Window Tint Crackdown? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

tysonK · 2009-03-19, 09:31 AM

wonderful

http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...D=200990317035

cody · 2009-03-19, 09:43 AM

Isn't it legal for the rear windows to be as dark as you want? It's just the front windows have the 35% limit?

sperry · 2009-03-19, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

Isn't it legal for the rear windows to be as dark as you want? It's just the front windows have the 35% limit?

IIRC that's the rule in NV, at least when I did my car back in '01. I went with 35% all around because I don't like the darker rears on a sedan.

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-03-19, 10:16 AM

I see HUNDREDS of cars driving around with less than 35% on the front windows. The state is going to make a ton of money off of this.

MattR · 2009-03-19, 11:43 AM

Another lame waste of time, the "safety" issues they refer to are all made up. What a fucking joke. I wonder which of my 3 cars will get popped first.

szucchet · 2009-03-19, 11:59 AM

i had 5% all around but then i got pop 3 times within 4 months. first time was in california where you are not allowed to have any kind of tint in the front windows, but i live in nevada so i said screw it and did nothing about it. 4 moths later i get pulled over for it in incline village and the cop pulled a little device that told him i had 5% and gave me a ticket because in nevada you can only have 35% in the front windows. i asked him what about the backs and he said it did not matter. latter on that week a got pulled over for it again in incline but i showed the cop the ticket that i already had and let me go. so now i have 35 in front and 5 in back i miss my old tint

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ScottyS · 2009-03-19, 12:09 PM

I did the 35/25 thing so the difference would not be noticeable.

Dean · 2009-03-19, 12:19 PM

I'm sorry, WTF do you need 5% anywhere in the car the driver might have to look through. I have threatened to tear the legal(?) tint that came in my STI out a few times. It sucks, especially at dusk before headlights do any good.

Even 35% can seriously compromise low light and night visibility.

Put on sunglasses and buy a sun shade you gangstas.

And yes, you can read this whole post with "grandpa voice" in your head.

Now get the F off my lawn!

cody · 2009-03-19, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

I did the 35/25 thing so the difference would not be noticeable.

That's what I did too. it's noticeable, but doesn't look bad IMO.

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-03-19, 12:32 PM

I am going to get a doctors release for my tint. Patient's eyes are hyper sensitive to light so 20% window tint has been recommended

sperry · 2009-03-19, 12:46 PM

Tint is not about reducing light to your eyes, that's what sunglasses are for. It's about reducing heat in the car when it's parked in the sun.

Personally, I can't stand driving a car w/ dark tint, and I can't stand ending up at a stop sign across from someone that's got tint so dark that I can't see the driver. But I can understand why someone would want 5% all around on the car if they have to park outdoors all summer long. The thing is, most people just like 5% tint because they want to murder-out their ridez yo.

ScottyS · 2009-03-19, 01:20 PM

How can you give someone the ricer nod if they can't see you? I mean, for all they know, Gothopotamus is on the other side of that glass.

SoCal LS-L · 2009-03-19, 01:35 PM

How are you supposed to masturbate in a parking lot with 35% tint?

TrueNative · 2009-03-19, 01:35 PM

My car came pre-tinted by the previous owner, who by all the paperwork, lived in Vegas. Living there requires a dark tint.
Personally, I like tints for the "You cant see my ugly mug, I cant see your ugly mug" factor..... Ugly NEEDS tint.
Either way, its good to see that the police are cracking down on the true crimes out there!!!

cody · 2009-03-19, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal LS-L

How are you supposed to masturbate in a parking lot with 35% tint?

Wear a mask?

MattR · 2009-03-19, 01:51 PM

I won't be able to do lines off my dashboard anymore. Damn it. I have 20ish all the way around. How much will the ticket in Nevada be?

JonnydaJibba · 2009-03-19, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Wear a mask?

wow!

Yeah it's shitty, but I know they aren't just looking for cars with windows that are too dark. Our state needs money more than 45 other states so they are looking for anything that can get them skrilla. That article was actually in RGJ as well if my memory serves me right.

van · 2009-03-19, 03:26 PM

I always felt more comfortable picking my nose with a dark tint, Might be the reason I'm considering it now

SoCal LS-L · 2009-03-19, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by van

I always felt more comfortable picking my nose with a dark tint, Might be the reason I'm considering it now

Yeah cuz if you decide its good enough to eat, you wont gross out the soccer mom next to you at the light..... Otherwise with 35% you have to wipe it on the floormat.... no matter how mouthwateringly scrumtrillescent you know it would taste!

van · 2009-03-19, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal LS-L

Yeah cuz if you decide its good enough to eat, you wont gross out the soccer mom next to you at the light..... Otherwise with 35% you have to wipe it on the floormat.... no matter how mouthwateringly scrumtrillescent you know it would taste!

You didn't want to stick your hand under the seat of my dodge

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-03-19, 08:49 PM

I agree that anyone with 5% should be ticketed. Anyone who says they can see at night with 5% is full of ****. IIRC I have 20% on the wrx and the tint doesn't look that dark at all. I can see getting a ticket for tint after being pulled over for something else but, I can't really see anyone pulling me over for tint alone. The impreza is kind of a tall car IMO and a lot of light comes in the windshield so it doesn't look all that dark from the outside compared to other cars.

Jcjentz · 2009-03-20, 07:19 AM

funny when the news channel interviewed the asian guy off wrondel that has a tint shop about wether he does 5% all around he said " oh no, nope we usually send them down the road" he's the guy that recommended 5% to match my rears? good thing I said naw.. he will make bank on them enforcing this law!!

cody · 2009-03-20, 07:26 AM

Sneaky Asians.

Jcjentz · 2009-03-20, 08:46 AM

i think the state should give out a free voucher for removal and re-tint..

ridiculous!! should only be a fix it ticket if anything

cody · 2009-03-20, 08:49 AM

Really? you realize that every dollar that the state has to spend is $2 from the taxpayer's pocket right (ineficiency of gov't)? You want us to foot the bill because you opted to illegally mod your street car and got caught for it?

2009-03-19, 09:31 AM	#1
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Window Tint Crackdown? wonderful http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...D=200990317035 __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2009-03-19, 09:43 AM	#2
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Isn't it legal for the rear windows to be as dark as you want? It's just the front windows have the 35% limit? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-03-19, 10:16 AM	#4
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I see HUNDREDS of cars driving around with less than 35% on the front windows. The state is going to make a ton of money off of this. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-03-19, 11:43 AM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Another lame waste of time, the "safety" issues they refer to are all made up. What a fucking joke. I wonder which of my 3 cars will get popped first. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2009-03-19, 11:59 AM	#6
szucchet EJ22 Real Name: Silvio Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 271 Car: 2004 Subaru STI Class: 04 TSM smooth is fast	i had 5% all around but then i got pop 3 times within 4 months. first time was in california where you are not allowed to have any kind of tint in the front windows, but i live in nevada so i said screw it and did nothing about it. 4 moths later i get pulled over for it in incline village and the cop pulled a little device that told him i had 5% and gave me a ticket because in nevada you can only have 35% in the front windows. i asked him what about the backs and he said it did not matter. latter on that week a got pulled over for it again in incline but i showed the cop the ticket that i already had and let me go. so now i have 35 in front and 5 in back i miss my old tint.

2009-03-19, 12:09 PM	#7
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	I did the 35/25 thing so the difference would not be noticeable. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2009-03-19, 12:19 PM	#8
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I'm sorry, WTF do you need 5% anywhere in the car the driver might have to look through. I have threatened to tear the legal(?) tint that came in my STI out a few times. It sucks, especially at dusk before headlights do any good. Even 35% can seriously compromise low light and night visibility. Put on sunglasses and buy a sun shade you gangstas. And yes, you can read this whole post with "grandpa voice" in your head. Now get the F off my lawn! __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2009-03-19 at 12:22 PM.

2009-03-19, 12:32 PM	#10
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I am going to get a doctors release for my tint. Patient's eyes are hyper sensitive to light so 20% window tint has been recommended __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-03-19, 12:46 PM	#11
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Tint is not about reducing light to your eyes, that's what sunglasses are for. It's about reducing heat in the car when it's parked in the sun. Personally, I can't stand driving a car w/ dark tint, and I can't stand ending up at a stop sign across from someone that's got tint so dark that I can't see the driver. But I can understand why someone would want 5% all around on the car if they have to park outdoors all summer long. The thing is, most people just like 5% tint because they want to murder-out their ridez yo. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-03-19, 01:20 PM	#12
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	How can you give someone the ricer nod if they can't see you? I mean, for all they know, Gothopotamus is on the other side of that glass. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2009-03-19, 01:35 PM	#13
SoCal LS-L EJ18 Real Name: Chris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Reno, NV & Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 39 Car: 1992 SVX LS-L	How are you supposed to masturbate in a parking lot with 35% tint?

2009-03-19, 01:35 PM	#14
TrueNative EJ18 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Reno Posts: 80 Car: 05 cgm STi	My car came pre-tinted by the previous owner, who by all the paperwork, lived in Vegas. Living there requires a dark tint. Personally, I like tints for the "You cant see my ugly mug, I cant see your ugly mug" factor..... Ugly NEEDS tint. Either way, its good to see that the police are cracking down on the true crimes out there!!!

2009-03-19, 01:51 PM	#16
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I won't be able to do lines off my dashboard anymore. Damn it. I have 20ish all the way around. How much will the ticket in Nevada be? __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2009-03-19, 03:26 PM	#18
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	I always felt more comfortable picking my nose with a dark tint, Might be the reason I'm considering it now

2009-03-19, 08:49 PM	#21
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I agree that anyone with 5% should be ticketed. Anyone who says they can see at night with 5% is full of ****. IIRC I have 20% on the wrx and the tint doesn't look that dark at all. I can see getting a ticket for tint after being pulled over for something else but, I can't really see anyone pulling me over for tint alone. The impreza is kind of a tall car IMO and a lot of light comes in the windshield so it doesn't look all that dark from the outside compared to other cars. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-03-20, 07:19 AM	#22
Jcjentz EJ18 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: reno Posts: 88 Car: 05 Legacy GT 06 G35 90 Jeep Cherokee Class: clueless There's always somebody faster!!!	funny when the news channel interviewed the asian guy off wrondel that has a tint shop about wether he does 5% all around he said " oh no, nope we usually send them down the road" he's the guy that recommended 5% to match my rears? good thing I said naw.. he will make bank on them enforcing this law!!

2009-03-20, 07:26 AM	#23
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Sneaky Asians. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-03-20, 08:46 AM	#24
Jcjentz EJ18 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: reno Posts: 88 Car: 05 Legacy GT 06 G35 90 Jeep Cherokee Class: clueless There's always somebody faster!!!	i think the state should give out a free voucher for removal and re-tint.. ridiculous!! should only be a fix it ticket if anything Last edited by Jcjentz; 2009-03-20 at 08:48 AM.

2009-03-20, 08:49 AM	#25
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Really? you realize that every dollar that the state has to spend is $2 from the taxpayer's pocket right (ineficiency of gov't)? You want us to foot the bill because you opted to illegally mod your street car and got caught for it? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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