Anyone get pulled over for front window tint?

[Elvis 66]

The only time I've ever had an officer say anything about my tint was 22 years ago on an old mustang with 5% all around. But I had got pulled over for something else and he just told me to get it removed, didn't give me a ticket for it. I still got the other ticket though.

Hmmm I wonder if it was speeding

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[Civic_Honey627]

Don't you dare! Lol

HELLLLLLLLLLL NO

 

[Billy4202]

HELLLLLLLLLLL NO

Did you just reply to yourself?

 

[Gavnzdad]

Hmmm I wonder if it was speeding

Nope. It was an older mustang, and the headlight switch shorted and my headlights blinked just as I was passing him. No joke. The one time the switch faltered just happened to be when I was passing a cop. I got an inattentive driving ticket for that. Total BS. I got a new switch the next day, and we beat the ticket, but still.

 

[3HondaLife]

Fortunately, I have not. The tint is really useful especially in these 100+ degree days we keep having in So Cal. I hope I do not ever get pulled over for it as it really makes a difference in driving comfort. It's a bonus that it happens to look cool.

 

[JAY_Z]

I have 15% all around and a visor on the front window, nothing yet but only time will tell.

 

[baleskyr]

Have had multiple cars previous to my current civic, all with same tint setup (35% fronts, 15% rears) while living basically everywhere in CA: Bay Area to LA, OC, SD, and never had any issue. Although maybe I have been lucky as I have yet to get a speeding ticket ever (and I do at least 80mph on the 15 between SD and IE every week).

 

[MishFC1]

Not yet. Have 35% in the front, 5% rear side windows and 20% in the back.

 

[mugenx78]

Not yet. Have 35% in the front, 5% rear side windows and 20% in the back.

I also have ceramic tint in my front windshield. I live in OC and have never been pulled over. I've even sat next to an officer and he didn't even notice

 

[MishFC1]

I also have ceramic tint in my front windshield. I live in OC and have never been pulled over. I've even sat next to an officer and he didn't even notice

Nice! I ended up with the ceramic as well.

 

[Streetkid]

I got pulled over in my Ford Ranger somewhere around 2010 and got a window tint ticket. I was merging onto the freeway like an a-hole and she pulled me over - never commented on my driving as I was never actually speeding, she went straight to the tint and wrote me up.

On my next car that I got tinted the tint shop said keep it under 80 and i'll be fine, never had any issues in the 5 years of driving that Integra with 20% all the way around. Don't go to far over the speed limit and don't drive aggressively and you'll most likely never get pulled over for window tint.

 

[Swordfish]

I was considering getting tint for my civic, but I think I'll pass. The California law states that the fronts cannot have anything which is easy to tell if you do. Plus if you are "just going to pay the ticket" your cost isn't just the ticket, it's your insurance premium going up as well.

Plus I've taken off tint before and it's a nightmare. If you have to take it off you better be 100% careful with the defroster grid or else you will destroy it. If I get some it'll be 40 or 50% where it's negligible.


I used to have that drug dealer 5% limo tint before and it looks great, but I was sick of getting haggled for it.

 

[Streetkid]

I didn't know there were defrosting grids on the driver and front passenger windows.

 

[Swordfish]

I didn't know there were defrosting grids on the driver and front passenger windows.

There are not. I misspoke. In CA the back a can be whatever and the front nothing so the rear would not need removing.

In my previous state 35% all around was legal so the 5% on the back windshield had to be removed. CA it would not. I had to be very careful taking off the back and it took off some grid anyways.

Either way I'm not inclined myself plus I'm ocd so if I see lint or whatever under the flim I know it will bother me

 

[romeovertome]

I have 20% front and passenger, and 5% rear. Have had no problems. But I do want to tint the front windshield, considering how hot it gets in the summer. Anyone have their windshield tinted at least a bit?

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