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bnr34rb26dett · 10-10-2008, 11:02 AM

hello, im about to install 35% tints on my windows and i was wondering what percentage everyone else had in PA. Any troubles with the cops?

jcr557 · 10-10-2008, 11:27 AM

you should have no trouble at all with 35%. its not dark at all. i had 15% in my suzuki swift and never got pulled over in philadelphia, but one time when i went to an autocross event in warminster i got a ticket for it. i currently have 15% on my civic and have had no trouble.

piece of advise though, if you leave philly. try to have your windows down if you get 15% or lower.

Eclipse GSX 61 · 10-10-2008, 12:05 PM

I have been busted with 25% and 35%. Depends how anal the cop is that day. If I were you no darker than 35%. They generally want to be able to look in one side like the passenger window and see through the other side of your drivers window.

CHAOS · 10-10-2008, 12:07 PM

i have 15%

tdmopar59 · 10-10-2008, 12:18 PM

i have 15... pulled over once...

~Brian~ · 10-10-2008, 01:01 PM

Had 22% on the suby for two and a half years before a cop ever said anything to me. And he only did it because he had nothing else to get me on other than a bad registration sticker.

Been pulled over racing, speeding, etc and they never once said anything to me about it.

BlkWhtTSI · 10-10-2008, 05:53 PM

20% got pulled over once $108 ticket

**TROLL** · 10-10-2008, 05:58 PM

I have 35%... I've been pulled over 2x in Newtown for it and never anywhere else. Grr to Newtown.

1st time I got pulled over was at like 3am in the middle of a bad snowstorm in downtown Newtown. Cop was behind me and said he was looking in my sideview and couldnt see my face. WTF, my sideview was half covered in ice. Told me it was my 1 warning and if I got pulled over in Netwown again for tint it would be $105 per window.

2nd time I got pulled over on the bypass at night where the speed limit is like 55. What cop is looking for tint at night on the bypass? He grilled me about this 'suspicious paper' I had in the backseat. Sheet of yellow legal paper with basically a shopping list. He asked to look at it and I was like sure, he analyzed, asked me a few questions, and then let me go. Told me it was my 1 warning, and if I ever got pulled over again, yadda yadda...

kcnizm0 · 10-10-2008, 06:52 PM

i had 15% on my old car in quakertown pa... got pulled over three times. First time got a fine from a state trooper $200 and somthing idk. second time in a sting operation leaving school, and the third time they made me take it off. At least 5 of my friends have been pulled over, there tint ranging from 10-35%

07LX · 10-10-2008, 07:25 PM

30% and have never had a problem

DPancoast · 10-10-2008, 09:23 PM

I have 20% on my door/rear quarter windows and 15% on my rear windsheild and windsheild strip... haven't gotten bothered yet. Hasn't even been mentioned during other stops.

SpEcRv9 · 10-11-2008, 01:01 AM

i have 20%....i live in whitpain...they've pulled me over 4 times usually when it was raining....got 2 tickets...whitpain officers just have nothing better to do..

SleeperGoat · 10-11-2008, 01:11 AM

idk what mine is but you cant see threw it on sunny days from the outside so its pretty dark, no problems though.

05 mazda6s · 10-11-2008, 08:41 AM

I had 30% on my mazda6 never had a problem, in fact if i would get 20% on my cobra if i had side dough

350 INCH 95 · 10-11-2008, 09:48 AM

20%, got pulled over once in Abington but no ticket. The cop was 100% clueless to tint laws except that "I'm pretty sure none of this stuff is legal" but wound up being cool.

Evo8kid · 10-12-2008, 04:16 PM

20 and 25% and in 3 years have never been harassed in newtown. knock on wood

dragonfly2k3 · 10-12-2008, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

He grilled me about this 'suspicious paper' I had in the backseat. Sheet of yellow legal paper with basically a shopping list. He asked to look at it and I was like sure

lololol. suspicious paper. he thought you had directions to make a bomb hahahaha. wtf.

AutobahnRacer · 10-12-2008, 06:59 PM

my tint was faded but it was between 20 somethign and 35 on front windows. was 2 door car. rear window was dark as $hit. so your deff fine with 35%. as long as its not colord. it looks like a hairy terd and i belive its illegal. deff get pulled over for that

FocusDude · 10-14-2008, 05:48 PM

Have 5% on my car which is black, haven't been bothered in the least bit in the 8 years I've had it.

Within the past month wifey took the car out and stepped 2 feet into Tullytown Borough and got nabbed. I have been to events in the Tullytown parking lot multiple times with the tint the way it is, I head to Penn Warner and drive down main street way to many times during the summer and have never had a problem, go figure- sorry wifey.

Wifey used to have a black beretta with 35% or 25%, I forget which- She was hasseled in Horsham leaving work one day so she tore it off that night. Never got a ticket or warning but what a mess-

tg900 · 10-15-2008, 01:07 PM

old truck had 35 on the sides and 15 on the back...i had my window cracked one day in the winter and a cop of a nearby township was staring me down the whole time i was driving past him. Two years and no troubles.

New truck i've had 22% all around for a few months, no one has said anything yet. I think it's similar to my old tint, since i used to have darker back and lighter sides, and now it's darker sides and lighter back.

10-10-2008, 11:02 AM	#1
bnr34rb26dett Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Philly <-> Tokyo Member #9220 My Ride: FP Black Buschur Built EVO, 05 R6, 03 Daihatsu Copen, 05 DD Slowbaru SOLD iTrader: (0)	PA area. what % of tint do you guys have? any troubles? hello, im about to install 35% tints on my windows and i was wondering what percentage everyone else had in PA. Any troubles with the cops?

10-10-2008, 11:27 AM	#2
jcr557 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philly Member #7777 My Ride: Fiesta ST, Subaru WRX iTrader: (0)	you should have no trouble at all with 35%. its not dark at all. i had 15% in my suzuki swift and never got pulled over in philadelphia, but one time when i went to an autocross event in warminster i got a ticket for it. i currently have 15% on my civic and have had no trouble. piece of advise though, if you leave philly. try to have your windows down if you get 15% or lower. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#3
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	I have been busted with 25% and 35%. Depends how anal the cop is that day. If I were you no darker than 35%. They generally want to be able to look in one side like the passenger window and see through the other side of your drivers window. __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

10-11-2008, 01:11 AM	#13
SleeperGoat Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dolyestown-Pa Member #3339 My Ride: 84 Camaro/ 05 GTO iTrader: (0)	idk what mine is but you cant see threw it on sunny days from the outside so its pretty dark, no problems though. __________________ formerly BlackZ05 05 Nissan 350z- Sold! 84 Camaro- Project from Hell car now Stripped an being Sanded.....Slowly no weekend life anymore 05 GTO - Push Button Performance w/ spooling action

10-11-2008, 08:41 AM	#14
05 mazda6s Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Richboro, PA Member #5265 My Ride: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT iTrader: (0)	I had 30% on my mazda6 never had a problem, in fact if i would get 20% on my cobra if i had side dough __________________ PennState Class of '12

10-10-2008, 12:07 PM	#4
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	i have 15%

10-10-2008, 12:18 PM	#5
tdmopar59 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: 215 Member #7808 My Ride: 09 Jetta 96 f-150 iTrader: (0)	i have 15... pulled over once...

10-10-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
kcnizm0 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: center vally, pa Member #8741 My Ride: 13 Subaru wrx, 10 Infiniti G37x iTrader: (2)	i had 15% on my old car in quakertown pa... got pulled over three times. First time got a fine from a state trooper $200 and somthing idk. second time in a sting operation leaving school, and the third time they made me take it off. At least 5 of my friends have been pulled over, there tint ranging from 10-35%

10-10-2008, 07:25 PM	#10
07LX Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Exton, Pa Member #9017 My Ride: 2007 Honda Civic iTrader: (0)	30% and have never had a problem

10-11-2008, 09:48 AM	#15
350 INCH 95 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willow Grove, PA Member #6946 My Ride: Blown 95 Impala SS (and a Trailblazer SS) iTrader: (0)	20%, got pulled over once in Abington but no ticket. The cop was 100% clueless to tint laws except that "I'm pretty sure none of this stuff is legal" but wound up being cool. __________________ Procharged & Intercooled, GM845 cam, Crane 1.6 roller rockers, self ported Al heads, Yank 3000 stall, Eaton posi & 4.10 gears, level 3 built 4L60e, Tri Y headers, Hooker Aero Chambers, 3.5" cowl hood, Hotchkis springs and bars, Diddy Kong in the trunk, all LED and HID lighting, tinted tails, tinted windows, lots of polished stuff, too much more. Runs 12.701 @ 108 MPH with no traction and 4400 LBS

10-12-2008, 04:16 PM	#16
Evo8kid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Member #1631 My Ride: contributes towards Global warming iTrader: (0)	20 and 25% and in 3 years have never been harassed in newtown. knock on wood __________________ TurboTagTeam is my crew chief 1996 Nissan 240sx- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 6.7L Turbo Diesel 2008 Audi RS4- 420 HP 4.2L V8 2004 Honda CBR600RR

10-12-2008, 06:59 PM	#18
AutobahnRacer Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TriState, PA Member #2056 iTrader: (3)	my tint was faded but it was between 20 somethign and 35 on front windows. was 2 door car. rear window was dark as $hit. so your deff fine with 35%. as long as its not colord. it looks like a hairy terd and i belive its illegal. deff get pulled over for that

10-14-2008, 05:48 PM	#19
FocusDude Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lower Lower Bucks Member #6269 My Ride: 01 Focus ZX3 iTrader: (0)	Have 5% on my car which is black, haven't been bothered in the least bit in the 8 years I've had it. Within the past month wifey took the car out and stepped 2 feet into Tullytown Borough and got nabbed. I have been to events in the Tullytown parking lot multiple times with the tint the way it is, I head to Penn Warner and drive down main street way to many times during the summer and have never had a problem, go figure- sorry wifey. Wifey used to have a black beretta with 35% or 25%, I forget which- She was hasseled in Horsham leaving work one day so she tore it off that night. Never got a ticket or warning but what a mess- __________________ 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-15-2008, 01:07 PM	#20
tg900 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley PA Member #7026 My Ride: 98 Isuzu Hombre iTrader: (0)	old truck had 35 on the sides and 15 on the back...i had my window cracked one day in the winter and a cop of a nearby township was staring me down the whole time i was driving past him. Two years and no troubles. New truck i've had 22% all around for a few months, no one has said anything yet. I think it's similar to my old tint, since i used to have darker back and lighter sides, and now it's darker sides and lighter back. __________________ -Tom

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