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Hey guys im about to get my car tinted, Ive found a place that does 3 shades that are "Darker" then legal, they told me this in warning. What i want to know is if i get one of these what are the chances on being picked up. From looking at the darkest they carry on a car yes its really dark but you can still see though it. What would you guys do?

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If its illegal, then its illegal....chances are you either get picked up at a defect station with a light gun, which calculates how much % light penetrates ur windows or....Insurance will void ur policy in the event of an accident. If you're willing to risk it like most people do...then its a risk you have to take.

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if you go darker don't be stupid and go really really dark just go a fraction darker . You will regret it a night. I tinted mine with 20 on the rears and yeah its ordinary to see at night. The amount of people that ask me for illegal tint is far greater than that who want legal. Definately keep it legal on the front doors , more for saftey than anything else

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hey mate i got some illegal tinit on my car all round mind you i dont drive it often either .. its pretty hard to see at nite go legal ! if its everyday driver

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They make laws to benefit us, the citizens = 10%

They make laws to benefit themselves with ridiculous fines = 90%

Prolly closer to:

They make laws to benefit us, the citizens = 10%

They make laws to benefit themselves with ridiculous fines = 50%

They make laws to benefit lobbyists (desalination plant types who will employ them when they retire) =30%

They make laws to amuse themselves with their power = 10%

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theres no such thing as factory tint . Theres no tint the colour is in the glass and is t20 , and by any measure of the DOT should be illegal. Its one rule for the av joe and another for big buisness. I always get people in wanting the same on theres but its illegal if i do. Figure that out

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I could be completely wrong, but I always thought privacy glass was legal because it doesn't affect your forward or peripheral vision while driving, or something like that? Otherwise things like vans with no rear glass or trucks with trailers etc would be screwed, and so would nearly every limo I've seen. As long as your windscreen is untinted and the side windows on the front doors are >= T35 then you're fine... or is that not the case? Are they just exceptions to the rule?

Either way I've always gone T35 all round for the usual visibility at night reasons and because I prefer the look of the glass being the same tint all round, rather than different shades front and rear

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yea go legal, ive been defected for tint before (in my first car not the liner). i had 5% all the way round and i hated driving in the rain at night cos with the windows up i could see sweet fa apart from headlights.the line came with tint on it wen i bought it, im pretty sure the front windows are lighter than the back but its only noticible wen the suns shining on the car and the windows are up. its the way to go.

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So the main points as i see it;

Pro;

* Looks good (some may think so, some may not, beauty is in the eye on the beholder)

Con;

* Insurance can wipe your policy if you claim and they find out (which they probablly will)

* De-fective car (Could cause you to get fines and loose points)

* Un-roadworthy (Hence when you go to sell the car you will not get a roadworthy and have to strip the tint)

* Can be very dangerous at night (If you put T5 on your car you are not going to see much at all and you increase your chances of having an accident)

* Hard to wear glasses (I mean your looking out the side glass with sunny's on and you will be like double tinted and you will see very little, so take you sunny's off and not only do you look un-fashionable but then you need them back on again once you look out the front window. My point being it would be hard on your eyes during the day)

Question tho;

Why do you want to put darker than legal tint on your car???

Cause if its privacy your after talk to tint mart they have a new film called "Infinity Carbon" and its semi reflective and its almost impossible to see in the car during the day due to the reflection, then at night the shade of the tint offers you privacy. Best bit about this new tint is from the inside of the car is looks barelly tinted. I just had this put on the SS a few weeks ago and I could not be happier.

As it gives me the best of both worlds, good privacy, looks great outside the car, reduces heat and UV inside the car (Ive had many burnt arms on the highway) and at night its very easy to see out of the car. Plus you get a great warranty on these films, they do darker than legal but they dont offer any warranty on those films.

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I could be completely wrong, but I always thought privacy glass was legal because it doesn't affect your forward or peripheral vision while driving, or something like that? Otherwise things like vans with no rear glass or trucks with trailers etc would be screwed, and so would nearly every limo I've seen. As long as your windscreen is untinted and the side windows on the front doors are >= T35 then you're fine... or is that not the case? Are they just exceptions to the rule?

Either way I've always gone T35 all round for the usual visibility at night reasons and because I prefer the look of the glass being the same tint all round, rather than different shades front and rear

that's exactly right, they are the exception to the rule. why are you allowed t20 privacy glass and not allowed to tint your windows in t20 . I get my tint of tint mart and i'm umm-in and arr-in about getting a roll of that platinum stuff. You reckon it was that good Col-GTSX ? Got a pic ?

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