Ummmm, except if it's a stolen car!!! And I have NEVER heard of a cop sitting in his car and directing the driver to get out of his own car and walk toward the Patrol car!

The ignorance being spewed in this thread is overwhelming. Everybody knows their local laws. Some choose to break them (their choice), yet they then complain that they are being singled out and picked on when they do get pulled over for it. I agree that getting ticketed for window tint is very petty, but it was your choice to take the gamble.

 

Come on thats for the old timers. Now its Redbull and a Chicfila burrito.

 

I've been stopped (and ticketed) twice by the same state trooper almost a year apart in New Kent county VA for my tint. I have 35% all around. I simply try to avoid driving through New Kent County (if I can).

I got stopped in Maryland for my tint too, but I think he was just being nosey. I politely asked him why he stopped me in Maryland for my tint when my plates are from Va. He made up some bs excuse about my rear tag lights not working. I politely told him I would get it checked out; despite it being around 6pm in July and still rather bright outside.

 

I live in Florida, so window tint is legal up to a certain percentage.

I used to live outside Chicago and I had tinted my black Thunderbird SC back in the early 90s. It was a lighter tint, not very dark and I had no problems for a couple of years. It was after I moved into another suburban town that I drew the attention of one cop who pulled me over twice...the first time a warning, the second time a ticket.

My bad, however my point is that no matter how much we can justify the mod, if it's illegal in the state you're driving and registered, you always take the risk of being pulled over.

Regarding the front window, a friend of mine who just bought a C6 Grand Sport, just installed tint all the way around, however the tint on the front is transparent to the eye, however still blocks 90% + of the UV rays. He can't believe how cool the cabin stays even in the Florida summer sun!

 

I am quite sure all the people in this thread that complain about law breaker have never gone over the speed limit.


If having my windows too dark is the worst offense I ever commit, I will be quite happy with myself.

 

They must really be cracking down where you live. Never been pulled over here, but the cars I have had tint put on were in compliance with the state law on tint percentage.

 

If at all possible, have your car registered elsewhere, such as, Arizona. As mentioned earlier, tint is almost a necessity in AZ, and previously, I had mine at 5% and zero issues. I went to Germany and they have a zero tint law on front, driver, and passenger (front) that was imposed to Americans stationed in Germany as well. What a royal PITA it was to pull the tint, especially since it was the middle of winter. Suggestion to remove is heat it up with a blow dryer. Comes off much easier.

Currently, I am running maybe 35%, if that. My eyes are getting bad and the dark tint was doing more harm than good, especially at night.

And yes, whenever being pulled over, suggest you roll down BOTH WINDOWS just as a precautionary method for the police officers safety. When he asks you to roll them up, he is targeting your tint, not fo ryou to stay snuggly warm while he writes you a ticket. Hahahaha

 

You can according to this: See Bold


26708. (a) (1) A person shall not drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) A person shall not drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle that obstructs or reduces the driver’s clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver’s clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors that are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows that are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or terminus signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver’s clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and righthand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and that occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and that provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle’s front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than five inches square, if the device provides either of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.
(12) A portable Global Positioning System (GPS), which may be mounted in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver or in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver and outside of an airbag deployment zone, if the system is used only for door-to-door navigation while the motor vehicle is being operated.
(13) (A) A video event recorder with the capability of monitoring driver performance to improve driver safety, which may be mounted in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver and outside of an airbag deployment zone, or in a five-inch square mounted to the center uppermost portion of the interior of the windshield. As used in this section, “video event recorder” means a video recorder that continuously records in a digital loop, recording audio, video, and G-force levels, but saves video only when triggered by an unusual motion or crash or when operated by the driver to monitor driver performance.
(B) A vehicle equipped with a video event recorder shall have a notice posted in a visible location which states that a passenger’s conversation may be recorded.
(C) Video event recorders shall store no more than 30 seconds before and after a triggering event.
(D) The registered owner or lessee of the vehicle may disable the device.
(E) The data recorded to the device is the property of the registered owner or lessee of the vehicle.
(F) When a person is driving for hire as an employee in a vehicle with a video event recorder, the person’s employer shall provide unedited copies of the recordings upon the request of the employee or the employee’s representative. These copies shall be provided free of charge to the employee and within five days of the request.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver’s seat when measured from a point five inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver’s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun’s harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and the certificate identifies the installing company and the material’s manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material’s manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer’s instructions meet the requirements of this subdivision and the certificate identifies the material’s manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.

 

I am not talking Bull****. This has happened to me personally several times. The backseat argument Blitzkrieg brought up is 100% correct also.

The only one talking crap here is you.

 

That would appear to be the answer to everyone's problem.

 

Has anyone ever had their rear window measured? Do they even have a meter to do so?

 

I moved to TX last Nov and my 20% tint failed inspection. The thing they used to measure would not work on a rear window and the guy said they didn't measure the back window. I replaced the side window tint with 30%. When I had it done the tinter told me he had "people" that would give a state inspection pass on any tint. I opted to be legal. Still 20% on the back window though.

 

I got stopped for a second time. I just scraped the **** off the windows. Not worth the $95 fine.

 

What are you guys using to scrap off that glue that is left on the window? It's a PITA to come off.

 

Okay - Limo tint I can see ticketing. It is a pain in the *** when you come to 4 way stop and you cannot see if the joker in the other car is waving for you to go or not. Anyway the lesser tint I really don't have a problem with.

NOW - THE F-ING BLACKOUTS ON TAILIGHTS NEED TO STOP. SACRIFICING SAFETY FOR LOOKS IS WHERE THE LEO'S SHOULD DRAW THE LINE.

 

Understandable, but to go after a car with sirens blazing just for tint is rediculous. At least go after the major speeders and drivers using cell phones who cause accidents every day.

 

Based on personal experience...............
DON'T try to scrape it off or you will have a huge mess on your hands.
Getting tint off cleanly is often harder than applying it well. Take your car to a good tint shop and they can remove it like it was never there.

 

15% here and never been pulled over. Driven from Idaho to Colorado to Florida to Wisconsin and back to Idaho with no problems

 

In Texas, the drivers and passenger side window can be 25% if you have both side mirrors. Anything behind the driver is okay.

 

Lucky bastards