Anyone been pulled over for too dark of tint?

[Mightytrex]

Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

Sucks being in that position, forced compliance.

Yes the ticket is cheaper than retinting (not by much) but if they saw you out again they would probably tow the car.

Yeah its going to be along time before I put them back on if ever. :( They looked sooo nice.

[=Stephens=]

I have never been pulled over in my Camaro or my Charger. When I had a buick I had the windows at 5% and got pulled over twice. I don't get it, a Camaro and Charger with illegal windows and never pulled over but a buick?

[Travis64]

wait so i got to remove my tint to pass inspection in de?

[kd4hey]

Originally Posted by Hollywood2010

Ohio cop here. Law is 50%. be careful in buying window tint when they tell you the tint is 50 percent find out if the film is 50 percent or if it is 50 percent once it is applied to your window which already comes slightly tinted from the factory. Also the price of a ticket depends on which court jurisdiction you are cited in. In Ohio can be as little as $100 or as much as $300

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I'm curious about when an out of state vehicle is pulled over. My tint is 30% which is legal limit here in SC (each window even has a sticker in the tint quoting the state bill #), but would be too dark in OH. Would I be fined in OH, or would common sense prevail since I would only be passing through?

[Hollywood2010]

You would think common sense would prevail but there is actually case law upholding a window tint violation from out of state. I would never/ have never stopped on out of state vehicle for window tint. And the only Ohio vehicles I stop for it are cars running limo tint (5%)

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[kalimus]

I've never gotten a ticket for tint (I'm in Cali too). Most cops I know say they wait to pull you over for something else, and hammer you for everything at once. My front windows are only 35% so it's not too bad. But I know some people that have been pulled over by "bored" cops and ticketed.

I see LOTS of people in Cali driving around with tint much darker than mine. I would think most cops won't care so much about your tint if you're behaving yourself on the road.

[mikeSS]

i have been pulled over total of 5 times for tints over about 3 years. but know i will be tinting lighter for now on. my tint guy got this 28% tint that i will be using on next car.

i usually run 5% or 8%.

[Matic]

Man, that would be some absolute BS to be passing through a state and get pulled over for having too dark of a tint. Im sure most law enforcement officers would be understanding and worst case scenario, if it went before a judge they would be as well, but thats crazy.

Slim Thug says 5 percent tint.

[1954 Belair-man]

I've had one ticket in Michigan for my tint, i just paid the $100.00 fine and left it on.

[Grandeos]

I have yet to have any problems... I like to think that tints are not suspicious on nicer cars such as ours. I've been pulled over for speeding, but the tints have never been an issue. (knock on wood)

[CrzyGamr2]

I have once for my tail light tint. He let me off with a warning after saying he'd never seen the kind I had before. They were cling-one that were perforated. I told him I'd take it off once I got home. I did, kinda. Just put new stuff back on.
This is when I got pulled over.

This is now.



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[Matic]

didnt realize they had gangs in Iowa

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Matic

didnt realize they had gangs in Iowa

yep. They started popping up after the town banned dancing

[driyac]

Originally Posted by Hollywood2010

Ohio cop here. Law is 50%. be careful in buying window tint when they tell you the tint is 50 percent find out if the film is 50 percent or if it is 50 percent once it is applied to your window which already comes slightly tinted from the factory. Also the price of a ticket depends on which court jurisdiction you are cited in. In Ohio can be as little as $100 or as much as $300

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This may be the law, yet is it legal to just pull me over under "suspicion" of illegal tint?

It is not legal, and you set yourself up for the possibility of obviously having this thrown out in court.

Now 100% obviously, the officer could have observed you doing something and/or make something (not that you would) but pulling me over under suspicion is backasswards to me.