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Originally posted by Pinseekers:
Shaun
It is not the visibility of the driver that makes a tint legal or not. It is the visibilty of the officer that makes it legal or not. The principal of light refraction is at work here. The side of any glass with the most light acts like a mirror and it is very difficult to see in. You can see out but they can't see in. Basically, anything not "factory tint" is ILLEGAL in California!
And it is not a secondary ticket. They can pull you over just for that reason!
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That's not exactly true. California makes no designation of factory or third party tinting. It does, however, state that one cannot affix any material to the windshield, side, or rear windows. What does this mean?
You may have a tinted side windows, and even the windshield may be tinted. However, it must be tinted glass, not applied tint material. Furthermore, it must allow 70% of the light to pass through.
Your rear-side windows and rear window are exempt from the above limitation, provided that you have both left and right side-view mirrors.
No applied tinting is legal on your front-side windows or windshield. You may use a pull-down shade on your side windows, provided you carry a doctor's authorization to use one.
The only legal way to tint your windshield or front-side windows is to have yours removed, and replaced with tinted glass.
Jon Furst
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