I've been riding around with 5% tint in rear, and 15% in fronts that I got done in Newark...

Over the past year, I got 4 tickets, totaling 216 dollars, plus the 180 to get them done... It kinda sucks having to drive around having your hand on the window switch looking out for cops,

Anyway I have lifetime warranty and maybe can get the tint back on charge free ( say it fell off haha)

What's your opinion?? Stay tint, or tintless

 

As in, put back on come spring Time

 

I guess the front tint is the problem. Depends where you live. Here in Cali, cops are real aholes when you have front tint. They don't care about the rear windows.

 

yeah, im in jersey... i have 15 percent on front drivers and passenger, and 5 percent on windshield only 6 inches....

how much they run you a tint ticket over in cali?

 

I think I'm gonna stay tintless but if I were to get tint, I'd go with 35% and probably get no trouble from the police for it.

 

you also have your license plate in your windshield, id have 5 cop cars, paramedics and all pulling me over if i had that!

 

Not sure. Only my rears are tinted. I rather have clear front windows than to hassle with cops here.

 

Hmmm, I would go out on a limb and suggest legal tint for your area..

Im sure its 35%.. Your bank account would appreciate that!

 

Sucks to live in Jersey and you my friend have bad luck lol.

I doubt the place you got your windows tinted will retint your windows if you say it fell off


Just take it off and be safe and or just do a lighter shade. I have 25% around and getting my windsheild done in 50% so well see how that goes. But i live in Philly also lol

 

No sunroof? Leaving it open makes the tint look lighter.

 

That was just for the big meet lol

 

5% is too dark; U Can barely see at night.

Currently, I have 35% all around and its good. Never gotten a ticket.

 

yeah, its pretty damn dark at night with 5 percent, and i dont have sunroof...

think i might just rip it off, or ill have to drive around all winter with windows down...BURRRR

 

get them taken off professionally. Taking adhesive-style tint off is a pain. Thats why i always use the non adhesive kind.

jus put 35% up front and 20% on the rear window.

35% will not give u the same privacy that 5% will.

I have had 20% and its ok and dark. I like 35% the best.

 

NJ State law = No tint up front, tint them and your asking for trouble.
Pretty simple, really.

Taking tint off is actually pretty easy. The adhesive is water based and dissolves with nothing more then Windex.

Start with a razor blade, score the tint and pull it off from there. Use the razor to scratch or lift up sections that rip apart. Once you have all the film off, the left over residue on the window comes off with Windex. Spray it on and let it soak for a minute, then use the razor as a shovel, it comes right off. Repeat this until the window is clean. Rinse with lots of Windex and wipe it clean with a paper towel. Don't forget to get down under the molding as the tint goes slightly beyond the bottom of the window.

 

will i need to take the glass out of the tracks?

 

Nope.

 

^^^ this.

But what NJ is leaving out is that this works ok for the rear side windows.

On the rear window itself, this will take lots of time and work. I done it before...thats why I jus use the removable. 5 min and all the tint is off with NO adhesive residue. And it can be reapplied. Adhesive stlye cannot be reapplied.

 

good luck with the windshield tint.i caint drive past the airport with out getting pulled over i have 2% rear doors and back window and 5% front doors.i had the windshield done in that 75% bronze tint but they still caught it.

 

Front window tint= off, till spring time

 

I'd just do the legal limit unless you had some really good friends in some good places...

I plan to get my windows tinted but doing 35% in the front, and 25% in the rears/back. Well above the limit in my area but don't need the cops creepin up on me

 

Yea I know for tint there gonna get me sooner or later they always catch up.

 

i say take the from ones off and leave the rear ones on..thats how i got mine and i barely get messed with and I'm in nyc

 

my tints are 5% all around i love it 35% on the sunroof

i dont get pulled over for them here in illinois its 35% for the legal tints i had to sign a waver stating i knew they were illegal

honestly dude just take em off its not worth the time, hassle or money


ive been pulled over a few times for "other reasons" but i always roll all my windows down and leave the front up a touch so the officer knows nothing illegal is in my car and the front is illegal they seem to let me go because i realize there job can be tough and its nice to know im not gonna kill them

always pull off the road and be real respectful cops will be more inclined to let you go

unless there ****s

 

I always rolled down all my windows when pulled over, but I like in a small town and they have nothing better to do like bust drug dealers, or murderers, but instead has to get the kids with some modified cars

 

If your tint is fairly new, use a hair dryer to heat the tint and you can easily peel it off without any residue on the windows but if they are old and showing signs of bubbles and or turning purpleish, you may want to use a steamer to remove them.

You can read up on removing tints here: http://www.howtoremovewindowtint.org/

 

I live in Jersey too. Had 35% all around on my old car and never got ticketed for it. Sold it before i had to get the inspection done though. If you're having bad luck, I would say just take them off 'cause it's really not worth it.

 

If tint is illegal on your front windows, then you'll be fighting a losing battle. I live in IL, and when I came off of active duty from TX, I had every cop w/ a security complex pulling me over. Always rolled my windows down when they pulled me over, was respectful, hands on my steering wheel, and you name it. I got a ticket every single time. Every single time the stop was entirely for the tint, even when I had the windows half way down! I finally had one of the execs at my job call one of his buddies who was the chief to make the last ticket go away if I promised to take it off. I've only been pulled over 1 time since, but I have a badge now too. LOL!!

 

Been running around with no tint and boy it feels good pulling up too a cop and saying " sawrryyy, not today! "

 

If you're not allowed to have any kind of tint on your front windows, then remove it, especially since it's 15%. You might be able to get away with a light tint, such as 50%, or something lighter, if it's available, if you still want u.v. protection from a film.

Tint here in Florida is 28% front, 15% rear and back, with somewhere around 2-3% margin of error allowed. I've had friends that run 5% all around for years and never got a ticket, so I figured I'd be good to to with having 15% all around installed on my Maxima. I got pulled over by a rookie cop one night just cruising to my g/f's place because I had a clear tag (license plate) cover on my car, and I didn't know they weren't allowed. To make a long story short, he gave my car a walkaround checkover looking for other "illegal" stuff, but all my lights, side markers, etc. were legit. He did notice the tint (it's night time btw) so he made me partially roll up my front windows to scan them (had both fronts all the way down when I was pulled over) my front 15% scanned 12%, due to the fact that glass itself will block a few % worth of light, so I got a ticket for it. It's a non-moving violation, so I didn't get any points, but I did get a $100 fine. Apparently, it's $100 per window, but he only wrote me up for one (what a nice guy!) After a few months, I decided to change my fronts to 30% since the law is 28% (weird). The switchover to 30% isn't too bad, since my car has black interior and it makes it look darker than it actually is.

 

REALLY!? ive been pulled over once for my tints and they let me go maybe its the car you drive BWAHAHAHA

 

Depends on the state and area you're in. I have a friend from the D.C./Virginia area, and he told me they are super strict on window tint and the speed limits.

 

You said you live in illinois

i live in elgin

 

No I live in Florida. What I was saying is that some states are stricter than others when it comes to enforcing the state tint laws.

 

ahh gotcha

 

I think my front legal is like 35, I have 5 over 5 on the back windows and 20 on the front with a 8 inch strip of 5 on the windshield. Never been pulled over, but I always see them before they see me. Lol back in high school I had an old jetta that I spraypainted the back windows black. lol

My brother has 5 over 5 on his front doors of his evo. I think thats way to dark at night for the front personally. but whatev

 

I think I may run some 35, very popular in nj

 

the problem with tint is if you wanna look clean your font and back windows have to match. not the windshield but the door glass.

im in jersey and im thinkin about doin 50% on my door glass, because i really hate the look of tinted rear door glass and no tint on the front. and technically in this state youre not allowed to have anything up front. but 50% looks factory and you can still see the person inside if the sun is shinin nicely.

35% up front... i dunno. maybe once i move out of nj. the cops in my town will pull you over for anything.

remember to keep it clean.

 

Here's a pic I found of a 911 with 50% on a sunny day. It barely looks like it's on there. And if you have the rears darker, such as 15% or 5%, the fronts will probably look factory with the optical illusion that the dark rear tint gives.

 

That situation was about 10 yrs. ago when tint on the fronts in IL was illegal. The law has changed since then, and you're right it was the car I was driving. I was in my Mustang and the cop (Aurora) that pulled me over had one. He told me that since he couldn't have tint on his windows, then I couldn't. Guess he got really ticked when I told him that if I wanted to do something to him I had more training than he did, and I wouldn't do it sitting in my car.