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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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What is the highest LEGAL!!! percent tint yuo can have on your windows?Please let me know!!
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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I believe it's 14. I know 5 percent which is limo tint is illegal. Yet in Tampa I notice alot of people do it anyway.
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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I don't know how accurate it is but this site seems pretty good:
http://www.tintdude.com/itom.html
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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Can anyone recommend a good shop for tinting?
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 01:16 AM
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auto solutions on dale mabry...

and I believe they're throwing out the tint law...

cop mentioned to me the other day "wish I could write you a ticket for that tint there"... lol, so I dunno whats up... my tint is 5% mirror all around...
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 02:17 AM
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Originally posted by labmixz
auto solutions on dale mabry...

and I believe they're throwing out the tint law...

cop mentioned to me the other day "wish I could write you a ticket for that tint there"... lol, so I dunno whats up... my tint is 5% mirror all around...
Thanks, any idea of a rough estimate for just the passenger and driver windows?
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 05:12 AM
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Go to divine sounds on dale mabry, I pad 50 for just front windows.
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Go to divine sounds on dale mabry, I pad 50 for just front windows.
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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I just got my tint done about a week ago, asked for the darkest legal, they said that was 15 on the front windows and 30 on the back ones.
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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Why not just look it up???




316.2953 Side windows; restrictions on sunscreening material.--A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle the side wings and side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material or other product or covering which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window's color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as expressly permitted by this section. A sunscreening material is authorized for such windows if, when applied to and tested on the glass of such windows on the specific motor vehicle, the material has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 25 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 28 percent in the visible light range. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.



316.2954 Windows behind the driver; restrictions on sunscreening material.--

(1) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle any windows behind the driver are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material, or other product or material which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window's color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as specified below:

(a) Sunscreening material consisting of film which, when applied to and tested on the rear window glass of the specific motor vehicle, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 15 percent in the visible light range; however, sunscreening material which, when applied to and tested on the rear window glass of the specific motor vehicle, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 6 percent in the visible light range may be used on multipurpose passenger vehicles.

(b) Perforated sunscreening material which, when tested in conjunction with existing glazing or film material, has a total reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent and a light transmittance of no less than 30 percent. For those products or materials having different levels of reflectance, the highest reflectance from the product or material will be measured by dividing the area into 16 equal sections and averaging the overall reflectance. The measured reflectance of any of those sections may not exceed 50 percent.

(c) Louvered materials, if the installation of the materials does not reduce driver visibility by more than 50 percent.

(d) Privacy drapes, curtains and blinds, provided such covering is in an open and secure position when the motor vehicle is being operated on any public highway, road, or street.

(2) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road, or street, on which vehicle the rear window is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the window nontransparent, unless the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides that meet the requirements of s. 316.294.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

316.2955 Window sunscreening material; compliance labeling; tolerances.--

(1) Each installer or seller of sunscreening material shall provide a pressure-sensitive, self-destructive, nonremovable, vinyl-type film label to the purchaser stating that the material complies with the provisions of ss. 316.2951-316.2954. Each such installer shall affix the required label to the inside left door jamb of the motor vehicle. In addition, the label shall state the trade name of the material and the installer's or seller's business name. Labeling is not required for factory glazing which complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205.

(2) Every percentage measurement required by ss. 316.2951-316.2954 is subject to a tolerance of plus or minus 3 percent.

(3) The department shall adopt rules approving light transmittance measuring devices for use in making measurements required by ss. 316.2951-316.2954. A witness otherwise qualified to testify shall be competent to give testimony regarding the percentage of light transmission when the testimony is derived from the use of an approved device. The reading from an approved device is presumed accurate and shall be admissible into evidence in the trial of any infraction arising under ss. 316.2951-316.2954.

316.2956 Violation of provisions relating to windshields, windows, and sunscreening material; penalties.--

(1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle on which, after June 20, 1984, material was installed in violation of ss. 316.2951-316.2954 commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

(2) The replacement or repair of any material legally installed is not a violation of ss. 316.2951-316.2954.

(3) Any person who sells or installs sunscreening material in violation of any provision of ss. 316.2951-316.2955 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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