My doctor's note for tinted vehicle windows

[pontiacmrc1]

I assume that after 8 months of andy's ridiculous tint inspection enforcement approx 2/3 of NY vehicles (should) have been inspected. I see just as many NY cars and trucks with tinted windows as I did before. I'm not hearing of folks getting ticketed with any more frequency than previously. I must be the only dipshit to have my tint removed. Even my kid questioned my rebellious manhood when I had it done. God I really despise FUac.

Go get them re-tinted and find a friend that owns a shop that does inspections

 

[Marine Cpl]

Go get them re-tinted and find a friend that owns a shop that does inspections

Or buy 2 new glasses to be used just for inspections.

 

[pontiacmrc1]

Or buy 2 new glasses to be used just for inspections.

That's a lot of work to switch out windows just for an inspection lol...

 

[Marine Cpl]

That's a lot of work to switch out windows just for an inspection lol...

It's cheaper in the long run. The tint shop where I went to take off the tint from my front windows say that people are coming in to have them removed and put back on after the inspection.

Do that every year with the time it takes to schedule an appointment, go to the appointment, wait for it to be done, and then have to pay for it.

 

[pontiacmrc1]

Here's the tint regulations right from the DMV. According to the regulations, can't have tint more than 6" down from the top of the window's and if on the door sticker it's labled 'passenger car', all 4 door window's can't have less than 70% VLT, and the back window can be tinted as long as the car has both side mirrors, if you read from 1992 and newer. 1991 and older has different regulations, but that in itself makes no sense to me either.

 

[pontiacmrc1]

It's cheaper in the long run. The tint shop where I went to take off the tint from my front windows say that people are coming in to have them removed and put back on after the inspection.

Do that every year with the time it takes to schedule an appointment, go to the appointment, wait for it to be done, and then have to pay for it.

I get you point....good thing I'm a licensed NYS inspector! lol

 

[Doc8404]

So how does this apply to the back windows of my crew cab pickup?

Common sense says they can be blacked out.
But isn't it a passenger vehicle?

 

[Cavalry]

That's a lot of work to switch out windows just for an inspection lol...

I bought two windows for my truck...$50...takes all of 10 mins a side to change. Most modern vehicles are pretty quick to change side glass

 

[Cavalry]

1991 and older has different regulations, but that in itself makes no sense to me either.

The tint law was enacted in '92. 91 back are grandfathered in if you had existing tint

 

[Cavalry]

So how does this apply to the back windows of my crew cab pickup?

If the door sticker says passenger all side glass needs to be 70%. I'd assume its MPV or something so front windows need 70% transmission, you can do whatever you want with the back sides and rear glass

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

Buy a motorcycle and wear sunglasses.


El Fin

 

[Doc8404]

If the door sticker says passenger all side glass needs to be 70%. I'd assume its MPV or something so front windows need 70% transmission, you can do whatever you want with the back sides and rear glass

Damn. Says passenger

 

[Dunright]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum, but after reading all this, I want to add the research I've done on this:

1. A letter from your doctor that has one of the three diseases mentioned in a prior post must be submitted along with a copy of the registration of the car you wish an exemption on. THE REGISTERED OWNER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE ONE WITH THE DISEASE. IT CAN BE A PASSENGER OR ANYONE YOU LET USE YOUR CAR. Sorry for the caps, but if anything is read on this post, I thought that was most important. Two of the diseases that garner you an expemtion sticker, you basically spontaneously combust like a vampire stepping into in the sun if you have one. The third "severe drug-induced photophobia", means that your drugs (even something for allergies or headaches, according to the drug list) can be used as the reason...as long as your doctor agrees that this is the cause of your "severe drug-induced photophobia."

2. The law states that if the windows can't be rolled up, then the car fails, so forget pulling the fuse. The thought of removing the windows completely until after inspection then reinstalling them had brought the question to mind, but I think that's subjective to the shop you choose to inspect it. The one I spoke with said that one shop in my area already got in trouble because the car owner told the officer during the stop that he had just gotten the sticker yesterday and the tints were on. Every shop is on high alert because of the integration of this new rule into the NYS Safety Inspection. Nobody wants to get pinged.

3. The test is subjective to the shop.....meaning that it states in the rules that they do NOT actually have to test your windows if "the windows clearly allow at least 70% VLT". There are two types of testers that a shop can use, and they HAD to be purchased by the shops. Cha-ching for the test equipment manufacturers.

4. There is a sticker that the state DMV will issue to you if you can pass their ridiculous hurdles and it must be affixed to your window. I haven't seen one yet, and am not sure what they even look like. I only know of one person who has one..and he works at a shop.

5. I have a letter from my doctor and I use the tints to keep from having to use my sunglasses in the car. Even with them, sometimes the bright light coming through the windshield will make me squint a bit. The reason I can't use my sunglasses is that they're so dark that I can't see my instrument panel when I'm wearing them. The tints allow me a reasonable solution to this problem. I've been wearing dark shades on my pale green eyes since I was about 14 and I doubt after all these years that my eyes will "adjust" to bright light unless I go blind.

6. I am an outside salesperson. I spend a HUGE amount of time in my car. Most manufacturers of newer vehicles are already tinting their stock glass at 70'ish percent. You can verify this by the small imprint on the window glass itself. Even with this tinting, the dangers of the sun in prolonged exposure can lead to an increased risk of cancer. This has been proven in study after study and the people who drive as much as I do are in the highest risk pool. My tints add an extra layer of protection.

7. Tint laws are actually nothing new. The law has been in effect in NY since 1991. If it was such a big deal, there would have been more of a push to change it before now. Twenty-six years to deal with a problem? That's not really a problem.

8. There is one way around it....if you own a vehicle that is older than a 1991, and you've had your windows dark since then, you're Grandfathered. After that, if you've had tints with lower than 70% VLT, you've been breaking the law all that time.

9. One of the main issues I have about this is that it is the State's way of deflecting the concerns of a few people in some areas who had enough of their representative's ears to get a bill drafted that would shift the issue off of the police (who if they really had a problem with it, they would have been much more vigilant about cracking down on it) to the inspection stations by including it in a SAFETY inspection. There is nothing in my opinion that causes a safety concern for the public at large for a car to have tints (and I'm not talking about those intending to do illegal activity...they're not going to obey the law anyway, so this sentiment doesn't apply to them...and their inspection stickers are probably ill obtained too).

10. The protection of our 'boys in blue'. I believe that our LEOs have a right to be protected as well as someone who goes searching for bad people can. I agree that tints on a car can be an issue during a traffic stop or when a car is sitting idle and occupied. What I don't agree with is the wholesale dismissal of the need for them in certain circumstances that are greater than the diseases listed on the exception form. The law should be removed from the SAFETY inspection and the Window Tinting Law of 1991 be amended to state:

"If a car is approached by an officer during a traffic stop, or while parked idle with occupants, it is the responsibility of the operator to immediately lower all movable windows to a down position, regardless of the circumstance (weather, etc.) so that the officer can clearly see inside the vehicle. If the operator refuses to comply, this would be considered a suspicious activity and the officer would be within full rights to act accordingly (detain vehicle until back up arrives, approach with service pistol drawn, etc.).

Some may think of this as a "give-back"..and that's fine, in exchange for the tints. I think it's common sense that if you are going to have an exception, that you may have to make an exception.

Lastly, those who have SUVs or just rear windows tinted....you're on the chopping block too. There is a bill introduced that is looking to remove the exemption from those types of vehicles too. That means no more privacy glass...period. go to www.nysenate.gov to research what they're up to and make your voice heard...please. People are leaving NY faster than they are coming in, and that's because of things like the gun control laws, Cuomo's call for a new NY Constitution and the tint law being misplaced. It has to stop if we're going to maintain our motto of "The Empire State".

I actually am the owner of a vehicle with a NYS tint exemption. Trust me in that it was a very difficult process to complete and they’re very specific with what conditions you can have as the exemption specifies (for dark tint) ie lighter tint still has the same uv protection as dark tint. Anyway thought if you do get it approved they send you a rather small paper sticker to attic to a window with your vehicle year make and color. Overall I’ve been pulled over many times with a few officers getting a bit upset over it, but if you think you qualify it wouldn’t hurt to apply.

 

[Automan21]

Here in the city if u have factory tinted windows on the rear passenger and rear window you are good no matter how dark. Once you tint those front driver and passenger sides it makes them all illegal. I’ve gotten pulled over once and just tore the fronts off to avoid a ticket but put them back on that night myself.
I have a friend that knew someone in the dmv that got him the card to carry in the car relating to the doctors note. Of course he didn’t get a doc script but just had to pay $300 for the hot card lol.

 

[Curmudgeon]

severe drug photo-sensitivity

like these ...

You holding? DM me.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Another zombie thread. Sorry @Acer-m14 nobody wants 2 year old shroomz.

 

[Dunright]

Here in the city if u have factory tinted windows on the rear passenger and rear window you are good no matter how dark. Once you tint those front driver and passenger sides it makes them all illegal. I’ve gotten pulled over once and just tore the fronts off to avoid a ticket but put them back on that night myself.
I have a friend that knew someone in the dmv that got him the card to carry in the car relating to the doctors note. Of course he didn’t get a doc script but just had to pay $300 for the hot card lol.

Never heard of the card. Possibly a PBA card you might be thinking of. They issue you a small sticker that you affix to the top center of any window besides the windshield. They also must approve you for it and you’ve gotta have a doctor willing to sign off that they think you would greatly benefit with it. Pba cards used to work with me for tint tho, but now wayyy too many get issued to ppl or are sold on eBay...

 

[misunderestimated]

They issue you a small sticker that you affix to the top center of any window

This is what we now have for our cars, its a paper sticker and keep it with he registration as I feel it would fall off once we put the window down

 

[Harry Hood]

Another zombie thread. Sorry @Acer-m14 nobody wants 2 year old shroomz.

I'll take 'em

 

[Dunright]

This is what we now have for our cars, its a paper sticker and keep it with he registration as I feel it would fall off once we put the window down

Yeah I ended up just affixing it to the window tbh. I think the theory was that they made it paper thinking ppl wouldn’t roll down their windows if they had an exemption. Anyway tho I’m sure that works too.

 

[Acer-m14]

window tint defeated .. and no one thought of this lol ..

 

[wizrd]

Cuomo's vehicles windows have tint to prevent people seeing him with his crack pipe. Executive perk.

 

[Toecutter]

Even with an exemption you will still be harrassed and pulled over by assholes fucking with people over tint. And yes any cop that tickets someone over tint is an asshole.

 

[camper4lyfe]

Even with an exemption you will still be harrassed and pulled over by assholes fucking with people over tint. And yes any cop that tickets someone over tint is an asshole.

It's an inspection issue now, though. You end up screwed each year dealing with it.

 

[Toecutter]

Eh I live near the bronx inspections arnt a problem.
I also havent had tinted windows in a long time.

 

[Bigfoot]

Eh I live near the bronx inspections arnt a problem.
I also havent had tinted windows in a long time.

A little off topic for a second...

You clicked "like" on a post that I made in this thread.
The thing is,,, When I seen it in the "alerts" window . I was thinking wait a minute. I have not posted at all in that thread.
This doesn't make sense...

Come to find out. It was a post that I made 2 years and 4 months ago.
And I forgot all about it. I didn't notice that this is an old thread.

I was like huh, I haven't posted in that thread.
What's this "like" all about... LOL

 

[Dunright]

The DMV should issue a sticker that is affixed to the drivers side window which authorizes the tint. The windshield can never be tinted regardless of exemption due to safety concerns.

You have to speak with the DMV and get them to approve the tint based on the doctors letter. In the past I'd heard the only approved conditions were Porphyria, Xeroderma, & severe drug photo sensitivity. Either way get in touch with DMV and get the most up to date info.

You sure about not being able tint your windshield? Most states alow

I actually have an appointment next week for this same reason. I need protection at night from high beams and bright blue lights.

Sadly they’re pretty hard to get in all honesty. They wanna see some pretty rough medical conditions.

 

[Dunright]

Brand new ,2016 Chevy Silverado with extended cab . We tested the front windows and the reading was 72, if it was 70 or less it would fail. the windows looked clear to me . My front windshield was reading 76 not the dark stripe on the top but the whole windshield. I always thought it was a law,it just now that part of an inspection the inspectors are required to test the window. I did not see anyplace in the law that if the windows were down and the fuse removed that the had to test them but in the FAQ they gave to the inspectors it explains if they can inspect the windows they had to fail the car .

It specifies for inspectors if the windows are unable to roll up then fail it as you can not test the tint... Smart one but nys always seems to be one step ahead...

 

[Dunright]

I'm sure there's an exemption for police/gov't vehicles but not the serfs.
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yes police and fire but not government fleet vehicles

 

[Darth]

Tell Cumhole's entourage that.