Double post since it's so slow here #2

[BBQ BOY]

Today I had a bronze tint installed on my front windows. It is a 3M film and I believe it is a 37% tint. Not very dark but I am just trying to get some of the sunlight off of my Nav head unit. I may put the same film on the rear window to help keep the morning sunlight from shinning on the HU and I also may put a 3M 50% film on the windshield to keep the heat out.
From the pic you can see a significant difference from the new tint and the factory tint BUT in person the bronze matches perfectly. The only difference, which isn't much is the metallic factory tint. Like I said it looks great in person. sitting in the inside you can not see any difference whatsoever from all of the windows. matches PERFECTLY!!!! From the pic there seems to be a difference and the tint in the interior pic is much lighter than what it is.

 

[mdennis]

ok ill just type this in here then. Looks great

 

[greenseaman]

looks good!

 

[scott johnson]

Sorry, just trying to keep you out of trouble. I have time on my hands since Ive been hurt and they have me working a desk. Truck looks great. FYI 27% is as dark as you can go and the tint on the windshield cant go below the "as1" line.

SECTION 56-5-5015. Sunscreen devices.

(A) No person may operate a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State on any public highway, road, or street that has a sunscreen device on the windshield, the front side wings, and side windows adjacent to the right and left of the driver and windows to the rear of the driver that do not meet the requirements of this section. If no after-factory installed sunscreen device has been added to the window surface, the provisions of this section regarding light transmittance do not apply.

(B) A sunscreening device must be nonreflective and may not be red, yellow, or amber in color. A sunscreening device may be used only along the top of the windshield and may not extend downward beyond the AS1 line. If the AS1 line is not visible, no sunscreening device may be applied to the windshield.

(C) A single sunscreening device may be installed on the side wings or side windows, or both, located at the immediate right and left of the driver and the side windows behind the driver. The sunscreening device must be nonreflective and the combined light transmission of the sunscreening device with the factory or manufacturer installed sunscreening material must not be less than twenty-seven percent.

(D)(1) A sunscreening device to be applied to the rear-most window must be nonreflective and have a light transmission of not less than twenty percent. If a sunscreening device is used on the rear-most window, one right and one left outside rearview mirror is required.

(2) Beginning January 1, 1993, a single sunscreening device to be applied to the rear-most window must be nonreflective and the combined light transmission of the sunscreening device with the factory or manufacturer installed sunscreening material must not be less than twenty-seven percent. If a sunscreening device is used on the rear-most window, one right and one left outside rearview mirror is required.

(3) A motor vehicle with a sunscreening device which complied with the requirements of item (1) at the time of installation is not considered to be in violation of this section on January 1, 1993, so long as the original sunscreen device is in place.

(E) Each vehicle equipped with an after-factory sunscreening device, whether installed by a consumer or professional window tinter, at all times must bear a certificate of compliance. The certificate of compliance must be of a size and form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety. Each certificate of compliance must be properly attached to the vehicle on the inside and lower right hand corner of each window containing an after-factory installed sunscreen device and must contain the following information:

(1) the percentage of light transmission allowed by the sunscreening device;

(2) the identity of the installer by name, address, and telephone number; and

(3) date of installation.

(F) Sunscreening devices offered for sale or use in South Carolina must include instructions with the product or material for proper installation. The manufacturer of the sunscreen device offered for sale or use in South Carolina must provide the certificate of compliance specified in subsection (E) and instructions for affixing it to the sunscreen device.

(G) No person may:

(1) offer for sale or for use any sunscreening product or material for motor vehicle use not in compliance with this section;

(2) install any sunscreening product or material on vehicles titled for use on public roads without permanently affixing the certificate of compliance specified in this section.

A professional window tinter who violates the provisions of subsections (E) or (G) is guilty of a misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. A consumer who violates the provisions of subsection (E) or (G) is guilty of a misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense.

 

[BELMONT148]

 

[BBQ BOY]

Thanks Scott. So far I am in compliance with the law and do plan on going darker than what the law requires.
How does every car with black tint on the road get away with it?

 

[BELMONT148]

Nice cars like this and other grocery getting vehicles get passed over by the law. When they see a vehicle that might have guns, illegal substances, or open containers, illegals, etc. they pull them over to check the tint and hope for a larger bust. Unless you cruise in a bad neighborhood repeatedly, or throw litter out the window, I doubt you would get pulled over just for tint. However if you come up to an ID check one night, just roll down both front windows to be safe.

Jeremy

 

[scott johnson]

If your in Mt p youll never have to worry about it (there not allowed to anything that resembles actual police work) but anywhere else in S.C you would get stopped. There is actually a state wide push to enforce window tint laws due to safety factors. With the rise in gange violence, drive by's and the fact that we have lost 50 police officers already this year nationwide I would expect enforcement to increase even more. FYI belmont not every thug drives a lincoln or old buick. It pains me to say I have seen quite a few thugs rolling around in 80's. Breaks my heart every time.

 

[BELMONT148]

Yeah it has been a while since I was a thug riding around in tinted windows. I was speaking from 10 years prior experience. I would fully expect officers to do whatever they need to in order to stop the violence. I wouldn't care if a cop pulled me over just because he wanted too and searched my car, if I knew it would catch another criminal that day because of his actions.

How are things now that officers can crack down on illegals? Are you allowed to set up blocks and find them so they can be deported, or profile while looking in cars and check for ID's yet? Someone told me SC is doing some pretty drastic stuff now to get them back to there own country. Any truth to that yet?

Jeremy

 

[BBQ BOY]

well my tint is legal so I ain't worried.

 

[scott johnson]

BBQ, I'd probably pull you over anyway just to check out your Land Cruiser.

 

[scott johnson]

Belmont, changes are a coming but nothing at local level yet for S.C. Only thing going now is that there are I.C.E. agents that work at the Chas. County Jail that screen all the inmates coming in. I dont know the exact numbers but if the inmate has enough arrest on his or her record they will deport them. As far as patrolling the streets not much has changed. We only charge them with whatever crime they commited I.C.E does the rest.

 

[BBQ BOY]

BBQ, I'd probably pull you over anyway just to check out your Land Cruiser.

If I let you check it out then can I call you to help get out of any future tickets?