What VLT% are your window's tinted?
 

I know each state has their window tint laws but for some it appears no one follows those laws. For example, I live in Colorado and all side windows and back must not have less than 27% VLT. But... I see most cars and trucks with the back and rear side windows darker than the fronts and therefore must be tinting more than the law requires since window tints come in 35, 20, and 5 percent VLT.

What VLT are your window tinted at and what are your states requirements?

Texas
 

I'm pondering this same question now as well. I live in Texas and I believe it's 30% here.

Mine are 20% side 5% rear and sunroof's... Ohio says 35% I believe, but I have a script from my eye doctor (I get way too many headaches, sadly true).

20% all around cept front windows (no sunroof). maryland is 35%, however, I have never been pulled over for them. Been followed by cops for miles but it was to mess with me.http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-a...16119_3374.jpg


It looks a lot darker (hard angle). 3m tint film

I have 20% all around.

20% all around. GA. legal is 35%

Unknown here in NY, but I'm hoping to get it done within the next few months so I'd love to know. (And a place to go for a good deal)

not sure about legal in NE, but i have 20% all around and 40% on my windshield and haven't ever had any problems with the law.


there was another thread discussing this topic as well and a fellow mini owner has 5% on his windshield and double 5% on every other window.....to me thats just ridiculous.

20% here, never had a problem with police.

I have 8% all around (limo)

In AB, Canada, front windows are limited to 100% (no tint allowed) and rears can have anything (0% if you want, so basically paint haha)

I don't like to go too dark because it sucks backing up at night

here is the thread i refered to earlier:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...dow-tints.html

and then the mini belongs to pimpedout97x.

5% over top of 20%. Driving at night can be a pain at times. Never had any trouble with cops as far as the tinting goes.

Ummm...Sorry to hear that, but is that an easy way to get myself 20% tint all around (35% here is max in Illinois). I can carry a note in my glove box for it, so that isn't a problem. I get a lot of headaches also. Not chronic. I have a very light prescription, but never wear glasses, but the sun does bother my eyes quite a bit.

Of course, then you have to put up with still being pulled over and showing them all your info. and wasting time....35% tint isn't much though. I'd much rather do 20% all around.

I am going to do 50% on side and back, nothing on the windshield. I'm using Hüper Optik and my main reason for tinting is to help save the interior and keep the car cooler, rather than for looks.

However, I like the looks of the darker tint but in NJ you aren't supposed to tint at all.

The 50% Hüper Optik won't give the overall dark look that might attract the attention of the police.

^^ I'm not sure that 50% will do much, you will barely notice it. I had 35% on my last car and you could barely tell I had tint!

I got some samples from an installer - 50%,35%,20%, and 5%.

* 50% - I can't even tell it's there.

* 35% - Is somewhat visible and does cut down the light reasonably. Doesn't to much for privacy though.

* 20% - Not too bad, still can see out well at night and as for privacy, it obscures details of people and they appear more as silhouettes.

* 5% - For me it's too dark for adequate viewing at night. Privacy is great, can't even tell there is anyone in the vehicle. I can see why this is called "limo".

Conclusion:

I think I'll go with 35% on the front side windows and 20% on rear side and back windows; of course, nothing on the windshield. Although this does not comply with Colorado's tint law, max. 27% on all windows - none on windshield, it does seem to be the norm on vehicles that I see on the road in this state.

I run 40% Moonraker all around,

Looks classy, anything darker I find makes the car look cheap, especially when you start mixing VLTs from front to back.

I just got 50% Fronts, 35% rears and 5% on the sunroof panels done a few weeks back. Thats the legal limit here in VA. I had 35% all around on my previous car and was ticketed :/ so I just decided to go legal.

I got an 8.5 x 11 in. sample of the 50% (Hüper Optik) Ceramic Series film. I held it on the inside of my side window and i could tell the difference.
http://www.signcarver.net/MINI/huper...spec-sheet.gif

i had 20% true gray all around. just got a ticket in CA for the front tint. even though people think 35% is the legal limit in CA you are technically not allowed to have any material besides clear uv blocking stuff on the front driver and passenger windows. now i have 0% on the front windows and keeping the 20% on the rears and sunroof. after a while i've gotten used to the no tint thing but some times i still forget that other people can see the weird faces i make at them :lol:

As I type I am getting 30% on doors and 20% on sides and back. Texas says 30% on doors and anything on the rest (none on windshield except brow). Pics in about 2 hours.

Here is what I found for Texas. I plan to follow this from the TXDPS.

Basically seems to say, but I could be wrong, 25% on top portion of windshield, 25% on door windows, anything on other side windows, and, if there are two side mirrors, anything on the rear windows.

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/misc/faq/tint.htm

Perry

GANGSTA!

Can't believe how many went 20% in this thread........

Fine if that's the look you want, at the expense of drive-ability in the dark mornings and night. What you actually have is 15% when added to the factory light tint. (You can have it measured with a meter).

We have the same laser blue with black top except with sunroofs.

Had 20% installed just last Monday .... was WAY too dark for backing up at night. Looked GANGSTA just like above. Drove by a friends house and he said it was so Gangsta he could not see who was in the car from his porch 30 feet away.

2 days later went to another installer and he measured the VLT - on top of the light factory tint he said the net VLT was 15% measured !

Had it removed next day and 35% installed - Looks OEM (not Gansta), plenty dark enough. Had the sunroof done in 15% for a net 5% measured limo ceramic for sun glare and heat (reflects 55% of solar energy). All high quality Llumar film.

http://www.llumar.com/pdf/en/LLumarAutoSpecsUS.pdf

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