, since travelling in the opposite direction, it would have been impossible for him to determine a ~7 mile speed difference between two oncoming cars.!

That is exactly what happened and how I feel, however, as mentioned it is my word against the officers, and I just feel like the Judge won't care about what I say at all. I know that the officer could not have measured my speed, but I have no way of presenting that in a factual manner w/ evidence.

Thanks for all the advice guys. The court date is in a month from now so I'll go over all my options until then. Hopefully this gets dropped

I was going 68-69 on the 65 limit. Yeah "technically" it's not the posted limit, but it's also not 76 as the officer claimed. I usually use cruise control when the road is that empty at 68, but we had just passed up stop lights, and I had turned it off before passing them just in case. I travel that road each and every day, and have been for the past 3 years, never been pulled over speeding before, I know there are tons of officers hidden along the sides.

I'm just angry at the fact that he's taking the other cars speed and saying it was the same for me, and I feel so helpless as proving otherwise.