tints

[s4turbo01]

so the other day i got pulled over for speeding. while the officer is telling me what i did wrong he asks me to roll my window up a little bit and pulls at a tint meter. he puts it on and it reads 14%. how can that be. when i got them put on they were 20%. does anyone know why it read 14

[B6JoeS4]

there is a slight factory window tint. it would look stupid if it was 100% clear glass. what is legal in your state?

[Rajan147]

does factory windows have a slight tint?

[s4turbo01]

i'm in connecticut the legal tint is 35%. i was lucky enough not to get in trouble for it becuase he had to go take care of an accident, but no cop has ever given me trouble about my tints before. Thanks for the quick response

[tike0rz]

Maybe his lil tint-o-meter wasn't properly calibrated or somethin. Bite the bullet man, its not worth paying to take it off and shit.

[B6JoeS4]

Factory windows have a light tint!!!

[audikidS4]

Maybe his lil tint-o-meter wasn't properly calibrated or somethin. Bite the bullet man, its not worth paying to take it off and shit.

Not only must the meter be properly calibrated, but the glass must be clean and DRY. The meter shoots laser light which can be blocked or refracted just like any other light. I got a pricey ticket when an officer tested my windows during a down pour. With all the rain, the meter read miserably low. I took the officer and ticket to court and won, based on his own admission that it was raining like crazy. I had to do a little Perry Mason type act, but the ticket was thrown out. The best part is that I wasn't able to be cited for the same windows ever again as I'd already beat it once!- kept all the paperwork in the glove box...



EDIT: That was a different Audi - 87 5000CSQ Pearl white on black - sadly gone now.