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tinted windows?????

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kinkrider101, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. Apr 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM
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    kinkrider101

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    how much does it usually run to tint 4 windows. how much tint is the legal limit for california???
     
  2. Apr 6, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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    NWtacoma

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    cost me 98 bucks for the front two windows tinted to match the back.
     
  3. Apr 6, 2010 at 5:53 PM
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    Kyouto42

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    I know cali doesn't allow any tint windshield and front two. Look up the local laws though, it'll tell you.
     
  5. Apr 6, 2010 at 5:57 PM
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    kinkrider101

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    ^^^ when it says it has to alow 70% light through, how much percent of tint can i get, are the windows already tinted ??
     
  6. Apr 6, 2010 at 6:42 PM
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    i hope i can get away with 30-40%:D
     
  7. Apr 6, 2010 at 6:48 PM
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    Depends on the shop, experience, quality of tint, etc. Some guy advertises here 4 windows for $89.

    I had mine done for free by a friend. 4% front windows, 10% rear windows (including back windows), and left the windshield untouched.
     
  8. Apr 6, 2010 at 6:53 PM
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    speaking of the "tint" on the rear windows, that stuff scratches off easily. I was hauling a load to the dump for my brother in law and a peice of wire marred my rear right pane.
     
  9. Apr 6, 2010 at 6:54 PM
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    tacomakid96

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    60 bucks for mine. I know in washington 35% tint is the legal
     
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    kinkrider101

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    im going to get 3m tint, what % should i get... any pics of 30-40%tint.
     
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    It depends on the quality of tint. Llumar and Formula One are high quality tints. 20% all around looks really good.
     
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    Steeler

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    It cost me $140 to do 20% on everything but windsheild, access cab with sliding rear btw.
     
  13. Apr 6, 2010 at 8:18 PM
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    Tint on the back windows can be anything. No level of tint is legal on the front windows. It has to be clear. I've gotten a ticket for very light tint.
     
  14. Apr 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM
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    Just put 5% and call it a day...
     
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    saw this topic and wanted to shoot myself.. i got a ticket for tinted windows... 20 bucks to take em off, 25 to submit the fix it ticket.. and i originally got pulled over because i swerved into the carpool lane (the only lane available) to avoid an accident in TRAFFIC.. couldnt get out and there happened to be a fucking CHP officer standing outside of his car and pulled me fucking over. wouldnt listen to anything i had to say.. got the ticket in the mail $650+the money for traffic school + the fix it ticket FUCK FUCK FUCK.. time to write them a goddamn letter.
     
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    70% in california!?!? why do people live there!!??!!??

    Florida is 30% front, no limit on the back. You can spray paint your back passenger and back windows black if you want. I have 15% all around, and no cop has ever said anything beyond complimenting it. I know people with 2% on all SIX, INCLUDING their ENTIRE WINDSHIELD, and have never gotten a ticket for it! Which is absurd, I know.
     
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    Dark tint is an officer safety issue. Maybe Cali likes their police officers more.
     
  19. Apr 7, 2010 at 4:25 AM
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    jandrews

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    I've been asking this for years. That state is the most overregulated example of bourgeois Liberalism run awry.

    God I hate California.
     
  20. Apr 7, 2010 at 6:34 AM
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    It's not 70%. It's 100%. You can't have any tint on the front windows.
     

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