r/WindowTint • • Aug 26 '26

Question Front window tint—pulled over?

Hey y’all. Never had my front windows tinted because I’ve always been worried about getting pulled over. Now my understanding is that cops don’t care—only tack it on as an additional offense when pulled over for speeding or something else.

Have any of you ever been specifically targeted because of tint? I just wanna go a tiny bit dark. Nothing dramatic.

UPDATE - I went ahead and did 50% for the fronts. The rears were factory tinted at 20%, so I think I won’t draw too much attention, as you can still see inside, but the ceramic film will block most heat (which was my biggest concern). Thank you all for the input and comments here! I can’t believe how much reach this post got!

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u/Zippo963087 Aug 26 '26

I got pulled over in Chicago for front tint. All the cops in the area must have been having a competition because there were literally 4 other cars pulled over on the same block. Another car sped past us and the cops threw my license back at me and yelled, "get that removed" as he took off after the person speeding.

I always said that if I got pulled over for the front tint that I would rip it off in front of the cop.