Anyone know how people with lower than 35% tint pass inspections? My friend just moved here and her car has about 20% tint since it was legal back in her state. She's trying to avoid spending money to retint. I see tons of cars driving around town with dark tint. How do they pass inspection?

I don't think she can pull off the "roll down windows" approach.
Maybe there are inspection stations that don't give a flip? Feel free to PM me. Really appreciate it.

[Edited on October 29, 2012 at 11:36 AM. Reason : thanks!]

10/29/2012 11:35:27 AM

peel and re-tint

10/29/2012 11:39:50 AM

Or did sketchy shop that no one will share because they don't want to get their guy busted.

I don't know of one tho

Seriously tho I don't.

10/29/2012 12:02:42 PM

PM wlb420 and jcg15, I think they know of a spot.

10/29/2012 12:17:39 PM

PM jwb9984 he is riding dirty with dat 190% tint on his Escalade yadig?

[Edited on October 29, 2012 at 9:14 PM. Reason : yup!]

10/29/2012 9:13:40 PM

Cant you just roll your windows down and pull your window fuse? There is no law on having windows on a vehicle, and if they cant roll them up they cant inspect them.

10/29/2012 9:22:03 PM

have they caught on to the window trick? wouldn't it seem kind of obvious when they can't roll up the window? would they check the fuse?

10/29/2012 10:56:30 PM

Perhaps not at Jiffy Lube. I think it's worth a try, especially considering they don't charge if you don't pass (pretty sure that's accurate)

10/29/2012 11:43:12 PM

really? is that just Jiffy Lube not charging first if you don't pass or all inspection stations?

from what I recall with my own experience in the past, if I failed, other places still charged me first and then if I go back to reinspect after fixing, I pay like $5 or $10 more to complete it.

10/30/2012 2:13:34 AM

even if they can find someone who will pass it, NC SHP will eventually pull them over, check it on the side of the road, and write a ticket.

10/30/2012 7:34:20 AM

^ this too...


my tint is legit (previous owner put it on) and it's been checked by the fuzz before... i don't even think it's 50.

10/30/2012 11:14:18 AM

What is NC SHP ? State highway patrol? What about local driving. Will cops still pull you over b/c they "suspect" your tint is too dark?

I see people driving around with dark tint all the time.

10/30/2012 11:18:53 AM

basically my thought is this...

giving the cops the least amount of reasons to pull you over is probably the best ideal

10/30/2012 11:27:57 AM

damn so you recommend her strip and retint eh?
any cheap tint places to do it? she's on a budget

10/30/2012 11:51:03 AM

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"What is NC SHP ? State highway patrol? What about local driving. Will cops still pull you over b/c they "suspect" your tint is too dark? I see people driving around with dark tint all the time."

yes, highway patrol. highway patrol is the only agency that i know for a fact will pull you over and check your tint. there's no reason other agencies can't do so if they have the meters. you're still likely to run into SHP during "local driving".

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"I see people driving around with dark tint all the time."

some of them know a shady shop that will pass them. the shop will eventually get caught. some folks peel it, go pass inspection, and then re-tint every year.

on a truck or SUV, the NC tint limit does not apply to the back glass and any side/door glass except the driver and front passenger side. on a 4 door SUV or truck, you can spray paint the back glass and rear door glass black if you so desire. perhaps you see these vehicles and think they're illegal when they're not.

also, the roll-down-windows approach will not work on a car because the back glass must pass 32% or more.

if she has an SUV, she'd only have to re-tint the front doors.

[Edited on October 30, 2012 at 11:54 AM. Reason : af]

10/30/2012 11:51:04 AM

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"any cheap tint places to do it? she's on a budget"

tint is not something to cheap out on. cheap tint jobs bubble in a couple years. bubbled tint won't pass inspection, even if it's 35%. then you're right back where you were. get it peeled and leave it without tint or get it done right.

i like Pete at TVP on Westgate Rd.

10/30/2012 11:53:49 AM

10/30/2012 12:08:29 PM

I think mine was rpd but i'm not sure... i don't even know if they really tested it... it was 1 am an they probably ran my plates and saw the old dui and made up a reason to stop me.

(stone cold sober i don't drink and drive at all anymore)

10/30/2012 12:21:18 PM

^^that's what I was thinking

10/30/2012 7:24:38 PM

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"tint is not something to cheap out on"

is the $10 tint from wal-mart really that bad if installed correctly? Mine's been on the 240 for years with no problems (other than mess-ups from original install). I don't know where those people get their purple, bubbly tint

I recently bought a $20 pre-cut tint package (7x pieces) from Ebay for the minivan and couldn't be happier after doing the front two windows. The rest are pretty dark already, so I may not bother tinting them.

10/30/2012 8:22:34 PM

Just get rid of that wannabe gangster shit.

10/30/2012 8:35:55 PM

she must be a swamp donkey

10/30/2012 8:43:36 PM

Ive had illegal tint on the front windows of my suv for 10 years and never been pulled over.

I have always had a shop that would inspect for me. I usually just roll windows down and they dont say anything. Initially he said "if anybody asks you got your windows done after inspection." And no I dont want to tell you which shop i go to.

11/1/2012 4:16:21 PM

I've had tint on my car for 4 years now and every year, they forget to charge me for the tint inspection fee.

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11/1/2012 7:48:50 PM

Lol @ swamp donkey

I thought I made that up in the way to the gator bowl when we saw a donkey well it's self explainatory
And I was like lol sounds like p... monkey... But better

11/1/2012 7:55:36 PM

passed inspection today thanks to one of the folks here.....muchas gracias!

11/2/2012 1:39:31 PM

Quote :

"What is NC SHP ? State highway patrol? What about local driving. Will cops still pull you over b/c they "suspect" your tint is too dark?"

Quote :

"I think mine was rpd but i'm not sure... i don't even know if they really tested it... it was 1 am an they probably ran my plates and saw the old dui and made up a reason to stop me. "

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"passed inspection today thanks to one of the folks here.....muchas gracias!"

Riding dirty or not...I wouldn't want to drive a vehicle that can be used as a legitimate excuse for the cops to pull me over whenever they want.

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"is the $10 tint from wal-mart really that bad if installed correctly? Mine's been on the 240 for years with no problems (other than mess-ups from original install). I don't know where those people get their purple, bubbly tint "

Cheap tint + ammonia based cleaners (Windex) will turn purple.
The bubbles are usually poor installation.
If I'm doing it myself I'd drop the extra $15 for better tint film. If it's worth devoting my time and energy to it I want it to look as good as possible and last as long as possible. My time is worth more than $15 worth of tint. Just my $.02.

[Edited on November 2, 2012 at 2:29 PM. Reason : l]

11/2/2012 2:24:32 PM