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Does anyone know what year the law came in stopping people from having any percentage tint? Pretty much how old does your car have to be to have 5% tint? Im not looking to get it im looking at buying a car with 5% already on so im trying to dodge a defect.

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Yeah DR GTR your right. I took TRUSTS idea and this is what they said -

What to remember when tinting vehicle windows

Passenger vehicles

Tinted films are not allowed on the main part of the windscreen. A tinted band across the top of the

windscreen is permitted providing it is above the portion of the windscreen swept by the wipers or its

depth is no more than 10% of the depth of the windscreen. Window tinting is allowed on side and rear

windows however, the vehicle tint industry and road safety experts agree that tint darker than 35%

visible light transmission (VLT)(1) is undesirable for passenger type vehicles. Since 1 August 1994,

the NSW Motor Traffic Regulations have required that newly tinted side and rear windows maintain a

VLT of at least 35%.

Safety Check stations which issue “Pink Slips” will check the level of VLT on your vehicle windows.

If you now apply tint which is less than 35% VLT to your vehicle you are breaking the law.

If a tint less than 35% VLT is replaced on a vehicle, the new tint must allow a minimum of 35% VLT.

Tinted film must not be reflective or mirror like as it can dazzle other drivers by reflecting sunlight or

headlight beams.

(1) Visible light transmission (VLT) is the measure of the amount of light that passes through a window. 35% VLT means

35% of the available light passes through the window and the rest of the light is blocked.

Thanks 4 your help fellas

Hi i a m window tinter in ballarat vic .. there is no boundries on tint now .. you can have it as dark as you like as long as that you three mirrors on your car ,, but my advise is to you .that if your going to get 5% make sure that you you front doors done in the 35% due to that it is very hard to see out of at night time .. essecialy when ther are no street lights .. so becarefull ,, Bill

i occasionally have problems making a turn into a dark street... but if i cant see anything just stick the window down.. i have them down pretty much all of the time anyways...........

my dark dark dark tint has been on there since 1993.. promise

lol.. mines darker :O

I thinks cops wouldnt really careless about defecting tinting as its no point.... many van's trucks u cant see out the back so yea..

and yea dont get the darkest tint as you wont be able to see when you reverse at nite. u will have to wind down the windows.

Hi i a m window tinter in ballarat vic .. there is no boundries on tint now .. you can have it as dark as you like as long as that you three mirrors on your car ,, but my advise is to you .that if your going to get 5% make sure that you you front doors done in the 35% due to that it is very hard to see out of  at night time .. essecialy when ther are no street lights .. so becarefull ,, Bill

Arent the laws different between states, im in NSW? Im not looking to get it on my car, im possibly buying a car that already has it on it...

It depends.....rta website says it. but MOST cops wont really defect you for it.

unless

A. Your being a complete dick to them and you deserve it

B. The cop is on a major power trip and is just itching to defect something.

Last year I got done for speeding during DD and the cop asks me

"Is that a GTR ?"

me " No...I wish"

cop: "Nice tint mate...looks good."

But so far I dont know anyone that has been done for tint....

touch wood.

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