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01-19-2002, 06:53 AM
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I had my windows tinted the week I got it, as every car I've owned has been tinted. It s/b mandatory equipment in TX!
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01-20-2002, 06:54 PM
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35% on the sides. Highly reccommended.
Static cling on the rear. MANDATORY. I did this before I did the sides. It helps protect the rear window (for us '00 and '01 owners) and improves the overall look of having a plastic window to begin with. I have definite envy of the '02 owners with glass rear windows.
My side window treatment is nice but optional IMO. Maybe I'll post some pix this spring.
Static cling on the rear. MANDATORY. I did this before I did the sides. It helps protect the rear window (for us '00 and '01 owners) and improves the overall look of having a plastic window to begin with. I have definite envy of the '02 owners with glass rear windows.
My side window treatment is nice but optional IMO. Maybe I'll post some pix this spring.
01-22-2002, 03:15 AM
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Originally posted by MarkS2K
Unfortunately, it's illegal to tint the front windows in CA. There has to be a medical reason for you to tint the window.
Unfortunately, it's illegal to tint the front windows in CA. There has to be a medical reason for you to tint the window.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49
C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance
of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as
specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the
ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful
ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the
vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying
that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of
this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the
material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the
material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by
the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the
material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the
requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address.
01-22-2002, 08:52 AM
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I also found this in the vehicle code:
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section
26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's
front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in
his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed
physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from
the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession
a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist
certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not
be used during darkness.
That means you can't legally tint your side windows unless you have a medical condition.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Station
[B]
This is exactly what the cops want you to believe. I recently got a citation for this (it was total BS) and did a little research. I beat the ticket and got to keep my tint by using this....found straight from the CA vehicle code book:
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met:
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section
26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's
front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in
his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed
physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from
the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession
a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist
certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not
be used during darkness.
That means you can't legally tint your side windows unless you have a medical condition.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Station
[B]
This is exactly what the cops want you to believe. I recently got a citation for this (it was total BS) and did a little research. I beat the ticket and got to keep my tint by using this....found straight from the CA vehicle code book:
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met: