On my wrecked G I had 20% in the back and 35% on the front windows but it seemed way too light for me. I was thinking of 20% all around this time. Should I? Has anyone got a fix it ticket for 20% tint on the front? I was told as long as you don't make yourself obvious then the cops won't bother you. Like if your riding on big *** chrome rims and music blasted lous as **** lol. That just screams obvious. I was just getting bat overlays and 20% tint for the front windows and volk GT30's. So I really don't want to look to appealing to cops.

Have they harassed you guys about 20% or any lower on the front windows?

 

Depends on an officer.

I had a lot of issues w/ 15% front side window tinting in So Cal.

 

1GotMyGThirty7, you may always run a risk of getting ticketed for your front doors tints if they are darker than what's legal for your state. As to the exact chances of getting noticed & eventually getting ticketed... that is a matter left to statistical chance outcome. For sure, no one will know any better. You have mentioned already the extra-tint characters of a car that attract police law enforcers. You may lower your noticeability by trying to be inconspicious in so many other ways.

I have a Nevada legal tint of 35% on my front doors on every household vehicle, but I run the risk of getting ticketed just accross the stateline in California, where they have a much different tint laws (quite strict by any standard). I always run a risk of being ticketed & for them there are no excuses even if you are an out-of-state, law-abiding, no-record-holding visitor. Yes, they could be very difficult to reason with as I have heard. The only reasonable ones tend to be the near border areas with NV where their local economy majorly depends on NV visitors.

The very reason I had all our vehicles tinted is that the sun is pretty nasty here in northern NV, with very little cloud cover. UV rays just kill me. I easily get photosensitive (oftentimes blistering erythema). I had legitimate concerns against UV. I stayed within the legal tint of NV, but I carry a certified medical MD's letter stating I needed extra UV protection for my travels to CA. This makes it legal exempt for me in CA. I just have to have the medical letter at hand whenever I get stopped for this. So far I have not been stopped precisely because of what you have mentioned as traits, character, and behaviour to make you inconspicious.

If you have a legitimate need to protect yourself against UV & need a darker tint than what your state will allow, or what a neighboring state you frequent will allow, get a certified medical MD letter stating so. Then you would not have to worry about violation tickets.

 

a letter from a doctor is not going to help you in CA. the cop would just laugh and write you the ticket.

 

im from brooklyn i got 20s all around got 3 tint tickets so far On the belt so good luck lol

 

I hate cops they always ruin everything. Instead of paying attention to real crime like murder and rape their too busy giving tint tickets. No wonder crime rates are so high psshhh.

 

That's true, many may get away writing you up a ticket, and even subject the civilian with some sprinkling of sarcasm. Laugh, the cop may. However, the rules of law are detailed. Any law enforcer cannot act with absolute impunity. I agree it's hard to argue with a police officer who may not be thouroughly familiar with the whole details of state tint law. But such laughter & ignorance would not change the law. This is an excerpt from California DMV Section 26708. I've highlighted what I was mentioning earlier. Section 26708 (10)

Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver's View
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26708<!-- #EndEditable -->. <!-- #BeginEditable "section_content" -->(a) (1) ( )<SUP>1</SUP> 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.<!-- #EndEditable -->
<!-- #BeginEditable "addl_section_content" -->(2) ( )<SUP>1</SUP> A person shall not drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle ( )<SUP>2</SUP> 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 ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini 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,( )<SUP>3</SUP> 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 ( )<SUP>2</SUP> that occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and ( )<SUP>2</SUP> 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 5 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 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver or in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver, if the system is used only for door-to-door navigation while the motor vehicle is being operated and outside of an airbag deployment zone.
(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 5 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 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 meets the requirements of this subdivision and 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.
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Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 413, Stats. 2008. Effective January 1, 2009.
The 2008 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following

 

1GotMyGThirty7, I don't exactly know if this is at all applicable to you. So as an FYI that you may see fit (if applicable), there a link in the NY DMV regarding tinit & tint exemptions. Here is a PDF application form link

http://www.nysdmv.com/forms/mv80w.pdf

If no exemption is applicable to you, there should be consideration at best to favor applying tint conforming to NY state tint defined limits. Just a thought bro.

 

hey thanks bro

I actually seen that link before. Although I don't qualify for either situation stated. I just wanted 20% real bad cause it looks so nice on liquid platinum. I was just wondering how many people on here actually get away with it lol.

 

what color is your interior?

If it's black, it looks darker than it does in the tan interior.

But one vote for 20% tint. A fix it ticket just costs $25 or something..

 

i have 18% all around and 35% on my front windshield...i never got bothered by a cop

 

Thus far this year I've been pulled over twice for tint. Once in the G which is 35% and once in my other V which is like 85% (seriously). The latest being Sunday 6/21/09 for 85% tint. I wanted to curse those pigs out sooo badly but my PBA cards fortunately got me out of both tickets. One is Sergeant PBA card so that holds some weight, I also didn't have my registration on me at the time so I really wasn't about to make a big deal if they just wanted to give me the ticket.
But as per the officers who gave me the PBA cards ANY tint on the front windows in NYC is ILLEGAL. It is really at the offices discretion if they should pull you over. Usually its in conjuction with another traffic vilation. I'd like to point out though that in both cases I was pulled over only because of the tint.

 

As with most of these tint threads, I find it a bit disheartening that the discussion seems to always be about getting pulled over and not about having a bad accident at night because of inadequate vision.

Also, it’s worth mentioning that having a doctor’s note is not a panacea, as I quote from the law in this thread: “The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.” This means that you are restricted to driving your car during the day only -- unless you can remove the tints every night when the sun goes down.

 

dude i live in manhattan and have never had a problem and i have 20's wrapped around

 

May I remind you that the Captain of the Titanic crossed the ocean for 30 years and never hit an iceberg -- until that last time.