Legal Tinting
Oct 2, 2003, 03:05 PM
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Legal Tinting
I live in California and I was wondering what the legal % of tinting we could get. I couldn't find anything on the California DMV site, it just gave me a bunch of bull **** stuff. Does anyone know? 
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Oct 2, 2003, 04:05 PM
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the back passenger windows is anything and the back is anything but the front windows have to have 70% visibility i think thats right In last months sport compact car it had all the laws for tinting and license plate placement and all that in it.
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I know if you call the local sheriff's office they can look it up and tell it to you. Just make sure you don't do anything dumb like dialing 911 to get through to them.
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Technically any % of tinting in the front is illegal in California, but usually the cops are not very strict. From CHP's website :
You don't want the tint in the front to be too dark, because the the cops want to be able see you. 35% or above in the front should be OK.
The main requirements for legal window tinting in California are:
1. The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting.
2. If the rear window of a vehicle is tinted, the vehicle must have outside rearview mirrors on both sides.
The law prohibits any person from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows, with certain limited exceptions.
However, legislation signed into law effective January 1, 1999, exempts from the above prohibition specified clear, colorless, and transparent material that is installed, affixed, or applied to the front driver and passenger side windows for the specific purpose of reducing ultraviolet rays. If, as, or when this material becomes torn, bubbled or otherwise worn, it must be removed or replaced.
1. The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting.
2. If the rear window of a vehicle is tinted, the vehicle must have outside rearview mirrors on both sides.
The law prohibits any person from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows, with certain limited exceptions.
However, legislation signed into law effective January 1, 1999, exempts from the above prohibition specified clear, colorless, and transparent material that is installed, affixed, or applied to the front driver and passenger side windows for the specific purpose of reducing ultraviolet rays. If, as, or when this material becomes torn, bubbled or otherwise worn, it must be removed or replaced.
You don't want the tint in the front to be too dark, because the the cops want to be able see you. 35% or above in the front should be OK.
Nov 22, 2003, 06:47 PM
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tinted windows in california
I got stopped by a cop today 
because he said he could not see me from outside, I have a Hyundai Tiburon and my windows are really dark, he didn’t give me a ticket just a warning, I’ll wait for the next cop to stop me for now I’ll just put my windows down when I drive.
because he said he could not see me from outside, I have a Hyundai Tiburon and my windows are really dark, he didn’t give me a ticket just a warning, I’ll wait for the next cop to stop me for now I’ll just put my windows down when I drive.
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