[Shotimes] OT: Window tinting

[Paul Nimz]

In Illinois it is nothing in the front and you can paint the back if you
want.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Glass" <rick@pitroadproducts.com>
To: "'V8 SHO'" <v8sho@v8sho.com>; "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>;
"Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] OT: Window tinting


> Tint darker than 35% on the front doors is not legal in most states.....in
> fact in Florida (just had my wifes SUV tinted there) they did put 20% on
the
> doors, but they would only do that for a cash transaction with no receipt,
> because 35% was the darkest they could "legally" put on the front, rear
> doors and glass can go limo on an SUV or truck, but not on a car, I
believe
> this law applies in most states.
> That is why the cop forced me to strip mine...it was illegal.  I could
have
> argued, and been impounded, seen the judge, and been guilty because the
tint
> on the car was illegal in  TN and it was illegal in the state of Florida
> where the car was registered.  It was not worth the battle......
> I retinted that car 20%, and that is what I put on all of my cars now,
it's
> plenty dark for privacy, very good sun protection, I can see through it to
> drive....and it's safer driving at night.
>
> Here in TN where I plan to have my '99 SHO tinted (am going to put 20% all
> around), the shop will go as dark as I want it.....but, the darker the
tint,
> the higher the price...35% all around $165, 20% all around $185, and limo
> would be over $200....and they said the same as in Florida, cash only no
> receipt.
>
> Here is a link to a site that posts window tint laws for all 50 states.
> www.doityourselftint.com/tintlaws.html
>
> Rick Glass
> Nashville, TN
> '99 Silver 35,100 unwelded
>       Flowmaster Original 40's
> '94 Yellow ATX 161,090 parked and For Sale
>       KYB Struts
>       Eibach Springs
>       K&N panel filter, enlarged box opening
>       Gutted cats
>
> www.pitroadproducts.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Window tinting
>
>
> > That cop that made the out of state driver remove tint in
> > Nashville is flat out wrong.
> >
> > A state can't enforce a law that doesn't apply to another
> > state's driver!  Oh, I know, the cop was being a hard case
> > and there was probably little that the driver could do about
> > it.  And the driver would have won if taken to court.
> >
> > When a state cop pulled over my wife because of a minor
> > crack in a windshield in our MGB, I went to the state regs
> > and found that a cracked windshield is NOT illegal unless it
> > weakens the structure, or is in such a location and size
> > that it restricts sight.
> >
> > I copied that page and kept it with the car, doing something
> > like that if you have tint that is legal in your state
> > (along with a receipt from the tint company showing the % of
> > tint) would probably stop any future problems like this as
> > long as you hadn't already ticked off the cop.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> > Carl Prochilo wrote:
> > > Rick,  It's probably state dependent.  Limo tint is fairly common down
> here.
> >
> > > Again about state laws, having lived most of my life in NY state,
window
> > > tinting was much less common than what I see here in FL.  Because of
> that,
> > > I imagine that the darker shades will draw attention from law
> enforcement
> > > in the northern states, so staying legal is more important.
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