I was wondering how in the world can you see out when driving in the night when your windows are tinted and your tint is less than 30% Especially if your windshield is tinted as well. How do you guys do it?

 

i believe its illegal to have the front windshield tinited. its pretty stupid anyways.

 

- yea its illegal.

 

i dont find it stupid at all, I dont think you guys should knock it either. If it wasnt so illegal I would go 35 like all my other windows to make the "look" exact.

 

no tinted front window here

 

What makes it stupid is the fact that it will decrease the visibility especially when driving at night, therefore not seeing things you should and bickity bang bickity back you hit a deer and the ambulance shows up and the paramedics are like OH MY GOD.........

 

I tinted the upper half only so when looking straight ahead, it's still clear. The upper half tinted ties in the tint all-around and comes in handy when the damn sun is rising on my morning commute.

 

you would sacrifice functionality for looks? sorry mang but thats not the smartest thing to do. the actual reason to get tint is to reduce the amount of heat and sunlight that gets into the car. it does look freakin cool but not on the front windshield. thats a big no no. anything under 30% i think is pretty dangerous to drive around with at nite anyways.

 

tinting your windshield is like wearing old lady sunglasses at night.

 

haha, trust me if you guys tinted the windshield you would not think its a bad idea

as for it being illegal, f that....no worse than having a Y-pipe

having it tinted is one of the best thing i did to my car, it helps my dash stay looking like the day i bought it and keeps the sun out of my eyes....far better than the strip at the top is capable of doing

so basically if you don't have it tinted, YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPINION and stop acting like you do

also at night, it hardly reduces visibility, but hard rain/night you'll want to keep it around the speed limit......but once again those who don't have it done don't know any better and i doubt have ever riden in a car with it done, so i wouldn't listen to their opinion

most of my friends have theirs done and they drive grand cherokee's, durango's, and Z71's

 

i agree it looks better tinted but most definitely illegal (at least here in NC and im not sure why it would be different any where else) believe me i just had a conversation about it w/ a cop a fews days ago. About driving at nite in the rain - my point exactly. Its hard enough to see sometimes w/out being tinted - and yes i have ridden in a car with a tinted windshield so quit trying to speak for everyone.

 

dont twist my words, i never said i would sacrifice funcionality for looks, i think it would look better and i do agree with the rain thing but all and all i just dont think 35 makes much difference on the windsheild. (my opinion)

 

whoa okay there buddy. how is it the same as having a y-pipe? it doesnt hinder the drivers ability to drive. if its too bright to see, get some sunglasses. and how can we not have an opinion? eveyones got an opinion so deal with it.

 

Yes it does make a difference in visibility if you have your rear windows tinted and the front windows non-tinted at night you notice a nice difference between the two. Trust me when I say that being able to see the road and the area around it is A LOT more important then it is your car looking cool. If you happened to hit a buck at night because you weren't able to see it on the road and its horns went right through your windsheild that would suck, but even worse if you hit a skunk because you couldn't see it on the road, well im sorry to say but even with that tinted front window nobody is going to want to be near your car LOL

 

i'm not tinting my front windshield because i'm planning on selling my car pretty soon, and that would probably decrease the market for my car. But next time, when i get my black on black max 5 spd, i'm dafinately tinting my car 20 all around and 35 or 40 if they have it on the front. I like people stay away from my car. My buddy has a mustang convertible that has 5 all around and 30 on the windshield, and it's dark to drive in his car. You can't really reverse at night, but he doesn't really drive it at night often. It looks gangsta though, you can't see into the car if you're standing like a foot away. Most of my night driving is done in the city, you don't really have to see much anyway.

 

you people are crazy - why would you want to look "bling" at the expense of decreasing your visibility and potentially increasing the risk of harming yourself. Sure it would look cool and possibly keep people away - but it definitely wont keep the cops away.

 

haha, you guys make me laugh

i believe there might be more functionality to having it tinted rather than not

i have HIDs in my fogs so visibility is not an issue

once again, only the owner of the car will know if its a good idea to tint their windshield or not

once again, the opinion of someone with tint is much more valid than those who have clear windows

 

Your logic is horrible and unfounded.

1. What do you base you "functionality" theory on?
2. Not everyone has HID's
3. To say that just because someone doesnt have a tinted windshield implies that they dont know what its like to drive with a tinted one is just unbelieveable. I dont have to tint my own windshield to know what its like to drive with one. Ive ridden (and driven for that matter) in friends cars w/ tinted windshields - but i guess that still means i dont know what im talking about right

Everyone has a right to an opinion, but at least mine is backed by logic.

 

the functionality includes......keeping your interior from fading, mainly your dashboard, the sun no longer becomes an issue: driving right into the sun you will not have a problem keeping your eyes on the road, privacy, and it keeps your car cooler......but you might not be in an area where it reaches 95 in the summer daily

also not everyone has HIDs i realize this; that's why the person owning the car should make an intelligent decision, but i too tinted before installing them.....as for not tinting because you're selling the car, that's the smartest thing i've heard on this thread since it would be pointless to throw money into cosmetics of a car you're selling: go change the tranny fluid instead

but maximaconvert, you don't have your windsheild tinted so obviously you don't have extended experience behind the wheel with it done; in many conditions, so just ease back and realize its not a huge issue

if the person sees the reasons to do it outweights the reasons against, then they should try it

but my personal experience WITH tinting done for almost a year, i never regret it

 

i understand where you are coming from now that youve clarified your reasoning however i totally disagree with that fact that I dont know what im talking about since i dont have one. i dont have to have "extended" experience to know what its like - thats a ridiculous statement. I respect your belief that people need to make their own decision but dont try to tell me that I dont have enough experience to know what im talking about - thats pretty arrogant IMO. Tinting looks great and theres good reasoning behind it (in the proper windows) AFlood I think you have one of the best looking maxes that Ive seen - especially with the tinting. But its an obvious safety factor provided the right conditions. There wouldnt be a law against it if there wasnt.

 

I have a 5% strip across the front windshield but tinting the whole thing may be a little dangerous in my opinion. I have a 10 inch windshield strip and it helps to keep the sun out of my eyes and keeps me safe.

 

Buy a pair of sunglasses and put them on! I have had my car for 10.5 years and my dashboard looks like new, as do my leather seats because they were leather protected at day 1 and the car is detailed annually. I just have to laugh when I read about tinte windshields, tinted sunroofs etc. etc. Are these the same idiots who throw cheap tires on their cars and use low-octane gas?

 

I don't usually get in to arguments like this but in the defense of a flood 99, If you do not go outrageous in tinting your windshield, then there is really no difference in Visablity!!!! My windshield is tinted 35% whis is actually legal in MD. I got my windshield tinted after I rode with an org member whos window was tinted. He and I took a 4 hour trip starting at 5am to NY one day. I had no clue his windhsield was tinted, all the way up to our destination. It wasn't untill later on that it came up in conversation. Plenty of people sit in my car and cannot tell the difference untill they look at the windshield from the outside. Actually the other day I had 5 people get in and out of the car checking it out because they liked it so much. Night visibility is not changed much at all. Especially if you have decent headlights. Don't knock it till you try it. I guarantee you will not be able to tell the difference if you sat in my car!!! Anyone going to the DC BBQ or NE meet is welcome to try it!

 

the best way to get functionality and good looks is to tint your windshield 35% with platinum tint its sorta like the same shade as regular window factory tint but its more reflective and very suddle its like a lightly tinted mirror but its beautiful in the day it can be seen perfectly through and at night its like black tint nice stuff im getting it done as soon as i get my car back

 

WTF does "very suddle" mean?

 

i wouldn't recommend going less than a 35% film, any less than that and you are giving up visibility, a 45% yields excellent outward visibility

we all have valid points, the choice to tint just depends on the individual, law, and preference

 

oooo i dunno bout that...guess it depends where you live cuz im in soutern RI and i got pulled over 2 times because of my chrome-smoke fade tint, so finally i took of the sides and just left the rear window and still got pulled over again and got a 5-day tag every time...but cops down here have nothing else to do then bust kids...so i guess it depends where u live....

-Brendan

 

it looks good and its not illegal cause there is a line on the windsheild thats the farthest you can tint your winshield. after that its illegal

 

In massachusetts, you can only have a windshield strip 6 inches down, but i got mine 10 inches and i have never had a problem. Im sure i will put a windshield strip on every car i will own, I love it.

 

yup I love how it looks and it really adds to the overall look of the car but here in mass it is illegal and that sux I wish I could tint my windshield but with my luck the day I do anything that is 100% legal I'm gonna get pulled over and bagged for it. but I think it looks excellant

 

I had mine done at 35% on my 97 max and my 04 G35, its really nice, takes alot of glare away, and you really can't even tell that its done. Hell my parents even liked it on my G35 heres a couple of pictures,


here's the max,

 

I read this post and wasn't bothered until someone said "But its an obvious safety factor provided the right conditions. There wouldnt be a law against it if there wasnt." If laws don't exist unless there are safety issues, explain why there are so many laws regarding engine mods. Before you say emissions, I have heard of cars burning clean and failing the test, made legal and burning dirtier. Once you finish that, What is unsafe about oral sex or prostitution? These things are illegal almost everywhere. Some laws seem to be created because of somebodys opinion and nothin more. Tint em if you want, otherwise, leave em alone, either way, lets try not to run into stuff in the dark.

 

In major cities I can see this being fine but if you ever go into the country where there is a possibility of deer or other car destroying animals you're retarded for doing this.

As for tinting the sides. I feel moderately tinting the fronts is a good idea and should not be illegal(Down to 15 or 20%). Having the side tinted helps reduce the peripheral disctraction to the driver. If I ever get hassled for tint that is what I'm going to say. "I have ADD and its difficult to focus on things directly in front of me."

 

people who don't think front tint is a good idea, concerning hitting a deer or whatever, then don't do it. but i don't think you should be on here preaching that is stupid and pointless and all this other bs im readin. personally i want it done, but know it i would get busted for it tho. i like the look it gives and i really like the way it keeps the car cool in the heat of the summer (big reason i want to do it).
i will probably end up doing it this summer, but im too much of a p*ssy to match my sides and will do 50%. wich almost looks clear inside and out, but gives some reflective purpose, not as much as limo, but whatever

PS- A Flood, you keep giving me more reasons to love your car.

 

wow - the incoherence of this statement is unbelievable.
I dont even know what your point is. i dont think you understood the context of my post.

 

I personally dont have my front window tinted but my friend has the upper half of his tinted for when the sun is rising, its actually quite nice.

 

I believe he has a point, safety can be taken many ways...

I have always thought it was a legal issue because basically people cannot see inside the car, and of course this presents a problem to police officers

but since i don't carry weapons in my car and am not afraid to roll down all my windows when getting pulled over i attempt to bypass this......the fact is the one time i have been stopped by an officer for tinting, he did not even comment on the windshield or even notice

RicoSuave98, some advice i have is if you do look into getting it done, do a 45% or even 55% tint on the front....it turns out great because it is barely noticable looking out but it still has the UV protection and cooling abilities of darker tints and it looks awesome......it also helps keep the cops off your back if you live in the suburbs where cops are biatches

 

I love windshield tint. I would have gone darker had I known how it would look.. First pic shows 35% windshield, sky, then 7% tint on the door.

 

Wow, comparing a y-pipe to tinted windshields. Very good comparison.

 

in terms of legality dave