Defect For Tints

[moomoolulu]

The other morning got pulled over for my rear tints being to dark.

I always thought that all the sedans came with the privacy glass in the rear..

anyways they came out to 20% on the metre.

anyone else have problems with the tints....

[Cobey]

rear can be pure black? its the front 2 and windscreen i always believed, well it is in QLD any ways, check legislation/laws online and then fight if need be?

for example...

PS: sorry about size

Edited October 8, 2011 by Cobey

[drift nut]

i know in tassie your allowed to go very dark at the back, but as previously stated, the front two have to be pretty light

[VNS 24]

rear can be pure black? its the front 2 and windscreen i always believed, well it is in QLD any ways, check legislation/laws online and then fight if need be?

for example...

PS: sorry about size

Yeah, I thought it would be same too. Nearly all cars on road have privacy tint at back. Sounds like unfair judgement to me. Unless darker tint got put on in place of factory privacy tint.

Edited October 8, 2011 by VNS 24

[ka86]

My understanding is that FACTORY rear PRIVACY glass (any darkness) is ok under ADR (look at new Pajeros, XR5s etc).

You can't however tint the rear as dark as you want if the glass was clear to begin with so ALL of the windows have to comply (35% IIRC).

I know, abit strange that factory dark under the limit is fine but doing it yourself later is not allowed.

There are exceptions for older vehicles (I think pre-1993/4 could have dark all round).

[sheldon2369]

(probably the same for most V35s) but from what i can see my rear windows / sunroof doesnt have any tinting film. Its just really dark glass. So even if i do get defected I cant do much about it.

[ka86]

Hey Moo, was yours privacy glass or tint?

[mosoto]

Appendix G clause 7.2 page 24

http://www.infrastru...0_01Jan2011.pdf

Edited October 8, 2011 by mosoto

[Howaitonaito]

My 250GT doesnt have tint at all. Thinking of getting 15%. What is the legal percentage in nsw

[R3N]

You can get defected as long as the cop suspects your vehicle of not being roadworthy. They don't need to be right or know what they are talking about. Darker rears are only allowed IF your car comes with darker glass, not tint OR if it is a commercial vehicle. If it is privacy glass, explain it to the cop and show them. They will let you off usually.

[asitag]

My 250GT doesnt have tint at all. Thinking of getting 15%. What is the legal percentage in nsw

35% is the lowest legal

but you can prob puch 30%

[T4NK]

You can get defected as long as the cop suspects your vehicle of not being roadworthy. They don't need to be right or know what they are talking about. Darker rears are only allowed IF your car comes with darker glass, not tint OR if it is a commercial vehicle. If it is privacy glass, explain it to the cop and show them. They will let you off usually.

I think that this is total BS they defect you not knowing wtf they are talking about then you have to go and pay, and take the time out of your day so ur not getting paid from work to go and clear it, i think that the police department should pay damages if the defect is proven to not actuly be a defect by the RTA i think this would stop alot of dick head cops.

[R6n350GT]

I think that this is total BS they defect you not knowing wtf they are talking about then you have to go and pay, and take the time out of your day so ur not getting paid from work to go and clear it, i think that the police department should pay damages if the defect is proven to not actuly be a defect by the RTA i think this would stop alot of dick head cops.

i agree, i would ask them that they tell me exactly what my car is to prove they actually know whether its stock or not. Many will not know and you can then present the case of above..