Not true! Why would a car have special laws as oppose to your truck or any other SUV riding around with factory 18% tint on the back.

 

thanks man. i forgot about DPS. theyre the only ppl that have pulled me over and given me tickets so far. then again i did drive next to and behind 2 constables yesterday on the way to work. i figure i might have to order my new plates so i have a front one before im in houston for the summer

i know the back windows on my truck have different rules than cars but the laws with tinting get really confusing these days.

 

I have the eyebrow tint, can I use soap and water for the tint?

 

damn you! i wanna retint my windows. Va is extremely picky with tint (50% is max allowed on front windows) but somehow i got away with 5% on my ranger for 3 years.

 

idk if i could deal with it if 50% was the max here in texas. even on a cloudy day its still hot as all

 

After she got the ticket i went to the tint shop to see what they said and they told me that he was right. They said a Pickup,SUV and Vans can be considered as commerical vehicles and a 4 door car is not considered commercial vehicles so the tint has to be the same on all 4 doors in the car. Hell if i know, thats what they told me, then the tint shop said that he must have been a real ***** because not many cops will enforce it in texas. About my luck

 

Well thats a crappy Law. Bet the cops can have what they want huh? least they can in GA.

 

Sure you could. Just stray away from alcohol/ammonia based cleaners. Meguiars window cleaner is safe for tint, and stoners claims to be.

 

I've had good results with Stoners... Been using it for 6-7 months since tint has been on with zero problems

 

yea it does have to dot matrix and blue strip at the top since its a factory window.

i also have some of what your talking about but it cant be seen inside.

 

I don't know where you guys have been tinting your windows and/or getting the tickets, but TX law is the windows immediately around the driver that can obstruct his view (ie the windshield and front windows) cannot be tinted past a certain point - which was 20% a couple of years ago but may have been changed recently. You can tint the back windows and rear window solid if you'd like, hence why they call it "limo tint"...this applies to cars, SUVs and trucks not used commercially (requiring a Class A or B license). A different rule applies to commercial vehicles, which has stricter rules as they are "professional drivers" and need to see better and can't have tint, etc...I believe he told you the law backwards. You should be fine as long as there is no tint on the windshield other than above the marked area for the eyebrow, and the front two have ~20% or less. This applies to your F150 or a sedan.

Driving through west and south Texas I have been stopped in various vehicles for tent discrepancies (they use it as probable cause to pull you over...thank you drug/human smugglers!) but never have received a ticket, but up further north where I live they don't mess with you as much unless it's really beyond legal or they're needing cash flow at the end of the month.

 

is the dots real thick on the bottom and top? he just said it would make it that much more noticeable that it has windshield tint. Ive had tinted windshields on my last 2 trucks and driving w/o it really sucks. think im gonna go on and pull the trigger after seeing this thread

 

Also ive heard you can rub alot of the white out after a few days of dry time.

 

I don't think I can go back now. I can see just like normal with no issues night or day but the shade is amazing. I'll check the windsheld and see how it looks and if I can get rid of some of it

Glad to help convince ya

 

Im not going to steal Jakes thread anymore but i think you are a little backwards. Ive been told several times that commercial vehicles has no limits other than the drivers window and passenger windows where as the 4 door cars are not commercial therefore they have to have the same tint on all four doors.