Good morning, Does anyone tint thier windows, or is that frowned upon. I really like the look of it, but i dont want to be some kind of outcast while driving around Let me know what most people think of it. Im not trying to restore or anything, just have something to play with. David
Like Doug said, do what you want - it is your car. However, keep in mind that if you have any scratches on any of the glass that will be tinted that it will show up even more against the tint.
If it is too dark In North Carolina it will get you stopped and ticketed. I would check the laws of your particular state. Also if you are legal in yor home state and drive it into another state with a tint restriction statute you can be stopped and ticketed: NC Gen. Stat. 20-127 (b) and (d) " Window Tinting Restrictions. -- A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area shall comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Provided, however, an untinted clear film which does not obstruct vision but which reduces or eliminates ultraviolet radiation from entering a vehicle may be applied to the windshield. Any other window of the vehicle may be tinted in accordance with the following restrictions: (1) The total light transmission of the tinted window shall be at least thirty-five percent (35%). A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction. (2) The light reflectance of the tinted window shall be twenty percent (20%) or less. d) Violations. -- A person who does any of the following commits a misdemeanor of the class set in G.S. 20-176: (2) Drives on a highway or a public vehicular area a vehicle that has a window that does not meet the window tinting restrictions set in this section." TRAFFIC STOP FOR VIOLATION OF WINDSHIELD TINTING RESTRICTIONS. --The winshield-tinting restrictions are not subject to any exception for vehicles registered in other states, and it is immaterial whether a defendant's windows were tinted in compliance with Florida law; thus, a deputy had the right to stop a vehicle where he reasonably suspected that defendant violated this section. State v. Schiffer, 132 N.C. App. 22, 510 S.E.2d 165 (1999).
