Who has tinted their windshield???
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 35
From: Mission Viejo, CA
Wow living in cali must suck 
So many damn rules.
My entire car is tinted 15% except the windshield which is 70%. Cops have better things to do here than pull people over for tint. I've had all my cars windows tinted really dark and had the windshield with a light tint and have never been ticketed. Its a necessity down here. I just did the windshield to block out the UV's and keep my car cooler in the summer. Looks a tad bit darker but you still can't tell its there. Looks stock.
So many damn rules.My entire car is tinted 15% except the windshield which is 70%. Cops have better things to do here than pull people over for tint. I've had all my cars windows tinted really dark and had the windshield with a light tint and have never been ticketed. Its a necessity down here. I just did the windshield to block out the UV's and keep my car cooler in the summer. Looks a tad bit darker but you still can't tell its there. Looks stock.
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 212
From: Ft. Campbell, KY
Cali is G@Y for that POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
15% on all but the front
35% on the front
Last edited by Blackout; Apr 21, 2009 at 09:28 PM.
That's cause the Cali budget is so in the negative, they'll make up crazy laws to make back some money.
You can't do much without getting hassled and/or fined about something. All for the love of money...
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 200
From: NSW, Australia
All those thinking "it's OK, the cops won't hassle you"; if you break your car your insurance company will let you keep both pieces if you have illegal tint.
Plus your Fit has UV resistant glass already, and air conditioning. If you park outdoors in summer put a shade across the windscreen.
You don't think it's because they regard being able to see where you are going to be somewhat important? (I'm talking night time here. One of Ralph Nader's big beefs in <i>Unsafe at Any Speed</i> was the use of factory tint in windshields making it hard to see at night time.
All those thinking "it's OK, the cops won't hassle you"; if you break your car your insurance company will let you keep both pieces if you have illegal tint.
Plus your Fit has UV resistant glass already, and air conditioning. If you park outdoors in summer put a shade across the windscreen.
All those thinking "it's OK, the cops won't hassle you"; if you break your car your insurance company will let you keep both pieces if you have illegal tint.
Plus your Fit has UV resistant glass already, and air conditioning. If you park outdoors in summer put a shade across the windscreen.
If ur car is too hot to drive after parking for too long, just opemn up all the windows, have teh AC Blasting, then in 3-5 mins, ur car will be cool enough~
Save the money on tint for otehr aftermarket stuff imo - tint dun add HP anyway =P
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 212
From: Ft. Campbell, KY
ok the one good thing about cali, governator, but with there outrageous car laws cali is damn near a dictatorship but thats my opinion witch by cali laws might just in fact cause cancer
Just don't do it if you live in California. It's one less ticket you can get and one less reason for a police officer to pull you over. It's also for their safety. Imagine if you were or police officer and walking up to a car not being able to see into it as you walk up. WHen you get to the window and it's rolled down there is a gun in your face.
That wouldn't be fun would it?
I'm not saying these laws are good but they are there for a reason. I'm not saying that these laws will get you noticed by the police or pulled over but if you do get pulled over, and you would have gotten off, it gives them a valid reason to ticket you.
This is why I'm not doing any engine mods and don't have HID's. I'd rather put that money that goes to paying stupid fix-it tickets towards something useful. Like a downpayment on a house.
That wouldn't be fun would it?
I'm not saying these laws are good but they are there for a reason. I'm not saying that these laws will get you noticed by the police or pulled over but if you do get pulled over, and you would have gotten off, it gives them a valid reason to ticket you.
This is why I'm not doing any engine mods and don't have HID's. I'd rather put that money that goes to paying stupid fix-it tickets towards something useful. Like a downpayment on a house.
Houses are getting cheap. My friend just bought a two bed/2 bath condo for $158k and with FHA he only had to put $6k down.
If you're serious about a house every penny counts. Those $25 dollar fix-it tickets, plus the cost of the mod, plus the cost to put the car back to stock means you're one step farther from that down payment.
If you're serious about a house every penny counts. Those $25 dollar fix-it tickets, plus the cost of the mod, plus the cost to put the car back to stock means you're one step farther from that down payment.
what does running the a/c have to do with anything? where did you get this "information"?
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 354
From: Bay Area
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/25/california-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-banning-black-cars/
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=california+black+cars
running a/c uses more gas. making the vehicle less fuel efficient.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/25/california-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-banning-black-cars/
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=california+black+cars
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/25/california-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-banning-black-cars/
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=california+black+cars
Well, at least there will be less cars that look dirty. I always did want a Matte Black car though...