Which level of tint should i go with?

[SouthCo]

Damn... 0% would be like painting the window black, right? I just know that the % means % percent of light let through (ie 5% lets 5% of light through).

[mossbum]

i have 5% on all four side windows and a 5% strip on the front windshield. one thing i have noticed is that if you leave the back glass alone where cops can see in/through your truck you will attrack a lot less attention. i did this on my last truck as well and have not had police bother me once about it (knock on wood). on my old ford i have 10% all the way around and it seemed to attract more attention.

[tyhuck]

Not sure how strict Cali is but on my truck I have 1% rears and 20% fronts, the fronts are on the verge of being too light but the rears are just right.

 

You learn to back up with strictly your side view mirrors instead of your rearview

 

 

You better watch out with that. Troopers are really cracking down on tint lately. Legal limit is 25% or lighter. Also, the inspection stations are liable for inspecting vehicles that have windows that are too dark, therefore, most of them wont pass a vehicle with darker than legal windows. I had 18% on mine, which read 14 with their little gizmo, and 4 differnt shops told me it wouldnt pass. Luckily they didnt charge me for the inspection. If you know a guy though, then the troopers are your only worry.

[latreille89]

That sucks about inspection stations. We only have to get a safety inspection done of we buy a new car. As long as we own it, no inspections. Plus there's no Tint law.

[rockcrusherrevived]

i have the side windows matching the factory tint rear window

[SouthCo]

i have 5% on all four side windows and a 5% strip on the front windshield. one thing i have noticed is that if you leave the back glass alone where cops can see in/through your truck you will attrack a lot less attention. i did this on my last truck as well and have not had police bother me once about it (knock on wood). on my old ford i have 10% all the way around and it seemed to attract more attention.

 

 

In MD, only the front sides are restricted to 35%. The rear being tinted is the most important to keep the sun off my kids. If i had to, I'd go legal on the front sides and go 5% on the rear and the rear sides.

[medina_12]

I got 15% in the front, perfect match for the factory tint on rear windows.

[gnet158]

Everything in CA is illegal. What suck more are the yearly inspections you guys are talking about. We only have to pay tags annually and get smogged every 5 years.

[mossbum]

Arkansas has no vehicle inspection. Its like the wild west with vehicle mods down here.

[tyhuck]

Arkansas has no vehicle inspection. Its like the wild west with vehicle mods down here.

 

 

Scary

[tricrew]

That sucks about inspection stations. We only have to get a safety inspection done of we buy a new car. As long as we own it, no inspections. Plus there's no Tint law.

 

 

Ummh, yes there is a law about light reflection in Ontario. You just don't get bothered here in Ottawa much because the city cops have tint on their ghost cars. Look for brown or silver Crown Vics sitting at intersections. Also the OPP in Kanata have tint on their ghost Tahoes. Now ,I have seen a car in the west-end with mirror tint and I can't figure out how they get away with it.

[latreille89]

That sucks about inspection stations. We only have to get a safety inspection done of we buy a new car. As long as we own it, no inspections. Plus there's no Tint law.

 

 

Ummh, yes there is a law about light reflection in Ontario. You just don't get bothered here in Ottawa much because the city cops have tint on their ghost cars. Look for brown or silver Crown Vics sitting at intersections. Also the OPP in Kanata have tint on their ghost Tahoes. Now ,I have seen a car in the west-end with mirror tint and I can't figure out how they get away with it.

 

 

Anywhere you read about tinting the front windows is vague and there's no straight answer. I agree about the mirror finish, but we all know it's some kid with a civic and a pop can exhaust. And cops suck at the ghost cars here. They are obvious what the are if you have your eyes open

[JustinB]

Back when I was in high school, I use to have dark limo tint on everything I had, and the local cops were a real pain. However, I'll note that I live in the Communistwealth of Virginia and also in a small town where the cops really don't have much of anything to do.

 

One of the last window tint tickets I had was for 1% light transmission with their little device. I don't know if you can still purchase 2% window tint, but we use to get it and double layer it, haha. That and my exhaust obtained me an insane amount of tickets.

 

Virginia is a bunch of Nazis about stuff like window tint, exhaust, etc., but more than anything, I think it's just the cop. There was some cool cops around town that wouldn't mess with you, but then there was also two or three that would nail you everytime over and over for it.

 

I hadn't put tint on anything in probably 8-9 years until I done a factory match on the fronts of my Grand Cherokee I bought a couple years back. I'm thinking they said it was 25%. It's not too dark, but dark enough. I'll probably end up having my truck done here before long too and just doing a factory match to the rear windows.

 

Like I said before though, I think in most cases it depends on if the cop wants to be an a-hole or not.