i want to get my windows tinted

[jgorb]

i am looking into getting my windows tinted, as of right now there is no tint at all on them and i dont like it at all i feel like everyyyy one can see inside of my car from blocks away :( ive read that PA says you cant have anything less than 70% and nothing on the windshield, my friends have their windows tinted darker and they said they never had any trouble with the police...
what is a good tint to get? i want it pretty dark, does any one have any pictures of their tints that they could post so i could get an idea of the different percents, my friends have 20% but i dunno how dark that is...?
also, how much would i be looking to spend to get the 5 windows done , im guessing that i would get the 4 side windows done and the rear window?? i dont know much about tinting so..

any help would be great
thanks,
jgorb

[Big Joe]

to get the hole car done should cost less then 150. Make sure you get a lifetime warrenty. ;) heres a shot of my car with 20% tint all around. cost me about $120-$130


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/BigJoe5313/Car/JOE_PUDDLE_2.jpg

[skateswitch97]

check my car domain, my tint is 35% ga legal limit, 70% isnt very dark at all, which means 20 or 35 will be pretty noticable to a cop, but all the people that are really into window tint say go to the doctor complain about sunlight bothering you and get doctors note for the dark tint, its a little sketchy but if you get pulled over youve got it covered

[Chain]

70% aint crap. that sucks sorry PA has such a lame law.

I got 15% on a coup with a windshield brow for 150.00
Life time warranty.

[GregFarz78]

20-30% is good I've only gotten 1 tint ticket in PA but I was driving thru some small shit town the 2 cops there had nothing better to do but pull people over for tint :roll2: Should pay around $150-180 make sure its lifetime tint, 3M is a good brand

[XoticGA]

Crappy shot, but it's the only one I could find on an angle...

I've got 5% on the back and 35% on the front... I'm changing to 20% on the front, if I ever pull my head outta my ass and make an appt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/10-08-06/IMG_0441.jpg

[TA^Guy]

First off your windows are tinted, all cars have tinted glass from the factory nowdays. Infact it ranges right about between 70% and 80%. So it passes most state laws.

I'm not a fan of dark tint. I usually like around 35% on most vehicles. Dark tint is also a safety hazard while driving at night. Many people will say that they have no porblem seeing at night through 5% or whatever however fact is it impairs your vision. You might as well be operating a vehicle with two pairs of sunglasses on.

Also just because your friends haven't had a problem yet doesn't mean you won't. So when you do end up being stopped or fined for it don't be shocked. Remember you're knowingly breaking the law, be prepaired to suffer the conciquences when they come.
Originally posted by skateswitch97
check my car domain, my tint is 35% ga legal limit, 70% isnt very dark at all, which means 20 or 35 will be pretty noticable to a cop, but all the people that are really into window tint say go to the doctor complain about sunlight bothering you and get doctors note for the dark tint, its a little sketchy but if you get pulled over youve got it covered
A Doctor won't just write you a note, he'll make you go see a optomitrist and you'll end up with a eye exam in most cases.

[DontPassTheFence]

I got 5% all around, and a 6'' 5% curved windshield eyebrow for 200$ and the guy I called came to my house and installed it while I watched... even cleaned my car up afterwards, got the dot matrix pretty well covered, much better than the previous tinting.

[sudden_impulse]

Glad MN is a bit better than PA, ours is something like 35% in the back and 50% on the sides, which I may have to do at some point. A friend of mine has 15% or something like that on his S-10, and was getting tint tickets when he had 20%, they told him to get rid of it.

[jgorb]

yeah i have no idea why pa's law is 70 percent i looked at a 70 percent tint and its not dark at all..
but you can really get a doctors "permission" to have your windows tinted darker ?

[1badAED]

has anyone had any luck with succeeding by going to the doctor and getting an excuse from the doctor because of the sunlight??

[bballr4567]

Originally posted by jgorb
yeah i have no idea why pa's law is 70 percent i looked at a 70 percent tint and its not dark at all..
but you can really get a doctors "permission" to have your windows tinted darker ? Are you sure its just 70% all around?? I seriously doubt that. It might just be 70% on the front windows and then 5% on the back.

Personally I have 35% on the front and 15% on the back and its great. Doesnt effect the night vision all too much so its not that bad.

[honda-sux]

Originally posted by bballr4567
Are you sure its just 70% all around?? I seriously doubt that. It might just be 70% on the front windows and then 5% on the back.

Personally I have 35% on the front and 15% on the back and its great. Doesnt effect the night vision all too much so its not that bad.

I got the same when I got mine re-done, I had to go with a lighter shade on the the front.... just becareful if your car's got that dot matrix cause=bubles and there are few cures for that none preatty

[Brandon]

http://big-b.org/picture/albums/browncounty/PICT0008.sized.jpg

theres 5% with 30% entire windshield done... learn from me, do NOT do 3o% on the entire windsheield.... in the rain or at night is almost impossible.

[Gagt518]

Wow your crazy putting 30% on your windsheild!!:lol:

[Brandon]

she looks good though! *and you cant see my ugly butt either :) so im doing the public a nice service.

[bballr4567]

Seriously why did you tint the windshield??!?! Then at 30%?! I dont get it. lol

Do you ever get stopped for it?

[Brandon]

stopped? not in the almost 2 years ive had it tinted.

the reason, they asked if i wanted an eyebrow on it. i said no... i wanted the whole thing done...

besides, why get the windows tinted if you can still see in from the front?

[bballr4567]

I dunno man. Thats just a lil dangerous for me. I wouldnt do it because I drive on backroads a lot with tons of deer and I need all the help I can get.

[Rainbow1616]

I have been reading up on the PA law and it does not say you can't have windows tinted less that 70%.

The Law reads as follows: The PA STATUTE (the actual law) only prohibits tinting which
"does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle."

Here is a good web page that explains it all: http://www.berksweb.com/users/dmv/tint/

[nineteen88ga]

^^I was just about to say that. If you do get pulled over in the state of PA for window tint, you have every right to ask the officer to see a written law concerning vehicle window tint (Officers have huge binders in their cars with all sorts of motor vehicle laws with them)...he won't be able to show you one because thier isn't one. A word of advice. if you do decide to ask the officer to see it, I suggest you be very polite and not act like a smart ass punk kid.

[Vampyrate]

Originally posted by sudden_impulse
Glad MN is a bit better than PA, ours is something like 35% in the back and 50% on the sides, which I may have to do at some point. A friend of mine has 15% or something like that on his S-10, and was getting tint tickets when he had 20%, they told him to get rid of it.

in the state of VA the laws on tint are such:
On 4-Door Cars: 50% front 35% for the rest of the windows
On 2-Door Cars: 35% all around
On Trucks: same as 2-Door cars, but the back glass can be as dark as the driver would like it to be

so when i get the money, im getting 35% all around on my car with a strip for the windshield

[Vampyrate]

Originally posted by Rainbow1616
I have been reading up on the PA law and it does not say you can't have windows tinted less that 70%.

The Law reads as follows: The PA STATUTE (the actual law) only prohibits tinting which
"does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle."

Here is a good web page that explains it all: http://www.berksweb.com/users/dmv/tint/

the reason for this is to make it at the discretion of the arresting officer to tell if the tint is too dark or not. the reason the law was made was because a cop was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop for speeding and couldnt see inside the car through the tint and when the perp rolled down the window, he shot the cop in the face.

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by Vampyrate
the reason for this is to make it at the discretion of the arresting officer to tell if the tint is too dark or not.

Yep exactly. Except you're not getting "arrested" when you get pulled over and ticketed for tint :P

But that indeed sounds worded so as to give the officer full discretion to give you a ticket or not for the tint. I.e. If the cop doesn't like you or just wants to give you a ticket because he/she happens to think it is "too dark" on that occasion, you're screwed.

In Ontario, laws about tint on the front windows is similar--it's up to officer discretion. However, here, most officers go by a general convention of 35% on the front as permissable...

[Vampyrate]

yes, it is the "ticketing" officer, but on their reports even a ticket deems them the "arresting officer" which i think is a load of bollocks

[Yoshi253]

Originally posted by Vampyrate
the reason for this is to make it at the discretion of the arresting officer to tell if the tint is too dark or not. the reason the law was made was because a cop was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop for speeding and couldnt see inside the car through the tint and when the perp rolled down the window, he shot the cop in the face.

That is ridiculous... Laws shouldn't be that prone to interpretation. There are no two officers who will agree on what is too dark, and it would also depend on the time of day. In the day, tint looks lighter, at night it looks darker. My windows aren't too dark at ALL (you can still see inside the front two, its just better shaded) but at night they look blacked out. (My windows were tinted when I bought the car... I am going to have it re-done darker but it is fine for right now, I have other stuff I am more concerned with.).

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by Yoshi253
That is ridiculous... Laws shouldn't be that prone to interpretation.
LOL you're joking right? Well don't get me wrong I'm all for codification too but the reality is that a lot of the law comes down to the discretion of enforment officers.

In terms of motor vehicle laws, especially I personally think they should have very little discretion; but unfortunately that is not the case...

[Yoshi253]

Originally posted by MantaGreen97
LOL you're joking right? Well don't get me wrong I'm all for codification too but the reality is that a lot of the law comes down to the discretion of enforment officers.

In terms of motor vehicle laws, especially I personally think they should have very little discretion; but unfortunately that is not the case...

I am not saying laws AREN'T to the discretion, I am saything that they shouldn't be, well, at least not in a case like this. But we seem to agree there, so I will leave it at that.