Ticket for Tint

328 driver · 10-19-2007, 03:01 PM

I'm just curious, for those of you who have gotten a ticket for window tint, was it during daylight or at night?

I have 35% Formula 1 pinnacle all around(except windshield) on an AW 328i with black interior. Sometimes, it looks like limo tint.

I have 50% tint on my Maxima and got a ticket around noon time on an overcast day. And yes, it was CHP, not local police. I hear they are more likely to give a tint ticket than local police, who have other crimes to worry about.

stooken · 10-19-2007, 03:19 PM

i think most cops will let you slide if it the tint isnt too dark. with 35% they can still see you when the sun is out.

on overcast days or night time, i just play it safe and roll down my windows when i see a cop. i have 35% all around too.

lyjw88 · 10-19-2007, 03:37 PM

rolling down your windows. that's real smart!!

Mrbojangles · 10-19-2007, 03:41 PM

I got my ticket during the night.. my windows were rolled down to.. but it was my exhaust that grabbed his attention

GreekMaverick · 10-19-2007, 03:46 PM

I got 30% on the front sides, 15% on the rear passenger sides and rear....Police officer came up to me @ a Dunkin Donuts?????? and asked me if i could slightly roll my windows down to meter them, I did so and then he said they looked too dark. I am in FL....30% is the min. Legal for the drivers and passengers side and the rest can be as low as 15%. Good luck with your own.

normtrum · 10-19-2007, 04:10 PM

I've always wondered....if you live in a state that has say...a 35% tint law, and people who have the tints are proned to getting pulled over, why don't you just carry your receipt from the tinting shop that says you have 35%? I mean, I know nothing about tints at all, I'm just now starting to look into it. Would something like that help? Or maybe they don't even list on the receipt what % it is.

robbie211 · 10-19-2007, 04:10 PM

15% all around and got pulled over at night.

XYR03 · 10-19-2007, 04:40 PM

got a ticket last sat at 9 in the morning for tint and speeding. I have 35% all around but they said it was 27% and they pulled me over for going 79/65 on 95. He didn't like me very much.

doc1911 · 10-19-2007, 04:51 PM

They should not be able to give you a ticket unless the cop actually measures your tint. Just saying that your tint looks too dark is BS, especially if you know what tint you have and it is in the law. The ticket is going to have to reflect the reason you are being cited, not jsy "because". If not yo have a good argument in court.

just4kickz · 10-19-2007, 07:27 PM

never had any problems with cops with 30% all around. pretty light but dark enough on darker days yada

pacman · 10-19-2007, 07:39 PM

i have 35% tint all over too... i drive with the sun roof up (not open) so that there is a little more light in the car

stooken · 10-20-2007, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyjw88

rolling down your windows. that's real smart!!

of course it is. thats why i do it.

aapriadi · 10-20-2007, 11:13 PM

one fvckin asshole (aka popo) came out of no where and started following me the moment he saw me....within 2 mins, pulled me over in the middle of rush hour traffic on a 2 lane way.....i had mine @ 30% all around, got the sh1tty $110 ticket this past thursday and the legal tint in OH is 50%
what a load of sh1t....a speeding ticket, which endangers lives, costs $130...a tint ticket 110 and not having a front license plate is 80
stupid law, stupid state and oh yeah FVCK THE TRAFFIC POLICE! instead of pulling me over, he could have helped the traffic doh...of course this dumbo had to make it worse for everyone

keysopendoors · 10-21-2007, 06:34 PM

i got pulled over during the day, by CHP as well. Ive been pulled over by local sheriffs for speeding and they never said a thing about tint (or no front plate for that matter). But I've been pulled over twice by CHP simply for tint and no front plate (no other violations were cited).

The officer never metered my windows, but they were 15% front and 5% rear so its obvious they were too dark. Also california law states that the driver and passenger front windows cannot be tinted at all.

328 driver · 10-22-2007, 04:42 AM

Hey Keysopensdoors,

I see you are in Southern California as well. Where were you when you were pulled over by CHP? 2 CHP cars followed me into a parking, but they went into Starbucks. Even though I'm not doing anything wrong, I always get nervous when I see them. Well, the tinted windows on the front doors are not legal, but it's not like I'm robbing a bank or driving 100mph.

10-19-2007, 03:01 PM	#1
328 driver New Member 8 Rep 29 Posts Drives: Alpine White 328i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	Ticket for Tint - Day or Night? I'm just curious, for those of you who have gotten a ticket for window tint, was it during daylight or at night? I have 35% Formula 1 pinnacle all around(except windshield) on an AW 328i with black interior. Sometimes, it looks like limo tint. I have 50% tint on my Maxima and got a ticket around noon time on an overcast day. And yes, it was CHP, not local police. I hear they are more likely to give a tint ticket than local police, who have other crimes to worry about.
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10-19-2007, 03:19 PM	#2
stooken Brigadier General 192 Rep 4,243 Posts Drives: E70 X5 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NOR*CAL iTrader: (2)	i think most cops will let you slide if it the tint isnt too dark. with 35% they can still see you when the sun is out. on overcast days or night time, i just play it safe and roll down my windows when i see a cop. i have 35% all around too. __________________ 2010 E92 BSM 335i \| M-Sport \| ST Coils \| Linea Corse Lemans \| Cobb AP \| BMS DCI \| Cyba Tips
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10-19-2007, 03:37 PM	#3
lyjw88 Major 242 Rep 1,414 Posts Drives: C63S & X3MC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (6)	rolling down your windows. that's real smart!!
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10-19-2007, 03:41 PM	#4
Mrbojangles Lieutenant 42 Rep 560 Posts Drives: BMW M3- Melbourne RED- Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LA... The Valley iTrader: (0)	I got my ticket during the night.. my windows were rolled down to.. but it was my exhaust that grabbed his attention
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10-19-2007, 03:46 PM	#5
GreekMaverick El Greco Capitan 328 Rep 1,051 Posts Drives: ///N54 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wellington, FL iTrader: (1)	I got 30% on the front sides, 15% on the rear passenger sides and rear....Police officer came up to me @ a Dunkin Donuts?????? and asked me if i could slightly roll my windows down to meter them, I did so and then he said they looked too dark. I am in FL....30% is the min. Legal for the drivers and passengers side and the rest can be as low as 15%. Good luck with your own.
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10-19-2007, 04:10 PM	#6
normtrum Colonel 52 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e46 330i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PNW iTrader: (1)	I've always wondered....if you live in a state that has say...a 35% tint law, and people who have the tints are proned to getting pulled over, why don't you just carry your receipt from the tinting shop that says you have 35%? I mean, I know nothing about tints at all, I'm just now starting to look into it. Would something like that help? Or maybe they don't even list on the receipt what % it is. __________________ 07 335i sedan \| Steptronic \| Black saphire \| Terra \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Cold Weather \| CA \| PDC \| Nav \| OEM Alarm
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10-19-2007, 04:10 PM	#7
robbie211 Captain 43 Rep 819 Posts Drives: E90 335i, E36 M3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: OC iTrader: (16) Garage List 2007 335i [6.76]	15% all around and got pulled over at night.
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10-19-2007, 04:40 PM	#8
XYR03 Lieutenant Colonel 134 Rep 1,673 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (6)	got a ticket last sat at 9 in the morning for tint and speeding. I have 35% all around but they said it was 27% and they pulled me over for going 79/65 on 95. He didn't like me very much. __________________ [SIGPIC]2015-Cayman S (Can't leave bimmerpost) 2009-E92 M3 2005-E46 M3 1998-E36 M3 2007-E92 328i[/SIGPIC]
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10-19-2007, 04:51 PM	#9
doc1911 First Lieutenant 52 Rep 361 Posts Drives: Sold my 335i and looking Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pinehurst, NC iTrader: (0)	They should not be able to give you a ticket unless the cop actually measures your tint. Just saying that your tint looks too dark is BS, especially if you know what tint you have and it is in the law. The ticket is going to have to reflect the reason you are being cited, not jsy "because". If not yo have a good argument in court.
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10-19-2007, 07:27 PM	#10
just4kickz boku no namae ha... 354 Rep 11,023 Posts Drives: 2006 BS 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S. Bay Area, CA + Newark, NJ + ChiCity + True Blue iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	never had any problems with cops with 30% all around. pretty light but dark enough on darker days yada __________________ looking for a PreLCI Black Sapphire e90 front bumper without license plate holes "Akimbo shotguns. Broken wrists anyone? And don't give me that 'it's just a game' bull**. Where the are my akimbo interventions then?! One scope on each eye mother**er!!"
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10-19-2007, 07:39 PM	#11
pacman Lieutenant Colonel 40 Rep 1,913 Posts Drives: 325i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area,CA iTrader: (4)	i have 35% tint all over too... i drive with the sun roof up (not open) so that there is a little more light in the car __________________
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10-20-2007, 11:13 PM	#13
aapriadi Colonel 213 Rep 2,068 Posts Drives: '13 F30 AW 320i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia iTrader: (10)	one fvckin asshole (aka popo) came out of no where and started following me the moment he saw me....within 2 mins, pulled me over in the middle of rush hour traffic on a 2 lane way.....i had mine @ 30% all around, got the sh1tty $110 ticket this past thursday and the legal tint in OH is 50% what a load of sh1t....a speeding ticket, which endangers lives, costs $130...a tint ticket 110 and not having a front license plate is 80 stupid law, stupid state and oh yeah FVCK THE TRAFFIC POLICE! instead of pulling me over, he could have helped the traffic doh...of course this dumbo had to make it worse for everyone __________________ mod = crack
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10-21-2007, 06:34 PM	#14
keysopendoors Captain 43 Rep 671 Posts Drives: E91 M Sport Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lex KY iTrader: (2)	i got pulled over during the day, by CHP as well. Ive been pulled over by local sheriffs for speeding and they never said a thing about tint (or no front plate for that matter). But I've been pulled over twice by CHP simply for tint and no front plate (no other violations were cited). The officer never metered my windows, but they were 15% front and 5% rear so its obvious they were too dark. Also california law states that the driver and passenger front windows cannot be tinted at all. __________________ 2011 328iT M-Sport - 6MT
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10-22-2007, 04:42 AM	#15
328 driver New Member 8 Rep 29 Posts Drives: Alpine White 328i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	Hey Keysopensdoors, I see you are in Southern California as well. Where were you when you were pulled over by CHP? 2 CHP cars followed me into a parking, but they went into Starbucks. Even though I'm not doing anything wrong, I always get nervous when I see them. Well, the tinted windows on the front doors are not legal, but it's not like I'm robbing a bank or driving 100mph.
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