NJ Cops and Tinting?
 

Anyone have experience with ticketing by NJ cops for tinting? I'd like to get the sides 35 or 50, but I also don't want to deal with getting pulled over for it often. So I was wondering whether anyone has experience with it.

Thanks.

i've gotten pulled over in my FJ which had 20% by a statey..total bs i was in a convoy of FJ's en route to rausch i just happend to be last and said police over the cb :bonk: and i've gotten pulled over in my taco which had 35%

both ended up no ticket just a pullover and told to take them off and they're illegal...60%+ of cops here have tints so i guess it depends.. i will say this, 2 door car with tints is an instant look over :D

never had any issues, myself. troopers are the ones who would really give you crap. they typically see me run my plates or whatever and then turn around.

20 on the back and 30 on the front and I have not had any issues with the police, I live about 3 doors down from the police station and they don't give the car a second glance. I would imagine they would give you shit for it if they caught you doing something else stupid.

u make an easy target for a LEO that is looking to fill his/her quota

keep your eyes out for police...and when you see one, obey the law, roll down your windows, and don't stare at them like you're doing something wrong.

I remember one time I got pulled over. I wasn't doing anything wrong, and my windows were rolled down. He said he thought it was weird that I had my windows rolled down when it was 10 degrees F outside. I just said "honestly, I have them rolled down because I don't wanna get pulled over for my tints". He let me go, lol.

I'm not tinting my car, it already stands out... Unless you never exceed the speed limit or drive spirited it is just something else they can tack on if you get pulled.

20% all around here. Police haven't even looked at me. However, my car is silver and I drive normal 99% of the time. I do feel that cops go after red cars more though whether that's a stereotype or not.

If you're going to worry about a ticket everytime you drive then I wouldn't get tints. Not worth ruining your driving experience for it, imo. There's too many unknown factors to say you will/won't get pulled over.

I went to apple auto for my tint, i wanted 15% because my civic with 20% was just a tad to light for me in certain lights. Long story short i got there and the dude said he the only thing he had darker than 20 was 5...


its dark as shit, i love the look of the contrast on my white, it sucks backing up at night, and ive had it on for 2 weeks now with no attention from cops, even gassed up beside an officer after i got it done and nothing was said.. yet.

5% is insaneeeeeeeeeee. My friend had 5% on his jeep and had to roll down his windows to be able to see anything in his side view mirrors at night....thats just stupid and dangerous IMHO.

He also got tickets and almost arrested by the cops bc they couldn't see into his car at all - which is understandable bc from a police officer's standpoint, how are they supposed to know you dont have a gun or knife or malevolent intentions if they can't see you at all?

Visibility at night was something I overlooked when considering tints. Was a bit tough to get used to at first. 20% makes it hard to back out of the driveway sometimes. Even at 4 way stops I can have trouble checking for pedestrians through the side windows

I have 20% all around. Visibility at night is pretty tough, but you'll slowly get use to it. If your area is known to pull people for tints, don't do it. But if you're looking to lower the temps in the car on a hot sunny day, then get 3M Crystalline 70% or 90%.

I ran Lumar Stealth tint 35% all around on my WRX for 10 years without any issues.

On the BRZ, I'm running Madico Wincos 45% front and 30% rear sides and rear. No issues and no problems with night time driving. 20% or less is just way too dark IMO. It looks great, but when your ability to see at night is hampered, I don't think the looks justify the risks.

i have a lot of law enforcement experience: really depends on what town you're driving through. keep in mind since you have a red coupe that already attracts a lot of unwanted police attention.. 35 all around shouldn't be too bad. in the rain it's really dark though

i have 20% all around and 70% on my windshield. hassled a few times only in town where i know i shouldn't be driving to begin with...

had 20% on my sti also, never an issue. just dont be a douchebag. also, roll them down when you see a cop jsut to be safe if the town you're in is notorious for busting balls.

i live in Edison, and no one cares. i dont have a front plate either.

Thanks for all the responses. I'm leaning towards 35 on the rear and sides and leaving the front alone. I'm thinking of going to leeberbs in Hillsborough or TropicTint in Union. Anyone have experience with either? Sounds like leeberbs should be cheaper (Tropic quoted $249) for rear and sides.


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Pfft your over exaggerating, I understand the cop thing, just do your window down if you get pulled over, there's no laws on how dark the back window is.

And the contrast looks the sexiest in my opinion, but pretty obviously illegal lol

I went with leeberbs. He's been tinting for the Subie community for ages. He's well known on Nasioc and stands by his work.

I went in the middle on mine. I have 20 back three and 35 fronts. You can always see through it. I've never been pulled over by a cop driving around, BUT I have had a cop STANDING on the side of the road nail me. He was just standing there pulling over 4-5 people at a time for no front license plates and tint. He was getting 30-40 in a couple hour stretch. Got her signed off and the tint is back on. Needless to say, I don't go that way anymore :bonk:

IMO you should go even all the way around or if you must go darker do darker only on the rear window.

if you have different % right next to each other it just doesn't look good, and at that point cops know you're tinted, lets not play around. they see anyhting BUT a clear window they know, so either do it and do it how you want and make it look clean, or dont do it at all.

i know plenty of people that regret going really light on the %, because they get hassled anyway.

either go 35% all around or 20. depending on the color of your car. here is what mine looks like:

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at night i have no issues, who ever said they have to roll windows down to see is talking BS. at night driving you dont need to do that unless you're at a place that has NO lighting at all. honestly even with tint AND an autodimming mirror people's headlights still bother the shit out of me at night, go right into my eyes.

That's what I'm thinking. If a cop is going to be a **** he is going to be a ****. 20 or 35 won't change that.

Anyone seen a red Toybaru with either? I'm guessing 20 will look better.



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It depends on what towns you commute through regularly. Certain towns I've never been bothered with, while other towns (ie. Wall NJ) cops are guaranteed to give you a ticket and likely require court. I haven't tinted my BRZ yet but I want to badly. If i do tint, I want my fronts and windshield done but don't want to panic every time I see a cop. Just as lame of a law as requiring front plates in nj.

I got an illegal u turn ticket in NJ for turning around to go into a fast food place. The road was empty, the cop was a block away at a red light in an unmarked car.

I would never put illegal mods in NJ based on that experience alone.

I don't know if its me but i've only gotten 2 tint tickets in 10 years and now that i drive the brz instead of crazy stares from the police i've been getting good stares, lots of questions and thumbs ups lol

Yea i mean watch out in Marlboro... I live there and the cop followed me into my development to ticket me for tints u just have to be careful... i had 35% on side windows...

Lived in Marlboro for almost 20 years. . .folks still live there and I've never been pulled over for tint. Had 35% tint all around on my 02 WRX and never had a problem. Honestly, there are too many factors involved in determining whether or not a cop decides to pull you over and give you a tint ticket. Things like how you were driving, is the cop just out to bust your balls, etc.

Point is that tint on the front windows is illegal in NJ. That's a fact, but most people get tint on the front anyways and assume the risk. Whether or not you get pulled over is just dumb luck. You can mitigate it by rolling down your windows when you see a cop, not driving like an ass, let off the throttle and coast by if you have a loud exhaust, etc. Basically, don't draw any unwanted attention to yourself.

i have 15% back and sides, been stopped twice in nj in the year ive owned it. once at point pleasant highway, day time. once in carteret at night. guy was jus trying to be an ass tho. going on about radar detectors and sticker and mirror dangly thing..