Tint in the BAY --- who's gotten pulled over?
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He basically told me that cars with tinted windows are more likely to be stolen since thieves like to have tinted windows so they cannot be seen. Also he talked about how dangerous it is for officers approaching cars with tint, which I agree with, but then he went off track and told me that if he impounded my car it would be very costly, greater than $4K in legal fees, impound fees etc. I don't mind getting the ticket, just give me the ticket and let me fix it.
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I don't think it was Rosette. Rosette would be all over your *** and give you a ticket for anything he could see.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
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I don't think it was Rosette. Rosette would be all over your *** and give you a ticket for anything he could see.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
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I just wish cops wouldn't give imports such a hard time about tint. I mean, come on, like it's so freaking bad to have it dark. I just looked at my coworker's new Saturn and the fronts are uber dark, gotta be be around 35 or darker.
Bastards.
Bastards.
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Well I have had the experience of being pulled over for having tint on the front, it is illegal even if it comes from the dealer like that. Front windows cannot have any tint unless perscribed from a doctor. For the most part the cops will not pull you over if you have tint up front if your doing just everyday things. Now if you go to any carshows (HIN) or if a cop wants to be a 
d!$k they will pull you over and give you a ticket. It also gives them an easy way in on checking to see if your car is modded or not. My case they said they were looking for a "silver car" so it gave them that as an excuse to pull me over.
d!$k they will pull you over and give you a ticket. It also gives them an easy way in on checking to see if your car is modded or not. My case they said they were looking for a "silver car" so it gave them that as an excuse to pull me over.
Negative, 100% on front windows. Although there are ways to get around this law if you are blessed with acne. If you are taking medicine, go to your dermatologist and see if he could write it off for you saying that you need the tint because the sun can be harmful =). Pays to do your research.
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No issues for me thus far. Sooner or later I'd expect to get popped but so far it's been fine. Gotten several other fix its...including illegal tires...which were pretty new RE070's....
anything darker than 35 on the front and you're begging to get nipped sooner or later. shoot even under 50.
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Check out this thread:
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...t&pagenumber=1
I think what the police offcier is saying is that a net tint of 30% ( here 30% meaning that 30% of the light is blocked and 70% is transmitted) is allowed. I of course am still confused and would just rather avoid giving cops another reason to pull me over.
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...t&pagenumber=1
I think what the police offcier is saying is that a net tint of 30% ( here 30% meaning that 30% of the light is blocked and 70% is transmitted) is allowed. I of course am still confused and would just rather avoid giving cops another reason to pull me over.
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I don't think it was Rosette. Rosette would be all over your *** and give you a ticket for anything he could see.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
To the OP, I'm probably gonna go 50 in the front and 35 on the sides and rear. I think 50 up front should be light enough to not have a copy pull me over for simply tint.
Check out this thread:
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...t&pagenumber=1
I think what the police offcier is saying is that a net tint of 30% ( here 30% meaning that 30% of the light is blocked and 70% is transmitted) is allowed. I of course am still confused and would just rather avoid giving cops another reason to pull me over.
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...t&pagenumber=1
I think what the police offcier is saying is that a net tint of 30% ( here 30% meaning that 30% of the light is blocked and 70% is transmitted) is allowed. I of course am still confused and would just rather avoid giving cops another reason to pull me over.
I'll be sure to post some pics once the tint is on and hopefully question #3 is 0.
Probably was a different state or an unreliable source. My dads an attorney and knows this stuff like the back of his hand. I also check out his law books when I'm bored sometimes =p.
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I've had 35% all around(except front windshield obviously) since the summer of '03. I've had ZERO issues w/ law enforcement, thus far, for the front tint. *knocks on wood*
I know I've come across the info on the actual CA vehicle codes & whatnot re: this issue on here a long time ago. For some reason, some rediculously high % for the front windows is legal... something like 82%. I'll hunt this stuff down & add it when I find it. I also remember the exception w/ validated info for medical reasons.
*EDIT*
Btw, looks like I'll be heading to Omega soon to get my Momma's ride hooked up w/ 35% all-around. It currently appears to have 30-20% w/ that crappy(imho) mirror finish. The previous owner didn't take it to a very good installer since the left rear is peeling, and my Pop somehow jacked up a section on the rear windshield. Plus since she got a fix-it ticket for the fronts, they got the front window tint removed by someone who left some adhesive residue.
Definitely, do some BEFORE/AFTER pix. Good luck.
I know I've come across the info on the actual CA vehicle codes & whatnot re: this issue on here a long time ago. For some reason, some rediculously high % for the front windows is legal... something like 82%. I'll hunt this stuff down & add it when I find it. I also remember the exception w/ validated info for medical reasons.
*EDIT*
Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver’s View
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:
...
What about any back windows?
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
...
(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.
...
What about the front? *additional requirements in Section (d)*
(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.
...
What about windshield banners?
(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.
Complete front window stipulations
(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.[/COLOR]
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
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:
...
What about any back windows?
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
...
(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.
...
What about the front? *additional requirements in Section (d)*
(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.
...
What about windshield banners?
(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.
Complete front window stipulations
(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.[/COLOR]
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Definitely, do some BEFORE/AFTER pix. Good luck.
Last edited by boardoholic; Aug 28, 2007 at 10:37 PM. Reason: Added vehicle code info
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I got 20% fronts and 5% rears on my car. No problems from any police yet, even after pulling up next to one w/ my windows up at night. I live in SF.
