# Furor Cuomo is at it again... New Tint Law **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418 "2016-11-29T10:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/41 "2017-02-07T07:53:55Z")
One of my coworkers just had a car failed due to tints. He was yelling at some poor shop guy for like 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/42 "2017-02-07T08:15:09Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Winter tires, summer tires. > > Regular windows, inspection windows. How hard is swapping glass? > > (I’ve only installed one window and it was in my lotus and it was a breeze. (The reason I had to was because my dumb GF at the time left her purse right on the front seat at delaware park and I didn’t notice. (She wasn’t very smart (she thought unicorns were just extinct, not mythical. (She also thought she washed a bleach stain out of her favorite shirt, but it turns out is was just on backwards.))) She was fuckin hot though.) > > I also had sex with her sister.) As a software guy I immediately checked this for proper matching of parentheses. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/43 "2017-02-07T17:36:53Z")
took my truck to friends place, 35% on glass. he said just say i got pulled over after the inspection. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/44 "2017-02-08T12:45:26Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Winter tires, summer tires. > > Regular windows, inspection windows. How hard is swapping glass? > > (I’ve only installed one window and it was in my lotus and it was a breeze. (The reason I had to was because my dumb GF at the time left her purse right on the front seat at delaware park and I didn’t notice. (She wasn’t very smart (she thought unicorns were just extinct, not mythical. (She also thought she washed a bleach stain out of her favorite shirt, but it turns out is was just on backwards.))) She was fuckin hot though.) > > I also had sex with her sister.) Along the same train of thought… are side windows even required for a NYS inspection? I know they have the requirement for safety glass and light transmittance and the presence and condition of a windshield, but at a quick glance I don’t see anything that says a vehicle must have side windows. You could just take them out for the inspection and not bother installing the “inspection windows”. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/45 "2017-02-08T13:19:02Z")
> [@superfan99](#): > > Along the same train of thought… are side windows even required for a NYS inspection? > > I know they have the requirement for safety glass and light transmittance and the presence and condition of a windshield, but at a quick glance I don’t see anything that says a vehicle must have side windows. You could just take them out for the inspection and not bother installing the “inspection windows”. Put them down, pull fuse for motors. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/46 "2017-02-08T13:40:29Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > Put them down, pull fuse for motors. Simple. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/47 "2017-02-08T14:53:55Z")
For the first time in my life, I want a bro jeep. Tint it out then take it in without there doors on. What would they do? ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/48 "2017-02-08T15:57:58Z")
I’m being lazy here, is it just a visual inspection for tint? Most of my cars didn’t have catalytic converters but my friend would pass me. Just curious if this can be done too with tint. My GTO has tint, not that I put it on, but it’s there and I don’t feel like taking it off. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/49 "2017-02-08T16:08:21Z")
> [@Wahoo](#): > > I’m being lazy here, is it just a visual inspection for tint? > > Most of my cars didn’t have catalytic converters but my friend would pass me. Just curious if this can be done too with tint. My GTO has tint, not that I put it on, but it’s there and I don’t feel like taking it off. They use a meter on the glass. ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/50 "2017-02-08T19:30:54Z")
> [@llink78](#): > > They use a meter on the glass. But is it up to the technician to enter it in the computer, or is the device connected and is automatically entered and can fail me? Can the technician just use it on say my windshield and pass my car? ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/51 "2017-02-08T19:33:38Z")
> [@Wahoo](#): > > But is it up to the technician to enter it in the computer, or is the device connected and is automatically entered and can fail me? > > Can the technician just use it on say my windshield and pass my car? Not sure at this moment. But I have a few “places” that should pass it. I’ll be taking the truck soon to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/52 "2017-02-08T19:59:41Z")
I was in the shop when my friend did mine. It’s a hand held meter like what the police use. It’s just a added check line in the inspection list on the computer. Tech just clicks passes tint test. ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/53 "2017-02-09T04:50:35Z")
[quote=“HouseS2K,post:52,topic:274418"”] I was in the shop when my friend did mine. It’s a hand held meter like what the police use. It’s just a added check line in the inspection list on the computer. Tech just clicks passes tint test. [/quote] Well that’s good, I should be able to have a friend hook me up then. ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/54 "2017-02-09T06:10:46Z")
So i should post the notice the dmv gave me. but if your windows don’t work (and they should) you fail inspection (so yea they covered the pull the fuse thing.) the meter the dmv made us buy is a 2 piece and can be put on any piece of glass. anywhere on the glass so. and yes at the moment you just click a box that says the glass is ok. (its actually the same box that i would use to report a broken windshield) i think im also buying a wrangler lol. because removing doors seems to be the only loop not covered. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/55 "2017-02-09T09:04:36Z")
My regular mechanic, who I would call a friend, is not willing to risk trying to get around this issue. I don’t blame him. Fucking state aholes. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/56 "2017-02-13T06:25:11Z")
My inspection is up so I removed mine this weekend. Not happy about it but its better than getting a ticket for expired inspection and tint. Used a cheap Walmart steamer and had the front off in about 20 mins. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/57 "2026-07-16T13:43:33Z")
:bump: ![20260629_171332~2-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/b/3bf90d8e22f545aa2d77c66b23b05f044b780f2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418/58 "2026-07-16T20:19:07Z")
Not bad. Only 9 years to get approved. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/furor-cuomo-is-at-it-again-new-tint-law/274418.md?page=2)