Can I avoid paying such a high traffic citation fee?

if i get a citation for my windows being too dark and I remove the tint before my court date, will they still charge me the full amount or give me a smaller fee? I got pulled over and the trooper asked to check my windows; when I got them done I was told it was legal, he told me that my tint is registering at 11% visibility while the law is 25% in Texas. I apologized and removed the tint once I got home; the citation states that I could be fined up to $303. I removed the tint and before my court date, will I still have to pay the full $303 or is there any way out that anybody knows? BTW the guy who did my tint is offering to redo it free of charge and is re reading the laws to ensure that he puts on the legal amount.