To tint or not
12-15-2005, 01:34 AM
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Yes I did. Sorry for not posting this update on that long thread I started regarding the incident. I should have closed out it out properly with a concluding post. My bad.
12-15-2005, 03:27 AM
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In the desert Southwest, tinting is not a luxury but a necessity. Cracked dashes and faded leather are not very cheap to replace. I don't care for the look of tint but I sure like my car a little cooler in the summer.
12-15-2005, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Holli82
In the desert Southwest, tinting is not a luxury but a necessity. Cracked dashes and faded leather are not very cheap to replace. I don't care for the look of tint but I sure like my car a little cooler in the summer.
12-15-2005, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc Shaw
From what I have read, removing a pro tint is very difficult so I would be sure you want a tint before you do it.
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12-16-2005, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc Shaw
Seems most of you anti-tint guys are from up north. It's everywhere here in the south. People don't think pimp when they see tint. In fact they don't think much of anything. Every mom and pop has tint on their vehicles down here. It's that common. In fact it's the non-tinted cars that are oddities.
One thing I like about tint, in addition to its sun blocking characteristics is the privacy it yields. I feel naked without it at this point.
For our cars I use a nice middle of the road tint, not too dark not too light. And I never use any on the windshield. Visibility at night is not an issue with all but the darkest shades. Tint always looks darker from the outside than it does to someone sitting in the vehicle.
12-16-2005, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by AeroSmith
Interesting, I had a window's worth of tint replaced on our Audi and if I recall correctly all he did was take the heat gun and some soapy water to the old tint. But who knows, I wasn't paying very close attention.
Seems most of you anti-tint guys are from up north. It's everywhere here in the south. People don't think pimp when they see tint. In fact they don't think much of anything. Every mom and pop has tint on their vehicles down here. It's that common. In fact it's the non-tinted cars that are oddities.
One thing I like about tint, in addition to its sun blocking characteristics is the privacy it yields. I feel naked without it at this point.
For our cars I use a nice middle of the road tint, not too dark not too light. And I never use any on the windshield. Visibility at night is not an issue with all but the darkest shades. Tint always looks darker from the outside than it does to someone sitting in the vehicle.
Seems most of you anti-tint guys are from up north. It's everywhere here in the south. People don't think pimp when they see tint. In fact they don't think much of anything. Every mom and pop has tint on their vehicles down here. It's that common. In fact it's the non-tinted cars that are oddities.
One thing I like about tint, in addition to its sun blocking characteristics is the privacy it yields. I feel naked without it at this point.
For our cars I use a nice middle of the road tint, not too dark not too light. And I never use any on the windshield. Visibility at night is not an issue with all but the darkest shades. Tint always looks darker from the outside than it does to someone sitting in the vehicle.
12-16-2005, 01:08 PM
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Illegal in California
Only the side rear windows can be tinted. Windshield, side windows, and rear window shall not be tinted according to the law:
"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), (c), 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."
CA DMV VEHICLE CODE, SECTION 26708
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm
"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), (c), 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."
CA DMV VEHICLE CODE, SECTION 26708
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm
12-16-2005, 01:12 PM
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Hey woodranch (original poster)...where are you located?
Ben, those laws are also in effect in CO...I have never been questioned or ticketed (and I have had 10 cars tinted...all over). Do they actually ticket you in CA. (BTW, 2 of my tinted cars are used by my kids in college in CA and they have never been questioned).
Ben, those laws are also in effect in CO...I have never been questioned or ticketed (and I have had 10 cars tinted...all over). Do they actually ticket you in CA. (BTW, 2 of my tinted cars are used by my kids in college in CA and they have never been questioned).
12-16-2005, 01:17 PM
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A friend of mine was ticketed for the side windows. You see tinted cars all the time around here so obviously it's not strictly enforced. It's one of those laws in the books that gives cops the right to pull you over and check to make sure you are an otherwise good citizen with no outstanding warrants.
12-16-2005, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
A friend of mine was ticketed for the side windows. You see tinted cars all the time around here so obviously it's not strictly enforced. It's one of those laws in the books that gives cops the right to pull you over and check to make sure you are an otherwise good citizen with no outstanding warrants.