Window Tint Heads Up

[BoDarville]

Been awhile since I did this but this is a heads up to you guys about things going on in local enforcement.

I warned everyone about a year ago Tint Meters were being purchased around the metro.

The meters cost between $125 and $200. The tickets under STO section 181 cost between $110 and $160 depending on what city you are in when you get stopped.

There are no exemptions for any window on your vehicle or even factory tint levels below 35%.

Be safe guys.

[Boorah]

I'm gonna be soooo pissed if I get a tint ticket.

[turbotuner20v]

glad I just went with 35% to not have to worry about this, thanks for the heads up

[roman.GSR]

Got one in smithville last summer, only charged me $50.

[TheWhiteDevil]

I thought that back windows it didnt matter in missouri? that front and winshield were the only things monitered

[Scooby24]

Wait, so if our OEM windows just happen to meter below 35%, we could get a ticket for that? Who makes this shit up?

[Boorah]

My car came with 20% all the way around, and I REALLY don't want to fk with it.

[stangs07zx10r]

Wait, so if our OEM windows just happen to meter below 35%, we could get a ticket for that? Who makes this shit up?
they can issue a ticket but it wont hold up in court... windows tinted from the factory are exempt from tint laws.

[Buford]

I thought the back of your car can be as dark as possible. The front has to be 15-20% at the most ?

[stangs07zx10r]

I thought the back of your car can be as dark as possible. The front has to be 15-20% at the most ?
in ks the driver and pass cant be darker then 35% and you cant go over the back factory tint. in mo the driver and pass cant be darker then 35% but the back can be as dark as you want.

[01SS346]

JOCO car Limo Tint *sigh* lol I bought it that way though haha

[Corners]

KS. As I read it, factory tint (where the glass is actually tinted, not just a film) is legal, as it does not fit the definition of a "sun screening device".

http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/008_017_0000_article/008_017_0049a_section/008_017_0049a_k/
8-1749a. One-way glass and sun screening devices; requirements; exceptions; penalties. (a) No motor vehicle required to be registered in this state and which is operated on the highways of this state shall be equipped with one-way glass or any sun screening device, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1749b, and amendments thereto, and used in conjunction with windshields, side wings, side windows or rear windows that do not meet the following requirements:
(1) A sun screening device when used in conjunction with the windshield shall be nonreflective and shall not be red, yellow or amber in color. A sun screening device shall be used only along the top of the windshield and shall not extend downward beyond the AS1 line which is clearly defined and marked;
(2) a sun screening device when used in conjunction with the side wings or side windows located at the immediate right and left of the driver, the side windows behind the driver and the rear most window shall be nonreflective; and
(3) the total light transmission shall not be less than 35% when a sun screening device is used in conjunction with other existing sun screening devices.
(b) Subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to a window of a law enforcement motor vehicle that is clearly identified as such by words or other symbols on the outside of the vehicle.
(c) The superintendent of the highway patrol may adopt such rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) This section shall not prohibit labels, stickers or other informational signs that are required or permitted by state law.
(e) No motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which is operated on the highways of this state shall be equipped with head lamps which are covered with any sun screening device, adhesive film or other glaze or application which, when such lamps are not in operation, is highly reflective or otherwise nontransparent.
(f) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.


http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/008_017_0000_article/008_017_0049b_section/008_017_0049b_k/
8-1749b. Sun screening devices; definitions. For the purpose of K.S.A. 8-1749a, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Sun screening devices" means a film material or device that is designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle safety glazing materials for reducing the effects of the sun;
(b) "light transmission" means the ratio of the amount of total light to pass through a product or material including any safety glazing material to the amount of the total light falling on the product or material and the glazing;
(c) "luminous reflectants" means the ratio of the amount of total light that is reflected outward by the product or material to the amount of the total light falling on the product or material;
(d) "nonreflective" means a product or material designed to absorb light rather than to reflect it.

[stangs07zx10r]

KS. As I read it, factory tint (where the glass is actually tinted, not just a film) is legal, as it does not fit the definition of a "sun screening device".

http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/008_017_0000_article/008_017_0049a_section/008_017_0049a_k/


http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/008_017_0000_article/008_017_0049b_section/008_017_0049b_k/ you are correct.

[ericsmith3232]

Old thread but which metro? I'm fucked if anyone in KS got the meters. Today I put 20% on the rear one of my cars since I did 20% on the other and it wasn't dark at all. My luck it looks like 5% I guess it's the way the windows are angled. Same tint even. I'm sticking to 35% on the fronts and rears maybe I'll squeak by.

[stangs07zx10r]

Old thread but which metro? I'm fucked if anyone in KS got the meters. Today I put 20% on the rear one of my cars since I did 20% on the other and it wasn't dark at all. My luck it looks like 5% I guess it's the way the windows are angled. Same tint even. I'm sticking to 35% on the fronts and rears maybe I'll squeak by.
almost all metro agencies have meters... ks state troopers have the clamp meter where they can test back windows.

[SuperSlowSilverado]

Probably one of the dumbest reasons to give out tickets since 99% of the time it isnt dangerous. Oh well.. taxes cant pay for everything :rolleyes:. Guess cops gotta be safe too.

[Shpongle]

I'm running 18% Suntek Carbon XP on all my windows, and have had zero problems. I have passed many cops who didn't even give me a second glance. So either they don't care or they focus on the type of car rather than the tint.

[AceTactics]

If a car comes from the factory with tint below 35% and you get a ticket, that is some bullshit :thumbsdown:. Just another way for them to suck some more money out of people. A lot of my friends have had tint tickets. All you have to do is find another car like yours that doesn't have tint and take a pic of it to show the courts. Shit works lol.

[stangs07zx10r]

If a car comes from the factory with tint below 35% and you get a ticket, that is some bullshit :thumbsdown:. Just another way for them to suck some more money out of people. A lot of my friends have had tint tickets. All you have to do is find another car like yours that doesn't have tint and take a pic of it to show the courts. Shit works lol.
no cars come with factory tint... only suv's...trucks... and mini vans do.... vehicles with factory tint are exempt from tint laws on the windows that are tinted from the factory.

[Yela]

no cars come with factory tint... only suv's...trucks... and mini vans do.... vehicles with factory tint are exempt from tint laws on the windows that are tinted from the factory.

bullshit!

[Ryan D]

I hear some states are now trying to enforce their tint laws on vehicles registered in a different state. Not sure on legality of that. I still remember when Mission PD pulled me over for tint (that was in the back and doubt it was less than 35%) then realized my temp tag was from Missouri and that he couldn't do anything. He was a prick about it.

[MymonteSS]

almost all metro agencies have meters... ks state troopers have the clamp meter where they can test back windows.

I had a walmart employee ask about my tint a couple weeks ago. He was jealous, because he said he had just gotten pulled over the other day by a state trooper, who made him peel his tint off. I actually knew State Troopers do that, cuz when he said "he made me peel it off", I asked "was it a state trooper?" He was a cool guy tho.

[stangs07zx10r]

bullshit!
prove me wrong...

[stangs07zx10r]

I hear some states are now trying to enforce their tint laws on vehicles registered in a different state. Not sure on legality of that. I still remember when Mission PD pulled me over for tint (that was in the back and doubt it was less than 35%) then realized my temp tag was from Missouri and that he couldn't do anything. He was a prick about it.technically you are breaking ks law if ur vehicle is darker then what the state allows.. even if ur registered in another state.. you are still breaking that states law.... its all about the $$$$$$

[06G35Coupe]

Is this illegal? I bought the car with this tint but the dealership didnt know what % it was.

http://just.razzi.me/photos/321288/8006c1c.jpg (http://razzi.me/p/321288)

[KissMyWhtSS]

Is this illegal? I bought the car with this tint but the dealership didnt know what % it was.

http://just.razzi.me/photos/321288/8006c1c.jpg (http://razzi.me/p/321288)May depend what state you are registered in, but it looks like 20% or darker so yes, it probably is.

I have 20% all the way around on my '04 Silverado, no problems so far.

[06G35Coupe]

May depend what state you are registered in, but it looks like 20% or darker so yes, it probably is.

I have 20% all the way around on my '04 Silverado, no problems so far.

its registered in kansas

[stangs07zx10r]

its registered in kansasits way darker then allowed by law... ks law is 35% on all windows but the windshield.... the city cops wont be much of an issue but expect kshipo to be dicks.

[06G35Coupe]

its way darker then allowed by law... ks law is 35% on all windows but the windshield.... the city cops wont be much of an issue but expect kshipo to be dicks.

I got pulled over a few nights ago lol. I told the cop I bought the car with the tint already on and he let me off with a warning. Im not taking the tint off for awhile though haha it looks to good on the car.

[grey89si]

If you have 20% on your windows I wouldnt even worry about being pulled over for tint. Ive ran 20% for years on a couple of my cars, got pulled over the other night for my tag light being out on my civic, and the st trooper didnt even mention tint.

Granted this may be something more exclusive to you folks in or closer around the kc metro area, and I was outside of emporia where my encounter occurred, but the only time Ive encountered tint trouble was when I was younger, a little more stubborn, and thought 5% tint was cool. I also got more than enough tickets for it that I also paid. Im also aware that the judgement call on this will differ from one cop to another, Ive been all over kc at least 2 dozen times with this vehicle though and havent even been tailed by one cop anywhere in the kc metro.

06G35, do you have a really dark interior color? I know from experience that will alter the appearance of how dark your tint is too..

[06G35Coupe]

If you have 20% on your windows I wouldnt even worry about being pulled over for tint. Ive ran 20% for years on a couple of my cars, got pulled over the other night for my tag light being out on my civic, and the st trooper didnt even mention tint.

Granted this may be something more exclusive to you folks in or closer around the kc metro area, and I was outside of emporia where my encounter occurred, but the only time Ive encountered tint trouble was when I was younger, a little more stubborn, and thought 5% tint was cool. I also got more than enough tickets for it that I also paid. Im also aware that the judgement call on this will differ from one cop to another, Ive been all over kc at least 2 dozen times with this vehicle though and havent even been tailed by one cop anywhere in the kc metro.

06G35, do you have a really dark interior color? I know from experience that will alter the appearance of how dark your tint is too..

Sorry for not replying sooner and yes I have black leather interior.

[DefiantSports!]

I was pulled over twice in my Accord for tint (Had 20% and black interior). Paid $97 for the first time, and i lucked out the second time. Cop didn't have his tint meter. It was in Olathe.

[Oxford03GT]

I guess I have 15. lol

I got stopped the other night at 11:45, for going 10 over, and was given a second ticket for window tint.

I bought the car with 15, in MO and it passed the inspection, kinda seems shitty that they didnt tell me when they inspected the car that the tint was illegal. :/

$105 in Mission Valley. :lol:

[BuddyLee]

Wrapping my car in 20% next week :cheers:

[snm95ls]

I guess I have 15. lol

I got stopped the other night at 11:45, for going 10 over, and was given a second ticket for window tint.

I bought the car with 15, in MO and it passed the inspection, kinda seems shitty that they didnt tell me when they inspected the car that the tint was illegal. :/

$105 in Mission Valley. :lol:

That is not part of an MVI last I recall.

Just an FYI.

[ssaarraa]

That is not part of an MVI last I recall.

Just an FYI.

Correct cars can pass an MVI now even if the tint is illegal.

[snm95ls]

Correct cars can pass an MVI now even if the tint is illegal.

I know when I had my MVI license, we never had access to a meter, nor were we instructed to judge whether tint was "legal."



Where the hell have you been hiding?

:smile: