What percentage tints are legal in California?

Is it legal to black out your lights in California?

 

http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

 

50% is the legal limit...I think. The tint that I did (as shown below) is pretty common in CA, and very unlikely to result in a ticket.

 

depends how dark you do the lights and depends which lights for tint...........

 

i got 35% window tint and rockblocker's tinted tail lights and side markers. cops tend to ignore our cars unless it's obvious you are breaking a law

 

Improper, that sucks. 70% is basically no tint at all. California suckss. lol

What does the section visor and net/film mean?? Thanks

 

the visor is like the strip of tint at the top of the windshield, im not sure about the net/film

 

Windows come with stock tint already in the window. I have a 2005 Honda Accord and my window tint from the factory is 6% state law in CT is for 35% but the film we have is 35%. If we put 35% on an already 6% from factory car Net tint is 41%.

 

So net % allowed = whatever small percentage tint the window already comes with + whatever % tint the film is. (i.e. 35%+6%=41%)

Film % allowed means that you can go out and have film installed at whatever % is indicated. Got 15% film over here.

 

Can anyone tell me, what percentage tint a 3g tl has from factory, including the front windshield portions?

Thanks

 

Depends on the cop.

 

and your image, age and attitude.

 

It's about 75%. That info was from one of the mods from way back.......

 

I am sorry, I remembered what I wrote here this morning. I did my simple math wrong, maybe too many beers with Thanksgiving dinner. 35% and 6% stock would be net 29%. The two together make a darker tint.

 

Sorry to pop up an older thread, but I'm taking my TL in for tint tomorrow and was wondering about this. I read that, as posted above, my '05 TL has 75% on it already from the factory. My states limit on the fronts is 35% and I'd like to be legal so my understanding is that to be legal I'd need them to put 50% on which would get me .75 x .50 = 37.5%, lighter than the legal limit (i.e., legal without question).

As for the original post, 6% is limo tint basically, you mean it's actually 94% and if you applied 35% to it you'd end up at .94 x .35 = 32.9% which probably wouldn't get you in trouble if the limit is 35%.

I'm still trying to find pictures of the small rear window tint issue I've seen discussed here, I'd like to print out some pictures to show my installer, he assured me on the phone they'd get it right, but I want to make sure!

 

Its nice having a luxury car. Cops dont like messing around with richer, older people

 

read'em and weep....handed down from our trusty CHP

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/streetlegal.html

no tint on the front windows...legally. but then again i have seen plenty of cars around the bay area including TL's with 35%

 

Driving around with 5% and 35% on the windshield on a WHITE TL .. never messed with the cops except for once. Even when that cop pulled me over and realized I was an accountant and not some drug dealer riding around the suburbs ... he let me go and just said "Next time put the all windows down sir." Before that .. he asked "how many times have you been arrested and what kind (if any) weapons do you have in the car?!?" LOL. Needeless to say ... he came to the car with his hand on his gun.

I'm going to just to 35% tint all the way around my 2006 TL ... including the windshield so the car looks like all the windows on the sides are the same shade. Like most of ya know .. the front 2 side windows always look lighter than the back 2 because the back 2 have the light next to them (from the rear window) tinted. Thus, if I do the front windshield, everything will look one shade and I def. won't get hassled with that. .... even if I do get caught again .. I'll get a MD inspector to sign it off and say "took it off" AGAIN. LOL



P.S. My valentine 1 still caught all the cops with all the tint jobs I've had!

 

I hope this doesn't come off too preachy, but I'd make two points for anyone else reading this thread:

1) You're lucky you've never gotten a ticket and when you do, you'll be lucky if the cop only gives you a fix-it ticket and doesn't make you rip it off on the spot or tow the car; and,

2) If you ever get in a serious accident, especially at night, there's a good chance it's going to be your fault, whether it really was or not, the other side's lawyer will make sure of that. Driving a car with a blatant safety violation is just not a smart thing to do in my opinion, especially in today's litigious society.

 

I totally agree with you on both points. I've had this conversation on another thread, so I'll just say this: the vehicle codes exist to keep people and the environment safe. Just my