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I don't think we are the same page. You said that 50% is legal but "is almost nothing". Yes, 50% tint is quite light compaired to the 35% that is allowed here in Kansas but 50% is substantially darker than the 70% tint allowed on side windows in New York.

Here is a wikipedea about tint: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tinting

sorry i meant compare to 30% , 50% is nothing :))))

70% is percentage of light need to come through your side window...

i pulled over for tint only... they were following 2 blocks and then pulled over... checked license etc and then police said that they doing vehicle equipment check and asked me to roll up window...

here is situation... by NY law i can tint window no darker than 30%, my window has 33% , my question is: what darkness has original clear window. is it 100% clear or maybe 2-3% dark???

OEM tint is far from being 100% clear -- I'll never forget buying a new VW in 1975 without the tint option and being shocked at the different between completely clear windows and factory tinted windows.

I hope you are I are talking about the same light transmission amounts but tint darkness is usually expressed in the amount of light that tint allows to pass through it -- 70% for side windows in New York. 70% is the least amount of tint allowed in the US except for the few states that allow no tint at all.

I have never seen specifications for the amount of OEM tint on Lexus cars. The specs probably exist somewhere in some obscure Toyota/Lexus corporate document and you can likely find out from a Lexus dealer or by calling Lexus corporate. I suppose you could remove the tint from one side windows and ask the police or a tint shop to test the untinted window with a meter.

It's amazing that NY police would quibble over such a tiny difference. If you got nailed for having 70% tint on OEM tinted windows, there is probably not a car in NY with legal tint.

every shop who tints windows , has 5-15-35 and 50% tint... and to have legal tint you must install 50% , which doesn't make sense , because its almost nothing.

and yes because city need money , they giving ticket for everything. When i asked officer that i only have 3% difference , he just said :i m sorry ..

and funny part is fine for my ticket as police said is only 5$per ticket(i have 2 of them ) and surcharge is 50$ for each ticket ::(((

about month ago friend of mine got pulled over for tints, he has 15% which is 15 %more than allowed, and for 2 ticketsa he paid 160$, i think fines depends on tint darkness

There's no way you get 40MPG in your civic, we have a prius in our family and that thing gets around mid 40's sometimes 50 if you drive nice, but if your getting 40 in your Civic EX then you must drive it very nicely.

You absolutely can get 40MPG in a Civic. You can in a lot of small economy cars. The Corolla too.

We have a Prius too, and your assessment of the mileage is correct. The mileage is great, but if you are only concerned about absolute lowest operating cost, your money is better spent on a Civic or Corolla, Yaris, Fit, etc.

i get 28-29miles on highwAY on my is250 awd, which is 2,5 engine plus all wheel drive, so you probably can get around 40 mpg on civic with 2.0 engine,front wheel drive

Well, if is only 3% off, then I suggest you have the tint independently tested and take the results to court ... or do you know if you have illegal tint?

If your location "11235" is a ZIP code that indicates that you live in New York, then the following website indicates that only 70% tint on the side windows is allowed: http://www.tintlaws.com/ Here is another website that shows the same thing: http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

70% tint is hardly any extra tint at all. It's only a guess but I'd bet that the factory tint on your side windows is around 80%.

I have the legal maximum (35%) here in Kansas and it isn't dark enough to prevent discomfort on a hot sunny summer day.

I confused how your tint could be only 3% off and still be 33% in New York. If it was 3 percentage points too dark, it would be 67%.

Also ... did you get pulled over only for tint? ... or was the tint violation just an extra on top of why they really stopped you.

i pulled over for tint only... they were following 2 blocks and then pulled over... checked license etc and then police said that they doing vehicle equipment check and asked me to roll up window...

here is situation... by NY law i can tint window no darker than 30%, my window has 33% , my question is: what darkness has original clear window. is it 100% clear or maybe 2-3% dark???

sorry in advance if i am posting in wrong section , my question is how many percent of darkness has original lexus driver side and passanger side windows??

the reason why im asking is because i pulled over by police , they checked front 2 windows by meter and both of them showed 33% , which is 3% more than alloowed....

can anyone provide me with link to the info which can be helpful to fight this ticket?? thanks in advance

How many miles and what is your credit score?

36 months , 12000/year ,credit score is more than 680

i was doing my service appt. in other lexus dealership and they told me that loaner vehicle will be available one week later, they asked if i want to come or wait one more week, i rescheduled appoinment for next week and drove loaner vehicle away...they HAVE to give you loaner vehicle

i pay 483 $ a month for my is250 08 fully loaded... i got it with 0 down ,tax included , except bank fee --600$..if you are in NY area go to Ray Catena lexus in Larchmont...good luck

just did it on my is250 08 . it worked ...no beeping anymore :)