Driving through a small town called Pennsburg in PA the other night and I was pulled over for my tint. Granted, my tint is 5% all around. I was given a warning and he said come by the station within 15 days or I will get a ticket.

As he went back to his car and then came back, I asked him what percent tint I could have on the driver and passenger side as I know (or thought) that it could be any % on the back and back side windows. He said that it could not be any % on the back and back sides. Is this right? My intention was to re-do the driver and passenger with a 20 or 30%.

 

Lowest level of tint allowed in PA is 70% on all glass for a sedan type car. Only SUV's are allowed to have any percent on the back windows. Cars are still held to 70%


Given that glass has natural impurities, and generally registers around 75-80% VLT when you put a meter on bare glass, it pretty much means the law was written so that ZERO tint is allowed on any window.

Basically...any tint = possibly ticket.

 

Wow, and I thought the 50% for front windows in VA was strict. Basically I'd put 35% and call it a day like everybody else.

 

I had 35% on mine and never got pulled over. I was told by the tint shop this is the lowest allowed by PA law in the front 2 windows.

 

Bottom line, check with Dept. of Motor Vehicles for the actual law pertaining to tint. Get a booklet or whatever you need so the next time you get pulled over you can show the officer you're within the law...once it's taken car of! 3-M has a new clear tint that knocks down 90% of the harmful rays which will keep your interior looking like new and cool. My next car will have that on all windows including the windshield!
Gary