I got pulled over yesterday for speeding, and he decided to check my tints while hes at it. i got 35% all around which is still illegal...but his reader said 16%!!!! how is that? is there a way i can prive them wrong? thanks

 

You can get a second opinion if you hvae to go to court. Also you can get the reciept from the shop you got it tinted at and show them that it is 35%. I thought it is illegal to have tint in VA anyway.

 

Well, does it really matter?

 

If 35% is illegal anyway what good is it gonna do to get proof that it isnt 16%? ?

 

Problem is the OEM windows already have that green tint on them. So he's right, when the reader reads it, it's gonna show lower than the 35% you have.

Direct from Acura: "Special solar-energy-absorbing, green-tinted glass minimizes the effects of the sun and reduces the load on the climate control system."

Suck it up and pay the fine.

 

When I got pulled over in my Acura, my 35% tint read something like 18% when they put the meter on it.

 

When I was pulled in my old 300M with 15%(it has the same solar control glass) the meter said 11%

 

If you know the installer installed 35% on the back and 50% on the front then you can go back to him and see if he has a light meter. If he does have him check his film and check your car for you.

One, the darkest factory glass can be no darker than 70%. So that means if you put a 40% film on the car, it should read 33 to 35. In VA your front windows have to be higher than 50% and the back have to be 35%.

Second, the other part of the problem could be the film. There are a lot of film comps that do not pay attention to VLT accuracy. If it is Madico, SUN-Gard, or solar gard it is a good chance that the film was darker than 35 out of the box, even though it said 35.

What part of VA are you in?? If you are near Ashland/Richmond you can go by my office and they can check it for you.

 

Pay the fine and move on. It's not worth the head ache. I never had a cop read the tint with a meter, they just told me it was way too dark.

Found this, and I thought it was really interesting information....

Tint Laws by State, NJ SUCKS

 

By the way, did you get a speeding ticket?

 

yea i got a speeding ticket too. so im guessing the tint ticket dosent get more expensive the darker the tint is....also it dosent hit my points does it?

 

Is it a fix it ticket only or do you have to take it off AND pay a fine? If so, ho much is the fine for the tinit?

 

its a fine

 

how much $$ did the ticket cost? (for the tint)