It's getting tinted!

[94yotarunner]

damnt

:dammit:

I live in PA 3/4 of the year (college) and Texas in the summer. I just got the car tinted 20s in the front + pass windows, 5% in the back passenger windows and the back sides and back windows.
Completely TX legal. I just realized the PA law states that I can only have 35% in the front windows, and any in the back... well, they vaguely state that "The drive has to be visible to the officer, and thats around 35%.
So I'm wondering if I can get stopped for that? If I have TX plates can they stop me in PA and ticket me for it? I know the obviously can, but I wouldn't think they'd do it to someone just passing through.
Then again, I'm not just passing through, I'm spending about 8 months and then leaving... lol. Any thoughts or experiences that are similar? Do you think I'll have a problem?

 

[Luxury]

Wow, this thread has got a lot of responses in a short time. I am going to get mine tinted soon too. Based on the other threads, about this same topic, I think I am going to go with 30% more on the front windows.

Has anyone tinted their windsheild......for the purpose of keeping your 4runner a little cooler. Let me stop you before I get a bunch of comments about getting a windshield shade......I realize that would be more effective. While I am inquiring about obscure tinting, anybody tinted their moonroof?

 

[momo.75]

Wow, this thread has got a lot of responses in a short time. I am going to get mine tinted soon too. Based on the other threads, about this same topic, I think I am going to go with 30% more on the front windows.

Has anyone tinted their windsheild......for the purpose of keeping your 4runner a little cooler. Let me stop you before I get a bunch of comments about getting a windshield shade......I realize that would be more effective. While I am inquiring about obscure tinting, anybody tinted their moonroof?

I haven't tinted my moonroof on my 4Runner, but I did on my Maxima and it made a huge difference. When I had it, we were living in an apartment and where I worked was uncovered. I could tell a big difference after I had it done. Now I have a garage and work out of my house, so i don't really need to do it.

 

[sharp4runr]

Has anyone tinted their windsheild......for the purpose of keeping your 4runner a little cooler. Let me stop you before I get a bunch of comments about getting a windshield shade......I realize that would be more effective. While I am inquiring about obscure tinting, anybody tinted their moonroof?

Umm as far as I know it's illegal to tint your windshield except for above the AS1 line. There is a little line on top of your front windshield, you can tint above that but anything below is illegal.

Never thought about tinting my moon roof. I thought it came tinted already, but getting it darker isn't a bad idea - thanks for planting the seed Momo

 

[momo.75]

Umm as far as I know it's illegal to tint your windshield except for above the AS1 line. There is a little line on top of your front windshield, you can tint above that but anything below is illegal.

Never thought about tinting my moon roof. I thought it came tinted already, but getting it darker isn't a bad idea - thanks for planting the seed Momo

When i had the Maxima, just driving around, i could feel the heat coming through the sun screen for the moonroof. Once they tinted it, I could tell an imidiate difference. I think it only cost me $20 or so.

 

[slyangel9]

Here in NYC, front tint is allowed up to 8inches from top or above your eye line of site. Someone I knew had the front windshield tinted in Louisiana and was allowed.

 

[bryancos]

sharp4runr,
Refer to the URL I posted above for windshield laws... while some limit it to the AS1 line, others allow 4 - 6" inches depending on the state... CO shows 4" on the link, but tintshop said it was 6" and mine goes a good inch or more beyond the AS1 line...

 

[Lunchbox]

Re: Just got mine done

In TX too. You can get any percent in the back, which can be as dark as literally painting them with black paint. I got 5% light trasmittence in the back to hide my sub and amp, it looks good with the factory glazed tint too. Then I got the front at 20% which looks good too. Its legal in TX.

I got mine done the exact same way, and it makes a world of difference! In addition to keeping some of the heat out I like the dark look on both the inside and outside, so it was well worth it.