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Tim240z

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After talking to Matt and John Coffey at the BBQ on Sunday, and hearing that they have never had a problem, even though they are illegal, can anyone else in La La land give some experiences with having teh Driver's and passenger side windows slightly tinted? Have you been hassled by THE MAN?

I was planning to do just the hatch and rear 1/4 windows, but it would look sweeeet if I did the side ones too!!

There is going to be so much 'illegal' with my car, that I'm getting a bit 'noid:

~no rear bumper

~Uncertified conversion

~No marker lights

~Headlight covers

~non DOT approved harnesses (although they are FIA approved (Simson):roll: )

~many speeding infractions ( :D:-D JK)

 

Tim

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Transparent Materials

 

 

26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided in subdivision (B), ©, or (d) of Section 26708.

 

(B) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and (2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those standards for the particular type of glass used.

 

Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.

 

 

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i don't think cops really care about the rear 1/4 panels and rear window. i've had my neon's tinted for 5 years now

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Have the door windows tinted slightly lighter than the quarter windows, and the contrast should let you slide. The main issue is "the man" can't see inside the car with limo tint so just keep it reasonable. He mainly wants to hassle punk ricers. A man of your maturity should get some slack :D .

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Is Dave say'n you're old? :lol:

 

He's right though. The cop want's to see your face and your hands when he looks at you. If he can't he gets nervious and is more likely to tag you. My truck has dark tint on the back seat and shell windows and lightly tinted side glass. Never been bothered.

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are you saying that you cant legally tint your windows in cali?

 

that sucks. In texas you can tint your windows, but you have to stay within a 45% light transmition range (dont hold me to that). hmmm...im hoping i dont get pulled over in my 240ZT, I just had them double tinted with limo tint 8) im probably going to get hassled for it, but hope i can get away with it under the grandfather rules in the law.

 

we shall see. im not going to be driving it that much anyway.

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.. but hope i can get away with it under the grandfather rules in the law. .......

 

So you are saying grandfathers can have tint on their cars? Guess you have got Tim beat!

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So you are saying grandfathers can have tint on their cars? Guess you have got Tim beat!

 

Bwahaha, not yet gentlmen, Ive got some time before I hit the grandfather mark (umm...as far as I know anyway :oops: )

 

Should have read "grandfather clause" and no hes not related to santa clause....so didnt get any bright ideas! :twisted:

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here are the new window tinting laws

(click on us laws)

 

http://www.gilafilms.com/auto/car_tint_laws.html

 

there you go :D

 

Sorry' date='that site is wrong. According to the CA vehicle code (section 26708), no tinting is allowed (on any of the windows) :shock: unless you have a Doctor's note saying that you have to be protected from sunlight (skin or eyes), and even then, it has to have a minimum of 70% transparency.:

 

 

26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any

transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of

any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the

light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except

as provided in subdivision (B), ©, or (d) of Section 26708.

(B) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the

glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United

States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and

(2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those

standards for the particular type of glass used.

 

 

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any

object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied

upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or

material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon

the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view

through the windshield or side windows.

(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle

with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or

rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.

(B) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Rearview mirrors.

(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward

of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a

7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed

from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are

displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window

farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other

materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner

of the windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.

(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger

common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not

interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.

(6) Rear window wiper motor.

(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.

(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped

with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the

vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the

highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to

the rear of the vehicle.

(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite

the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which

occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner

toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a

wide-angle view through the lens.

(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section

26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's

front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in

his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed

physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from

the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession

a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist

certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a

visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not

be used during darkness.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center

uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that

is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either

of the following:

(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of

the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped

with the device.

(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on

public or private roads or facilities.

© Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be

installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the

windshield if the following conditions apply:

(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above

the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in

front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its

rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.

 

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.

(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other

lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through

the windshield.

(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into

the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any

greater extent than the windshield without the material.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and

transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the

front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the

front seat if the following conditions are met:

(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88

percent.

(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all

requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49

C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance

of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as

specified in that federal standard.

(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the

ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful

ultraviolet A rays.

(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the

vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying

that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of

this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the

material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the

material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by

the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the

material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the

requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's

manufacturer by full name and street address.

(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or

bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be

removed or replaced.

 

 

 

Tim

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about the window tinting... usually if u can c through the front windows the cops dont care. back windows can be whatever you want. everyone i know with front windows tinted so dark that you cant see through usually rolls them down when they see a cop just to be sure they dont get pulled over.

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I got hammered pretty good for having tinted windows in a kenworth that I used to drive. I think that the CHP just has a general hard on for big trucks.

I thought that someone manufactered glass for buildings that the tint was controled with electricity. I couldn't think of anything more satisfying than to be able to say, "Tinted glass? I'm not sure what you are talking about officer."

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I had all five windows tinted in my Z and never had a problem.

I recently took out the tint from passenger and driver windows.

Not really sure but i think i have smoked windows , They look tinted after i took the film off, I also cleaned them.

 

Here is something i think is funny, I drive a ford festiva.

I took it to the tint shop to tint all five windows.

Three hours later i was on the right side of 101 .

I got tickets for tinted passenger and driver windows and the reason he stop me was cause my sticker(month) was faded from the sun, I also had a cracked windshield.

All i paid was $80 for the tint, Still have my tint on though.

It's been over a year without a problem.

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