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i read somewhere on this site that the reason y dark windows are illigle is because they worsen then visibility of the driver. i thought its because the cop has to see whats going on inside the car, but it turns out thats not the reason. anyway, if visibility for the driver is the reason y dark tinted windows are illigle, then y are people allowed to have sun glasses while driving? when i wear my sun glasses it makes everythign a lot darker around me compared to my 20% tinted windows. would this be a good thing to bring up in court if u get pulled over for it?

 
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its mostly so cops can see whats goin on inside the car and for the safety of the cop if he pulls you over he can see ur not reachin for a gun or somethin

 
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no its not a good thing to bring up in court!! they will laugh at you and take you as a stupid dumb kid.....hire a laywer its your only chance.


See if you can get a hook up with a doctor and get some sort of note...sayin your alergic to sun

 
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plus you can take your sunglasses off at night. your tint is kinda permanent.

 
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sunglasses r allowed so they can darken the sun light coming from the front while you're driving so u can see a lil better....u dont tint your front windshield do u? haha

 
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get a doc to say you have sensative eyes, im lookin for a doc that'll do that

 
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its called a common sense law and the only windows in most states that can not be dark are the driver side and passenger side windows. The rest of the car in most states or truck for that matter can be tinted to 5% or 2% . From what I got from a local cop that I know is so that you can see the lines and thats the whole purpose thats all .

 
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every state has it's own tint laws and every cop is different when it comes to enforcing it

 
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the reason y i mentioned this is because on this site som1 wrote that cops pull people over for tinted windows because that the tint obstructs the drivers vision; not because they cant see inside. <~~~ going by that i brought up the sun glasses thing. the person who wrote that they pull u over because tint makes the dirvers vision worse said that he actually looked it up in a law book. i always thought its because they didnt see u. so instead of indirectly calling me a dumbass understand where i came up with the idea abotu the sunglasses from...

 
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Yes, you should definitely use that as a defense! Then, post what happens...

 
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i didnt get pulled over BTW i was just wondering

 
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Anyone know a website that has the window tinting laws for washington state?

 
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the funny things is that the cops can drive those "undercover" cop cars with the darkest tint made, on ALL windows, INCLUDING the windshield. so because you're a cop, your vision is better than my 20/20 vision?? and i know cops are "special" people and have their windows tinted dark to help "protect you and me" but we arent talking about that here. we're talking about the tint obstructing your vision.

 
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i wish i could find that thread where the guy said that the law vs tinted windows is cuz they obstruct vision. however, i'm not 100% sure if that guy is right... but y would he lie

 
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I've talked to many cops about this subject, and every single one has said it's for THEIR safety - so they can see what's going on inside.

 
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^^^ so whoever said cops pull u over for it cuz it obstructs ur vision is wrong?

 
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According to every cop I've talked to, yes.

 
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some of the cops probably dont even know the real reason behind it. whatever justifies the fact that he stopped you/gave you a ticket, will work for them

 
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i'm gonna go to my local police department tommorow and try to find out the real reason behind y tinted windows are illigle

 
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You've got to remember that it varies from state to state. In my area, you're not allowed to have any tint on the front windows, but I have 30. The cops I talked to said that would be ok since you can still see through it under normal conditions. He literally said "It's not that we don't want you kids to have good looking cars - it's for our own safety. If someone in the car has a gun, we'd like to be able to see it before it's too late."

 
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i believe there are probably several underlying factors concerning why some tint and in some cases no tint is allowed. i know in maine you have to have a certificate from the place that installed the tint, failure to produce certificate on demand of a law enforcement officer results in a summons/ticket.

 
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In CT 20% and less is illegal. Mirror tints are illegal, as well as colored tints (yellow, blue, green, red.)

I am getting 35% all around.

And it is illegal to tint your front winshield.

 
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ive got 5% on the back, so when it rains and stuff theres no point in lookin in the rear view mirror. wish i could have 5% on the front windows though.

 
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http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

 
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haha i have 20% and nobody has pulled me over yet.... and also guys..... if your pulled over in the dark and you have pretty dark tinited windows.... turn your dome light on ..... it makes a HUGE difference.... my cousin told me this trick hahahhahhahah

 
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I think it depends on where you live. I got pulled over in Utah and California because of my tint. Neither cop gave me a ticket though but they both gave me a 10 minute conversation about how it is illegal in their state because of safety reasons.

I also learned that windsheild tint is illegal in case if someone were in a situation where both doors were jammed shut, and going through the windsheild was the only option, tint would prevent the glass from shattering.

BTW i have 5% front and back