Removing Window Tint

[Karried]

When I bought my vehicle it had a really dark tint on all windows which I personally think is unsafe. I've always wanted to remove it.

And now I have more of an incentive since Edmond is starting to ticket drivers...

$244 ticket!

I want to leave the darker on the back and backseat passengers but remove it and put a lighter tint on the driver's and passenger front windows.

Any experience with this or a company that does it?

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Cliff notes: Any tint shop will do it...But it costs extra to remove tint because it's a complete and total PITA.




Tolstoy version: I just went through this one one of my trucks. I had two layers of limo tint on the back glass, and some really light tint on the driver/passenger windows.

I put a camper on the back that came pretinted, so with that in addition to the double-limo on the backglass of the pickup...I might as well have spraypainted the rear window. When the passenger window got knocked out, it was the only excuse I need to correct all my tint related woes. I had the tint removed off of two windows (driver and backglass, the passenger side was new and untinted), and the front two windows tinted to where I wanted it. That cost me $100 out the door at Audio Plus about two weeks ago.

The only reason I went there is because Alta Meter (however you spell it) on S. Western couldn't fit me in that day. Every shop I've been to for go-fast parts, repair parts, or accessories has recommended Alta Meter...Including the automotive glass shop that I buy glass from.

If I had it to do over...I'd have waited on Alta Meter. My tint has a couple of bubbles in it and there are a couple of questionable spots on them as well. I've got to take it back in. I've NEVER had to had a shop redo tint.

Oh, and if you want to remove it yourself? Good luck. It's tedious, messy, and much easier than you think to scratch the inside surface of your window.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Wait a minute...Edmond is ticketing for tint all of a sudden? Do you know the % value of tint allowed by chance?

35% used to be the rule...But I thought that went out the window with safety inspections.

Heck, I've got a couple of friends that have even tinted their windshields and not been hassled.

BTW, I don't recommend tinting your windshield. It looks cool, but you can't see SQUAT out of the car at night.

[okclee]

I got a "window tint ticket" in Moore. The moto-cop specifically pulled me over for, what he considered dark tint.

I have never thought of my tint as being dark. The officer also gave me a copy of the Moore law, he said that the city of Moore was cracking down on tinted windows.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

How dark are your windows?

[Martin]

it's spelled altamere. not being a spelling nazi... honest! just might be harder to find otherwise. afaik, they've got locations all around the metro area.

regarding tickets for tinted windows, i also thought enforcement of that had halted. perhaps it was just okc police that stopped pulling people over for it.

-M

[Karried]

Oklahoma Window Tint Law - TintCenter.com

HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN OKLAHOMA?

Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT&#37. In Oklahoma, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.
WindshieldNon-reflective tint is allowed along the top of the windshield above the manufacturer's AS-1 line. Front Side WindowsMust allow more than 25% of light in.Back Side WindowsMust allow more than 25% of light in.Rear WindowMust allow more than 25% of light in.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

it's spelled altamere. not being a spelling nazi... honest! just might be harder to find otherwise. afaik, they've got locations all around the metro area.

regarding tickets for tinted windows, i also thought enforcement of that had halted. perhaps it was just okc police that stopped pulling people over for it.

-M

Thanks! I knew I'd butchered it, just not that badly

Oklahoma Window Tint Law - TintCenter.com

HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN OKLAHOMA?

Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In Oklahoma, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.
WindshieldNon-reflective tint is allowed along the top of the windshield above the manufacturer's AS-1 line. Front Side WindowsMust allow more than 25% of light in.Back Side WindowsMust allow more than 25% of light in.Rear WindowMust allow more than 25% of light in.

THAT...is news to me. It used to be 35% on the driver/passenger windows, and as dark as you like on the back.

Weird. I've got 18% all the way around on both of mine...Hope I don't get nailed.

[Karried]

How do you tell anyway? Mine is so black, I swear I have to roll my window down at night to drive. That can't be safe!

It's coming off this week.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Ask a cop. They've got testing equipment

Sounds like you've got 5%. It's pretty hard to see out of at night. 18-20 percent is about as dark as I can handle. 25% is probably a good (and legal, I guess) compromise. 35 is too light (for my tastes)...People can still see my finger at 35%.

[Karried]

Yes, I think so too.... I've never liked it.. I think it looks nice but I can't see! lol


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[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

That looks pretty dark! Nice truck though

Here's mine with 18%...Or 20%...Now that you've got me talking about it...I can't remember the percentage :/

[Karried]

Nice Truck!

Well I have to get the tint removed... I don't want a ticket.

All this Car maintenance is threatening to break the bank!

We just had the Mickey Thompson Baja Belted put on our truck and the ball joints replaced...detailed it out.... this has turned into quite the project!

But it does look really awesome with new tires.

The truck has an 8 inch lift ( Ford F350) with a Long Bed and a Crew Cab... it's a big boy.

These are some big tires!

Tire size:
36
14.5
16.50

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Dangit...Looking at that picture of my truck again, everything is green. So that's from last summer....Those (front) windows are at 35%. I'm a retard.

They're at 18-20 now.

*kicks own ass*

F350 with 8" lift...Saplings cower and small animals run and hide when that comes rumblin' down the road. I had one with 14" of total lift a while back. Lifted trucks go through parts like there's an award for breaking the most. Especially if you drive them off-road, like I did. Parts cost more for them too. That's why I went with a 2 wheel drive this time, and did a mild 3" lift. Since it's 2wd, I won't be beating around the trails with it, and it's not so high that I can't get in and out of it. I think I'm just getting old

CC long bed? Dang...When he turns a corner, he's got to wait until Thursday for the ass to follow.

I drive the short-truck now

[DVDFreaker]

Don't really understand the need for tint, they are pointless, well, unless they use the tint to have sex inside the car so people can't see

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Don't really understand the need for tint, they are pointless, well, unless they use the tint to have sex inside the car so people can't see

Off the top of my head...

-I like privacy
-It helps tremendously with keeping it cool in the summer
-I like to have sex in my car
-I like privacy
-I pick my nose in traffic
-I like privacy
-So I can shoot the bird at people without worrying about getting beat up for it
-I like privacy

Oh, and I like the way it looks.

[MadMonk]

Don't really understand the need for tint, they are pointless, well, unless they use the tint to have sex inside the car so people can't see

Once you plop down on black leather or vinyl seats that have been sitting the the sun in the middle of summer, you will begin to understand (as the first layer of skin sloughs off your legs).

[MikeLucky]

Don't really understand the need for tint, they are pointless, well, unless they use the tint to have sex inside the car so people can't see

well it keeps your interior in better shape since it blocks the UV damage to the upholstery and trim.....

And it reduces the UV light in your car.... do you not ever wear sunglasses?

Far from pointless......

[Karried]

Pointless?

I have actually been worried about the effects of UV rays on my interior if I do remove it .... it really does make a difference with our hot summers.

[Chefdavies]

I heard about this couple weeks ago. I want to say maybe 5 years ago, judges were throwing out any case brought to them bc of "illegal tints," for one reason. The meters the police were using most often would not read correctly, and the judge didnt want to go outside and see for themselves. Personally I think this is just another "stupid" ticket for the edmond police to give you. Honestly, I live in edmond, HOW MUCH VIOLENCE IS THERE??? Is the edmond police dept really that worried as they say?

[kevinpate]

it couldn't be because everybody's the same color behind heavily tinted windows and that could mess with eyeballing those deemed less desireable ... nah, nobody profiles anymore, that's a thing of the past

[Chefdavies]

haha, very true...I have noticed that whenever I have my hat backwards I always get stared at, but when I fix my hair its as if i'm never there. Maybe this weekend I'll have someone follow me and prove this point....Na not worth my time. Profiling sucks

[DVDFreaker]

well it keeps your interior in better shape since it blocks the UV damage to the upholstery and trim.....

And it reduces the UV light in your car.... do you not ever wear sunglasses?

Far from pointless......

Yeah I wear them so that is why tints is pointless

[MadMonk]

Sheesh! Do you not grasp the concept that UV light also fades and cracks the various surfaces of your interior, which is the point she was getting at? Much like sunglasses for your eyes, the tint helps preserve the interior, therefore it's very much NOT pointless. You may not like it, and that's your personal opinion, but there are good reasons for it. My personal opinion is that every car I will ever own will have at least some degree of tint on the windows.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

I heard about this couple weeks ago. I want to say maybe 5 years ago, judges were throwing out any case brought to them bc of "illegal tints," for one reason. The meters the police were using most often would not read correctly, and the judge didnt want to go outside and see for themselves. Personally I think this is just another "stupid" ticket for the edmond police to give you. Honestly, I live in edmond, HOW MUCH VIOLENCE IS THERE??? Is the edmond police dept really that worried as they say?

If I ever get a ticket for it, I'll go to the police parking lot, and start snapping pictures of the popo's vehicles. Both professional as well as personal. I know I've seen many, MANY policemen that have limo tint on their own vehicles as well as their patrol cars.