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84SVOrick
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got a tint ticket on my way to wrk today, my front tints are only 20% an the cops meter read 37%. Now my question is is how accurate are there machines for telling how dark tint is
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Blk93Pony
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37 would be lighter than 20% wouldn't it?
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macthizzle
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I THINKING SO ( IN MY PAISA VOICE)
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Smoked50
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quote: Originally posted by Blk93Pony: 37 would be lighter than 20% wouldn't it?
It would
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Posts: 2262 | From: EB | Registered: Nov 2009
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fredfifty
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70% VLT for front window is Cali Law...you waaaaaaayyyyy to tinted son ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) [ July 21, 2011, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: fredfifty ]
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Camara90
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It doesnt matter how dark it is, any film on the front two windows is illegal. Despite the rumors of what you here about 30% or higher. I just had a tint ticket 6 months ago, and it was $200!!!!
here is the verbatim straight from CHP's web site
Can I put after-market tinting on the windows of my vehicle?
- The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting.
If the rear window of a vehicle is tinted, the vehicle must have outside rearview mirrors on both sides.
[ July 21, 2011, 12:22 PM: Message edited by: Camara90 ]
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Posts: 2351 | From: 707 | Registered: Jan 2001
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blkfoxbody89
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quote: Originally posted by Blk93Pony: 37 would be lighter than 20% wouldn't it?
Sounds like the tint shop skimped you half of the tint you paid for.
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84SVOrick
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The cop said its legal for front tints but said mine are too dark an my tints are suuuppppeeerrrr lite.. but heres wut i dug up http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/CA/ the darkest u can go is 30% [ July 21, 2011, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: 84SVOrick ]
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Posts: 1928 | From: Vallejo CA | Registered: Mar 2009
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Camara90
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Dont believe anything you read elsewhere but DMV, or CHP website. Trust me bro, I just got done dealing with this shit. NO TINT is legal!
-------------------- 92GT,stock short block,9:1 TFS 170's,perf rpm,custom cam,1 5/8 shorties,C4 trans. std. 356hp, 350tq 11.85@111.9mph on motor.
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wilit
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Here are the laws regarding what you can and can't put on your windows.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26709.htm http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26710.htm
26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice. (b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996. Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following requirements: (a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade. (b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray, or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance of not less than 35 percent. (c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch. (d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35 percent on either the inner or outer surface.
26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 26708. (b) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and (2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those standards for the particular type of glass used.
26710. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear. In the event any windshield or rear window fails to comply with this code the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver to make the windshield and rear window conform to the requirements of this code within 48 hours. The officer may also arrest the driver and give him notice to appear and further require the driver or the owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that the windshield or rear window has been made to conform to the requirements of this code. [ July 21, 2011, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: wilit ]
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SacNotch50
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just got one on tuesday also
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SwEeT03Gt
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i just had them removed n signed off by P.D. n sent it to them just like a fix it ticket havent heard from them since (knock on wood)
Posts: 4484 | From: -NicKlE n DiMe- | Registered: Sep 2010
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hidnn.o.s.
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ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
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OneFastHatch.
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what if you bake the tint onto the window? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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91redmustang
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quote: Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.: ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
Yup.... found this out maybe 15yrs ago; when the CHP was handing me tickets right and left for shit on & not on my 91 GT. No tint on the sides and always a front plate on my cars since then
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FordRyderz510
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quote: Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.: ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
true....any1 will tell you thats illegal....from the cop to the judge to the person putting the tint...they just give you a heads up
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BUKSING
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quote: Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.: ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
really?
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
cop gave me a warning and told me about this... so i got my optometrist to write the letter and its in my glove box ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif) [ July 23, 2011, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: BUKSING ]
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Eddie510-
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quote: Originally posted by BUKSING: quote: Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.: ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
really?
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
cop gave me a warning and told me about this... so i got my optometrist to write the letter and its in my glove box
haha. . Nice Have u got stopped since?
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BUKSING
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quote: Originally posted by Eddie510-: quote: Originally posted by BUKSING: quote: Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.: ANY TINT ON FRONT TWO WINDOWS IS ILLEGAL
really?
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
cop gave me a warning and told me about this... so i got my optometrist to write the letter and its in my glove box
haha. . Nice Have u got stopped since?
not yet...but i know its a gamble. i can only hope the cops as cool as the one that told me about it. ill probably print a copy of that cv code for back up.
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Eddie510-
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Im pretty sure there is some that can get away with the way ur doing it by being mature and professional. But someone very young with sagging pants big rim candy paint. That's not going to work. Lol
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SteveL
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quote: The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
quote: not yet...but i know its a gamble. i can only hope the cops as cool as the one that told me about it. ill probably print a copy of that cv code for back up.
So, what do you say when he reads the last sentence?
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Eddie510-
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roll the windows down .lol
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