Window tints

[Chilli]

Has anyone actually been busted for darker than allowed tints? I see so many cars with very dark tints, and I ewant to go a little darker than 30%, but won't if it's a problem for the police/RTA.

[After_Shock]

Chilli said:

Has anyone actually been busted for darker than allowed tints? I see so many cars with very dark tints, and I ewant to go a little darker than 30%, but won't if it's a problem for the police/RTA.

Ive got several customers with 50% ish who aren't GCC nationals and they have never been done for driving with them.

However if keeping a new car 3 years not sure what the situation is with passing, or if you have an accident and the police are attentive the tints might (probably unlikely) be an issue.

[IanUAE]

If the car is owned and registered to a company, you cannot tint the windows. If you do, it will fail at the annual inspection (as I found out last year).

[After_Shock]

IanUAE said:

If the car is owned and registered to a company, you cannot tint the windows. If you do, it will fail at the annual inspection (as I found out last year).

True but the rule only applies to the front doors/windscreen, back of the car can be tinted. Saves arguments over traffic fines with company cars.

[Chilli]

Cheers gents. I'm not looking at silly dark....perhaps 40 instead of the 30 permitted. Can always have them removed for RTA inspection time....just want to avoid being stopped every day.

[craigdub]

We have 40% tints on the jeep, both the wife and i have been spoken to by the police and the tints haven't been mentioned.

The jump from 30 to 40% certainly makes the car darker inside, any more than that and you might be asking for trouble, when we looked at 50% film in the showroom, it was pimp dark.

[Chilli]

Thanks mate.

[shirt]

if you're looking to reduce heat inside the car make sure you get ceramic tints rather than the metallic type.