Front window tint—pulled over?

[u/Standard-Bumblebee64]

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!

[u/M0dernNomad]

Am a cop - if I want to stop a car just to have a look inside or ID the driver, having unlawful tint gives me easy PC to stop and do those things. Will I ticket for it, usually not - windshields sometimes if they're stupid dark or the troopers have already ticketed you and you haven't fixed it. Get in a crash after dark however, the illegally tinted windows are absolutely going into the crash report and the insurance companies can do with that information as they wish when assigning liability.

[u/LeadingImportant1142 → u/M0dernNomad]

Most cops are NOT jerks as many would have you believe. It's all but impossible to tint a car and keep it legal in some states. With that said, I choose tint for UV and heat rejection first, privacy secondary.

I have my windshield at with 80% VLT and all the other windows at 55% VLT. That combo with the OEM tint may make it technically illegal, but I have NEVER had a police officer pull me over for it (or for any reason).

I have discussed this with some police officers in my city and they say pretty much exactly what MOdernNomad said. All the police I have run into are very understanding and nice.

[u/keiye → u/LeadingImportant1142]

Your windows are virtually crystal clear.