That really depends upon where you live. Besides citations, in Maryland a car will not pass a state safety inspection with illegal tint.

 

Fair enough. How often do you have to undergo a state safety inspection and who does it?

 

Nice cars generally don't attract cops attention? Makes absolutely no sense at all. Have you ever heard of police officers profiling?

 

It makes total sense BECAUSE of profiling. Who is more likely to have a bad interaction with cops or be a street criminal?

The guy in the 20 year old stanced civic with a fart can or the person driving the new F-Type?

Cops see cars like ours and think "That person probably is affluent and will be a pain my ***", not "I wonder if they have drugs in the car".

I've driven both very cheap cars and very expensive cars. The very cheap cars got me hassled by the cops. In the expensive cars I'm left alone.

 

Well I guess it all depends on where you're from. Because where I'm from the drug dealers have the "nice" cars, not the "fart can". Not only that, there is also a lot of "racial" profiling as well so that doesn't make any sense where I'm from.

 

So, I mean, there's unfortunately a racial component everywhere, but even in NY (where I'm from originally) I always experienced that being clearly affluent gets you better treatment from law enforcement (and basically everyone else) than being poor.

The only drug dealers driving the nice cars are the high level folks whereas most cops are just looking for to catch the dangerous and stupid criminals who are generally in POS cars.

All that being said, I'm fine with agreeing to disagree if you prefer.

 

Well the "clearly affluent" part is just an assumption when you look at someone with a nice car. Secondly, the type of car doesn't give you any idea the type of person driving it. Third, you should only be stopped if you've committed a crime, not because of the type of car you drive. Anyway, we'll end it with I agree with you to agree to disagree.

 

In Maryland, whenever ownership changes and by a state certified inspection station. (Most dealerships and service stations).

 

Well...I'm guessing that drug dealer driving around in an Escalade is far more affluent than I. However, I probably know how to spend my money far more wisely than he/she.

 

Ah, if it's not an annual thing that seems easy enough to get around. Put the tint on once you own the car and then remove it when it's time to sell. Or the new owner can likely just find someone to pass the car with a well placed $50.

 

The flaw with that argument is that we know that the county mounties here are compulsively looking for missing front plates and blue dot tail lights. I would guess tinting fits their list of personal phobias as well.


BTW Foosh, as you suggested, I have had no issue with the Euro profile front plate in the past 5 months.

 

Fair enough. Here the cops are pretty relaxed so long as you don't look suspicious in another way or fit their ridiculous profiles.

 

Window tint

 

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That looks fantastic. Is that the gyrodynes powder coated?

 

Thanks and yes, they are powder coated. If you noticed, I also had the side view mirrors painted.

 

I didn't notice that, but it looks great! I think I didn't notice because it fits the rest of the car so well.

I've been bouncing back and forth on powder coating my gyrodynes. I think your pics have convinced me to go for it.

 

Hey it's better than buying a new set. Some have even suggested plastic dip because it's only temporary. It is a good idea. Mine are permanent now. Oh well.

 

So, how many people have tinted their windows?

 

I did 18% on the fronts and got stopped pronto here by the CHP, back to 35% and so far so good...have only driven the car twice since last year though.