whats the law on car tinting window?

Question

can u tint both of the front window in california?

Answer 1

no you cannot tint the windshield or drivers window and the front passenger window at all,rear windows are fair game



the law varies from state to state

Answer 2

If you have an open window, then 100% of light is let into the car, and 0% is blocked. If you had a brick wall for a window, then 0% is let into the car, and 100% is blocked. (Also, you would have difficulty opening and closing the doors, because of the weight of the bricks.) A closed, untinted window lets slightly less than 100% of the light into the car and blocks slightly more than 0%. You cannot "get a tint that is 77% dark and only lets in 33% of the light" or "get a tint that is 33% dark and it lets in 77% of the light", not because of the law, but because of the math. 77%+33%=110%. For the front side windows, you may get a tint that is 67% dark and only lets in 33% of the light, if it does not reflect more than 35% of the light. This means that, if it is only letting 33% of the light into the car, it would have to absorb 32% of the light, which would make the window get hot. If you do this, then it may be illegal to drive the car in other states that do not allow this.

Answer 3

first of all, please go back to school and take some English classes, such as a composition course and a grammer/spelling course. Only then will you come to realize that your question as presented here, makes no sense whatsoever.

However, if one were to use a bit of logical reasoning, one may assume you wish to ask if it is legal in the state of California to tint the two front windows (driver's side and passenger's side). Under the following assumption: that the front windsheild is not tinted at all, then one can provide you with the following response to your poorly phrased question....



26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.



(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows. ...



(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.

Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.

Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.

Transparent Materials



26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 26708.



(b) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and (2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those standards for the particular type of glass used.

Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.



(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:



(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.



(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.



(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.



(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.



Hope this helps.

Answer 4

You can have the tint as dark as 20% on the front side and rear windows. No limit on the back side windows. Windshield can't have any darker than 65%.

Answer 5

In conclusion, to install on front side windows in California, the film must be,



1. clear, colorless and transparent material.

2. minimum VLT is 88%, which it means 12% of tinting.

3. if the front windows are already tinted from the factory, VLT combinined with the flim and windows must be minimum 70%, which it means 30% of tinting.



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