window tinting

[ShadMan]

Gerald - Do 1-year old vehicles have to get inspected in LA? In TX they don't need to be inspected until 2 years.

Everyone, please don't post info on a public forum about people who are helping you by breaking the law. First, they can get in trouble, and second, they can sue you for defamation.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by southern151

I think dark tint like that should be illegal. The cop in NO wasn't the first to be shot like that. It also impairs your vision after dark. You can't deny that.

My brother tints windows on the side of being a cop. He has tinted for 20 years and been a cop for 4. he won't write a ticket for it but he won't tint em illegal either.

So the tint killed those cops? Do you think guns should be illegal too since he was shot? I mean, where does it stop? Common sense tells you that if approaching a vehicle (especially a suspicious one), you should make the driver roll down all windows. You really think having no tint would have changed the outcome of what happened?

[southern151]

It would have provided more visibility for the officers. Period. The guns part?...You know how I feel about that. They are to defend our homes, families and persons. They are also for recreation and survival. What is tint for?to cool your car?... Buy one with a/c. To protect your eyes?...Use your high dollar Costas. Tint darker than 35% on driver and passenger windows ha been illegal longer than most of us have been driving and serves mo more real purpose than concealment.

[southern151]

In la you have to have an annual inspection regardless of age. In the first year, they don't have it hooked up to the machine. That's Ascension anyway. Just took my wifes year old rig in last month.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by southern151

In la you have to have an annual inspection regardless of age. In the first year, they don't have it hooked up to the machine. That's Ascension anyway. Just took my wifes year old rig in last month.

It may have something to do with where you buy the vehicle. We bought my wife's SUV in August of 08 and the inspection was just due in August of 10. The same went for my mom when she bought her Tahoe, the inspection was good for 2 years from when she bought it.

[ShadMan]

Yep, that's the way it is here. First inspection (dealer) is good for two years.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by ShadMan

Yep, that's the way it is here. First inspection (dealer) is good for two years.

This was 3 years ago.......

I think my inspection sticker in Louisiana was only good for 1 year when I bought my new truck.

[LaAngler]

Originally Posted by southern151

What is tint for?to cool your car?... Buy one with a/c. To protect your eyes?...Use your high dollar Costas. Tint darker than 35% on driver and passenger windows ha been illegal longer than most of us have been driving and serves mo more real purpose than concealment.

Should it be illegal to use window coverings on a house? I don't like that it affects my right to privacy.

Good tint will allow your vehicle to cool down noticeably faster and also protect the interior from UV damage.
Why have we allowed so much nonsense legislation to give even more power to LEOs?

Before you know it they'll want to ban driving....oh wait...

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/102407144.html

[speck-chaser]

yeah, new vehichles from texas comes with 2 yr. inspection. However,my wife got pulled over by state trooper and told her if you live in La. you have to go have it re inspected in La.

[SULPHITE]

good luck on simcoe!!

[tcglsu]

Originally Posted by LaAngler

Should it be illegal to use window coverings on a house? I don't like that it affects my right to privacy.

Good tint will allow your vehicle to cool down noticeably faster and also protect the interior from UV damage.
Why have we allowed so much nonsense legislation to give even more power to LEOs?

Before you know it they'll want to ban driving....oh wait...

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/102407144.html

man thats crazy

[specktator]

When it comes time for an inspection, I just strip my tint, go get it inspected, and re-tint it after. I just match my front 2 windows with my back 2 windows. Cost me $50

[southern151]

Shades on your house and 2% tint on your car are night an day different! Do you walk around your car naked or play with your kids? Knowing your conspiracy theory dungeons and dragon playing person, I'll never get this point across!
Put you brother in Kevlar and see what your take is! Again, these laws have been in effect years longer than you've been driving so, live within the law or be a "*" and say that you can defy the law and that it's ok for illegal tint and texting and driving.

[ShadMan]

Originally Posted by southern151

Shades on your house and 2% tint on your car are night an day different! Do you walk around your car naked or play with your kids? Knowing your conspiracy theory dungeons and dragon playing person, I'll never get this point across!
Put you brother in Kevlar and see what your take is! Again, these laws have been in effect years longer than you've been driving so, live within the law or be a "*" and say that you can defy the law and that it's ok for illegal tint and texting and driving.

Bro, you seem to be taking this a bit personal. Keep in mind that law-abiding citizens like to have dark tinted windows also. It's not just the bad guys. Tinted windows make life much more comfortable here in the South, and offer some protection from the bad guys being able to see everything in your car. As a downside, it makes it more difficult for LEOs to see in, and I understand where you're coming from.

However, taking something away from the good guys because the bad guys use it too only results in things like gun bans, curfews, etc. Don't take it personally when the good guys want to have tinted windows and carry guns. They aren't the enemy. The bad guys will find a way to have guns even if they are illegal, and they will conceal guns in a car even if the windows aren't tinted. All you have to do is put it under your leg until the cop gets to the window, then open fire. Removing the ability for people to tint windows to a reasonable level will not make up for sloppy police procedures during a traffic stop.

[southern151]

I give. Nothing taken personally. Legal, 90% of the time, is legal for a reason.

All those who like to "ride dirty" wit your illegal film on windows, please remember, it can also result in lawsuit should you be deemed at fault in an accident. I have seen this in action. Do as you please in life. Just be willing to accept "as you please" as possible citations.

[speck-chaser]

Didnt mean to open up a can o worms all up in here.

[LaAngler]

It doesn't take a conspiracy theorist to figure out that it's just another revenue source (see "speed traps" & "red light cams"), and a little bit more power (which they LOVE)

My argument is just to revise the laws to allow an effective shade of tint.

back to the dungeon

[Dink]

Your right Bruce, It doesnt.................but look what happens when you give them an inch............They TAKE 10 MILES!!!!!

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