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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by UP_There
not sure about other states....but in Arizona, the darkest legal percentage tint you may have on driver or passenger side/front windows is 35%. For years they never enforced this, I know because I always ran 5% which is considered "limo" tint. IMPOSSIBLE to see thru. In AZ you can have whatever percent you like on the rear window, or the rear side windows, but not the front/side windows. Maximum of 35% up front. Matching tint is really really hard, if you are a perfectionist......remove it all and have it all replaced at the same time.
Stay out of metro Phoneix then. They do enforce it here.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PupnDuck
Not True.

According to New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 375 (12-a) (c) the windshield (except for the top 6 inches) and the front side windows must have a light transmission of 70%. That allows for a 30% tint.
30% tint lets 30% of light through. Most vehicles today come with a 70% tint from the factory. While what I said wasn't technically correct, it was accurate for most cars.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TP83
i dont think thats what it means because a 30% tint is pretty dark and wont let in 70% light. I think a 70% tint lets in 70% light. i hope your right though because CA tint rules are pretty similar.
Actually, according to NY State law and 3M who manufactures most of the film out there the only way to measure window tint is by percent transmittance (and a lot of State Police carry the meters to measure it - they only cost about a hundred bucks). I shouldn't have referred to a 30% tint. What I should have said is a film that blocks 30% of the light and allows 70% through. That's not very dark. 3M makes a popular line of tint films that come in 8%, 16%, 38% and 51% transmittance. None would be legal in NY for the front side or windshield glass.
 
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