Window tint?
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From: Boston
i went to tint king when i had my jetta. they're good but also expensive. they charged me $300 for my old car. i'm sure you should be able to find a local shop that'll do it for $150ish.
theres a shop here in malden....
http://www.auto-tuners.com/
my friend got his and his girls car done there so thats where i went to get my fronts done. I forgot to ask but I'm sure they use a machine to cut because the lines on the edges looked too perfect for them to have been done by hand
theres a shop here in malden....
http://www.auto-tuners.com/
my friend got his and his girls car done there so thats where i went to get my fronts done. I forgot to ask but I'm sure they use a machine to cut because the lines on the edges looked too perfect for them to have been done by hand
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How much do you want to spend? They have all kinds of tint. I think the best right now is the Huber Optik or something. Back when I got it, the 3M was the best. That cost me about 290 bucks. I think they also have a tint that costs 240 and another that costs 190 or so. Give them a call and they will help you
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they'll probably still be in the $300 area. after the jetta i got the two front on a Murano (totalled 
) done. that was $100
http://www.tint-king.com/index.html
) done. that was $100http://www.tint-king.com/index.html
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From: Lawrence, MA
The tint Guy on Beacon street in south lawrence is probably the best.. he charged me and a group of friends $120 each for all my windows as a group price. and charged a friend of mine $160 for all the windows in his Camry.
603-370-0516
he does an awesome job and stands by his work.
603-370-0516
he does an awesome job and stands by his work.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Holbrook, MA
This is copied from the Massachusetts RMV website.
What are the specifications for aftermarket window tinting?
For most vehicles, aftermarket tinting that registers at least 35% on a tint meter on side windows immediately adjacent to the driver and front passenger seats, and side windows immediately to the rear of the operator and passenger, is acceptable. The rear window may be tinted to the 35% level, but the vehicle must be equipped with two outside rear view mirrors. The windshield may only be tinted down to the AS-1 line, which is usually located in the uppermost (6) inches of the windshield.
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/faq/inspection.htm#13
This site also gives references:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/MA/
Hope this helps guys
What are the specifications for aftermarket window tinting?
For most vehicles, aftermarket tinting that registers at least 35% on a tint meter on side windows immediately adjacent to the driver and front passenger seats, and side windows immediately to the rear of the operator and passenger, is acceptable. The rear window may be tinted to the 35% level, but the vehicle must be equipped with two outside rear view mirrors. The windshield may only be tinted down to the AS-1 line, which is usually located in the uppermost (6) inches of the windshield.
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/faq/inspection.htm#13
This site also gives references:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/MA/
Hope this helps guys
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From: R.I.
RI TINT LAW:
§ 31-23.3-2 Windshields and windows obscured by nontransparent materials.
No person shall own and operate any motor vehicle upon any public
highway, road or street with nontransparent or sunscreen material,
window application, reflective film or nonreflective film used in any
way to cover or treat the front windshield, the side windows immediately
adjacent to the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows
immediately to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger
seat and the rear window unless said vehicle meets one of the criteria
set forth in § 31-23.3-3.
§ 31-23.3-3 Rules and regulations authorized - Registrar for motor vehicles.
(a) The registrar for motor vehicles shall establish rules and regulations
to provide standards and tests to measure the percentage of reflective
and transmittance of light.
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity installing such a
sunscreen device on a motor vehicle shall provide and affix a label
to the front window not to exceed one and one-half (11/2) square inches
in size, which contains the installer's name and the percentage of light
transmittance. Facing the motor vehicle from the outside, the label
shall be placed in the lower left corner of the front window.
§ 31-23.3-4 Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) Motor vehicles manufactured with windshields and window glass
areas equipped in accordance with specifications of Title 49 Code
of Federal Regulations § 571.205 as authorized by 15 USC § 1407.
(2) Motor vehicles owned or leased by federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies.
(3) The use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application
on motor vehicles which has a total visible light transmittance of not
less than seventy percent (70%) measured perpendicular to the surface
of the glass on the windshield and side windows immediately adjacent to
the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows immediately
to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger seat or on
the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors,
one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the
highway behind the vehicle.
(4) The use of any transparent material limited to the uppermost six
inches (6") along the top of the windshield, provided such strip does
not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more
particularly described and defined in applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards.
(5) Motor vehicles not required to be registered in this state.
(6) The use of sunscreen material on windows behind the driver in
trucks, buses, trailers, mobile homes, campers, multipurpose vehicles,
charter buses, funeral service vehicles, or limousines provided that
said vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors, one on each side,
if said mirrors meet federal standards adjusted so the driver has a clear
view of the highway behind the vehicle.
(7) A motor vehicle registered in this state in the name of a person, or
the person's legal guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a physician
or an optometrist licensed to practice in this state that states that
the person has a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the
motor vehicle with a sunscreening device which may exceed federal standards.
The registry of motor vehicles, upon application of the individual, which
shall include the affidavit, shall issue a sticker to be applied to the
driver's side window to identify this exemption.
(
Any motor vehicle, registered and garaged within this state, whose
sole purpose is to provide executive security to persons within this
state. The owner(s) of the vehicle shall first seek and obtain written
permission from the local police chief where the vehicle is garaged and
registered before the waiver is granted.
§ 31-23.3-5 Penalties.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that
installs any sunscreening material which is not in compliance with
the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred
fifty dollars ($250) for each such offense.
(b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle which has installed on it any
sunscreening device or material in violation of this chapter shall be
fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
If you ask anyone in RI tint is illegal. I have asked numberious ppl. Nothing can be put on any window. And after reading it... does it really make any sense?
BUT.... RI has more cars with limo tint then MA. THere are tons of cars with tint.
Doesn't make any sense to me.
§ 31-23.3-2 Windshields and windows obscured by nontransparent materials.
No person shall own and operate any motor vehicle upon any public
highway, road or street with nontransparent or sunscreen material,
window application, reflective film or nonreflective film used in any
way to cover or treat the front windshield, the side windows immediately
adjacent to the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows
immediately to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger
seat and the rear window unless said vehicle meets one of the criteria
set forth in § 31-23.3-3.
§ 31-23.3-3 Rules and regulations authorized - Registrar for motor vehicles.
(a) The registrar for motor vehicles shall establish rules and regulations
to provide standards and tests to measure the percentage of reflective
and transmittance of light.
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity installing such a
sunscreen device on a motor vehicle shall provide and affix a label
to the front window not to exceed one and one-half (11/2) square inches
in size, which contains the installer's name and the percentage of light
transmittance. Facing the motor vehicle from the outside, the label
shall be placed in the lower left corner of the front window.
§ 31-23.3-4 Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) Motor vehicles manufactured with windshields and window glass
areas equipped in accordance with specifications of Title 49 Code
of Federal Regulations § 571.205 as authorized by 15 USC § 1407.
(2) Motor vehicles owned or leased by federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies.
(3) The use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application
on motor vehicles which has a total visible light transmittance of not
less than seventy percent (70%) measured perpendicular to the surface
of the glass on the windshield and side windows immediately adjacent to
the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows immediately
to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger seat or on
the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors,
one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the
highway behind the vehicle.
(4) The use of any transparent material limited to the uppermost six
inches (6") along the top of the windshield, provided such strip does
not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more
particularly described and defined in applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards.
(5) Motor vehicles not required to be registered in this state.
(6) The use of sunscreen material on windows behind the driver in
trucks, buses, trailers, mobile homes, campers, multipurpose vehicles,
charter buses, funeral service vehicles, or limousines provided that
said vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors, one on each side,
if said mirrors meet federal standards adjusted so the driver has a clear
view of the highway behind the vehicle.
(7) A motor vehicle registered in this state in the name of a person, or
the person's legal guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a physician
or an optometrist licensed to practice in this state that states that
the person has a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the
motor vehicle with a sunscreening device which may exceed federal standards.
The registry of motor vehicles, upon application of the individual, which
shall include the affidavit, shall issue a sticker to be applied to the
driver's side window to identify this exemption.
(
Any motor vehicle, registered and garaged within this state, whose sole purpose is to provide executive security to persons within this
state. The owner(s) of the vehicle shall first seek and obtain written
permission from the local police chief where the vehicle is garaged and
registered before the waiver is granted.
§ 31-23.3-5 Penalties.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that
installs any sunscreening material which is not in compliance with
the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred
fifty dollars ($250) for each such offense.
(b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle which has installed on it any
sunscreening device or material in violation of this chapter shall be
fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
If you ask anyone in RI tint is illegal. I have asked numberious ppl. Nothing can be put on any window. And after reading it... does it really make any sense?
BUT.... RI has more cars with limo tint then MA. THere are tons of cars with tint.
Doesn't make any sense to me.
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 27
From: Holbrook, MA
Where it says that the registry can set up regulations and standards...would the standatds be somewhere else?
This site gives this for the RI laws:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/RI/
Take it for what it is; it says the law was enacted in 2000, so perhaps a lot of people still don't know about it. On that site, it says it can't be darker than 70%....so what's the point in doing it anyway at that point?
This site gives this for the RI laws:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/RI/
Take it for what it is; it says the law was enacted in 2000, so perhaps a lot of people still don't know about it. On that site, it says it can't be darker than 70%....so what's the point in doing it anyway at that point?
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Scikotics
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Posts: 1,074
From: R.I.
Originally Posted by Tc_Sailor
Where it says that the registry can set up regulations and standards...would the standatds be somewhere else?
This site gives this for the RI laws:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/RI/
Take it for what it is; it says the law was enacted in 2000, so perhaps a lot of people still don't know about it. On that site, it says it can't be darker than 70%....so what's the point in doing it anyway at that point?
This site gives this for the RI laws:
http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/RI/
Take it for what it is; it says the law was enacted in 2000, so perhaps a lot of people still don't know about it. On that site, it says it can't be darker than 70%....so what's the point in doing it anyway at that point?
I am going to get tint very soon. But I have a perfectly clean record for the past 5 years, I'm 31 and I'm not out late at night during the week and not even on the weekends for the most past.
Doesn't make any sense to me
