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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:04 AM
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Hey guys today i got yesturday i got rolled because my windows were tinted. I got pulled over in Countryside, and the cop was an ***..He said they could impound my car and all sorts of stuff for windows being tinted. Does this seem right??
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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Is tint even allowed in IL? I doubt they could impound your car over it though.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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They can't do that. But if you have like limo tint and he was a ***** that can lead to a long asschewing by the side of the road. Once I had to sit there and scrape the tint off a window by the side of I55 like 6 years ago. He had me do that for about 20 minutes.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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damn jake getting busted by law already.lol
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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ya i have limo tint..I think im just gonna roll with the windows down..lol..It sucked cause i seen the cop and was gonna roll down the window and it wouldnt roll down, and he got me..SOB..so i have to pay a $30 now which isnt too bad.,
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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30 bux is cheap last i got rolled in frankfort it was 320
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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dont know about where you are but thats not too bad. In SC tint ticket is $257. Will your car get towed for it, no, can it, yes. If you get stopped by the same cop for tint again plan to go to jail and have your ride towed.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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im gonna have to make sure to avoid that town at all costs then..
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Originally Posted by JacobK
He said they could impound my car and all sorts of stuff for windows being tinted. Does this seem right??
Maybe he was drunk. It is St. Patrick's day weekend.
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Originally Posted by shiv15
Is tint even allowed in IL? I doubt they could impound your car over it though.
Back window tint is 100% legal to any degree. It's just the front side windows that aren't.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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I don't know if it changed in IL, but when I lived there, you could go as low as limo tint in the back, but not touch the fronts. I had 5% all around in IL for about a week until I moved out here. I didn't get pulled over, but I got stared down by a lot of cops.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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as far as i know, the back window is fine with whatever % tint..sies can only be tinted 35% nothing more..
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Originally Posted by JacobK
as far as i know, the back window is fine with whatever % tint..sies can only be tinted 35% nothing more..
Not even 35% is legal on the sides.

Only the 70% factory tint is legal for front side windows.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Yeah, 35% front is what it is here, but I drove with 5% all around for a year here, and then 20% all around, which 20% probably wasn't that much noticeably darker than 35%
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Originally Posted by THEE PEWTER Z™
30 bux is cheap last i got rolled in frankfort it was 320
That's because you harrassed the waitress at hooters It had nothign to do with window tint.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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hahaha..hey Mikey u know anyone looking to sell a either an LS2 bare block, or Iron block?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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Yea I was contemplating tinting the windows but I also live in Illinois Oak Lawn and Cops can be dicks about it, depends on where you are rolling
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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ya it sucks. Like i said, i guess ill be rolling with the windows always down from now on.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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i live a lot farther south from you guys, i plan on getting my windows tinted, bunch of my friends do and so far none have gotten tickets.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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ive had my car out cruising maybe three times got pulled over twice! one fro lou exhaust (cutouts were off) and one becuase i cut across three lanes and the cop saw me but only gave me a ticket for no front plate haha
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