PA Tint Laws

pointbrink · 03-30-2006, 01:51 PM

I want to get my windows tinted but the law here is 70%, I really don't feel like having to get stupid "fix it" tickets or worse. 70% isn't even worth the trouble of getting it done, so what should I do? Maybe something like 50% and it won't look too bad?

**webby** · 03-30-2006, 02:37 PM

70% is rediculous if you ask me. I'd probalby push for 50 and not raise attention to myself.

**Silver8th** · 03-30-2006, 02:54 PM

or just roll your windows down when you see a cop or get pulled over so they don't see the tint.

***letsgoflyers81*** · 03-30-2006, 03:32 PM

Call me retarded, but when you have the percentage with tint, is that the amount of light that gets through or the amount that gets blocked?

According to this site, tinting has to allow more than 70% in. Does that 30% tint is the max? Also it says no tint is legal for the windshield so that could be a problem.

Kurt · 03-30-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver8th

or just roll your windows down when you see a cop or get pulled over so they don't see the tint.

yeah, that's what i do :)

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by letsgoflyers81

Call me retarded, but when you have the percentage with tint, is that the amount of light that gets through or the amount that gets blocked?

According to this site, tinting has to allow more than 70% in. Does that 30% tint is the max? Also it says no tint is legal for the windshield so that could be a problem.

the percentage is the ammount of light it lets through. the lower the number the darker the tint, the less light that gets through.

PhoenixDown · 03-30-2006, 03:56 PM

Ive seen some pics around here with folks that said they have 20 all around... would that be okay for the side windows if the limit is 70?

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 03:57 PM

it would look good but it would be totally illegal

**CameronJr9** · 03-30-2006, 03:57 PM

0% = Brick Wall 100% = Clear Window

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 04:09 PM

damn 100% most cars come stock darker than that, i know when i got one of my tinit tickets i had put 20% and his tester said 15%. the cops reasoning that the windows are already tinted from the factory.

**CameronJr9** · 03-30-2006, 04:22 PM

Yeah. That was just information to clarify what the % means. Based on 0% and 100%, now people can go from there and figure out what 20% means vs 70%.

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 04:25 PM

right i just want people to know that if they are just withing the legal limits by 1% or so, they still could get screwed, unless they keep the reciept from the installer.

PhoenixDown · 03-30-2006, 04:36 PM

If your in PA would the tints cause your car not to pass inspection?

pointbrink · 03-30-2006, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixDown

Ive seen some pics around here with folks that said they have 20 all around... would that be okay for the side windows if the limit is 70?

when people say they have 20 all around that means 20% light comes through. if i said i had 70 all around it'd mean 70% light comes through....

okay, i've seen tons of people with a strip of tint above that line on the windshield but PA says you can't have that at all *unless it's factory*

i can't believe some states, like GA, let you have 32% (front windows) and other states, PA, NJ, and a couple more are up around 70. probably can't even tell if someone has 70, i'll do what webby advised which was go 50 and see what happens. it's understandable i suppose since the hotter states need to have better protected windows, but i'd still like to have my car at least look as hot as the others

by chance, anyone have pics of a car with 50 all around? i haven't searched the forum yet, but i just figured while i was on the topic i'd ask...

searching now.........

pointbrink · 03-30-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixDown

If your in PA would the tints cause your car not to pass inspection?

there are plenty of sites out there that show how you can't be turned down for inspection due to your tint. as long as you're able to see inside of the car from the outside. (this for pennsylvania only, i haven't checked for other states)

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 04:50 PM

i believe in most states your right as long as you can clearly see in the car you can pass inspection, however cops are free to harass anyone they want.

pointbrink · 03-30-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by twistedframe

i believe in most states your right as long as you can clearly see in the car you can pass inspection, however cops are free to harass anyone they want.

exactly, which is why i think going with 50% should be okay...

how much are tint tickets anyway? i have a 92 accord and never bothered trying to make it look too nice.

**twistedframe** · 03-30-2006, 04:54 PM

it ranges one of mine was $180 and then the next time the cop told me to take it off right there infront of him and i refused so that one was closer to $250.

pointbrink · 03-30-2006, 05:02 PM

i feel like you're from CA just from other posts, but i forget. CA has 70% for the front but then it's up to you for the rest... so may i ask, what did you have in the front that cost you $180 the first time?

i figure if i only go to 50 i shouldn't even be bothered.. i'm guessing you probably had around 30-35

OblivionJin · 03-30-2006, 08:43 PM

California law allows NO tint at all in the front, the websites that you're reading saying 70 is the legal limit is outdated, so I suppose you should be lucky although IMO 70% isn't even noticeable tint... much less 50. I've never heard of 50% being pulled over simply because it's so light and barely noticeable. I've seen some stock BMW and Benz windows darker than 50%. I suggest you going down to the tint shop and seeing how dark 50 really is. 50 is really light, you can see clearly through the window during the daytime and night. I think I mentioned this in another post but my friend had a camry that had 50% and I had no idea til he actually told me.

And I would have to guess to get pulled over 35% is usually the "line" that cops start pulling you over. I've never heard of anyone getting pulled over for anything above 35.

And rolling down your windows while seeing a cop isn't always safe, pending on what car you drive. My friend had a turbo'd rsx and they asked him to pop his hood and roll up his windows... needless to say he had to remove both the turbo and the tint

03-30-2006, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
pointbrink Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 24 Posts: 148 iTrader: 0 / 0%	PA Tint Laws I want to get my windows tinted but the law here is 70%, I really don't feel like having to get stupid "fix it" tickets or worse. 70% isn't even worth the trouble of getting it done, so what should I do? Maybe something like 50% and it won't look too bad?

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Silver8th Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,639 iTrader: 4 / 100%	or just roll your windows down when you see a cop or get pulled over so they don't see the tint. __________________

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CameronJr9 Crazy Yellow Puppet Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 25,188 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	0% = Brick Wall 100% = Clear Window __________________

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CameronJr9 Crazy Yellow Puppet Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 25,188 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Yeah. That was just information to clarify what the % means. Based on 0% and 100%, now people can go from there and figure out what 20% means vs 70%. __________________

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03-30-2006, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 12,618 iTrader: 11 / 100%	70% is rediculous if you ask me. I'd probalby push for 50 and not raise attention to myself.

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*letsgoflyers81* Nacho Cheese! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lansdale, PA Age: 26 Posts: 1,347 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Call me retarded, but when you have the percentage with tint, is that the amount of light that gets through or the amount that gets blocked? According to this site, tinting has to allow more than 70% in. Does that 30% tint is the max? Also it says no tint is legal for the windshield so that could be a problem.

03-30-2006, 03:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
PhoenixDown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 160 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ive seen some pics around here with folks that said they have 20 all around... would that be okay for the side windows if the limit is 70?

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PhoenixDown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 160 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If your in PA would the tints cause your car not to pass inspection?

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pointbrink Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 24 Posts: 148 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i feel like you're from CA just from other posts, but i forget. CA has 70% for the front but then it's up to you for the rest... so may i ask, what did you have in the front that cost you $180 the first time? i figure if i only go to 50 i shouldn't even be bothered.. i'm guessing you probably had around 30-35

03-30-2006, 08:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
OblivionJin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 720 iTrader: 0 / 0%	California law allows NO tint at all in the front, the websites that you're reading saying 70 is the legal limit is outdated, so I suppose you should be lucky although IMO 70% isn't even noticeable tint... much less 50. I've never heard of 50% being pulled over simply because it's so light and barely noticeable. I've seen some stock BMW and Benz windows darker than 50%. I suggest you going down to the tint shop and seeing how dark 50 really is. 50 is really light, you can see clearly through the window during the daytime and night. I think I mentioned this in another post but my friend had a camry that had 50% and I had no idea til he actually told me. And I would have to guess to get pulled over 35% is usually the "line" that cops start pulling you over. I've never heard of anyone getting pulled over for anything above 35. And rolling down your windows while seeing a cop isn't always safe, pending on what car you drive. My friend had a turbo'd rsx and they asked him to pop his hood and roll up his windows... needless to say he had to remove both the turbo and the tint