Tint

[Ryan625]

I'm going to make an appt. tomorrow to get my windows tinted. I want 35% on all 5 windows and nothing to the front windshield. In PA the law is 70%, but in MD its 35% i live in MD, but about 1 mile from PA. I tend to find myself in PA quite often. My question is if i drive in PA with 35% tint is it still illegal since im from MD? Thanks!

[Pontiac]

Yep. It is illegal. Its our responsibilities as drivers to know the laws of where we drive. Its no different than truckers.

[Ryan625]

well isnt that crap. Thanks for the quick reply

[Pontiac]

No prob.

This is not to say that a cop MIGHT let ya off because you are out of state. But the chance is there that the cop might do ya in regardless.

In Ontario, on a 4-door, its illegal to have *ANY* tint on the front door windows, as well as in the main section of the windshield. You can have black tint at the top and bottom, but it cannot interfere with your view of the road. On a two door, its more lax stating that you can have tint, but, its pretty light tint. Same deal with the windshield though.

[PontiacGT201]

yeah and PA cops are a pain in the ass.

[Ryan625]

So i have an appt. to get 40% tint tomorrow. Hopefully it wont take to long.

[Deggy Fresh]

5% all 5 windows, 1 tint ticket in 3 years never been questioned anytime ive been pulled over....and i got the tint ticket dropped....

i just jinxed myself.

[squeone]

im goin in to do 20% this week... any opinions on the front visor?

[Deggy Fresh]

id go with the sunstrip also...looks good...i got a cheap one, its not tint, just a black vinyl, but i got it made up for about 10 bucks, along with getting my reverse lights done too..so i got a good deal.

[Ryan625]

how long does it typically take to install it?

[Deggy Fresh]

how long does it typically take to install it?

mine took a good 2 hours.

[Ryan625]

damn, I guess i'll wait lol

[Brandon]

pa has cops? wow never saw any when i was there! lol. well back when i went to flight 93 i did see one about 20 miles inside from wv. never heard anything about my tint and lord knows mine is illegal anywhere.

if it were me id get legal in your state, or slightly more.... if the cop in pa tells you to bad... dont drive that car back in pa.

[Big Joe]

Yep. It is illegal. Its our responsibilities as drivers to know the laws of where we drive. Its no different than truckers.


thats not true. If his car is registered in MD, and MD says you can have X % of tint a cop from another state can not wright you a ticket. Another example would be front license plates. Some states say you need them some say you don't. If your from a state thats says you don't you can not get a ticket out of state for not having one. It all depends on what state the car is registered in.

[Deggy Fresh]

so if i got pulled over in a state that only requires one plate and wisconsin requires two...but i dont have the front plate on, they can give me a ticket in the state that only requires one because my state requires two?

[Big Joe]

so if i got pulled over in a state that only requires one plate and wisconsin requires two...but i dont have the front plate on, they can give me a ticket in the state that only requires one because my state requires two?


I'm not too sure about that. I gonna say no because the cop technically wouldn't have jurisdiction over something like that anyway. But I doubt cops from another state will pull u over for something thats not a law in there state to begin with.

[Deggy Fresh]

I'm not too sure about that. I gonna say no because the cop technically wouldn't have jurisdiction over something like that anyway. But I doubt cops from another state will pull u over for something thats not a law in there state to begin with.

true dat

[squeone]

yea i think the po has more to worry about than that haha

[PontiacGT201]

pa has cops? wow never saw any when i was there! lol. well back when i went to flight 93 i did see one about 20 miles inside from wv. never heard anything about my tint and lord knows mine is illegal anywhere.

if it were me id get legal in your state, or slightly more.... if the cop in pa tells you to bad... dont drive that car back in pa.

well I ment to say the PA cops around my area. Hell we have a state police station a few miles out of town.

[Ryan625]

one more question, is the tint on the inside of the window or the outside?

[Deggy Fresh]

inside, and you cant roll your windows down for i think they told me like a week just to be safe....even tho i rolled mine down that night on accident...no harm no foul.

[Big Joe]

one more question, is the tint on the inside of the window or the outside?

inside.

[Ryan625]

well thank god i didnt get them done in the summer time, my windows are always down lol.

[Deggy Fresh]

well thank god i didnt get them done in the summer time, my windows are always down lol.

see its good to get the windows done in winter because they you know you won't roll down your windows, unless your a smoker like me....damn habits.

[Gagt518]

You cant roll down your windows untill 3 days passes. I rolled mine down the 2nd day and 3rd day and had no problem with it

[Ryan625]

well every once in a while i roll my window down to get fresh air, i hate being hot. I would never smoke or let any one smoke in my car. If they light one up i'll pull over and they can finish it on the curb. :)

[JBlack16]

Oh you will find yourself leaving your windows up since u have tint. I never roll mine down only when needed. I get paranoyed if someone tells me to unlock the windows because i leave em looked cuz i want em up!

[Ryan625]

haha...is that because you don't want them to get messed up or you just want people to see it? :) I got it done today! It looks amazing, darker than i thought. When i pulled in my driveway i pulled in at an angle and went in to get my camera, but i don't know where it is. :( The only thing i have a problem with is on the dot matrix the tint didn't stick too well. The guy said it happens alot, but he told me if it was still like that after about 2 weeks, i could cut the top piece off and put a piece of black vinyl over it.

[JBlack16]

I just like people seeing the tint on the car.ya that DOT matrix i have to do something about but not to worried about it i guess. What percentage did u go with sucks u couldnt find ur camera wanted to see some pics.

[Ryan625]

40% but it looks damn good...tomorrow i'll get some pics the camera was in my moms car. I'll have to keep it in the ga, so i can get good pics with some scenery behind me when i drive by a good place.

[bkozlowski]

yeah that dot matrix stuff showed up when i got my 35% window tint. but i got mine done in the summer time. they told me one day when it was real hot so the glue would stick better i could go back there and press more on it to make it look better and i did. i used the back of my fingers and pressed it on more, it actually worked pretty good. i was just a little confused as to why the place that installed it couldn't initially do it, but hey its fixed now. i know its probably hard for you to get that nice hot day now cause it's in winter so idk what to tell ya. although that vinyl idea doesn't sound half bad, i might just have to check into that. good luck

[Ryan625]

The back window ia a little bubbly, i'll have to get a close up of that. It looks like it's in the crack where they couldn't press real good on it, so i don't know? I'll take it back after like 2 weeks and see what they say. And when i look in the rear view mirror it looks kind of wavy.

[g4mbl3]

how was the price?

[Pontiac]

thats not true. If his car is registered in MD, and MD says you can have X % of tint a cop from another state can not wright you a ticket. Another example would be front license plates. Some states say you need them some say you don't. If your from a state thats says you don't you can not get a ticket out of state for not having one. It all depends on what state the car is registered in.

I don't agree with the first part.

My buddy went to Los Angeles for a vacation. Drove the entire way. He drove to Michigan, rented a car, and took off. About half way, he got pulled and was given a ticket (I don't remember the state). Cops in THIS area typically give a 10% lee-way on speeding tickets usually before they even start to look at you funny. He was doing about 5-10mph OVER the limit with cruise on, and was given a $50 ticket. He pleaded with the cop telling him about the 10%, and the cop said that they typically give 1mph over. At 2, they will issue a ticket.

As a side not, to me with all honesty, I don't buy that 1mph deal, since something as changing tire sizes can affect your speedo. Like, if you get new tires on, your speedo may be dead on accurate, but once the tire wears down, it is going to get off-set. Hell, when I went from 14 inch tires to 15 inch tires (Winter vs summer) on the Camaro I noticed a 10km/hr change when doing 100km/hr. When the speedo was showing me that I was doing 120, I really was just doing 110. (High way speeds are 100km/hr)

Now I know speeding is speeding, but what myself and my friend are accustomed to driving here in Ontario is definitely different than what it is in the states. When it comes to things like license plates, the matter of jurisdiction will come into play, yes. But when it comes to add-ons, which basically covers anything thats not factory, a cop can give tickets for.

[Blackhawk]

i was just a little confused as to why the place that installed it couldn't initially do it, but hey its fixed now.
I've heard from plenty of people about the dot matrix not sticking, it's just the glue not fully cured, it reaches it's full adhesiveness in a few days. A solution in addition to vinyl is to LIGHTY sand the dot matrix down.

[Gagt518]

A solution in addition to vinyl is to LIGHTY sand the dot matrix down.

:iagree:

[Ryan625]

how was the price?
It was $195

[JBlack16]

lets see pics or GTFO. haha j.k

[Gagt518]

It was $195

Thats sounds decent to me. Did it come with a life time gaurantee?

[Ryan625]

lets see pics or GTFO. haha j.k

Haha...be patient! The sun sucks today, but i got the pics lol

I wish i knew how to resize a picture. lol The pictures will be up once i figure out how to make it smaller. lol

[Ryan625]

Yup lifetime guarantee against fading cracking or bubbling

[Gagt518]

Yup lifetime guarantee against fading cracking or bubbling

Nice :D

[Ryan625]

http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/rkuhn25fourwheel/?action=view&current=DSCF1205.jpg

[Ryan625]

The picture isn't showing up for me, but here's the link http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/rkuhn25fourwheel/?action=view&current=DSCF1205.jpg

[GtAudioFreak]

Looks good :)

[GtAudioFreak]

Did you get a tint strip across the windshield? If not you should have. I love the look of the tint strip.

[squeone]

inside? 85% sure

[Deggy Fresh]

looks nice.

[Ryan625]

yup there is a strip across the windshield

[TA^Guy]

Oh you will find yourself leaving your windows up since u have tint. I never roll mine down only when needed. I get paranoyed if someone tells me to unlock the windows because i leave em looked cuz i want em up!
Why would you leave the windows up if they were tinted? Hiding, being mysterious? It the like people who wear sunglasses inside? lol

My windows are tinted and I have them down all the time, even in the winter, love the fresh air. I don't care if I'm in BelAir, or the Bronx.

[Pontiac]

Haha...be patient! The sun sucks today, but i got the pics lol

I wish i knew how to resize a picture. lol The pictures will be up once i figure out how to make it smaller. lol

UPload them to a site like flickr or photobucket. Just upload them full size there. With flickr (What I use) I can post a URL with different image sizes.

1024x606 - I cropped the original before uploading
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EDIT: heh.. Oh... You already went to photobucket. {chuckle}

[Ryan625]

I re-looked on the website that i had my tint done from and it doesn't say anything about a guarantee against bubbling, just fading or cracking. Hopefully when i call them next week sometime they can cut it off at the dot matrix so i can put a strip of vinyl over it. Personally i don't want them to do the vinyl cause they'll probably charge me even though i already have the vinyl. The bottom of the back window is bubbling and on the top is a huge bubble that looks like shit. Ohh well, i'll complain to them and tell them how badly they did for being the only company in my county that stocks the best tint and has the best reputation. :) That'll teach them not to mess with me. lol

[Ryan625]

here's the website if anyone cares: http://www.westminsterspeed.com/services_windowtint.php

[woot]

on the inside

[taisgod]

inside of the window.

[Blackhawk]

Pontiac, OT but I just noticed that your bumper is a non-GM OE replacement, was that you or the previous owner?

[g4mbl3]

how can u tell?

[bkozlowski]

oh yeah ur right... good observation with that one. U can tell because there is no pontiac trident symbol in the middle of the grill on non-OE replacement bumpers. man i would have never noticed that unless u didn't say anything

[Warbeaver]

this is kinda late but, WOW 70% law? thats like no tint lol. i think 35% is close to nothing. in MO its supposed to be 35% in front and any % in back 3 windows. on my old SE i had 5% in back 3 windows, 15% in front 2 windows, and the whole front windshield tinted 35%. BIG TIME ILLEGAL. the only probs i had w/ it in 2 years was 1 ticket from an a**hole cop and it didnt pass inspection. had to peel the front windshield tint off. on my new GT, i have 15% in front and 5% in back, no windshield tint. I dont care if its illegal. Cops usually wont pull u over unless ur doing something stupid or their low on their monthly quota ;) i tell them im protecting my investment from harmful rays that warp my plastic :cool: in Texas any tint is legal, why not here?

[Blackhawk]

Yeah, Nick, no Pontiac indent between the nostril grills, I have the same thing, it actually looks pretty clean. Along with extra time needed for fitment, it's a tradeoff for a bumper thats a fifth of the cost of GM.

[TA^Guy]

U can tell because there is no pontiac trident symbol in the middle of the grill
What the heck is a trident?
Pontiac was a tribe of Native Americans, not fishermen.
It's a Arrowhead. :angry:

[bkozlowski]

yeah you're right, my bad. I was just at a loss for words and couldn't think of arrowhead instead of trident. MY BAD thanks for correcting

[Gagt518]

What the heck is a trident?
Pontiac was a tribe of Native Americans, not fishermen.
It's a Arrowhead. :angry:

:lol: Your nuts John :lol:

[squeone]

is it a bad idea to be tinting my windows in winter? i dont want to have to redo them in summer

[Deggy Fresh]

you can tint them any time of the year, got mine tinted in january i think of 2006 and had no problems with them.

[Gagt518]

is it a bad idea to be tinting my windows in winter? i dont want to have to redo them in summer

There shouldnt be any problems at all :???:

[squeone]

ok just checkin. my buddy just got a grand prix and he doesnt want to until summer. pansy.

[Pontifex]

i am pretty sure it is on the inside.

[squeone]

got the tint done today!!! legal in nebraska is 20% on the back and 35% on the front, no windshield. SO.... i decided to get 15% front and back. looks SWEEEET :D

[Deggy Fresh]

lets see some pics when you get a chance.

[Gagt518]

lets see some pics when you get a chance.

:agree2:

[Pontifex]

:agree2:


Hey man, I live in Omaha, My tint is 15-20% on all except the windshield.

Upload Pics :agree2:

[g4mbl3]

hey, thanks. but i did manage to call today to my local 1 and only tint shop, and he said for my car it would be $90 for just the rear window, and $120 for the rear and the 2 little windows behind the front ones on my 2 dr. seems outrageous, but i dont know. if its a good price as soon as i get the money ill do it for just the rear window, because my uncle can tint my other windows as he used to tint tons of windows a while back and did an awesome job, its just i know rear windows are a pita so i want that done from a professional, and if thats an average price then ill ask about the warranties, and if its not worth checking into then ill travel. thx, and sorry for semi-jackin the thread! just wanted to check real fast w/out opening a new one

[Gagt518]

Well lets see...Back about 4 months ago when a person threw a brick through my rear window, I had to get the back retinted and they charged me $60. Which came with a life time Gaurantee

[Ryan625]

A brick? what the hell were they thinking? $60 seems like a good deal since mine was a total of about $190 im not sure how much it would cost for just the back window.

[jackpot]

15% is the sweetest IMO

not too dark, well, its pretty dark lol, not like 5% though, I think thats crazy, when I had 15% tint on my front windows (before I had to rip it off in BC here argh) sometimes it was hard to see at night in parking lots etc and I had to roll down my windows, ya know, just to make sure lol

peace
JP

[taisgod]

personally i think its best to tint the windows in the winter time..cause u cant roll the windows down for a few days and in the winter u really dont roll down your windows anways, but u tint them in the spring summer or fall its very annoying to not be able to roll down your windoes for a few days.

[Gagt518]

Sometimes it was hard to see at night in parking lots etc and I had to roll down my windows, ya know, just to make sure lol

peace
JP

Thats the best part :lol: j/k

[g4mbl3]

ok i found a place about an hour away that has been doing it for 27 years, has lifetime warranty, and quoted me for 80 just for th rear window and 145 for the side windows and the rear so i think im going to go for it, its just my front windows have deep scratches in them (:pissed:) so i dont know how thats going to look and i dont know how or what to do about fixing them and / or stopping it from happenening any more.

[JBlack16]

i wanna see pics of 15 all around and nick did u find me a wii yet a walmart?

[jackpot]

this is 15% all around, window rolled down a little tho

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79817&highlight=mi+gagt

peace
JP