zachw1036

My windows are scratched from going up and down in my 2000 TA. (From what I know its a common problem with the f-body.) If i put tint on them will I have to worry about it being scratched off or messed up becasue of the scratch marks? Also anyone have a website link showing whats legal tint from state to state and some examples of what different percentages of tint look like. This would help me a lot. Thanks.

s3gulit

I'll post some pics of the all around 15% i have on my car right now...#1 thing to do is make sure you don't have the window rollers or guards on...when i upload pics tonight ill show you why, lol.

Dave

zachw1036

ok that would help a lot thanks man.

woody80z28

My Beretta with 15% on all 5 windows. FYI I got pulled over and had to rip the tint off the front two a couple weeks ago. 70% transparent is whats legal in NY.

PipesTA

Here's 15% on my T/A.

Click here

PipesTA

I found this link with window tint laws and what % you can use in your states.

http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

zachw1036

Wow thanks guys. 15% looks like what I want. It says ohio is 50% for front side windows. I have no idea what that means. Does that mean 15% is cool?

PipesTA

I believe so. I would say just go ahead and do it. Depends on how strict they are in your area. In IL we can't have the front windows tinted but in the past 8 years of driving, all of my windows have been tinted on every vehicle I've owned and I haven't got stopped. I honestly wouldn't be to concerned about the police IMO.

Fast Orange

the percentage the amount of visibility that you can see throught the tint.. so 50% would mean you have 50% visibility through the glass..

zachw1036

So whats the 15 percent mean? It tints it 15% so you can see through 85%?

Drumhawk

Those nasty scratch marks are caused from dirt, grit or tiny pebbles caught between the window and weather stripping. Do the tint and if you don't like it just remove it.

Lower

No. The % is light transmission through the film. Low % is darker -high % is lighter.

Fast Orange

so there for 15% would mean you only have about 15% visisblity or light transmission through the film.. guess they mean about the same thing..lol..

meissen

50% is like factory tint, really light. Limo tint is like 5% or 0%, can't remember which. 15% is dark, you can just barely see through it (in a camaro atleast, since there's not a lot of places for light to come in). I did limo on the hatch and 35% on the sides of my Camaro, any tint on the sides of the front window here in MI is technically illegal but as long as they can see in it's ok.

Lower

Ah, yes. But you had picked 50% in your example which was a poor choice. So then zachw1036 replied with:

"So whats the 15 percent mean? It tints it 15% so you can see through 85%?"

Which is the opposite of the way it works. 15% means you only get 15% light transmission. Simply put, lower % equals darker tint.