tint laws in CT

bottera · 10-12-2009, 7:36 PM

recently moved to CT and just got an 03 cl type s.

found on the dmv site i can have 25% tints. couldnt find anything on smoked tail lights though or headlights.

can headlights have a yellow tint to them?

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**FiftyFive** · 10-12-2009, 7:43 PM

I believe it is against the law to put anything on headlights/taillights.

dave_ramkumar · 10-12-2009, 7:58 PM

why cant we tint the front?

is it cuz of them not seeing us? or us not be able to see well?

bottera · 10-12-2009, 10:28 PM

front windows can be tinted in ct to 25% (must transmit 75% light) gives it a nice look imo.

headlights can be tinted yellow im pretty sure

What are the allowable colors for my after market lighting?
Any lightvisible from a motor vehicle should be the following:

- Any light visible from the front of the vehicle shall be white,
yellow or amber.
- Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear
tire of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle shall be
amber or yellow.
- Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear
tire of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle shall be red.
- Any light visible from the rear of the vehicle shall be red
or amber.
(Effective July 25, 1994)

not sure exactly, but it says it can be.

from site -
http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?A=801&Q=252796

also trying to figure how a yellow tint will look on the headlights of a CL. have seen it on a 350z, a picture

http://www.decalstyling.com/yellow_headlights_3.jpg

**FiftyFive** · 10-12-2009, 10:31 PM

You probably won't be harassed too much but not sure of the legality of the issue, you definitely won't pass inspections. Check out or CL forums as well.

bottera · 10-12-2009, 10:34 PM

http://headlightarmor.com/productima...dlight-675.jpg

another yellow tint

see that you are from norwalk, thats one town away from where i live when im in CT

**FiftyFive** · 10-12-2009, 10:36 PM

Cool, what town?

I have yellow foglight tint on my fogs from www.rvinyl.com. Good quality.

bottera · 10-12-2009, 10:40 PM

westport. going to school at UCONN in Stamford and also NCC to take the bs classes to graduate faster.

Endika · 10-13-2009, 8:26 AM

You will be fine with any kind of tint on the head/tail lights. I have seen plenty of cars with murdered out head/tail lights and even 5% tint.

JMillerUA6 · 10-13-2009, 8:55 AM

Yeah my Accord was murdered the fuck out, 20% tint, and blacked out tails, and I never had any problems from the cops.

You should be fine.

CarrieLynn · 10-13-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMillerUA6

Yeah my Accord was murdered the fuck out, 20% tint, and blacked out tails, and I never had any problems from the cops.

You should be fine.

i seriously just laughed when i read that, Justin you are crazy!!

bottera · 10-13-2009, 10:46 AM

don't like comeplete black tints, personal preference. was mostly wondering tail lights/headlights, but think i'll be good. thanks for the info on the smoked tail lights.

also im in NJ 3 days out of the week which cops have nothing better to do in my town there. since car is registered in CT pretty sure they can't bitch about the tints and crap cause in NJ can't have any.

bottera · 10-13-2009, 10:51 AM

No. In accordance with Connecticut State Law Title 14 Sec. 14-99g, the side and rear windows may be tinted to the point where at least 35% light transmitted can still be transmitted through the window as darkened, provided that the reflectivity does not exceed 27% reflectivity.

made a mistake with the 25% i guess

Htown's Finest · 10-13-2009, 10:19 PM

I got pulled over with 20% on all my windows... (before I had my Acura) I actually think the law is 35% on the front and they dont really care about the back windows. It's an issue with cops if they can't see you... especially in CT

bottera · 10-13-2009, 11:45 PM

granted some cops might not car, but there are the ones that also bust balls.

rather not have to deal with a bs fine when i dont have to.

35% will be fine i think

Eoanou · 10-16-2009, 12:09 PM

I was under the impression that it was 30%. A while back I had went through most of the CT motor vehicle statutes and that's what I had remembered.

The coolest law we have is a law legalizing the use of radar detectors.

Btw, I'm from Westport as well, just moved here 2 years ago. What do you drive?

Eoanou · 10-16-2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottera

don't like comeplete black tints, personal preference. was mostly wondering tail lights/headlights, but think i'll be good. thanks for the info on the smoked tail lights.

also im in NJ 3 days out of the week which cops have nothing better to do in my town there. since car is registered in CT pretty sure they can't bitch about the tints and crap cause in NJ can't have any.

I've got eyelids on my MKV Jetta and they cover up a good portion of the headlight, no tickets yet and I don't imagine I would get any.

In Westport so long as your windows aren't too dark and they can see you, you won't get pulled for headlight tints. They're very lenient.

bottera · 10-16-2009, 3:48 PM

http://cl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=748138

just grabbed a cl.

there are the pics and other crap if you want to see it

Eoanou · 11-02-2009, 12:28 PM

Nice I'll be looking around for ya.

SlickShiftNall6 · 11-04-2009, 10:12 PM

Just got my tint done last week. 20% all around... So far so good.

I don't think I'll have any problems anyway because my cousin just got elected mayor in my city! Woot!

I'll just name drop like a jerk.

Eoanou · 11-06-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickShiftNall6

Just got my tint done last week. 20% all around... So far so good.

I don't think I'll have any problems anyway because my cousin just got elected mayor in my city! Woot!

I'll just name drop like a jerk.

I'm going to keep an eye out for your CL-S, nice to know there are a few CT members.

n3o · 11-19-2009, 12:16 PM

Cop family friend of mine confirmed the tint law is 35%, but its +/- 2 or 3% I believe to compensate for factory tint since all glass is tinted 2 or 3 percent.

10-12-2009, 7:43 PM	#2
FiftyFive Mega Moderator 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwalk, CT Posts: 16,314	I believe it is against the law to put anything on headlights/taillights. __________________ 2004 NBP Acura MDX Touring NAV RES 3000k Yellow HID Fireup (MDX) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fJFTe9vu0 "There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes its a train" -Sir Charles

10-12-2009, 10:31 PM	#5
FiftyFive Mega Moderator 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwalk, CT Posts: 16,314	You probably won't be harassed too much but not sure of the legality of the issue, you definitely won't pass inspections. Check out or CL forums as well. __________________ 2004 NBP Acura MDX Touring NAV RES 3000k Yellow HID Fireup (MDX) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fJFTe9vu0 "There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes its a train" -Sir Charles

10-12-2009, 10:36 PM	#7
FiftyFive Mega Moderator 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwalk, CT Posts: 16,314	Cool, what town? I have yellow foglight tint on my fogs from www.rvinyl.com. Good quality. __________________ 2004 NBP Acura MDX Touring NAV RES 3000k Yellow HID Fireup (MDX) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fJFTe9vu0 "There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes its a train" -Sir Charles

10-13-2009, 8:55 AM	#10
JMillerUA6 DGP+JIF=WI Trader Rating: (1) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: W. Hart, CT & Amelia Island, FL Age: 28 Posts: 720	Yeah my Accord was murdered the fuck out, 20% tint, and blacked out tails, and I never had any problems from the cops. You should be fine. __________________ 2004 DGP TL 5AT Non-Nav Happiness is beers, quads and installs on a Saturday afternoon....

10-13-2009, 10:19 PM	#14
Htown's Finest Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Age: 24 Posts: 0	CT tint law I got pulled over with 20% on all my windows... (before I had my Acura) I actually think the law is 35% on the front and they dont really care about the back windows. It's an issue with cops if they can't see you... especially in CT

10-12-2009, 7:58 PM	#3
dave_ramkumar Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 134	why cant we tint the front? is it cuz of them not seeing us? or us not be able to see well?

10-12-2009, 10:28 PM	#4
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	front windows can be tinted in ct to 25% (must transmit 75% light) gives it a nice look imo. headlights can be tinted yellow im pretty sure What are the allowable colors for my after market lighting? Any lightvisible from a motor vehicle should be the following: - Any light visible from the front of the vehicle shall be white, yellow or amber. - Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear tire of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle shall be amber or yellow. - Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear tire of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle shall be red. - Any light visible from the rear of the vehicle shall be red or amber. (Effective July 25, 1994) not sure exactly, but it says it can be. from site - http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?A=801&Q=252796 also trying to figure how a yellow tint will look on the headlights of a CL. have seen it on a 350z, a picture http://www.decalstyling.com/yellow_headlights_3.jpg

10-12-2009, 10:34 PM	#6
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	http://headlightarmor.com/productima...dlight-675.jpg another yellow tint see that you are from norwalk, thats one town away from where i live when im in CT

10-12-2009, 10:40 PM	#8
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	westport. going to school at UCONN in Stamford and also NCC to take the bs classes to graduate faster.

10-13-2009, 8:26 AM	#9
Endika Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 24	You will be fine with any kind of tint on the head/tail lights. I have seen plenty of cars with murdered out head/tail lights and even 5% tint.

10-13-2009, 10:46 AM	#12
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	don't like comeplete black tints, personal preference. was mostly wondering tail lights/headlights, but think i'll be good. thanks for the info on the smoked tail lights. also im in NJ 3 days out of the week which cops have nothing better to do in my town there. since car is registered in CT pretty sure they can't bitch about the tints and crap cause in NJ can't have any.

10-13-2009, 10:51 AM	#13
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	No. In accordance with Connecticut State Law Title 14 Sec. 14-99g, the side and rear windows may be tinted to the point where at least 35% light transmitted can still be transmitted through the window as darkened, provided that the reflectivity does not exceed 27% reflectivity. made a mistake with the 25% i guess

10-13-2009, 11:45 PM	#15
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	granted some cops might not car, but there are the ones that also bust balls. rather not have to deal with a bs fine when i dont have to. 35% will be fine i think

10-16-2009, 12:09 PM	#16
Eoanou '08 Jetta 2.0T DSG Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Age: 23 Posts: 4,167	I was under the impression that it was 30%. A while back I had went through most of the CT motor vehicle statutes and that's what I had remembered. The coolest law we have is a law legalizing the use of radar detectors. Btw, I'm from Westport as well, just moved here 2 years ago. What do you drive? __________________ Current: 2008 VW Jetta 2.0T DSG Mods: Blacked out front grill Previous: 2009 Civic Si Coupe Mods: None Previous: 2009 Accord 4dr. I-4 (190HP) Mods: DRL delete mod, debadged Previous: 2006 TL Mods: Progress Sport Springs, Yokohoma Avid WS4 235/45/17 tires.

10-16-2009, 3:48 PM	#18
bottera Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT & Somerset County, NJ Posts: 34	http://cl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=748138 just grabbed a cl. there are the pics and other crap if you want to see it

11-02-2009, 12:28 PM	#19
Eoanou '08 Jetta 2.0T DSG Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Age: 23 Posts: 4,167	Nice I'll be looking around for ya. __________________ Current: 2008 VW Jetta 2.0T DSG Mods: Blacked out front grill Previous: 2009 Civic Si Coupe Mods: None Previous: 2009 Accord 4dr. I-4 (190HP) Mods: DRL delete mod, debadged Previous: 2006 TL Mods: Progress Sport Springs, Yokohoma Avid WS4 235/45/17 tires.

11-04-2009, 10:12 PM	#20
SlickShiftNall6 Yankees Win #27!!!!!! 2003 Acura CL Trader Rating: (1) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CT Age: 28 Posts: 342	Just got my tint done last week. 20% all around... So far so good. I don't think I'll have any problems anyway because my cousin just got elected mayor in my city! Woot! I'll just name drop like a jerk.

11-19-2009, 12:16 PM	#22
n3o Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Age: 22 Posts: 147	Cop family friend of mine confirmed the tint law is 35%, but its +/- 2 or 3% I believe to compensate for factory tint since all glass is tinted 2 or 3 percent.