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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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Hi, I was looking at the tinting laws and in Maryland its only 35% light minimum must pass through. Well we all know 35% won't really satisfy most people's needs. For those in states with tinting laws around the same, do you have a darker tint and have you ever been pulled over for it? I want to go as low as 20% but than again I don't really wanna get in trouble but I doubt a cop would pull me over for too dark of a tint. I dunno, some of these laws are just weird.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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from what i have seen, MOST cops wont ticket you for 20% tint, but then again there are some ***** cops out there. we had 5% on our vette and never had a problem with it, but it wasnt a DD. if they pull you over for speeding or something then they might go ahead and give you a ticket for tint too though.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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I dunno.... in MO it is the same... but some of my friends have had to pull theres off right there for being too dark...
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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what you do is 35 on 1 side then somemore on the other side and
it not really illegal it doesnt say anything about layering tint
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Skitso, that won't pass the light test.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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i started tinting my rear windshield and it took a lot longer than i expected and i'm not quite finish removing the bubbles. it's real dark now, is it possible to peel off the tint tommorow re-wet and reseal everything like nothing happened or will the drying make it impossible or horrible totry tommorow?
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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if u let it dry, the glue will dry...itll stick to the glass. You may be able to let it go until tomorrow, ive never tried it.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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in md, cops arent allowed to pull you over for just tint. i think 20 is the perfect number if you dont wanna be bothered much but still have it pretty dark
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Here in Jersey, you usually won't get pulled over just for an inappropriate tint job. But once you get pulled over, all bets are off.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Here in Jersey, you usually won't get pulled over just for an inappropriate tint job. But once you get pulled over, all bets are off.
Haha, that depends on how the cop is feeling that day. Its really a toss-up.



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