laz Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Today as I was entering the Midtown tunnel I got stopped for my tints. They measured my tint and gave me a $60 ticket for it. I read on different websites and it says that legal tint on front windows in NYC is 70%. The cop wrote 70% tints on the ticket. Anyone else know anything about this? Is 70% legal or what? Oh yeah, ny morning commute sucked. I usually do not drive into work, but I had to today, and my normal route over teh BQE was completely backed due to an accident. So I was late, with a ticket. Thanks, X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 So by more than it mean that 70% is not cool? So much BS! I think I'll just end up paying it and not waste more time. Thing is that I had tint on all my cars for more than 10 years, and this is the first ticket I have gotten! I should play the lotto today or something! X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox06LegacyGT Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 70% !!! thats ridiculous...thats not even dark enough to be considered "tint" Im glad I dont live in NY Sorry to hear about your ticket tho...it could be a lot worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyalla Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Funny thing is we have NY'ers who happen to have out-of-state plates that are driving around with very dark tints and they NEVER get hassled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhsa Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 they can't enforce NY vehicle requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 huh? PA has different laws. This is a FixIt ticket according to NY laws. Get it? X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLU24 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 when i was younger and used to cruise the popular strips i actually had a cop detain me and hold my license til i peeled off my front tints with my fingernails on the side of the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 not sure what you mean. If you get stopped enough times for having tinted windows and don't fix them, believe me it will have reprecussions to one's license status. It means that if a car has out of state plates then NY Cops can't enforce other states laws, even if they are equal to NYS. A fixit ticket is not like a speeding ticket in that you are breaking a law in NYS. Your car can be legal in a different state with tints. I need to have a special James Bond plate holder that can change plates on the fly! This is my forst tint ticket, and I think I am good for another 10 years! X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 when i was younger and used to cruise the popular strips i actually had a cop detain me and hold my license til i peeled off my front tints with my fingernails on the side of the road Nice! That is what I call a PUNK!!! The ticket says that in order to dismiss it an authorized work form needs to be mailed with the ticket. Also it needs to be dated no more than one day after the ticket was issued. I got another ticket for a bown lightbulb and I just showed a receipt and got it dismissed. X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLU24 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 ive gotten plenty of tint tickets i dont think theyre fix it tickets- i just pay them and move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Yup, the price for having tints I guess. X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Heights & I have had this discussion before. To me, 70% light means 30% tint. Heights believes it's the opposite. I'm sure I'm due for one of these tickets soon enough. I've got 20% all around. "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyglock Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 They are low on ticket quote, look at the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox06LegacyGT Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Heights & I have had this discussion before. To me, 70% light means 30% tint. Heights believes it's the opposite. I'm sure I'm due for one of these tickets soon enough. I've got 20% all around. thats what I thought at first as well, but every other state it is listed at (ex.) 35% where-as NY is listed at 70%. Leads me to believe that 70% is the darkest you can go (which is no where near dark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLU24 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 a stock clear window is like 70something% visibility so basically NYS allows no tint on the front windows ex: i have 20% (medium) tint on my windows meaning theres 20% visibility..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 RI is the same way. they allow 70% also, which is practically nothing. :offtopic:but i have a question. why do people say tints instead of tint? ex. people say ~ I got a ticket for my tints. instead of ~ I got a ticket for my tint. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 ^^^ multiple windows tinted?? X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 i always assumed tint was already plural. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMouseGT Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Been pulled over near my house for tints. $90 ticket. He measured my 20% tints to be 14 with the device thingy . The NY law is no tints at unless it is from the factory, ie back windshields on SUVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCBRED Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 NY law states 75% (factory) of light transmission thru front windows...you can go limo in the back windows as long as you have two outside mirrors.....no tint is legal on front windshield at all... I have 20% all around and wouldnt do it any other way.....I also have a doctor's note for tint (tint prescription basically) and that gets me out of ALL tickets but then again, I'm almost as white as a ghost and I sun burn very easily which would make up my reasoning for tint (that and I don't want ppl seeing what I do in my car when I'm in it) lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeberbs Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 untinted factory glass will read 70% light transmission on most meters so by the law stating 70% is legal...they mean no additional tint on the fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisan Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 NY law states 75% (factory) of light transmission thru front windows...you can go limo in the back windows as long as you have two outside mirrors.....no tint is legal on front windshield at all... I have 20% all around and wouldnt do it any other way.....I also have a doctor's note for tint (tint prescription basically) and that gets me out of ALL tickets but then again, I'm almost as white as a ghost and I sun burn very easily which would make up my reasoning for tint (that and I don't want ppl seeing what I do in my car when I'm in it) lol... In NYS you actually get your registration changed via a form. You also don't have to have the doctor's note for yourself, you can have it for "someone who regularly rides in your car" -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL GaTo Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Here is section of the NYS tint law.... Chapter 775, Title III, Article 9, Section 375, Subdivision 12-16 (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield; or (2) the sidewings or side windows of which on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or (3) if it is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible and any rear side window has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or (4) the rear window of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent. A rear window may have a light transmittance of less than seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic behind such vehicle. "Remember..."MODDING is a HOBBY:icon_bigg, not a BAAAD HABIT";) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subedup07 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 From a judge mouth to my ears using ignorance is not an excuse knowing what you have on your car and traveling through states you must infact are requirted to know and respect that state's laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 don't tell Coxx, he doesnt actually believe that this is really a law. I still say you guys got it backwards but whatever, I don't care what the law is "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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