[billeethakid]

I've hear that if you tint your car it helps out slightly with the inside temperatures of your car. It will cost me like $200, is it worth it?

[tedmansu]

tint them after you get here, just in case something goes wrong you can get them to fix it. no need to tint them before you come.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by tedmansu

tint them after you get here, just in case something goes wrong you can get them to fix it. no need to tint them before you come.

And you may find as many of us do that it is not worth the bother.

[tasmtairy]

Remember if your antenna is those lines on your back window, the tinting will pull out your radio recption. I happened to my Mom and Dad's caddy, they got a satellite radio, their recption was so bad.

[garth]

Also, does anyone know if tinting the windows to the side of the driver and front passanger violates the Nevada Vehicle Code? I know it differs by state, and that you can't tint the front side windows in California in any shape, form, or hue, but I don't know about Nevada. If it's not legal and you tint them, it might give various agencies reason to delay you when you least need their interest.

ON EDIT: After posting, I looked up the Nevada Vehicle Code sections and answered my own question. It looks like Nevada is one of the states that allows tinting to be added to the front-side windows. It just can't exceed 35%. Here's a cut and paste of the Nevada sections that describes the limitations. Sections 2 and 3 hold the applicable information.

NRS 484.6195 Restrictions on tinting of windshield or side or rear window.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “light transmission” means the ratio of the amount of light which is allowed to pass through a product or material to the amount of light which falls on it.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 a person shall not:
(a) Place, install, affix or apply upon the windshield or any side or rear window of a motor vehicle which is required to be registered in this State; or
(b) Operate on any highway a motor vehicle required to be registered in this State on which there has been placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle,
Ê any transparent material which alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield or side or rear window.
3. The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to:
(a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is:
(1) Nonreflective; and
(2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent.
(b) A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(c) Any transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is not less than 29 inches above the undepressed driver’s seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver’s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface; and
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
4. The prohibition set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 does not apply to a motor vehicle with a model year of 1993 or older, if transparent material was placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle before July 1, 1993.
5. This section does not prohibit the operation or sale of a motor vehicle which has a windshield or windows that are covered by or treated with any material, if the vehicle was sold when new or could have been sold when new with such material as standard or optional equipment without violating any federal statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture.
6. The Director may, by regulation, provide for exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of subsection 2.
7. For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a violation of subsection 2 is not a moving traffic violation.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2433)

[5kingsinvegas]

We didn't tint before we came but we did tint this year. If you have leather seats you will probably find you want to. I burned my legs one to many times and got it done. It did make a difference, not sure if I would say HUGE, but that combined with the windshield covers did keep the interior cooler. Another thing you might consider is an automatic starter. I always used one in Michigan in the winter but I use mine here to cool the car a few minutes before we have to get in it.

[billeethakid]

Originally Posted by garth

Also, does anyone know if tinting the windows to the side of the driver and front passanger violates the Nevada Vehicle Code? I know it differs by state, and that you can't tint the front side windows in California in any shape, form, or hue, but I don't know about Nevada. If it's not legal and you tint them, it might give various agencies reason to delay you when you least need their interest.

ON EDIT: After posting, I looked up the Nevada Vehicle Code sections and answered my own question. It looks like Nevada is one of the states that allows tinting to be added to the front-side windows. It just can't exceed 35%. Here's a cut and paste of the Nevada sections that describes the limitations. Sections 2 and 3 hold the applicable information.

NRS 484.6195 Restrictions on tinting of windshield or side or rear window.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “light transmission” means the ratio of the amount of light which is allowed to pass through a product or material to the amount of light which falls on it.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 a person shall not:
(a) Place, install, affix or apply upon the windshield or any side or rear window of a motor vehicle which is required to be registered in this State; or
(b) Operate on any highway a motor vehicle required to be registered in this State on which there has been placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle,
Ê any transparent material which alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield or side or rear window.
3. The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to:
(a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is:
(1) Nonreflective; and
(2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent.
(b) A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(c) Any transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is not less than 29 inches above the undepressed driver’s seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver’s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface; and
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
4. The prohibition set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 does not apply to a motor vehicle with a model year of 1993 or older, if transparent material was placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle before July 1, 1993.
5. This section does not prohibit the operation or sale of a motor vehicle which has a windshield or windows that are covered by or treated with any material, if the vehicle was sold when new or could have been sold when new with such material as standard or optional equipment without violating any federal statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture.
6. The Director may, by regulation, provide for exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of subsection 2.
7. For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a violation of subsection 2 is not a moving traffic violation.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2433)

Very valuable information, thankyou! I will probablly have it done there because as tedmansu had stated you may need to have it fixed. I am defiantly going to do it though, and yes I do have leather, black. They dont let side tints here which kinda ****ty cause it does have some appeal. Also my antenna is on the car itself retractable so no biggie there.

[garth]

Originally Posted by billeethakid

yes I do have leather, black.

OUCH! I betcha' you don't get in there wearing shorts on a hot sunny day.

[lvkewlkid]

i can't stand the tint, because you can't see if a store is open and it just impairs my vision when driving

[PinkString]

I like the tint, and have it on all my windows. But it came that way, and i'm not complaining.