» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 12-11-2007, 06:36 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 20 | A simple yet stupid question to clarify I have 30% window tinting on my front 2 windows. I got a ticket for them a few weeks ago. Now, my question is does 30% mean that it is 30% dark and allows 70% light through or does it mean that it only lets 30% of light through and blocks 70%? If it is 30% dark and allows 70% light through my tint is legal in PA... Help, please! Thanks | | | 12-11-2007, 06:42 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | if this helps ... the lower percent the darker the tint. so it would judge by the amount of light let in. 10% limo tint lets very little light in. so i would say your legal limit in PA would be 70% tint. and your tint only allows 30% light in __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 12-11-2007, 07:50 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | the percentage is the light blocked, my 5% tint blocks 95% of the light that hits it | | | 12-11-2007, 08:41 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 20 | Thank you. I am taking the ticket to court because I am pretty sure my tint is legal. I just didn't want to be wrong and show up in court and look stupid if the cop decides to show up. The percentage is the light blocked. That is what I thought. | | | 12-11-2007, 08:46 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 | The percentage is the light that is allowed in from what I read here just now. Your 30% tint blocks %70 of the light. | | | 12-11-2007, 08:54 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | Quote: Originally Posted by dkerchner Thank you. I am taking the ticket to court because I am pretty sure my tint is legal. I just didn't want to be wrong and show up in court and look stupid if the cop decides to show up. The percentage is the light blocked. That is what I thought. | Quote: Originally Posted by Ji Money The percentage is the light that is allowed in from what I read here just now. Your 30% tint blocks %70 of the light. | your tint is illegal you can have 70% tint allowed in PA and you have 30% your tint allows 30 perscent of light in the legal limit says you have to allow 70 percent in __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 12-11-2007, 09:26 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreek the percentage is the light blocked, my 5% tint blocks 95% of the light that hits it | The latter part is right. Your 5% tint allows 5% light transmission, which is how tint is graded. If it were the light blocked, you'd have 95% tint. Capisce? __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 12-11-2007, 10:49 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 51 | No tint is legal in PA, unless its from the manufacturer. | | | 12-11-2007, 11:34 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Quote: Originally Posted by tybate No tint is legal in PA, unless its from the manufacturer. | Maybe if you're talking about the windshield, but up to 70%VLT tint is legal on passenger cars/trucks. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 12-12-2007, 01:15 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 12-12-2007, 01:36 AM | #11 | Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 51 | I once had a cop show me in his "handbook" where its says that in Pennsylvania motor vehicles must have - " No exterior modifications". I wanted to die. Maybe it's just a county law?? I've never heard anyone fight a tint ticket and win. I would just pay the $106.50 and move on. Where do you live dkerchner? I never see cars with tint in western PA. | | | 12-12-2007, 01:51 AM | #12 | Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 51 | Alright, I'm thinking that in PA you have to be exempt from the sun screening law to have tint. This means you have to send in a form and a panel reviews your situation and either grants or disapproves your application. If you are approved, they give you a sticker. This sticker must be placed between the glass and the tint. http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotfor...ets/fs-sun.pdf http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotfor...rms/mv-402.pdf Does this make sense? or am I retarded? | | | 12-13-2007, 08:21 AM | #13 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 20 | Alrighty... I should take it off before I go to court because I was told they would cut me a break. I live around Pittsburgh... | | | 12-13-2007, 02:20 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | yeah if you show them pictures of it. make sure to bring a few pictures, with your license plate in one of the pictures. when i get fix it tickets i have used the nice little photoshop program to "fix" my vehicle __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 12-13-2007, 08:06 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget when i get fix it tickets i have used the nice little photoshop program to "fix" my vehicle | yeah I use photoshop to customize | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |