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      04-05-2006, 02:24 PM   #1
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Too scared to tint front windsheild?

Thoughts on why you didnt tint your front windsheild, scared of tickets?
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      04-05-2006, 02:27 PM   #2
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It is illegal for a reason-it is not really safe-visibity can be impaired, especially that ability to make eye contact with another driver-can make the difference.

It also looks way to Boyzs in da huuud for me IMHO.
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I like to see out
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      04-05-2006, 03:14 PM   #4
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i have my front windshield tinted i only tinted it 50% while all the others are 35%. Once u drive like this u wont wanna drive any other way!!!
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I want to tint my windsheild really bad too but its not worth risking getting a ticket, maybe on my next car (m3 )
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Whats the max penalty? And who gets the ticket, the owner of the car or the driver?
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I have limo tint on all 6 windows and have not gotten pulled over or a ticket for it in my 4 years of driving. And once you get used the the dark wind sheil it doesnt make a difference if its tinted or not for me. Yes a night there is a difference but I just got used to it....and I say a get about 3 or 4 comments a week on how good my car looks with all the window tinted...Not kidding you.
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50% on the front three windows and 35% on the rest. People think you cant see out but it really depends what % tint u get. With my 50%, i can see fine. Why tint? Glare when its sunny and my sensitive skin.
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I won't be tinting the front but likely all the side windows. Too many cloudy days to make it worth it here and sunglasses still work fine for me and they're easier to remove than tint if it's dark out.
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Front window tints seem more of a hindrance than helpful. Even in Arizona, Nevada or So Cal you don’t see tinted windshields. Celebrities needing privacy don’t tint their windshields.

I don’t tint the front due to safety. Visibility is reduced with tints, especially at night. I don’t want the front window to experience reduced visibility at night so I don’t tint it.

I doubt police would pull you over unless you had limo tints on the windshield. But if you ever get in an accident you can be sure all the blame will fall on you and the tinted windshield causing reduced visibility (even if it’s the other guys fault).
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i have my sides tinted at 20% and i USED to have my front windsheild tinted at 30% which made it VERY hard to look in. So while i had the front tinted i was driving with all my windows down, and i passed by a police speed trap and he noticed it, and started to harass me. But at least i told him ive never gotten any ticket before so he let me go....but it wasnt worth it. its like a magnet for police. EVERY COP EYED ME! i dunno why. I also had a license plate frame which blurred out the numbers for cameras or if you would look at any other angle. i also was harrassed for that too. my car was very illegal and i got off easy a couple of times, but its honestly not worth it.
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i got pulled over a couple of weeks ago for my euro plate....and i got a ticket 50 bucks cuz its illegal in jersey but he didnt say nuttin about my tints i mean there not really that dark compared to other cars ive seen where u cant even see anything inside.
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I have my windsheild tinted @ 70%. Difference in heat is dramatic. Difference in visability is nil.
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I have mine tinted %30 in the front and %15 on the side wish i could get you pics. though
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its stupid
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I didnt know people tinted the front window.

That just seems silly
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Originally Posted by wweoholic
And who gets the ticket, the owner of the car or the driver?
I normally drive my car, do you mean other people are driving your car?
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It's impossible to see through it here.. So I wouldnt dare!!!
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you guys need to grow some balls.........5% tint should be a standard and atleast 50% on the front windshield........thats the way ive done every car ive ever had, the suv was the only one I had trouble seeing out of but not out of the front windshield only the side...
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I'd paint mine black but my balls aren't big enough
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Quote:
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you guys need to grow some balls.........5% tint should be a standard and atleast 50% on the front windshield........thats the way ive done every car ive ever had, the suv was the only one I had trouble seeing out of but not out of the front windshield only the side...
Should I keep the money I'm saving from not getting tickets to buy larger balls?
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