Ok ok ok, i know people are prolly tired of these kind of questions. I live in cambria county pa, and im thinking about tinting my windows. I was wondering if i could get away with 35% tint. My friend with a mustang has 20% and so does my other friend with a z24. They havent got any fines yet but i dont wanna get caught with that dark of a tint.... thanks for any replies...




2001 cavalier cavalier2240

you would be better of in the regional forum w/ this. basically you wont get bothered unless the cop wants to be a dick to you. not many cops really care about tint and wont really do anything. there are towns though that are strict and will fine you though. basically its your call.

35% isnt dark at all...you should be good to go...my wife has 20% on her car and no problems as of yet...

any tint on your front windows in pa is illegal i believe...

hasnt stopped to many people yet...

In most states the drivers side, passenger side and rear window must be at least 35%, but the two backseat windows are able to be tinted to any shade. (i.e- 5 Most states will fine you if your windsheild is tinted any degree.
A buddy of mine had a range rover with 10% all the way around including his windsheild and after a few tickets the cop handed him a razor blade and made him strip it himself. i believe it was the same cop he had problems with before.

tint laws are different from cars to trucks to suvs. whatever applies to a truck might not apply to a car (ie in pa a trucks back window can be double zero limo tint where as a car cant). honestly like i said if you get 35% you'll be fine unless the cop wants to be a dick. also in pa you can have your front windshield tinted. check your windshield along the sides and you'll see a marker that says AB with an arrow above it. thats the lowest you can go when tinting the front windshield

Why dont you check out your local/ state laws... That would be a tough concept wouldn't it?

[quote=ßãggéÐÇåv98 (Ûñqùðtäߣè Øñé)]you would be better of in the regional forum w/ this. basically you wont get bothered unless the cop wants to be a dick to you. not many cops really care about tint and wont really do anything. there are towns though that are strict and will fine you though. basically its your call.

agreed...stick it in regional.




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Thanks for the help guys. Sorry, i should have posted it in the regional.

Thanks again


2001 cavalier cavalier2240

i live in somerset and go to upj so i spend a lot of time in cambria county. i have 5% and haven't been bothered yet. not to say it won't happen because im sure its only a matter of time.

i have 5% on top of 20% in charlotte area and no one has bothered me ... KNock on wood

Mike Brock wrote:Below is from one of my previous posts. In summary, you can have ANY tint you want as long as you can see into either the windshield or front door windows. No percentages are given.

Mike Brock wrote:Unless a law was passed recently which I haven't read about, you are allowed to have any tint you want in Pennsylvania if you can see in through either the front door windows or the winshield.

Quote:

§ 4524. Windshield obstructions and wipers.
(a) Obstruction on front windshield.--No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield which materially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway except an inspection certificate, sticker identification sign on a mass transit vehicle or other officially required sticker and no person shall drive any motor vehicle with any ice or snow on the front windshield which materially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.

(b) Obstruction on side and rear windows.--No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material, including ice or snow, upon the side wings or side or rear windows of the vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway. The placement of a registration permit upon the side or rear window of a vehicle shall not be considered a material obstruction.

(c) Other obstruction.--No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material hung from the inside rearview mirror or otherwise hung, placed or attached in such a position as to materially obstruct, obscure or impair the driver's vision through the front windshield or any manner as to constitute a safety hazard.

(d) Windshield wiper systems.--The windshield on every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or special mobile equipment shall be equipped with a wiper system capable of cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, and so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

(e) Sun screening and other materials prohibited.--

No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sun screening device or other material which does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle through the windshield, side wing or side window of the vehicle.
This subsection does not apply to:
A vehicle which is equipped with tinted windows of the type and specification that were installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle or to any hearse, ambulance, government vehicle or any other vehicle for which a currently valid certificate of exemption has been issued in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.
A vehicle which is equipped with tinted windows, sun screening devices or other materials which comply with all applicable Federal regulations and for which a currently valid certificate of exemption for medical reasons has been issued in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.
A certificate of exemption shall be issued by the department for a vehicle which is:
Registered in this Commonwealth on the effective date of this subsection and is equipped with a sun screening device or other material prohibited under paragraph (1) on the effective date.
Equipped with tinted windows, sun screening devices or other materials for a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sun screening material which would be of a light transmittance or luminous reflectance in violation of this section.
(A) A certificate of exemption for medical reasons shall be issued only if the owner or registrant of the vehicle, or a person residing in the household of the owner or registrant who regularly drives or is driven in the vehicle, suffers from a physical condition determined by the department, in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board, to justify the exemption.
(B) Any person requesting an exemption for medical reasons shall have his physical condition certified to the department by a licensed physician or optometrist.
A certificate of exemption issued under this subsection shall be carried in the vehicle and displayed on request of a police officer.
Upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle to any person who does not qualify under paragraph (2)(ii), the exemption shall be null and void. Prior to the sale or transfer of an exempt vehicle, it shall be the sole responsibility of the owner or seller of a formerly exempt vehicle to remove all sun screening or other materials from the vehicle. At the time of the sale or transfer of a formerly exempt vehicle, the owner shall remove and destroy the certificate of exemption for physical reasons and provide the purchaser with a notarized statement setting forth the name and address of the owner or seller, the vehicle identification number, year and model, and the business entity and process used to remove the sun screening or other material.

(f) Exception.--This section does not apply to mobile recording equipment installed in a vehicle exclusively used for official police purposes.

Please, for the love of god people don't post misinformation. Read the law, then post, not what my second cousins former roommate knew a cop who told him...

Oh, and a search would of answered your question, I answered this same question just a few week ago.

PA tint laws

ya dont have to be a moose-knuckle about it. at least thats what my second cousins friends roomate said.

Why bother even risking it......most of our cars get enough attention as it is.

Plus, what good is it having a cool car if the hot chicks you are driving by cant see you behind the wheel??

common guys!

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Hey, i live in Northumberland County, PA around Sunbury if u know where thats at and i got 5% on my back windows and 20% on my front to and i havn't had a problem yet.


1998 Sunfire, 2.2L auto

a state boy pulled my buddy over for his tint he tested it and said it was at 30% he said the limit was 70%.i live in beaver county so it should be the same over there to.


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Hooder44, read the STATE LAW I posted. It doesn't have any percentages. The cop in your story didn't know what he was talking about.

The best thing to do is go to a tint shop and ask what % they use and go from there. They have to go with the legal limit or they can be held responsible. I've got 35% on the front side windows and 20% on the back 3....5% strip on the front windshield but shhhh.....lol

it's illegal to have tint on your front 2 windows (driver and passenger side windows) the rest can be as dark as you want them to be. the only tint that is legal on the side windows is factory tint. i had 15% on my old cavi, and i got a $75 fine out of it.




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Mines getting 15% all around on monday or tuesday.


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my buddy has a Escort and his windows are so dark u cant see through them if ur face is right up against the window. he never has a problem even tho hes wrecked more then 3 times and the cops were called, pulled over many times for speeding and even lost his lincese and the cops never say anything about them... Hes not the smarts person either


1998 Sunfire, 2.2L auto

I checked it out with my local police dept. (Ontario) and they said as long as they can see your face through the window...theres nuthin they can do. The back windows can be painted and they cant do anything. Different laws different places though.

I just got pulled over today( 55 in a 35) and i ahve 5% all the way around and 5% tails and the cop didnt say a word about it.

I'm from near Johnstown. When I had my 94 Cavy I had limo tint on the rear and side. I got a ticket or 2 when I had tint. The cops never said anything about it. Never had a problem in Cambria or Indiana county.

Althuogh alen rivet gives a good point. i must say NY does have those laws and i pass right by those blue collars every day with 36%.i dont give a damn. they dont give tickets unless theyre in a bad mood. get the tints. in the summer keep your windows down so the women can see you. problem solved.