Karate kid.
I should believe so. Have you driven any vehicle with 50% tint? Trust me, the tint is very light. Have no issues seeing at night with it.
And why would you draw attention to something on your car that you know is illegal?
Hoping to get a ticket?
Some times people look at the law to determine which doesnât seem like a big deal and ignore.
Do you honestly never go 1mph over the speed limit ? The law says you can get ticked for exceeding the speed limit by a single digit. Who obeys such a law ?
Vehicles come with 20% tint from the factory. This tint goes at the back of the vehicle. The law is focused on the driver and the front passenger when passengers in the back can be just as dangerous. So some people ignore this law, and police donât seem to bother anyone with lightly tinted windows.
99% of the vehicles in my area have aftermarket window tint, the vehicles with darker than normal tint are difficult to see out of at night, it is even noticeable while driving inside the shop during the day.
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@Clueless33 You have highjacked another thread and all you do is argue . just go away and find a Forum that is more receptive to your nonsense.
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The driver must sit in the front seat. Not all vehicles have a rear window, so the darkness of the rear glass shouldnât be a consideration for the law.
I like how you reason, Nevada. Respectful, while at the same time factual.
I understand the law is there to make the officerâs life safer, and I have utmost respect for our officers. This is why I chose a shade that they can easily see inside of my car while the sun doesnât make driving dangerous for me.
You sure have a strange perspective
You claim to have the utmost respect for our officers
Yet you go out of your way to mention the officerâs ethnicity and use the term âkarate kidâ for some unknown reason
it seems youâre more focused on the officerâs ethnicity . . . and less so on adhering to the law and showing respect
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Donât forget that we have good cops and bad ones.
Just until recently here we had a cop who got fired for writing petty tickets, though all write-ups were legal.
All the time, But Iâm never the fastest car, Iâm also not going to ask the police officer that pulls me over for a burned out light if I was speeding, are my tires legal, is my window tint to dark, ectâŠ
I know you wouldnât. A lot of cops thought our encounters were strange. But itâs my culture. We engage with the cops like we do our neighbors.
Itâs not negativity, it a heathy case of skepticism as in disbelief⊠You have voiced so many issues about rules, laws, and regulations concerning driving. You have let us know that you have heath issues and they should not be held against you even if they affect your driving.
And, you just postedâŠ
[quote=âClueless33, post:8, topic:196421â]I fail to pass every year as a result of the tinted windows. . . .
To get around this I tint my windows annually, which costs $250.
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I reviewed the New York State Law and it saw that the Tint cannot block more than 30% of the light. Which means it must let 70% of the light through.
You just postedâŠ
So I am guessing that your â50%â tint is either blocking 50% of the light or is only letting in 50% of the light, either case, it too dark, in spite of your protestations that it is âbarely noticeableâŠâ
Then if you really believe that âNY is just a crazy state that likes to control peopleâŠâ then, take your car in and have the Window Tint tested using a Tint Meter. The meter measures the Visible Light Transmission (VLT) percentage. There are two main types of tint meters:
*** Horseshoe tint meters â These are more affordable and can slide over the top of an open window. However, they cannot measure rear windows or windscreens.
*** Tint meters with magnetic probes â These can be used on windows that cannot be opened, such as the windshield and rear window.
The cost to have the window tinting professionally Tint Tested has to be chump-change compared to having the Tint removed and re-installed each yearâŠ
There are even FREE Tint Meter Smartphone Apps that measure the transparency of car windows by using your phoneâs light sensor to measure the visible light transmission (vlt) of the glass.
Once you know that your Tint is legal, only take your vehicle to inspection stations equipped to perform the light transmission test.
See, nothing negative about this posting, or even the other posting since I took the time to do the research that you have not doneâŠ
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Donât just believe me that 50% tint allows for safer driving, believe the experts on the matter by doing some simple google search.
50% tint will let me see a railroad flashing light more clear than a non-tint environment due to strong UV light.
Awwwhhh Iâm so sorry!
You donât like hearing tough talk?
I was more sensitive 10, 15 years ago maybe.
But lately Iâve grown tired of stupid, and the complete absence of common sense in this decade in particular.
My molly-coddle days are past, sonny.
Sonny or sorry??
Asking for a friendâŠ
First off, you are admittedly using Tint that is tooooooo dark to pass any Visible Light Transmission (VLT) Test. The maximum that NYS allows is only 30%âŠ
Next, for the Tint to let you see a railroad flashing light more clear than a non-tint environment due to strong UV light, means that you must have installed it on the front windshield.
However, your windshield cannot be tinted, let alone 50% Tinted in any state, but some states allow you to add a sticker to the top of the windshield, usually in the area of the manufacturerâs sun shield. But that is not intended, not allowed, to cover the front main viewing/driving areaâŠ
Now, Iâm Negative! From what you are saying, you might want to log onto âPimp My RideâŠâ
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70% is the max not 30%, see my prior post as 30% is way darker than the very light 70%âŠ
70% VLT means it lets in 70% of the light, 30% VLT means it only lets in 30% of the light, 5% is almost black and only lets in 5% of the lightâŠ
The factory died privacy glass in the back window and rear door windows of my Tacoma are about 30%, it is called privacy glass because they are died not tinted, but the fronts are tinted to match at about 30-35%âŠ
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But will it help you see that 10 year old child at night that steps out in front of you getting off the school bus?
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