Anyone got ticket for tint windows?

I've had 5% windshield strip, 5% small front windows, 35% big front windows and 5% back for a year now w/o any trouble (knock on wood)...I like that the contrasts of a limo 5% back makes the 35% look not that illegal (actually sometimes make it not look dark enough). Drivability/visability isn't a problem even at night for me with the 35% in the front and the limo tint actually acts pretty good as a headlight glare reducer at night.

I'd say if you're going to do a illegal tint in front mirrors, go for a darker rear tint to contrast it. I've seen cars that are tinted one "pretty sure illegal in the front" shade all around...and that to me just would be screaming for too much attention.

 

A friend of mine went to visit his ex-wife, and he got a ticket from her husband, a cop for excessive tint on his car windows. He fought it successfully in court, but it cost him some time. He had some sort of medical exemption (for sunburn) that allowed him to have the tint. I'd say if you want to get away with tinted windows, find a doctor who can sign a medical exemption for you. That might be your best bet.

 

It's hit or miss. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't. You gotta pay to play.

 

In my 08 I got one for tint…that was a white car with 5% all around.

 

5% for windshield: how can you see clearly to drive? I have 70% (shop recommended 50% but it's to dark to me) and it's already dark at night, day time is fine.

 

I meant 5% windshield strip, lol

 

Had tint on mine for two years before getting a ticket for it by a "trainee" new cop. I just took it off instead of paying the $175 it would have cost me.

 

What someone needs to come up with is an affordable electronic LCD tint window, which would be automatically or manually adjustable to any tint you want. I can't believe it would be all that challenging, because such windows have been around (at least in the prototype stage) for over 30 years.

 

im in NY, i keep all my cars tinted in the front and rear. i havent gotten a ticket yet but it can happen anyday. you have to pay inorder to play.

 

i believe mine is around 5% in the back and like 15? in the front?

 

One of the first things I do when I get a new (to me) car is tint everything but the windshield. In over 20 years of this (living in four states including NY) I've never been pulled over for tint, and the few times I have been pulled over for other reasons the subject of tint never came up. Obviously others haven't been so lucky and someday mine may run out, but I'm not a criminal, I'll deal with the issue if it happens.
Remember, police aren't afraid of tint, they get concerned for their safety when someone who just got pulled over doesn't use common sense and make themselves and any passengers visible. Immediately roll down all windows, turn on the interior light if at night and put your hands on your wheel - all before the officer gets to your car. Be respectful but not nice person-kissy, talk to them like they're human (they are) and remember they are working and at the end of the day they want to go home to their families in one piece and they will respond (sometimes not in a good way) if they perceive that goal is being threatened. If you ever do get a real prick, don't think you can fix him. Do whatever necessary to end the stop as soon as possible and deal with it after the fact to whatever extent you feel is warranted. You won't win on the side of the road.

 

Cops need more training in de-escalation techniques. Even on shows like Cops, you can sometimes see how a situation could have been handled without resorting to excessive force.
-Sorry for the digression.

 

35% front 5% back

definitely would stand out to any a-hole cop, but for the most part the contrast of 35 to 5 makes the 35 seem not that bad...and it's a prius

 

I worked with a kid who received several warnings and at least on ticket on his tint (on illegal tint he had signed off on at the installer). When I was a kid my parents received a warning as well (on perfectly legal tint). All warnings/tickets were received in the nicer/more well to do suburbs. Where you live will make a big difference on whether the cops care or not. Getting a warning on legal tint was a little odd, but at least any ticket on it could have been argued off in court.

 

Somehow I doubt that tinting would be such a big deal if there weren't laws against it.

 

the plastidip is still holding up after 500 miles. and thank you.

 

I'll stick to the sunglasses. If it's gets too hard to see, I can take them off, unlike a tinted window.