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#1293420 - 08/20/11 01:42 AM

Tinted Windows

Rascal
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Registered: 06/05/00
Posts: 16944
Loc: Brewerton, NY, USA

I like my tinted windows. They make my SUV look like the Batmobile...

A few weeks ago I got pulled over for speeding. No radar detector could have helped in this case. It was all my fault. I was 40+ MPH over the limit and then I saw the big 5-Ohh in the median violently pointing me to pull over. He was not in hot pursuit yet. But I complied. I probably could have gotten away safely but the wife and child was in the vehicle. So I pulled over right away and waited for him to pull up behind me.

Anyways...He saw my tinted windows and came right up to me with his measuring tool and wrote me a ticket for the excessive window tint instead of speeding.

Then he told me I would have to remove the tint or else.

At this point I am more than a little joyeous. He gave me a break.

But why in the world would I ever give up my window tint if it will get me out of a speeding ticket?

Word...

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#1312519 - 12/19/11 03:01 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: Rascal]
bluezone bluezone Diamond Member Registered: 12/19/04 Posts: 26674 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: Rascal A few weeks ago I got pulled over for speeding. I was 40+ MPH over the limit and then I saw the big 5-Ohh in the median violently pointing me to pull over. school zone? _________________________ "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
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#1329589 - 03/03/12 03:32 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: bluezone]
zipline zipline Member Registered: 01/16/12 Posts: 30 Loc: Quantico / NY	State tint laws should be standardized.
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#1329676 - 03/04/12 02:03 AM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: zipline]
teedoff27 teedoff27 Senior Member Registered: 10/11/11 Posts: 1681 Loc: S2Hphoto	NYS has pretty tight tint laws. It's hard to determine how tinted is illegal considering auto parts stores in NY still sell tint that can be onsidered illegal However the law is in effect for officer safety. They need to be able to see into the car and all and how many occupants. Imagine being a police officer approaching and vehicle they just pulled over for driving 40 miles over the speed limit like they just robbed a bank and NOT being able to see into that vehicle?? _________________________ Spiritual people INSPIRE me Religious people FRIGHTEN me
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#1330110 - 03/05/12 04:55 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: teedoff27]
123 123 Senior Member Registered: 10/28/11 Posts: 845 Loc: From Ga.	Originally Posted By: teedoff27 NYS has pretty tight tint laws. It's hard to determine how tinted is illegal considering auto parts stores in NY still sell tint that can be onsidered illegal However the law is in effect for officer safety. They need to be able to see into the car and all and how many occupants. Imagine being a police officer approaching and vehicle they just pulled over for driving 40 miles over the speed limit like they just robbed a bank and NOT being able to see into that vehicle?? I`d say that would be a shot in the dark? _________________________ "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace."
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#1330322 - 03/06/12 12:52 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: teedoff27]
zipline zipline Member Registered: 01/16/12 Posts: 30 Loc: Quantico / NY	Originally Posted By: teedoff27 NYS has pretty tight tint laws. It's hard to determine how tinted is illegal considering auto parts stores in NY still sell tint that can be onsidered illegal However the law is in effect for officer safety. They need to be able to see into the car and all and how many occupants. Imagine being a police officer approaching and vehicle they just pulled over for driving 40 miles over the speed limit like they just robbed a bank and NOT being able to see into that vehicle?? "teedoff27" I think vehicular glass tints should be standardized. Police agencies state-to-state or on the federal level (military bases) could deal with it better.
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#1332401 - 03/14/12 07:55 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: zipline]
retired wrench retired wrench Member Registered: 12/16/11 Posts: 39 Loc: New York State	I don't believe it's legal to have ANY tinting ahead of the door post of the front seat. Even if you could, it would be a danger to yourself and others to have it too dark. Nothing beyond factory tinting should be legal. _________________________ The reason there are so many old cynics is, cynics live longer.
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#1332403 - 03/14/12 08:28 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: retired wrench]
sands sands Senior Member Registered: 09/05/05 Posts: 6005 Loc: NY	Originally Posted By: retired wrench I don't believe it's legal to have ANY tinting ahead of the door post of the front seat. Even if you could, it would be a danger to yourself and others to have it too dark. Nothing beyond factory tinting should be legal. Nothing beyond factory tinting on the front side windows is legal.
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#1333617 - 03/19/12 08:43 AM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: sands]
zipline zipline Member Registered: 01/16/12 Posts: 30 Loc: Quantico / NY	Percentage of light and color vary from state to state.
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#1333705 - 03/19/12 06:05 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: zipline]
sands sands Senior Member Registered: 09/05/05 Posts: 6005 Loc: NY	Originally Posted By: zipline Percentage of light and color vary from state to state. In New York state, nothing beyond factory tinting, in any color, on the front side windows is legal.
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#1333816 - 03/20/12 04:18 AM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: zipline]
teedoff27 teedoff27 Senior Member Registered: 10/11/11 Posts: 1681 Loc: S2Hphoto	Quote: "teedoff27" I think vehicular glass tints should be standardized. Police agencies state-to-state or on the federal level (military bases) could deal with it better. I understand and agree with NYS laws..... I just think it is misleading for Auto Part stores in NYS selling what could be illegal. Not many are aware of the current law _________________________ Spiritual people INSPIRE me Religious people FRIGHTEN me
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#1333839 - 03/20/12 08:02 AM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: teedoff27]
MeRightYouWrong MeRightYouWrong Senior Member Registered: 06/29/11 Posts: 1478 Loc: Mountain of Truth	Originally Posted By: teedoff27 I understand and agree with NYS laws..... I just think it is misleading for Auto Part stores in NYS selling what could be illegal. Not many are aware of the current law The window tint isn't illegal. Using it is. The same concept as with the paraphernalia.
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#1334068 - 03/21/12 07:44 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: MeRightYouWrong]
RedSoloCup RedSoloCup Member Registered: 12/30/11 Posts: 44 Loc: NY	In NY you can tint your front windows but it must allow more than 70% of light in. This is where I found it. http://www.tintshop.com/nystintlaw.pdf
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#1334083 - 03/21/12 08:19 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: RedSoloCup]
sands sands Senior Member Registered: 09/05/05 Posts: 6005 Loc: NY	Originally Posted By: RedSoloCup In NY you can tint your front windows but it must allow more than 70% of light in. This is where I found it. http://www.tintshop.com/nystintlaw.pdf FWIW, factory tint on front side windows allows 70% of light in. Adding any tint beyond that makes it illegal. VTL 375 12-a(b)(2) http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSE...52+&TARGET=VIEW
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#1334405 - 03/23/12 03:35 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: sands]
Rascal Rascal Gold Member Registered: 06/05/00 Posts: 16944 Loc: Brewerton, NY, USA	I traded in my xTerra with the tinted windows. Now I have to get the tint for the Jeep asap cause this Jeep has 285hp... _________________________ [image]http://www.jeep4ever.ca/images/graphics/bouncing_red_TJ_03.gif[/image]
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#1334438 - 03/23/12 06:31 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: Rascal]
Josephus Josephus Senior Member Registered: 08/25/00 Posts: 9010 Loc: NYS	Originally Posted By: Rascal But why in the world would I ever give up my window tint if it will get me out of a speeding ticket? Because it probably won't work forever. My guess is that there is an electronic record somewhere of you being given a warning. _________________________ I don't want my country back... I want my country forward!
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#1334491 - 03/23/12 10:37 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: Josephus]
Rascal Rascal Gold Member Registered: 06/05/00 Posts: 16944 Loc: Brewerton, NY, USA	That is interesting. Would you care to elaborate how such a system would work? I don't think the police have access to your dmv record. Are they keeping their own database? Wouldn't that be a form of profiling? _________________________ [image]http://www.jeep4ever.ca/images/graphics/bouncing_red_TJ_03.gif[/image]
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#1334497 - 03/23/12 10:47 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: sands]
zipline zipline Member Registered: 01/16/12 Posts: 30 Loc: Quantico / NY	Originally Posted By: sands Originally Posted By: RedSoloCup In NY you can tint your front windows but it must allow more than 70% of light in. This is where I found it. http://www.tintshop.com/nystintlaw.pdf FWIW, factory tint on front side windows allows 70% of light in. Adding any tint beyond that makes it illegal. VTL 375 12-a(b)(2) http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSE...52+&TARGET=VIEW I live in Va. Laws vary per state. Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In Virginia, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window. On windshield. Non-reflective tint is allowed above the manufacturer's AS-1 line. Front sides. Must allow more than 50% of light in. Rear sides Must allow more than 35% of light in. Rear window. Must allow more than 35% of light in.
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#1334501 - 03/23/12 11:07 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: zipline]
Rascal Rascal Gold Member Registered: 06/05/00 Posts: 16944 Loc: Brewerton, NY, USA	If you pull up to a road block with your windows(front side driver & passenger) rolled down, does a police officer have the right to demand that you roll them up for inspection? _________________________ [image]http://www.jeep4ever.ca/images/graphics/bouncing_red_TJ_03.gif[/image]
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#1334508 - 03/23/12 11:30 PM Re: Tinted Windows [Re: Rascal]
sands sands Senior Member Registered: 09/05/05 Posts: 6005 Loc: NY	Originally Posted By: Rascal If you pull up to a road block with your windows(front side driver & passenger) rolled down, does a police officer have the right to demand that you roll them up for inspection? "The operator of every motor vehicle shall permit any policeman, police officer or other person exercising police powers to inspect the equipment of such motor vehicle, and make such tests as may be necessary to determine whether the provisions of this section are being complied with."
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