Have any of you guys tinted your cab side windows?

I tinted mine. Huge difference. I put limo tints everywhere except the front door (driver and passenger)
KEEPS THE RV COOL IT ALSO GIVES US A LOT OF PRIVATESY.
AS FAR AS THE LAW GOES THE FRONT IS THE ONLY ONE THEY CARE ABOUT

In Michigan, side windows have requirements

Most places will not say anything if you are passing through. If you are being a jerk and breaking the law then you may have an issue. The state/province of registration is the one that you have to be concerned about.

Our company is located in NJ and every year when we take the company vehicles in they make us remove any added on window tint. This is for the front side windows. Back windows seem to be OK. Might want to check with the NJ DMV before you spend the money having them done.

Besides the legality issue, as it seems you are looking primarily for front side windows, something to consider is how this will impact your ability to see during low light conditions. My jeep has darker tint (still legal) on all side windows, late evening and at night, when I am backing up, I almost have to roll down the windows to be able to see what is in the rear view mirrors as the tint really dims the view. Just something to keep in mind.

marc515 wrote:
When traveling during the summer, the cab can get hot, so I'm considering tinting the cab side windows.

Concern of course is the legality of it in certain states.

Have any of you guys tinted your windows, and have you encountered any issues?

Thank you
m

We have not tinted our side windows, but have thought about it. We live in a state where it is legal to tint front windows. In NJ it has always been viewed as illegal (lived there for 30 years), but within the last few years, there was someone that got a ticket for tinted front windows. He fought it in court and won.

Since we did not tint the windows, we decided to purchase 2 thermal curtains and hang them to isolate the cab. It really makes a big difference having that current. It helps in cold weather and hot weather. We used some paracord and heavy duty picture frame hangers to hang the curtains. That way they sit flush with the cab over bunk and don't allow hot air to escape the cab into the living space.

When it is hot when traveling, we close the curtains. It helps to keep the dash A/C in the cab air. The roof top air doesn't really enter the cab area, but the dash A/C escapes it pretty well.

-Michael

Many states had laws governing the light transmission (tinting) requirements for motor vehicles side and rear windows. However, the feds came out with a new standard a number of years ago, and most states have fallen into compliance with that standard. Ohio had such a law, now the state law covers only windshield tinting. Check your state laws, and I don't mean calling the local PD and asking them. Best way to get bad information.

NJ specifically does not allow windshield or front (driver and front seat passenger) windows to be tinted. Any other windows are allowed to be tinted. Minimum VLT is 5%.

Speaking from experience, if you have a high % on your front window (not windshield) you typically will not have any issues. 35%, 50%, and 70% offer some protection without making you a target, as they are relatively easy to see through even at night time. I've had 5 of my vehicles tinted, and I drive roughly 25,000 miles a year, No issues so far. I'm also 25 car enthusiast, so i'm typically seen as a moving $ for smaller townships. Nothing against the police, I just get followed a lot.

In the rare event you get stopped, it is a $54 ticket. No points. Obviously better not to get one at all, but all in all the likelihood you'll get stopped is slim to none unless your doing something really wrong.

Here are some links as references
http://www.state.nj.us/mvcbiz/pdf/Business_Licenses/Sunscreening%20Regs.pdf
https://www.windowtint.com/pages/new-jersey
http://tintlaws.com/new-jersey-window-tint-law.php
http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/12/how_many_tickets_are_issued_for_tinted_windows_ask.html

I have noticed lately that more and more vehicles I see in So.Cal. and registered in CA have very dark to Opera tint on the front side windows I'm not talking one or two a week I'm talking around 10 percent of them.

I know that many local agencies don't enforce a lot of the motor vehicle code, so I looked up the CA code and found that where the Feds require 70 percent of the light pass through the windshield and front side windows, CA requires that 88 percent pass through the windshield and front side windows. The code is in Chapter 12 of the code.

I also learned in reading that chapter that you may have a dashcam mounted basically near your rearview mirror and that if the camera has a stop and save feature or impact feature, that the recording saved is not to be more than 30 seconds before and 30 after the impact feature is activated.

Most dashcams also record sound, therefore, CA requires that any vehicle having one in operation must have a clearly visible sign saying that your voice is being recorded.

The section on dashcams also states that any recording made by a dashcam is the sole property of the owner/operator of the dashcam.

There really is a good reason the law makers don't want you tinting your front side windows. I want to see if you see me when we are crossing paths at an intersection. If I can't see you, I loose a lot of clues about your intentions or attentiveness.