Window Tint Ticket

[jpratt]

Just go my second window tint violation in my GS. Eighty five bucks. Sometimes I think the state troopers here have nothing better to do than enforce, what I consider, minor violations. I think they should spend there time taking care of more important issues. I understand that they think it is a security risk to them in that they cannot see what I am doing behind that tint but I always lower my window before the trooper can even get out of their car. My back windows are just as dark and legal, someone could just as easily be back there with a weapon.

Anyways I am thinking about removing the tint but I love the look. How many tickets at $85 would you take before removing the tint?

 

[excobraguy]

Just go my second window tint violation in my GS. Eighty five bucks. Sometimes I think the state troopers here have nothing better to do than enforce, what I consider, minor violations. I think they should spend there time taking care of more important issues. I understand that they think it is a security risk to them in that they cannot see what I am doing behind that tint but I always lower my window before the trooper can even get out of their car. My back windows are just as dark and legal, someone could just as easily be back there with a weapon.

Anyways I am thinking about removing the tint but I love the look. How many tickets at $85 would you take before removing the tint?

In Missouri, I think you can go to the eye doctor and claim that bright sunlight affects your eyesight and get a special permit to run the dark tint. Are you squinting.....??????

 

[jpratt]

In Missouri, I think you can go to the eye doctor and claim that bright sunlight affects your eyesight and get a special permit to run the dark tint. Are you squinting.....??????

I think I do need an eye appt.

 

[87NAT]

Im glad that I am a responsible adult and dont have to worry about having anything illegal on my car.

 

[Renthorin]

My eye doctor would not write me that special tint permit. Something about unethical....phhhhh

In Michigan it is 50 bucks but 2 pts on your license so I took the tint off my car after the first ticket.

 

[Gothmog]

fight it, say you took the tint off. I got my tint ticket reduced to $5 per window

 

[CS99]

What you need to do is get your whole front window tinted with 50% and then get your roll down windows tinted legally (35%). Since I did this, I have been pulled over, but no ticket because I passed. The tint meters they have here can only slide over the window. Once you tint the whole front window, the other windows will look darker.

 

[jpratt]

What you need to do is get your whole front window tinted with 50% and then get your roll down windows tinted legally (35%). Since I did this, I have been pulled over, but no ticket because I passed. The tint meters they have here can only slide over the window. Once you tint the whole front window, the other windows will look darker.

NO front window tint at all here, any tint other that factory on the front window is illegal

 

[CS99]

yes...I know front window tint is illegal. But with 50% on it, know one will ever know by looking, and it will make you side windows look darker than the 35% legal tint that is on them.

 

[Phoneguy]

In Missouri, I think you can go to the eye doctor and claim that bright sunlight affects your eyesight and get a special permit to run the dark tint. Are you squinting.....??????

You are correct. Haven't gotten mine yet but as soon as I get re-tinted I will call the eye doc.

Bryan

 

[GNBRETT]

 

[GNBRETT]

I understand that they think it is a security risk to them in that they cannot see what I am doing behind that tint but I always lower my window before the trooper can even get out of their car. My back windows are just as dark and legal, someone could just as easily be back there with a weapon.

You answered your own question...

 

[klrv6]

Just go darkest legal on your car. Anything darker than that will put you in a very bad place if you're in an accident. Say you get into a wreck with someone who was running around with 50% on their front window and you ran into them. Don't you think your insurance company would like to fight the fact the their car had equipment violations and should never had been on the road to begin with? I have seen it before with taillight blackouts. They are technically illegal in KY. This one customer of ours rear-ended a car that had them on. He fought and won with the other person's insurance company. All someone has to do is get the officer at the scene of the accident to issue a ticket for a violation... that will go a long ways to decide who was at fault. I wouldn't risk it.

Do you want the dark tint so people can't see you? Go with a reflective film. If it's because most dyed tint is junk and the darker % fade slower, go with a ceramic tint and never worry about fading again I HATE purple tint on cars.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Just go my second window tint violation in my GS. Eighty five bucks. Sometimes I think the state troopers here have nothing better to do than enforce, what I consider, minor violations. I think they should spend there time taking care of more important issues. I understand that they think it is a security risk to them in that they cannot see what I am doing behind that tint but I always lower my window before the trooper can even get out of their car. My back windows are just as dark and legal, someone could just as easily be back there with a weapon.

Anyways I am thinking about removing the tint but I love the look. How many tickets at $85 would you take before removing the tint?

at $85 a ticket i would go with legal tint in a hurry.

 

[jpratt]

You answered your own question...

SO you think they should bad all window tint?

 

[ITSAV6]

I got a $95 ticket for my Stang 4 yrs ago and never took it off. No points on for it in GA.

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Took mine off years ago because I hated driving at night with it on. No regrets. They will nail you on it in CT.

 

[Brer Rabbit]

Not the best example but....

YouTube - In the Line of Duty Volume 3 Program 12 Just ditch the tint, don't take it personally, Police have to believe everyone is a threat, if We dont, We could end up laying in the street as an Offender drives away. I think what saved the business Officers life in the video is the fact that he had a partner. In my case I work alone 99% of the time. The trick is to act cool but stay sharp, it reduces the possibility of conflict. However with the way our new Superintendent is running things, I may just stop doing anything more than driving around in circles and writing reports when I have to. The last guy in the news that was indicted Federally was a good friend and hardest working U would ever meet. He messed up, paid the price (2 year suspension) and was supposed to come back this month. A few days before that happened he was indicted. Needless to say the rank and file are not happy and moral is down in gutter.

 

[GNBRETT]

SO you think they should bad all window tint?

Well, $85 is nothing compared to CT which is well over $100. Some states do have a ban on tints but I think thats a little extreme IMO. The problem with allowing a lighter tint is that some of the places that install tint will install a darker (Illegal tint) and tell the customer it is 35% to make the customer happy. Legal tints in CT is actually 32% give or take 3%.

I have stopped many people for dark tints and placed my tint meter on the window and it read 10-15% yet the printout from the store showed "Legal" at 35%...

It's like shoveling $hit against the tide after a while and the courts don't seem to have to time or the resources to care and usually nollie most of them.

As long as the tints are really light they should be legal but when a state bans all tinting there is no playing "I thought they were legal".
I think the state over reaches its authority when banning something like that. Nor do I think it should be illegal to not wear your seatbelt or helmut.
If you want to drive like an A-Hole and smash your head against a telephone pole then shame on you.

 

[klrv6]

You can also go this route for "no" tint and still have excellent UV/fade protection.

LLumar Automotive

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