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buickfunnycar.com · #1 07-28-2011, 09:06 AM

Believe that would still be illegal here in Cali,law says no film whatsoever to be applied to side/front glass...could be wrong though.

jy211 · #2 07-28-2011, 09:13 AM

Damn Cali sucks if you can't tint side windows! Here in Florida, we have to be at or above 28% on dr/pass windows, 20% on any remaining side glass and 15% on the back window.

That cost of $350 to tint the windshield is crazy...the roll of tint probably costs $50 bucks

BBC69Camaro · #3 07-28-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by musclecarjohn

Believe that would still be illegal here in Cali,law says no film whatsoever to be applied to side/front glass...could be wrong though.

From what I have read you can can't use aftermarketing tinting (factory is okay) but you can use UV blockers but it must allow 70% of the visible light through.

http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm (see 26708.d 1 thru 5)

http://www.ehow.com/about_6310171_ca...-tint-law.html
http://dmvanswers.com/questions/2354...-in-California

**Spiffav8** · #4 07-28-2011, 07:12 PM

Living in Vegas window tint is a must. I've had tint on the front window of my trucks for the last 11 years and it does a great job of cutting the heat down. Most people didn't even know I had tint on the windshield. I highly recommend doing this...especially if you have a black interior like I do.

**WSSix** · #5 07-30-2011, 10:14 PM

Wow! I had no idea it was that expensive. I figured it would cost more than a regular tint job but dang is that a lot. Personally, tinted windows does enough for keeping the heat down inside my trailblazer that I am happy to just apply regular tinting to the windows of my vehicles even if it's doing very little compared to this stuff. If the truck has been sitting, I expect the interior to be hot. It's when going down the road that I want the heat rejected the most. That's where tinted windows work well at keeping you cool inside. I routinely have to turn my AC to a rather low setting even when it's 100+ here because I'm getting too cool. Now my crew cab work truck that has no tint at all has the AC going full blast most of the time during the day just to keep from roasting inside.