i live in sc and the legal limit is 27% and i have 5% over the factory 15% on the back and 5% on the front two windows and i have a vinyle brow on my windshield thats 11 inches long on my expedition, it makes it so dark inside my truck i have to run my head lights during the day so i can read my gauges lol. and ive gotten like 4 tint tickets in the past 4 years and ive just always paid them bc there only 250. but ive gotten two warnings recently one cop said he could give me a 450$ ticket and the other said 500$ so it might be time to change it which sucks! i just hate how the cops ride around with blacked out windows and we cant, they should change the law so that only people that have a felony on there record have to obey the tint law

 

At the end of the day if you get pulled over, roll all your windows down, turn on your lights, and be NICE.. Odds are you'll be geting a warning....

 

no limit on rear window


brad my recommendation is do the back 3 in DARK tint, my back 3 meter in at 1% then do your fronts at 15-20% and the contrast will be really noticeable, so to the untrained eye the fronts look legal

 

I may just have to do that. I honestly never expected to get a ticket for illegal tint because I have had it so long. I was beginning to think that they simply didnt care. Either way, I got a receipt written up at a local tint shop where one of my good friends tints windows that says I removed my tint and that it is now legal. . I am going to the eye doctor on tuesday morning to ask about a note for prescription of darker tint and we will see how that goes. If anything, I will just drive around that side of town with the windows down when I see the popo.

 

As freakin hot as it is in Tx you would think they wouldn't pay that much attention to it. Well that sounds like the constable in our county, he flashed his lights at me 2 mornings in a row for like 2 miles over.....2 miles.....really.

 

tx dont have a limit on the rear windows? when i got pulled the cop told me that you cant have anything darker than factory tint on the rear windows in SC

 

anything past the front side windows can be painted solid black if you'd like. Only stipulation is you have to have both exterior side mirrors on the vehicle

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/tint.htm
click on the first FAQ

 

man thats cool yall got it pretty good then, i wish sc was like that

 

This works well.
Another recommendation is what i did.

Instead of paying 190+ in tickets, remove the tint.
Go as dark as possible on the rear, and any behind the driver and pass doors.
Then get your headliner redone in a nice dark tone, go very dark grey or black.
Then get the darkest LEGAL length front eyebrow, and legal front windows.
If your dash is a light color i recommend a dark dash cover.
This combo gives the entire cabin a very dark cave like appearance, and your two legal windows will appear way darker from the outside.
As far as driving into the sun, get you a cheap pair of polarized sunglasses and keep them in the truck for driving. 15-20 bucks is ten times better than the tint ticket and youlll keep the 5 0h happy.

I have a layer of 5% on my rear doors and back glass. My fronts are legal and i have a 5% eyebrow within specs. My headliner has been redone in a very dark grey suede and it made the entire cabin very very dark. Most people think the fronts are illegal when they are in fact legal. From the front you cant see past the steering wheel very well.
Check out my pics... the truck looks dark.
old pic same tint, sun overhead and slightly behind


nice bright day, you can see the contrast.


same day, notice how dark it looks


evenin shot with the sun comin thru the drivers side

 

Thats probably how I am going to have to do it. You see how your rear windows look in all of those pictures? Thats how my front windows look all the time

 

me too. lol. 5% over the factory tinted glass on the back three, 5% over 25% on the front two and a 5% visor/brow.

 

I'm going to be a real jerk here, but I'm entitled to express my opinion.

I absolutely hate riding in vehicles with dark tint, much less driving them. I think the reduction in outward visibility is dangerous - even MORE so at night. You must be the same people who put in illegal headlights and blind the crap out of the rest of us. Whether you like the laws or not, you need to follow them or pay the price. As far as getting waivers for eye issues, that's just bullpoop. If the use of contact lenses has caused sensitivity, get rid of them and wear glasses. Buy a quality pair of sunglasses. If your vehicle gets too hot when parked, get a good set of sunshades. If it's too hot when driving, turn the A/C on higher.

That's the way I feel and I'm sticking by it. I also feel that the cops need to follow the tint laws too!

Any of our 5-0 members care to comment?

 

That's how mine are tinted.

 

yup cop cars are among the darkest on the road.

heres my 15/1 tint for comparison


in soft light


in direct sunlight

 

thats how i did mine on my blue truck, had 5% over the factory tint on the back window and rear doors, and 15% on my front, didnt look illegal