Cops are not going to stop you for equipment alone. Then I was issued equipment violation tickets to go along with the speeding ticket. I was going 83 in a 55 so that was the cause of the stop. I can say that in nearly 20 years, I have only received 1 ticket for tint on the sable and that was not a stand alone. I live in Nassau county NY, 30 miles from the city. I followed that same setup with my 08 prius and my 12 prius (coming from florida) has 30% transparent all around except for windshield. I had a 92 300zx that was like 15% transparent all around except windshield. I have a 96sable with limo tint all around except for windshield (10% transparent). In South Florida where tint is legal to a certain degree (still illegal to do limo tint and all that), they always wait for backup before they approach your car: 2 police cars for a traffic stop. Cops don't like it because when they pull you over they cant see if you are doing something. Tint is only an equipment violation like having a transparent license plate over your real plate. In the last few years they also added a fail if your check engine light is on but that could (or could not) be due to a safety issue. They are only looking for two things: Smog and Safety (specifically: brake wear, tire wear, external lights out). Window tint isn't considered a safety violation so NYS is not going to check that in an annual inspection. I might add that all three times I was stopped for the window tint I was sitting at a red light with the cop facing me in the oncoming lane on the other side of the light. After paying these fines three times now in two cars I finally had the side window tint removed in the Gen III and bought better sun glasses. That is their only interest here is revenue. The only thing they are interested in is the side windows, at $75 for the front and $75 for the back each time the fines add up and is a revenue source for them as well as counts for the ticket quota(s). Both cars had a 6” tint strip at the top for sun glare and back window tinting. I was just pulled over in Sep of this year with the Gen III for windows measuring 35% and 42% (I went much darker with the white car it looked cooler). I have been pulled over and ticketed twice in the Gen II for having side windows that measured 68% and 67%. I can tell you if you live in Kenmore, Buffalo, or Tonawanda they will target your tint no matter what car you are driving. The side windows have to allow for 70% light transmission to be legal, they come factory with a 15 to 20% tint already so have the installer check them with differing tints/colors. In WNY (Kenmore) you can add tint to the windshield as long as it is 6" or less and only at the top or bottom of the windshield.
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