My cars going to get tint installed tomorrow. Im currently in MD and I was going to get 35%. After having to jump through hoops to pass inspection, Im worried that my inspector will make me take it off next year. Can any of you guys tell me if you can get away with 35% tint? Can you recommend a place to get your car inspected where they wont fail it over the smallest infraction? I dont want to pay for tint if Im just going to have to rip it off next year. Advice would be greatly appreciated.
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Ford Mustang GT (Sold)
2006 Honda CBR 600rr (Sold)
No its registered in VA where we are in the process of moving. Im just curious how strict VA is about tint. I mean 35% isnt exactly limo tint :? Should I just be safe and get 50%? What do you guys have?
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Ford Mustang GT (Sold)
2006 Honda CBR 600rr (Sold)
Or you could look up the legal limit in Va?
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Its 50% but I was curious from people who live in VA how strict they are about tint. If im going to get hassled, Ill just have to suck it up and go with 50%
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Ford Mustang GT (Sold)
2006 Honda CBR 600rr (Sold)
I used to have 35% in the rear and 50% on my fronts in my old WRX and I was never hassled... I thought that was the legal limit in VA for the front and rear. My STi was 20 all around I think and I didn't get hassled with that either. Tint it how you want and find an inspector who doesn't care. Inspections were the least of my car worries when I was in VA :lol:
Posting in the banalist of threads since 2004
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
i have 35% all the way around ('cept for windshield of course) on the hatch and i haven't had any troubles.
94 Civic VX 92HP!!
1992 Ranger Sport
Legal limit in VA is 50 sides 35 rear.
I just got the legal limit and it sucked. Go for the 35 all around, my friend has that on his mustang and has passed inspection twice
2005 lotus elise
Got the 35 all the way around. Still isnt dark enough for me but I dont want to give the police any more of a reason to pull me over. (and find my smoked headlights/ o/r exhaust). That could be a pretty ticket. Anyways, time to start saving for FI. Thanks again for all the advice
After the 4th try I finally passed inspection. Took me 3 different shops, $100+ in gas, one failed inspection sticker $16, and one passed sticker $16. A bit costly when you make 8.50 an hour
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Ford Mustang GT (Sold)
2006 Honda CBR 600rr (Sold)
ummm, forced induction? Dave, despite the turbo diesel, you've been in b00st withdrawl too long...
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
god dammit :holds head in shame:
In Va the inspection station CANNOT fail you car for tint no matter how dark it is. You can have limo black tint they can't fail you. But you can get a ticket with dark tint. I know this because the inspection station I send cars to just went through an ordeal over tint and the cop that moniters his inspections told him he can only fail tinted windows if it is cloudy or has logos or lines or such in it. Plain tint in good order passes VA inspection no matter how dark it is.
98' Dodge Durango 5.9L (My dd/Hunting truck)
84' Chevrolet MCSS (Project MCSS)
93' Eclipse GSX (wtf was I thinking)
05' Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife's car)
