New White AC

[Sarcanglk]

This is my new AC with 30% tints just done... What do you guys think?

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Congrats & Welcome!

[Sarcanglk]

Thanx...

[jdshift]

The more I see Altima coupes...............the more I want one!! Nice ride, and WELCOME!!

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Welcome! Looks great....just don't get it towed.

[notaverage]

I think your tint job looks great! congrats!

How much did it cost you, and did they mess up the car at all? (Scuff marks, seats, etc...)

[windhaven]

HEY! That looks just like mine ......

Welcome!

[MadBlackCoupe]

Yeah man, that white looks sweet. Nice tint.

I look forward to getting my coupe tinted up on Saturday.

Mad

[shift_mikey]

Yeah man, Something about that tinting that just finishes that car off so nicely.

Did anybody else notice that? if you look around nissan's website, i think most of, if not all of the pictures show the coupe with tinted windows??

I wanted to call nissan corporate and tell them it was false advertising and that they owed me tinted windows!!!! LOL

[bembol]

Congrats! I love the Tint.

[Sarcanglk]

It was $170, I dont think they messed anything up. I like it because they found out that the break light comes out so the tint coveres the breaklight as well.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

nice car, but did you have to get white?

[adidas2go]

Welcome! Looks great....just don't get it towed.

30% is legal right? 70% visibility is the law= 30% tint?

[windhaven]

30% is legal right? 70% visibility is the law= 30% tint?

ADIDAS<

i think it varies state to state. Here in Texas Front and Back Side windows must let at least 25% of VLT (Visible Light Transmission). Rear Window can be of any darkness (Which seems weird). But, you can only tint side windows if you have both side mirrors on the car. LOL, but if you can get a doctor to provide you the excuse on record, you can get anything done.

Always a loophole.

Some other examples found on the web.

Alabama - 32%Arkansas - 25%Colorado - 27%Florida - 28%Georgia - 32%Indiana - 30%Kansas - 35%Mississippi - 35%North Carolina -32%

Too bad the states can't get together and be consistent, but that's our form of government for you

Saw a cool thread from a Subaru users group on this: http://forums.nasioc.com/forum...62193

[BlackNWhite]

Nice, great color choice.

[Vhernandez919]

In California No Tint on the front two Windows is legal. Tint at your own Risk!!!

[Vhernandez919]

nice car, but did you have to get white?

I Love The White! Everyone has their own color choice. We have to be different, else life would be boring if we all drove black (Dirty) cars!

[notaverage]

In California No Tint on the front two Windows is legal. Tint at your own Risk!!!

Tinting of front windows is legal in california, the law says 70% visible light must pass through. When I got mine done a long time ago, 50% was legal. 70% tint is not dark at all.....

Still plan to do mine 35% though

[prlwhitecoupe]

I agree man, good color choice and nice tint!! I really want the side indicator mirrors too, soon enough

[TheBourneAltimatum]

wow i didnt realize that alot people like the white. anyway i got a black because im cool like that.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

wow i didnt realize that alot people like the white. anyway i got a black because im cool like that.

Who says you're cool?

[pdrumans]

wow i didnt realize that alot people like the white. anyway i got a black because im cool like that.

My white is way easier to keep keep clean than a black car. I had a black car I traded in for this one, so I can speak on this. Oh those swirl marks on black. It was a pain in the "A" to keep it polished to hide swirl marks. Silver and white are the best to hide the swirl marks.

[Betimbe]

Tinting of front windows is legal in california, the law says 70% visible light must pass through. When I got mine done a long time ago, 50% was legal. 70% tint is not dark at all.....

Still plan to do mine 35% though

This general statement about California law is wrong. The relevant provisions of the California Vehicle Code make it clear as mud, but as I interpret it, this is the law in California:

Rule 1: No one may place "any object or material upon the windshield or side or rear windows" of a motor vehicle in California. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(a)(1). So start with the proposition that sticking anything to your windows is entirely illegal. This is why windshield-mounted radar detectors and GPS devices are illegal in California.

Rule 2: Rule 1 doesn't apply to side windows to the rear of the driver. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(b)(4). So applying both Rule 1 and Rule 2, it's now legal to stick tint film of any opacity on all side windows to the rear of the driver, and your kid can put up stickers in the minivan to their hearts' content.

Rule 3: Rule 1 doesn't apply to the rear window IF the car is equipped with two side mirrors. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(b)(8). Applying Rules 1, 2 and 3 to all modern cars, it's now legal to apply window tint film of any opacity to your rear window(s).

Rule 4: Rule 1 doesn't apply to "un screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2," that are accompanied by a doctor's note of medical necessity, AND that are removed during times of darkness. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(b)(10). Hey, good luck with that, but that gets me nowhere.

Rule 5: Rule 1 doesn't apply to "transparent material" affixed to the topmost portion of the front windshield if it meets certain requirements. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(c). Meh.

Rule 6: Rule 1 doesn't apply to pre-tinted safety glass (as opposed to tint film). Cal. Veh. Code § 26708.5(b). The lawyer in me wants to say, "Duh, glass that's pre-tinted doesn't have anything affixed to it within the meaning of Section 26708(a) in the first place."

Rule 7: Drum roll, please . . . Rule 1 doesn't apply to "clear, colorless, and transparent material" that is installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows IF AND ONLY IF five conditions are met, the fourth of which is the installer's certification that it meets all requirements of subsection (d). Cal. Veh. Code § 26708(d). Basically, it allows material that blocks UV-A rays, if the installer can certify that it is "clear, colorless and transparent," that the film itself blocks only 12% of visible rays; that the film plus any pre-existing tint in the underlying glass together block only 30% of rays, etc. Aha, so here's where the rabbit goes into the hat -- what window tint is "clear, colorless and transparent"? What is the pre-existing tint value of your car's front side windows before the material is applied? Which installers will issue the required certificates? And who has the time to explain this all to the cop who's writing the ticket?

Rule 8: The only exceptions to the "no tint film" rules are those established by subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 26708. Cal. Veh. Code § 26708.5(a).

Ta-da!

So what was wrong with the original post? First, you need to carry the certificate in the glovebox. Second, you can only get to the OP's promise of 70% of visible light transference if you combine the maximum 12% film with a pre-existing window that is already effectively an 18% tint before the application of any film. You can't just slap on a 70% VLT tint. You have to slap on a 88% VLT tint, and if there was some darkness to the window to start with, congratulations but don't exceed 70% VLT total; if not, you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

[adidas2go]

CA laws = gay