NJ Tint Laws & North NJ Tint Shops

[RiggsLW81]

this isnt for my camaro (its already tinted all around) but for my girfriends car.. a navy blue 2006 scion tc. shes thinking about tinting her car and i wanted to ask about the NJ tint laws.. can anyone clairfy or give some web links on what the laws actually are? the scion tc is a coupe, so i want to know if its legal to tint the front windows, if it is, is it only up to a certain tint %? will she fail inspection with ANY tint? or just really dark tint? just looking for some clarification..

secondly...looking for good tint shops in north NJ, (specifically bergen or passaic counties) but others up north will do... thinking about getting her car tinted as a present.

thanxx in advance.

[black95maro]

the law is any darkness from the drivers shoulder back. meaking back (hatch) window only. sucks having a coupe. :-x

[Jam]

yeah you can only tint the rear windows . So judging how it's a Scion tC you can tint the two rear (driver and passenger) windows and the rear window. HOWEVER darkness. . . I used to have 25% on my 94 z28 conv. but the popo made me take it off:-?

[7R_NINJA]

Hey Riggs,

I'm in the middle of getting tinted too. I have a thread in the "appearance" section and one in "Central Jersey" asking people about local tint shops. Check them out. A lot of good ones listed.

NJ states you can have any % on the rear windows. That includes driver and passenger rear door windows. The front driver and passenger windows however must remain factory. No tint at all. Although some cars have a very slight tint from the manufacturer. This doesn't stop most people from tinting anyway but you will fail inspection with tint up front. Just do a search for "NJ Tint Laws" on the web and it lists all the same info.

[Tru2Chevy]

As has already been stated, the two windows directly to the left and right of the driver, as well as the windshield must be left the way they came from the factory, anything further back can go as dark as you want.

- Justin

[sweetbmxrider]

except for the windshield strip. i believe it can be any percent including solid but can not exceed the two markings on either side of the windshield. its about 4 inches from the top.

[Tru2Chevy]

HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN NEW JERSEY?
Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In New Jersey, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.
• Windshield No tint is allowed on the windshield.
• Front Side Windows No tint can be applied legally to this window.
• Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
• Rear Window Any darkness can be used.

- Justin

[sweetbmxrider]

but any vehicle that came stock with a/c has tint on the upper portion of the windshield? :shrug: whats up with that

[Tru2Chevy]

but any vehicle that came stock with a/c has tint on the upper portion of the windshield? :shrug: whats up with that

Same as factory tint on the side windows.

- Justin

[sweetbmxrider]

yes which is legal to have and darken. but it says nothing on the windshield?

[Knipps]

yes which is legal to have and darken. but it says nothing on the windshield?

there is a separate statute governing the strip at the top if that's what's bothering you

[sweetbmxrider]

yes, that it was.

[Slo86Bird]

the only ways you can have front windows and the windshield tinted is if it came stock like that or you have an eye problem and have a written letter that you keep with you at all times from your eye doctor....


so become good friends with an eye doctor.

[madness410]

im almost 100% sure you are allowed some tint, 4 or 6 inches on the very top of your windshield. i used to get pulled over all the time for my front two windows and always asked officers and thats what they said

[Slow96LT1]

fabulous detail in jersey city on 777 communipaw ave (201) 435-7272 speek to gregory

[V]

I finally got my dd tinted, 5% all around, no windsheild.(anything is illegal in NJ on it)
i just had a local cop staring HARD at me as i passed by, 5 seconds later, i see him flying up behind me as im coming up to a stop sign. i paused a bit so he could figure out what he was doing then i went on my way and he banged a u turn right where he was. haha. i love it.

[sweetbmxrider]

i may be mistaking, but i do believe that strips are legal to a certain height, the markings on the upper corners of the windshield.

[V]

you are mistaken

NJ allows NO tint whatsoever on the windsheild. The factory tint stripe means nothing. trust me. ever sinc emy first car at the age 16 ive been looking at tint laws. I even had the doctors orders trick to get my caddy done.

nj is as follows:
front windsheild: none
front side windows: none
rear side windows: any%
rear back window: any%

and supposedly, if back window is tinted, dual side mirrors are required.

If you tell me that NJ is any different then that, you're just an idiot. if it wasnt 3 am, i'd look up the title 39 statue where it says all this in legal writing.

[sweetbmxrider]

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/NJ/
you got me....damn it! when i got stopped, maybe twice for tint, they only mentioned the side windows. oh well

[RiggsLW81]

thanks for all the replies. now that i know the laws, can i have some recomendations for tint shops in Bergen and Passaic counties (north NJ)? thanxx!

[Knipps]

no offense dude but just do a little searching, it's been discussed a lot recently

:got sear:

[Slo86Bird]

and if you have like a mustang with the little triangle window...i was told u cant have that tinted at all...a cop told me that so idk if its true or not.

[jerseydevil01z28]

nj sucks ass lol when it comes to cars and people modding them............just black it out and pay the fines lol..........jerseydevil:evil:

[V]

and if you have like a mustang with the little triangle window...i was told u cant have that tinted at all...a cop told me that so idk if its true or not.

that cop is an idiot, those triangle windows can be tinted any%

[Tru2Chevy]

I even had the doctors orders trick to get my caddy done.

nj is as follows:
front windsheild: none
front side windows: none
rear side windows: any%
rear back window: any%

and supposedly, if back window is tinted, dual side mirrors are required.

According to what I have read a note from a doctor isn't enough to get you out of a tint ticket. I would assume that most officers will honor it, but I think you are actually supposed to use the Dr's note to get paperwork from the DMV that shows that you have a need for the tinted windows.

And yes, if the rear window is tinted, you do need to have dual side mirrors.

- Justin

[V]

yea, the doctors note is more to get the cops off gaurd and they usually wont know the laws exactly so they let it slide. lol

for a legit doctors orders theres certain avenues you have to follow to get paperwork

[lt14mla]

just collector car that bitch and call it a day. You can do whatever you want.

[Knipps]

just collector car that bitch and call it a day. You can do whatever you want.

not so easy to do that anymore

[edpontiac91]

I finally got my dd tinted, 5% all around, no windsheild.(anything is illegal in NJ on it)
i just had a local cop staring HARD at me as i passed by, 5 seconds later, i see him flying up behind me as im coming up to a stop sign. i paused a bit so he could figure out what he was doing then i went on my way and he banged a u turn right where he was. haha. i love it.

As would be my luck, my son had his G8 done just last week with 35% on the BOTH the front and rear side windows and low and behold it took the Piscataway cops just one week to send him a ticket for having it done. Not much of a difference when it was being installed, but GOD FORBID we did break the law. In-town cops with nothing better to do or to look for! :shock:

[lt14mla]

^they sent you a ticket? via mail? as in they didn't pull him over? haha thats beat man.

[Tru2Chevy]

just collector car that bitch and call it a day. You can do whatever you want.

Not only is it pretty difficult to get collectors reg these days, it still won't stop you from getting tickets for it - just won't affect your inspection.

- Justin

[lt14mla]

ive used it as a defense against cops and it worked, same thing with my "loud exhaust"

edit: guess im just lucky then lol

[88IrocVert]

I got a customer who has all of his windows tinted including the windshield. I asked him how the hell he isn't getting pulled over for it. He replies, "I'm a corrections officer, I show my badge and get a 'courtesy'." He gets out of it, but it still sounds like too much of a pain in the neck to deal with.

[V]

i had a tint ticket mailed to me once, town of seabright, losers lol. oh well, i paid it, eventually, just took a warrant to persuade me enough. My sky is quite dark and will stay that way, nj cops have followed me a few times so far but none have pulled the trigger on me yet. I guess it helps when they run my plate and returns a military address... haha.

[TransAm619]

As would be my luck, my son had his G8 done just last week with 35% on the BOTH the front and rear side windows and low and behold it took the Piscataway cops just one week to send him a ticket for having it done. Not much of a difference when it was being installed, but GOD FORBID we did break the law. In-town cops with nothing better to do or to look for! :shock:


im in piscataway also.... and i couldnt agree more. theres 2 or 3 cops that have written me over 20 non moving violations since i moved here.