Tint Laws

[capachkid]

Here are the tint laws by state update May 2005. Make it a sticky!

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[damronjr]

What is the AS1 line?

[capachkid]

AS1 line, a mark in the windshield near the top, probably 2 1/2 or 3 inches from the top. Most windshields have it, some don't

[P-Fernandez]

ok what is an mpv!????????

[NascarXprt]

a mini van by Mazda.

[Jahntassa]

Quote, originally posted by P-Fernandez »ok what is an mpv!????????Heh..yes..it is a minivan by Mazda, but I think it's 'Multi-Person Vehicle' or something. More appropriate would probably be SUV. I think it refers to the third row of side windows. Like how you have front and rear on a side, then there's that third rear window? On Vibe's it's the one right behind the rear doors, over the trunk space.I think.

[ZubenElGenubi]

From: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... _law/tint/(2nd link in thread doesn't work)

[P-Fernandez]

so would our vibe be considered an mpv ( i hope it is)..

[ZubenElGenubi]

Quote, originally posted by P-Fernandez »so would our vibe be considered an mpv ( i hope it is)..Dont' think so...

[P-Fernandez]

grrrrrr

[hskater26]

i had my tint on for 22months and i just got pulled over and he said to take it off and gave me a summons to appear in court in february.......it was a state cop

[Kamikaze]

Quote, originally posted by hskater26 »i had my tint on for 22months and i just got pulled over and he said to take it off and gave me a summons to appear in court in february.......it was a state copHow dark is your tint? I'm running 35% up front, 20% in the rear and haven't had any problems. Also our Vibes are considered wagons (something like a sub-wagon, or cross-over) so for tinting purposes you should be able to follow the rules for a SUV and not a passenger car.

[hskater26]

i had the same thing as you except the far back was 5% but in RI its illegal to put any type of after market sticker tint on your windows unless its 70% visibility but thats like no tint pretty much what it comes down to is RI state cops are nazis

[Kamikaze]

That sucks that you pretty much can't do anything for tint... I wonder if you could get away with tint on the back but not on the front 2 windows...

[hskater26]

i think i could get away with it if i hadnt gotten pulled over but they have to send a sheriff to check and make sure i plled the tint so he would say something about the back windows i just pulled all the tint off it actually came off pretty easy

[Kamikaze]

You going to re-tint or just leave it alone?

[hskater26]

i wanna retint it cause i hate the way it looks untinted but my mom wants to move to TN in a yr or 2 when she retires to go move to where my sister is so i might just wait till we move then tint it to what i can there

[Kamikaze]

Well, your vibe looks nice regardless the tint... I'd probably just re-tint it cause I couldn't wait that long!

[hskater26]

haha thanks..... i know i cant wait for winter to be over atleast then i can put my rims back on but we havea ways to go haha

[GotYourVibes]

i live in illinois and have 4% tint all the way around with a 4" strip at the bottom of the front windshiled and a 6" strip at the top but everything is 4% ive had it like that for 7 months now and havent been pulled over

[hskater26]

i went to court thursday for my tint violation he lowered the 250 fine to 10 + court fees i still miss my tint though

[darcmater]

man i wonder how limo's get away with tint there in ri, since I have never seen one without 5% tint on the windows. Or do vehicles like that have exceptions from the normal tint laws in most states?

[hskater26]

im pretty sure they have an exception to the law because every limo has the limo tint here haha.....sucks......theres also a few cop cars with tint....they should have to follow their own laws right?