Who has Tint?

Anyone here have their windows tinted - not just on the Fbods, I mean any at all?

I know that it's still illegal and all - but I see some people with tint now and then.......

If you do - do you recieve much hassle about it?

iused to but they made me remove it before i was allowed to insure it.

Never bothered about mine , 3% out back and 18 % on the sides . . . . but I drive a TA and everybody knows there supposed to be blacked out :cool:

I had maybe 35% on the sides, never had any trouble with it for 2 years, (been throught roadblock and such) then I got ticketed out of no where at a road block.

I don't think you would get pulled over just for that, but if you do get pulled over, better put your windows down just in case. ;)

I stop people almost daily JUST for the tint. Wrote about 350 tint tickets last year alone. I got 14 in one day last week :). I'm trying for 400 this year which will net me the Deluxe GE Toaster Oven :D.

You better be kidding, or you are a bad person!

Yea I was just joking. There isn't a toaster oven involved.

Upon hearing that I believe I'll hold off on some tinting until it becomes legal to have.

I need it though.......:(

I friend at work has his S-10 truck tinted and it makes such a big difference in the amount of heat transfer on hot days........

Leather with no tint sucks.

No sense in just tinting the rear.......

I have limo tint on the black and tinted sides on the TA and Durango.

Not sure the % but it is definatley tinted but not really obvious. Never had any trouble so far.

That came from the factory Shuan?

My 98 Blazer has tinting on the rear windows and rear door.......stock.
Could be darker though.......

On the D?

Actually i had the side and rear tinted limo black over the factory tint and had the front side windows done as well. I'll try to get pics up.

From what I have read, your not aloud to have tinted window(s) (unless factory) in Vancouver. Although most cops don't seem to do anything about it. Not sure about greater vancouver. :confused:
Any tinting on the side window(s) that passes the driver's line of sight is ileagal(unless factory). Most cops don't do too much as long as they can see what you are doing in your car. It's mainly a safety issue for the police when they aproach your car.
Any tinting on the front window(s) is ileagal(unless factory).

This what the laws were about 3 years ago. The tinting laws might have bean changed by now.

along with factory tint being ok.
Anything behind the drivers shoulder can be tinted. Anything beyond the drivers shoulder is eligal.

Thats to my understanding anyway.

Yup, you got it right on Ken.

You can go ahead and get it tinted dude, the chances of you getting ticketed for them is slim, unless you come to Richmond, then your just asking for a ticket. :rolleyes:

Speaking of which, does anyone want to purchase a set of headlight covers? :)

Mine are tinted, im not exactly sure how much percent but they are pretty dark, i havent been hassled yet.

I've got 30% on the sides, rear window, and a 6" strip accross the top of the front... legal limits in WA.

I've considered 20% on the sides... but it's just too much hassle to bother removal and install only to be a bit darker on the sides.

50% tint = 40% heat reduction
35% tint = 45%
20% tint = 55%
5% tint = 64%


50% tint = 46% glare reduction
35% tint = 60%
20% tint = 79%
5% tint = 95%

I got tint done when it was 28°C outside. Tested the interior temps before and after under the same conditions. It was 12°C cooler inside with the tint. BIG TIME difference. I wish I had gone darker.

Stock non-tinted window blocks 35% UV
Tinted window (any percentage) blocks 99% UV. This is why I get sunburnt with non tinted windows yet can drive for hours with tints and not get burnt.

I wouldn't worry about tint if you're running 35% or lighter. I've had cops beside me at lights. And you can always roll your window down a bit if you see them coming up beside you. But ALWAYS roll them down when you come to a roadblock or get pulled over.

As far as interior goes, you'd have to look real close to see a difference between 35% and 20%. It looks the same, although big difference from the outside. To me, 5% is the only tint that looks tinted, and on sunny days like today it's a real blessing. Zero glare behind you when you look in the mirror. No squinting.

I figure I can not get or at least delay getting skin cancer by having tint on my vehicles.

I found a link for you...

http://www.island.net/~cihp/faq.html#Window%20Tinting

So you can have tint on your driver/passenger windows in vancouver if you car came factory with them? I got a tint ticket in north van just a little while ago. The cop even scraped part of it off as "evidence".

yeah its the tint film they dont like. i say its because they cant smash the window if they wanted to yank you out of there like they do in those police chase videos. ofcourse the pigs will tell you something else. if you really wanted tinted windows and piss em off you could get custom tempered tined glass made and installed. the f bodies in texas and arizona i think had a factory tint option. and i tried to hunt em down at gm, they only found one passenger side still remaining on there computers and it was back east for some reason.

rolling windows down at a roadblock aint gonna help .. if the cop wants to be an ******* they'll tell u to roll it up

i always thought about putting in a switch for the window fuse and turn it off under the dash when u hit a roadblock..

cop: pull up ur window son
me: its busted, the motors are dead .. aint coming up
cop presses the switch : hm i guess so .. ok then

Originally posted by sideways_Into_3rd
cop: pull up ur window son
me: its busted, the motors are dead .. aint coming up
cop presses the switch : hm i guess so .. ok then
Cop: here is your notice and order for a Motor Vehicle inspection
You: thanks dad

I've got 5% on the back window and 15% on the sides and I love it. :thumb:

Mike