Does anyone know of a Tint Friendly State Inspection Station in the state of New Hampshire (possibly South NH)?

The current Tint Laws in NH allow 35% in the rear and NO tint in the front windows, however, A new House Bill 224 (effective 10/09/21) has been passed that will allow for the front windows to be tinted (allow for 70% light transmittance).

My car is tinted 35% all around, I am hoping to find a tint-friendly inspection station that will approve the state inspection. In appreciation of their gesture, I of course would take care of them.

 

Are inspection stations in NH required to police window tinting? Here in Texas, tinting can be challenged by Law Enforcement out on the street, but inspection stations could care less. Safety and Emissions is it.

By stating your car is "tinted 35% all around," it implies the windshield is tinted to 35%, too. I'm not aware of any state (including TX) that allows that much tint (if any) on the windshield.

 

Yes, the inspection stations are tasked with policing the window tints in the state of NH.

Until the Bill was approved in the NH senate last month, NH was one of the 4 states in the US that prohibit front window tints, for three reasons (1: Police safety when approaching the vehicle, 2: Window tints obstruct non-verbal communication between drivers, and 3: Tints when applied to the window make it harder to break in emergency situations). There are more important issues that need to be addressed in NH like bike riders are not expected to wear helmets when riding on-street or highway, watermelons on a sprinting spree.... The state motto is "Live Free or Die" (very apt in this case).

Correction: 35% all around except the front windshield.

 

Wish I did. I had one that I went to for the last 5 years and they allowed the tint but this year, they didn't. Apparently the state has been cracking down really hard on front tint so even the most friendliest of shops won't take chances any more. Live free or die my ***.

I do however know a few who have gotten a note from their optometrist and they were allowed upwards of 35% on the front.

 

Update: I finally decided to give up on my search for Tint Friendly Inspection Station in NH.

The 35% tints on the front windows will be removed and new tints (70% light transmittance) will be installed to be compliant with NH Tint Law.

So much for "LIVE FREE OR DIE"

 

Lol

 

You probably will not be able to notice much difference. 5% (70% vs 65%) is about the same as tint from the factory.

 

well, is his existing tint 35% transmission, or 35% blocking (65% transmission) ? I suspect the former.

 

Tint ratings are for the transmissible amount of light. 35% means only 35% of light allowed through (give or take). Limo tint for example, is typically a 5% film.

 

I need to find my old photographers light meter, and take some readings of the tint on ours, I think its about 35%, or about 1.5 f/stops. the front side windows came tinted and I know thats illegal in California but I know plenty of people who've done it and never been given a ticket. helps to have front windows rolled fully down by the time the officer stopping you walks up to give you your performance award.

 

I bought my S550 from Texas and it had very dark windows other than the windshield. I think it measured like 12-15. In Louisiana the limit is 40 so I had to remove the tint from front door windows to pass the state inspection. The rears are still like it was when I got the car.

There are limits for rear door tints too but the police does not care of those and how does it go with a car that has rear door shades anyway? Them up it is darker than any tint and they are legal at any time.

My factory tint is 65 so would be difficult to pass the car in NH if their limit is 70 but luckily I'm not there.

 

Yes, you are right, it won't be a lot of difference.
While I would prefer a darker tint in the front, the main objective is to reflect UV light and sun from burning the skin and heating up the car.

I do get the state regulations though, it is important to ensure the police officers feel safe when approaching the car, you can never be sure of who is occupying the vehicle.

 

You should look into a spectrally selective film that blocks out UV and IR rays, it will help with heat and adverse effects from the sun while being a lighter film. Two great films are 3M's Crystalinne and DUB IR. The Dub IR film will be cheaper, and more of a charcoal color, while Crystalinne will be more of a brown/blue hue.

This is a photo of my wagon with 20% Dub IR on the windows and 50% on the sunroof panels.

 

I have been going to 'TintKing' (situated in MA) for my previous cars including the current one. His team suggested using Lumar Ceramic that blocks about 90% of the UV and IR rays. I wish there was a solution for the front windshield too, you cannot have any tint on the windshield, not even the 6 inches at the top unless it came from factory or if one has a waiver from a doctor (state reviews and approves it).

$600 for Lumar Ceramic: the entire car (except windshield), 35% light transmittance in the back, and 70% light transmittance in the front.

 

Stock car window glass already blocks 99% of UV... its the IR that generates the heat, not the UV

 

I did tint research few month ago, only to learn after decades of driving about the dedicated line on front windshield, where tints have different laws.
There are small dots, or arrow on upper windshield, where you can apply heavy tint above, when the area at line of sight needs to be tint-free for most of the states.
That said law enforcement is lousy for those things and maybe that is why NH troopers put the responsibility on technicians, so they can spend more time eating donuts?
Nevada is having law requiring front license plates and tints have them limited.
Yet about 30% of the cars (including my W212) have no front license plate and big % of them have tints making them caravans
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