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Tinted or not

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Jaybyrd2830, Nov 27, 2019.

  1. Nov 27, 2019 at 4:47 PM
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    Jaybyrd2830

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    Ok i got a dumb question. Does the 2016 Tacoma Trd come with a tinted front windshield? Stupid
    Question I know right. Well Reason I ask is I got stopped today and the officer said u can't have your front windshield
    Tinted. I said officer I bought the truck from the Toyota dealership just as u see it and he of course more less called me a liar
    And said that they don't come or offer tinted front windshields that the tint has been added. Now surely u would b able to tell if there has been to tint applied as u can on all the other windows. Well long story short I got a ticket for speeding as well as improper
    Equipment"tint on front windshield". When I ask him what do I do about it he tells me remove the tint well how do u do that officer his response was I don't know what to tell u other than remove it
     
  2. Nov 27, 2019 at 4:49 PM
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    Steves104x4

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  3. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:02 PM
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    Anchovy

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    In most states having windshield tint is illegal. No cars come from the factory with a tint on the windshield. The only cars I’ve seen with a factory coating on the windshield is LandRover with their anti-UV / Polarizing coating. Just get the tint removed
     
  4. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:15 PM
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    DanSharp

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    What state was this in?
     
  5. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:18 PM
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    ajm

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    Pics of windshield with suspected tint?
     
  6. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:18 PM
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    Thunder Fist

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    Like, so many.
    I think OP was saying that he doesn’t actually have tint.
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:20 PM
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    BalutTaco

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    I got my front windshield tinted (eye browns) but I drive like an old man lol. :rofl:
     
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    If it has tint, take it to the dealership to remove it and explain to them that they need to make it right.

    If it doesn’t, go to court and politely explain that the officer was simply mistaken and bring some sort of proof statement from the dealer showing when you bought it and that it had no tint.
     
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  9. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:25 PM
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    daddy_o

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    Did you buy the truck new or used?
    If new it will not have tint on the windshield. If used, its very possible.
     
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    Anchovy

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    I don’t understand broken English/text speech very well so I wasn’t sure
     
  11. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:28 PM
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    Tacoman589

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    Or the cop was wrong and it looked tinted (were you pulled over when it was overcast or dark?) You would definitely know if your windshield was tinted as soon as you got in that car.
     
  12. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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    So is there tint or no?
     
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    Was the truck new or used? Could it have been tinted by the previous owner?
     
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  14. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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    I.eat.tacos

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  15. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    Like, so many.
    Lol fixed.
     
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    Babybluetaco

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    What’s wrong with windshield tint?

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  17. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:53 PM
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    Tacowin1013

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    I see plenty of cars and trucks/suv around here with windshield tints. It's def illegal but people still do it. Just like having a dark tint on the front and passenger side windows is illegal in some states Indiana must be 30 percent or higher but I've always run 15 to 20 percent and never had issues. Depends on how much of a dick the cop wants to be.
     
  18. Nov 27, 2019 at 5:54 PM
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    SpeySquatch

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    Get out and start removing the windshield and make him watch.

    Then go back to the dealer for the windshield TSB for bad tint
     
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  19. Nov 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM
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    Tacowin1013

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    What's a windshield tsb
     
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  20. Nov 27, 2019 at 6:07 PM
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    ajm

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    Tint so bad
     
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