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turbotalon1g
06-10-2008, 08:51 AM
Ok, i got pulled over yesterday for tint, i didn't know they changed the law about the tint having to be 50% all the way around the car now.

So my question is, what level should i do that won't get me hassled.
I can't live without it all my cars have it, even my beater.

I think 25% should keep me out of trouble but still be dark enough to be useful.

Aaron

Kracka
06-10-2008, 09:20 AM
35% is generally fairly safe to have. 30% seems to be the the line between cops not caring and getting pulled over constantly for it. I had 35% on the S2k and now on the Evo and have never been pulled over for it; I was given a ticket for it once in the S2k when pulled over for speeding but that cop was a total prick and gave me a ticket for everything he could find (I ended up getting out of it so no biggie).

polishmafia
06-10-2008, 09:36 AM
35% is generally fairly safe to have.

Generally... LOL! ;)

I have 35% and I've been pulled over three times in 2 1/2 years. Last time was just a week ago.

There have been others times when I've been parked next to an officer, next to one at a stoplight, and they didn't even look at me twice.

I just pay the fine and think of it as a yearly dark window tax. Meh... :D

Halon
06-10-2008, 09:37 AM
If I tint my Talon, it will be 50% just because these kinds of cars can be cop magnets already the way they are. I don't need to give them another reason to pull me over.

mdost03
06-10-2008, 09:38 AM
I had 30% on my eclipse and never got pulled over for tint, but a state patrol guy "warned me" that I should take my tint off (I parked and was walking into a building and he pulled up and called me over to him). Local cops never cared one bit, but state patrol guys are dicks. Ask 311evo haha.

scheides
06-10-2008, 09:43 AM
50% is safe, I say if you don't know and don't want to be hassled about it, go 50%. I have 30% on my evo, been pulled over 3x in 2 years specifically for tint, and 2 other times I was hassled about it while being pulled over for no front plate or speeding.

I'm pretty sure the law has *always* been 50% all around on cars, it has not changed recently. I just discovered it myself about 2 years ago (I thought the same as you).

polishmafia
06-10-2008, 09:51 AM
I'm pretty sure the law has *always* been 50% all around on cars, it has not changed recently.

As far back as I can remember living here in MN (since November of 2004), the law has been 50%. I checked the laws when I moved here with my dark tinted 1990 Corolla haha!

Kracka
06-10-2008, 09:57 AM
Yup, its been 50% all-around for quite a while.

A//// Guy
06-10-2008, 10:24 AM
Ive had 35% for over a year and have not been pulled over ever. Id say thats your safest bet unless you want to go ultra light and do 50%. Id say 50% isnt worth the money though.

scheides
06-10-2008, 10:39 AM
Well, SAFEST bet is 0% :D IMHO, it depends entirely on where you drive, the time you're there, the cops mood, and the alignment of the stars.

Tint tickets are fuking dumb, if you get one, go to court and fight it, I just cleared myself of 2 of them :)