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Posts: 492
Location: waterloo
Join Date: Jun 2005
Ride: 2002 grand prix GP 40th anniversary edition
Fav Mod: Class: Street |
tints?
what is the legal limit and what do u guys think i should get
i was thinkin 20%on the front and 15% on the back james ------------------ 2002 grand prix GTP 40 th anniversary edition(maroon) clear corners ,stainless grills,rear badge overlays 3.4" supercharger pulley 2003 silverado SS(blue) need anything welded up let me know!! |
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Posts: 2,761
Location: London & K/W
Join Date: Apr 2005
Ride: '95 Civic Sedan
Fav Mod: enjoying the stockness. Class: Street |
i like my tints the same way i like my bacons, dark.
pretty sure the legal limit is 35% in the front and 25% in the back, but i have never heard of anyone getting in trouble for it being darker. ------------------ Brendan: Bunch of 240s Some Opels And a Honda |
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Posts: 492
Location: waterloo
Join Date: Jun 2005
Ride: 2002 grand prix GP 40th anniversary edition
Fav Mod: Class: Street |
i want it just so u can see in the back and a little lighter in the front
james ------------------ 2002 grand prix GTP 40 th anniversary edition(maroon) clear corners ,stainless grills,rear badge overlays 3.4" supercharger pulley 2003 silverado SS(blue) need anything welded up let me know!! |
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Location: Paris, ON
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Ride: 2002 Mazda Protege5
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I Park My Car On A Bridge Because I Live Under It
Posts: 536
Location: cambridge
Join Date: Mar 2006
Ride: 98 honda civic Hatch.
Fav Mod: Custom Paint. Class: Street |
There is a legal limit. I have just that.
The legal limit for tint is 35% on the front windows (Driver and passenger) And 5% for the rear of the car. (Back window and Back side windows) I Know this because when I got my tints They wouldn't let me go any darker than this. The tint shop (Xtreme) told me directly that this is the legal limit and that he wouldn't do darker for me because he could get fined or something. The legal limit is crazy dark in the back. You cannot see in my car through any of the back windows. The sides don't even feel dark at all. People think it makes it hard to see out the back window But truthfully it's not that bad. I manage just fine. Here's pics of my tints when I first got them done! http://forums.vitalmotion.net/showthread.php?t=27142 ------------------ Harrold - 98 Honda Civic hatchback. |
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Posts: 4,480
Location: Sydney, Australia
Join Date: Jul 2004
Ride: 1998 VW Golf CL
Fav Mod: Class: Street |
Got mine done at CanCare using 20% Madico all the way around (although 15% light gets thru). As long as you sign a waiver they'll do whatever you want. The legal limit is defined as 'vague' for the driver and passenger side windows, but 35% seems to be the accepted 'legal' limit. As far as the back side and rear window are concerned, you can get any % you want. Cops only care about the driver & passenger side front windows.
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Posts: 364
Location: Kitchener/Toronto
Join Date: Aug 2004
Ride: 1987, Toyota Supra turbo targa
Fav Mod: 89+ conversion, JDM tails Class: Street |
tints
The legal limit is 35% for driver and passenger and whatever the hell u want in the back. I got my car done in 13% all around. Visibility sucks at night, especially backing up. If I had to do it again, I would probably go with 23% all around. Having different numbers for front and back makes your car look weird. You wont get ticketed for having a dark tint if your not driving to get noticed, thats my opinion on all exterior mods. Drive wisely.
------------------ 1987 MKIII Supra - turbo, 5sp, targa 1986 MKI MR2 - JDM 4AGZE swap (supercharged), 5sp, hardtop |
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Posts: 630
Location: Cambridge
Join Date: Feb 2004
Ride: '00 Subaru Legacy GT
Fav Mod: Window Tint Class: Street |
The law in this area does not define a set number for a limit. It is at the officer's discretion for the front passenger and driver windows only. With that said you will never get hassled with a 35% tint and rarely will with a 20% on the front windows. Shops take it upon themselves to say that 35% is the limit so they ensure that they are not responsible for any customers getting tickets from their tint job.
Here's me, 20% rear and 35% front two (Solar Gard HP True Grey). I wasn't worried about getting pulled over fro the 20% on the front, I just didn't want to increase the possibility of getting something else "tacked on" if I were to get pulled over for some other reason. It's plenty dark enough for me. Visibility at night is fine and its just dark enough that for the most part I don't have to flick the rear view mirror to reflect headlights behind me. Shitty pics because they were taken with my phone ![]() ![]() ------------------ 2000 Subaru Legacy GT |
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