Kaban

I have the front windshield tinted too around 85% you can't really see there is tint, it's just there to block out heat from the sun. My front side is 35% and cops don't even bother with me. One dumb traffic cop gave me a speeding ticket at night once and he didn't say a thing either. I think generally if the cop can see through your windows they'll leave you alone.

enginyr

Sounds like every cop I've ever met....Just got front plate and blue wedge bulb ticket, verbal warning for tint...$87 Funking bucks.
Got any friends high up....? I got $400

JPritch

hmmmm....I smell BACON!!!!

Nah, the thing that gets me is that practically every state allows that super dark limo SH*$ in the back for mini-vans etc..., but for cars - nooo.

I got ticketed here in VA, which has very stupid tint laws, even though my fronts were legal. About two weeks after that I saw a Police Explorer with dark all around. I was pissed!! That tint was darker than mine and couldn't have been legal!

There's alot of hypocrisy(sp?) in this world. Just needed to vent!

stick

In cali, you cannot have tint on your front 3 windows (unless it is "factory tint" or clear UV tint). EVERY other window is fair game for tint--no matter how dark. You can have limo tint, make curtains or paint your windows black! The vehicle code limits what you can have on your front 3 windows, not what you have on the rest of your windows. It is a safety issue for police officers to be able to easily see into your vehicle and you also have to be able to easily see out of the windows when driving.
There is only one place on your front windsheild where you can have tint (yes, aside from clear UV tint). Everyone go look at the top of your windshield. About 4 to 6 inches from the top will be a black or blue or brown line (or arrow) near the edge of the windshield. It is small so look closely. From that line (or arrow) UPWARD is where you are allowed to have tint on your front windshield. Hope this helps!

Christobol

I want to get some sort of reflective tint. I don't want to go limo black, just something where there is a 50% mirror effect. Do you guys have any idea how much that'll cost to put on my driver, rear, back and rear windows? I've been told $220 to $300. Is that how much you guys are paying? If so that is so much more than what I paid 6 years ago (I got away with $125 for my old camry).

Can you guys suggest anyone in the Orange County area? My last car (Accord) had a horrible tint job. Looking throught the tint everything was slightly blury when you were close to the window (from far away it looked fine). So I want to find someone that do a great job and then warranty my windows if I'm not satisified with the job they did. Any recommendations?

Manaray

That "officer safety" issue is BULL*****...In Nevada, you can have limo tint on the driver/passenger windows...and in Nevada, you can own a fully automatic sub-machine gun and carry it loaded (with "one in the hole") in your car...I don't hear of too many Nevada PD/HP officer deaths...nor do I see crazy drive-bys or children getting killed in their homes like the stupid liberals in Communist California and anti-gunners worldwide would like you to believe...sorry, 'bout the tangent there...

Anyways...all the officer has to do is say to roll down the windows...I ALWAYS roll down all the windows on my car when I get pulled over...that way, they can see inside the car as they walk up (if I have tinting)...it's a courtesy thing...it's not because I'm worried about a tinted window ticket...

My front windshield is also 75% like Wills...

Enginyr - What's the name of the cop and what department is he out of? I would recommend fighting it, if the cop doesn't show, then you're free to go...with no fine. I think the wedge bulb ticket is debatable unless the light it puts out is actually BLUE (like police lights). Otherwise, if it puts out a "white" light, you can definitely fight it....hey at least he just gave you a VERBAL on the tint...also, you can ask the judge to reduce the fine...if it's out of Van Nuys and you get some old, balding judge, forget it...he sucks the cop's d*cks after every court session...wouldn't be suprise if that a-hole raised the fine!

enginyr

Yup Van Nuys....THIS IS BULL SHIaT, I'm hearing rumors of it being a $275 ticket and 8 hours of traffic school (86 mph on the 118 east)....

Manaray

Enginyr - PM with the officers name...I MIGHT be able to help you out...but you were speeding too? Yeah, it's going to be a hefty fine...due to the 170% Penalty Assesment...yes, for ever $10 of your actual fine, you have to pay an ADDITIONAL $17 penalty...nice, huh?

If you have a scanner, scan the ticket and email to me (pm me for my email addr.)...

Capirato

California

Visor..................4"

Front doors.....70%(clear)

Rear doors...........Any

Back window..............Any


VEHICLE CODE

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or
upon the vehicle which 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 which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which 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
which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the
windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which 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, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand 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 which occupies
an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the
rear of that window and which 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.

(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.

Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.

26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.

26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any
transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of
any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the
light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except
as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 26708.
(b) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the
glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United
States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and
(2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those
standards for the particular type of glass used.

~ Cap

fatddyslam

i am such a newb. I am 18 and own a silver 2001 IS300. I just bought it and i want to put a stock lip spoiler on it, i want to tint the windows, and i want to paint the brake calipers red, in addition to putting lexus stickers on them...thats the extent of what i want to do. As far as tint, the higher the percentage, the lighter the tint right? Would 45% on the Rear three windows and 60% on the front look good or am i totally full of it? any guys have pics of their cars? As far as spoiler goes, do you guys recommend me buying unpainted and having autobody paint it? how much would pain and installation cost? And brake calipers, i gotta change out my brake pads anyways so i guess ill do it myself...is it easy? THANKS A LOT GUYS!

ntran18

iTrader: (27)

The percentage is how much light gets thru. It's up to you to tint how ever you like, just make sure you can see comfortable when you drive. If you decide to tint the front all I can say is good luck. Check the gallery to see other member's tints.

ntran18

iTrader: (27)

I hear this alot and it's all BULL. Makes no sense at all. You can't tint the front so you can see the driver who might be a potential threat. BUT it's ok to tint the rear, because the passengers in the back are no threat if the driver is visible. I still haven't figured out why it's illegal to tint the front.

E12ic46

I have 6% tint all around except for the front....I live in hawaii and a lot of people do that (5% 13% 20%). I got tagged only once but got away with it when I went to court. Front is always illegal under any circumstances. 35% tint is a crock of shiet!!!! Might as well not put anything already. If you want legal 35% tint that actually helps, got with the mirrored tint, but that doesnt match my car, fug it! And if you gonna put illegal tint on, might as well put it dark, cuz if you get pulled over...theyll tag you anyway depending on their mood. Tint is illegal darker than 35% because it gives you minimal light view while driving. Very easy to run someone over at night!

E12ic46

might as well leave your tint stock...

E12ic46

here's a picture of my car