They impounded your car for that? That shit doesn't fly here in New York. I don't see how that would be legal to impound a car for an equiptment violation. We impound cars for suspended licenses, DWI, Scofflaws, etc, but not for something petty like an equipment violation. I wouldn't even want to imagine the reaming I would get if I did something like that. I'd look into your state's laws about that....it doesn't seem right.