Tinted Glass

[radar doctor]

Can the 03 be ordered with Tinted Glass all the way around?? Thanks

 

[timjones]

In a word NO.

Tints on side windows past #2 grey are not "legal", your going to have to after market them.

 

[radar doctor]

TINED GLASS

Is this a State Thing or a Federal????

 

[ben_ak]

It is a state thing. Check with your local DMV. You may also want to check with the DMV's in any states you visit often. The legal limits for tint are mesured in % of light transfer as far as I know. Up here in Alaska, I beleive trucks are allowed 85% on the front two side windows, no limit on the rear side windows, and 65% on the rear glass. By the way, I have ran windows that are "too" dark (between 15% and 25% too dark) on my trucks for almost six years and never had a problem. I think that as long as you don't get a "limo" tint and drive like a fool, you should be OK.



Here's the tint I run... . never had johnny law come down on me yet (I do roll down both windows if I get pulled over

 

[KCJackson]

Re: TINED GLASS

Originally posted by radar doctor

Is this a State Thing or a Federal????

It's a federal law. FMVSS regs state that the windshield and front door glass of any factory-delivered vehicle must be clear or light tint. Some states do allow dark tint on the front door glass, but only as installed by the owner of the vehicle.



The reason for this reg is, by ruule, a truck only needs to have three windows - the windshield and front door glass (think of a Dodge cargo van). Thus, a driver needs to be able to see out of those three minimum windows in all lighting conditions, which dark tint wouldn't allow. Can you imagine the amount of sideswipe accidents if semis dark-tinted their door glass? This is also why bay windows are legal on conversion van - once the three windows are done, anything else goes on a truck.



it is also this reg that makes the PT Cruiser a truck (along with the fact that the driver's seat is the only fixed seat, like a step-van - even the front passenger seat can be folded down for cargo). This is a good thing because the high-mpg 4-cylinder PT helps offset the V8 Dakotas, Durangos, and Ram 1500s on DC's truck CAFE.