I guess you can tell I never had a tint job in my life but I know it can serve a purpose.

 

The way I learned how it worked was from my buddys Impala with 5%

 

Ya 5% is like limo privacy, that's pretty insane for a passenger car . I know a few with that on the rear windows of their Cobalts (forget what fronts are, somewhere in the ballpark of 15%) and it's like being in a coffin at night! I like my 20%. It keeps the vehicle cooler while sitting in the lot during the day, I can still be seen through the windows at night and it goes well with the black of the vehicle .

 

I have 20% on the back windows of my Sedan. I just took it to a local tinting place and said "I want my back windows to be as dark as a Suburban's" and they threw it together for me

I still need to get my wife's G6's windows tinted...

 

First of all, let me comment on this. In every state moving violations and traffic offenses are still either a misdemeanor or felony except for a very few that are considered infractions.


In Missouri violating the law for tint, 307.173. 1 RSMo (Revised Statues MO), is an infraction. You cannot be arrested for an infraction.

In Kansas violating the law for tint, Kansas Statute 8-1749a, is a misdemeanor. Since it is a misdemeanor the officer can, within his rights, arrest you.

 

you know the laws... whats ks law on tinted tails?

 

make it so black so they can't even see you rolling around at night and well during the day just don't drive

 

This one is going to be a little long, so here goes:

8-1703 states that anytime from sunset to sunrise, anytime it rains, or anytime visibility is limited to 1000ft or less that your lights must be on. 8-1706 states that tail lights must be visible when required to be on during any of the reasons in 8-1703 at a distance of at least 1000ft. Also, 8-1721 states that your stop lights (brake lights) must be visible from 300ft in direct sunlight.

So, in a nutshell, if you can prove that your brake lights are visible from 300ft in normal, direct sunlight and that your tail lights are visible from at least 1000ft when there is "limited visibility" (so if you can prove on a rainy day you can see your tailights from 1000ft) then your tail lights would be legal.

8-1759a states that it is legal for a haighway patrol officer to stop your vehicle and "inspect" it if the officer believes the vehicle is "unsafe". If the vehicle is deemed "unsafe" by the officer you can be ticketed. The officer can also deem the vehicle "inoperable" until it is repaired.

Operating a vehicle with improper or unsafe equipment is a misdemeanor.

 

no they changed the law, its as dark as you want aslong as you can see persons and objects inside of the vehicle. they test this by reading your liscense through your window. 35 is about as low as you can go on the sides

 

When did that change?

 

so i should just get led bulbs for the tails and i will be fine? as for the tint im leaving it on the windshield and changing the front windows.

 

Yes, basically the lens can be as dark as you want, as long as the light can be seen from the specified distances. Also, the brake lights/tail lights must still be red or amber. They can be ANY shade of red or amber, but they cannot be any other color.

 

That's insane. I love my tint. Looks great, and it helps keep the car cooler in the summer. Tell him to **** off. He can't arrest you for ******* window tint. What a ****.

 

A law's a law. If you break it, been warned, yes you can be arrested

But yea, LEDs should do the trick. And like it says above, they have to be visible from so far away (have to look up your states laws) And for the window tint, well. Either take the chance, or change it. Or drive with the windows down all the time

 

Bullshit. In PA, you get a fix-it ticket. You take the tint off, and they call it a day. Arrested for tint.. haha They can blow me.

Drugs, yes. Tint, no. That's like having a place in your neighborhood to buy drugs and cops sit outside it. There's places you can go get tint done at. If it was that big of a threat, they wouldn't be there. That's bullshit.

In PA, there is no specified level of legal tint. So I got 35%. I have had no issues yet.

 

i used to tint windows for 2 years here in oklahoma its the same 35% up front spray paint in the back but cops came to us with there personal cars and got 5% so i did 4% all they way around and i love it i have people look through the windows and still cant c me

 

The craziest one I've driven was an Escalade that has the factory rear tint in the back, then the guy added 5% over that. lol It was nuts..

 

that wht i did in my x-cab truck nevr had any problems from anybody

 

Apparently this cop in question is just a dick. What a surprise.

 

PA § 175.263. Sun screening location.
(a) Windshields, side windows and side wings. A person may not operate, on a highway, a motor vehicle with a front windshield, side window or side wing that has been equipped with a sun screening device or other material which does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle. This subchapter does not prohibit the use of products or materials along the top edge of the windshield if the products or materials are transparent and do not encroach upon the AS-1 portion of the windshield as provided by FMVSS No. 205 and if the devices or materials are not more than 3 inches from the top of the windshield.

(b) Rear window. The rear window on a motor vehicle may be treated by the vehicle owner with a sun screening device or other material. If the rear window is treated with a sun screening device or other material, the vehicle shall comply with § 175.264 (relating to mirrors). See Table X for specific requirements for vehicles subject to this subchapter.

TABLE X—ACCEPTABLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE LEVELS
FOR VEHICLE GLAZING
All light transmittance levels listed below assume a 3% accuracy (ą3%).

Windshield 70% Side Windows/Wings 70% Rear Side Windows/Wings 70% Rear Window 70%

(a) Marking. Each prime glazing material manufacturer, except as specified below, shall mark glazing materials manufactured by him in accordance with section 6 of ANS Z26. The materials specified in § 161.5(a)(2)(i) and (ii) (relating to requirements) shall be identified by the marks ‘‘AS 12’’ and ‘‘AS 13’’ respectively. A prime glazing material manufacturer shall be one who fabricates, laminates, or tempers the glazing material.

(b) Certification. Each prime glazing material manufacturer shall certify each piece of glazing material to which this chapter applies that is designed as a component of any specific motor vehicle or camper, pursuant to section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, by adding to the mark required by subsection (a) in letters and numerals of the size specified in section 6 of ANS Z26, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ and a code mark of a manufacturer, which will be assigned by the NHTSA on the written request of the manufacturer.


Looks like PA actually has some pretty strict laws governing window tint. However, it looks like it is only an infraction therefore not an arrestable offense. The PA officers probably have better things that they find to do with their time then try and write infraction tickets for window tint.

 

my mustang had 18% when i bought it from carmax and it was borderline too dark, i dont know how my friends drive around with 5% and i know guys who tint the windshield 30%

 

Yea I know thats what they told me.

 

Im 35 sides, 15 rear sides and 15 rear window, been pulled over and checked, no problems, the law is 35 sides thats what he checked. I installed 40% because the factory windows have a slight amount of tint, brings it to about 36-37% according to the little handheld machine. Be careful if you tint 35, on an ss/tc itll end up 31 or 32, which is illegal.

 

A couple weeks ago a car flew past me in a construction zone right in front of an officer sitting on the side of the street. He put on his lights, I thought "that guys f!@#ed"...then he got behind me. Pulled me over for having tint on my windows...my tint is 40%. Calgary has zero allowable tint on the front windows which I think is absolute BS.

 

not sure 2 years ago when i took my grand am for tint it was 55, then last year when i took my 06 ss for tint, the guy who always does my tint showed me the law he had posted in his shop, it was ohio revised code completely legit. When i get my new car tinted ill get the article and section numbers.