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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:56 am
by JeremyC
Oklahoma just lifted their tint law. It was 35% up till 2 or 3 years ago, now it doesn't matter.
Germany is 35 or 20%, but if your car is a 2004 or newer they don't inspect it. Thank god my car is new, I wasn't looking forward to scraping the 5% off all my windows.
One more thing to keep in mind. Navigation systems and window tint don't get along to well. I had to move my antenna to the factory tweeter location in the front deck, because it wouldn't track with the antenna on the rear deck.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:09 am
by Chris from MI
The laws here in MI suck! or at least the cops around warren and surrounding cities. I just had to deal with my 3rd tint ticket last week. Good thing I know a cop who just signs off on them saying that I have it removed and then go get the ticket dismissed. Anyone from MI know if they can eventually write you an actual ticket, with a fine and stuff, or are they all fix it tickets and dismissable?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:26 am
by Justin from Detroit1
chris from Washington, that tail light tint law is bullshit. You can do anything you want to uyour tail lights as long as light is still visible when they are on. But the headlights, that is a different story. No light on the front of your vehicle (front door and forward) may have any kind of tint or obstruction on it.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:48 pm
by Chris from Washington
Ya, it does suck. I even had the covers, that had the slits in them (so they weren't obstructed at all). But he said they were 'ILLEGAL' and gave me a $65 ticket.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 4:15 pm
by GlassWolf
"No light on the front of your vehicle (front door and forward) may have any kind of tint or obstruction on it."
which is why I like my rotating retracting headlamps. flip a switch and they rotate around to a smooth front grille all the way across the front. Looks nice that way too.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:35 pm
by lotas
Chris from Washington wrote:Some states are so cruddy when it comes to tint laws.
I think my state is 35%, but I've had 20% on both the Camaro and the 4Runner and really never had an issue.
Once, I got pulled over for tinted tail light covers and they gave me a warning for the window tint. But other then that, never had a problem.
Yeah I think WA is 35% and then the back can be 20% or 25% or something. My dad got pulled over on I-90 (cop was going opposite direction, pulls a U-turn on I-90) to check his tint....
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anyways, dad didnt even know ( i felt bad for him, i mean he had no idea it was illegal) but he got a ticket for it.
Then a guy I know was at a gas station, went inside, came out and two cops were standing at his car, they metered and he said they took out a little knife and had him tear it off in front of them.
Spokane has such lame cops. I believe the latest statistic is that we have 1 response vehicle (not sure what you would call it, a car that responds to robberies, break ins, crime) to every 6-8 for traffic.
I guess thats just how they make their $$$