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Cars with dark tinted windows illegal on federal highways in Mexico
This article says the Mexican federal highway police will now be confiscating cars with tinted windows so dark that they cannot see inside, until the
owners remove the polarizing paper. This is in accordance with Article 13 of the federal tranportation rules. It does not say what will happen with
cars with factory tinting, since that cannot be removed.
| Quote: | Se prohíbe utilizar vidrios polarizados
Decomisarán agentes federales los vehículos que sean manejados con vidrios oscuros, al extremo de que no puedan ser vistos sus ocupantes; no será
aceptada excusa alguna
Por Andrés Peráles, El Valle
9.07.2010 - 12:00
Agentes federales decomisarán los automóviles que usen cristales polarizados.
San Quintín, B. C. - De nueva cuenta, oficiales de la Policía Federal se dedicarán a informar a los conductores que utilicen los vidrios de sus
vehículos sin polarizar, pues de lo contrario serán decomisadas las unidades que violen la ley.
Autoridades federales que llevan a cabo de nueva cuenta estas acciones, indicaron que los conductores que circulen en sus vehículos con vidrios
polarizados, que impidan la vista de sus ocupantes, serán objeto del decomiso del vehiculo.
Los oficiales de la División Caminos detendrán todo vehículo que circule con los vidrios polarizados, ya que se les dio mucho tiempo para que sus
propietarios retiraran el papel oscuro de los cristales.
Indicaron que no hay excusa para utilizar el polarizado, a menos que un dermatólogo u oftalmólogo certifique o ampare la utilización del polarizado,
ya que todos los vehículos sin excepción, están sujetos a no usar polarizado.
La infracción de esta disposición será motivo para retirar el vehiculo de la circulación, a menos que el polarizado esté avalado por un médico.
Según las estadísticas, los vehículos utilizados para cometer ilícitos de alto impacto carecen de placas de circulación, cuentan con los vidrios
totalmente oscuros y son de modelo reciente.
Para evitar que los conductores sean molestados, invitan a la ciudadanía a retirar de sus vidrios el papel polarizado, para que puedan los oficiales
federales observar a quien conduce el vehículo.
“El artículo 31 del reglamento de tránsito en carreteras federales es muy claro, y se infraccionará o retirar el vehículo de la circulación a los
conductores, por impedir la visualización al interior de la unidad, por el polarizado en cristales” concluyeron. |
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A family member of ours bought a new Chevrolet in Cd Obregon a couple of years ago. The windows were tinted so dark that you had to roll down windows
to see once the sun went down. She hated them and I could see why as I think they are dangerously dark. They looked like factory tinting, no film that
you could see the edges of or tell was applied over the glass.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Natalie Ann
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It is also illegal in California to drive with dark tinted windows.
Law enforcement likes to see who/how many are in the car and what activities are happening in there. Makes sense to me.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
It is also illegal in California to drive with dark tinted windows.
Law enforcement likes to see who/how many are in the car and what activities are happening in there. Makes sense to me.
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I am positive that the California law applies to the front passenger windows only... as long as the people in front are visible, you are OK... is it
the same in Mexico?
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I looked it up and you're correct Bob... only the front and side windows. Below is the law from CHP's FAQs page.
It speaks of after market tinting of windows. Wonder if there's some kinda rule for auto manufacturers about how dark is legal for stock windows.
nena
http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html
Can I put after-market tinting on the windows of my vehicle?
The main requirements for legal window tinting in California are:
1. The windshield and front driver's side and passenger's side windows cannot receive any aftermarket tinting.
2. If the rear window of a vehicle is tinted, the vehicle must have outside rearview mirrors on both sides.
The law prohibits any person from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the
windshield or side or rear windows, with certain limited exceptions.
However, legislation signed into law effective January 1, 1999, exempts from the above prohibition specified clear, colorless, and transparent
material that is installed, affixed, or applied to the front driver and passenger side windows for the specific purpose of reducing ultraviolet rays.
If, as, or when this material becomes torn, bubbled or otherwise worn, it must be removed or replaced.
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Front Side Windows Must allow more than 70% of light in.
SO. If you tint the front, better have a light meter handy when you get pulled over for swerving. 
[Edited on 7-9-2010 by Bajamatic]
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This law has been enforced in TJ since last year. If they pull you over they let you tear off the tint yourself instead of confiscating the car.
They did a huge PR campaign about it when it went into effect during the narco-wars. Given that dark tinted front windows are also illegal in CA- it
makes sense to stop them in Mexico as they are more likely to be illegally imported and used for crimes.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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This has been enforced at various times for about the past 5 years. The problem is that although it is aimed at any narcos travelling around town
hiding behind their tinted windows, the reality is that single police officers target the easiest prey i.e. families, particularly white families.
Police officers are far too scared to confront a car with more than one hispanic male in it.
We (my wife was driving in Tijuana and our 3 year old was in the back) had to pay a mordida for this. It was the first time that a police officer had
asked for a bribe in front of my daughter and I felt particularly violated because of this, the officer doing something so dirty in front of our
daughter.
[Edited on 7-9-2010 by mikeintj]
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Through the Glass Darkly
Back in the days when I worked in Palm Springs and the Window tinting craze was at its height with Tinting shops EVERYWHERE, the Palm Springs PD would
cruise the GTE (and other) parking lots looking for illegal tints. They'd then come back around quitting time and go into "Lurk" mode waiting for
those vehicles to exit. Along with cruising the construction sites for Pickups with other state license plates, It was a highly profitable procedure.
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This is all true. Dark tinted aftermarket windows are prohibited. Factory rears are fine.
How do I know....I just bought a vehicle with mx plates. I tinted the windows in the morning and when I went to get the title switched into my name.
they made me remove all the tinting. Front windows only. $400 pesos down the drain!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
It is also illegal in California to drive with dark tinted windows.
Law enforcement likes to see who/how many are in the car and what activities are happening in there. Makes sense to me. |
Since new cars are sold in California with factory tints, that are very dark on the rear passenger windows and back window, it stands to reason such
tints are LEGAL in California. But, they are apparently not legal on Mexican federal highways, because the Mexican law says they have to be able to
see the passengers in the rear. So, I reiterate. It looks like factory tinting on cars is not legal in Mexico.
Deal with it.
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I have to fall on the side of law enforcement on this issue. It's not about just being able to see who is sitting in the vehicle, it's about what they
are doing, such as jamming a magazine into their hand gun. Seems that I recall that UV and other factors have result in a much less darkening tint on
residential applications. So, I invite anyone out there, with superior knowledge of the process (and that's probably more than I wish to acknowledge)
to chime in on whether current vehicle window tinting is more for show and prestige, than it need be to be effective in what its intended use is;
namely keeping the interior of the vehicle cooler.
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When I had my truck tinted last week, it was so nice and cool. Easy on the eyes..etc. when the cops made me pull it off, it felt like I was driving
around in an oven with my sunglasses off.
The tint was very nice. I will not do it again now that I know it's illegal. I wanted a BCS plated car with tint so the cops thought I was a National
rather than a gringo.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
I wanted a BCS plated car with tint so the cops thought I was a National rather than a gringo. |
They would figure it out the first time you stopped at a stop-sign. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
I wanted a BCS plated car with tint so the cops thought I was a National rather than a gringo. |
They would figure it out the first time you stopped at a stop-sign.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chnlisle
| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
It is also illegal in California to drive with dark tinted windows.
Law enforcement likes to see who/how many are in the car and what activities are happening in there. Makes sense to me. |
Since new cars are sold in California with factory tints, that are very dark on the rear passenger windows and back window, it stands to reason such
tints are LEGAL in California. But, they are apparently not legal on Mexican federal highways, because the Mexican law says they have to be able to
see the passengers in the rear. So, I reiterate. It looks like factory tinting on cars is not legal in Mexico.
Deal with it. |
So I guess you never read my second post, huh.
fwiw... I've got family in law enforcement. I'd like to see dark tinted windows illegal no matter what state or country.
deal with it
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Yesterday in T.J.
I was pulled over for this infraction, and I handed the Poilce Officer my Drivers License and a 3yr old Registration that I had been saving just for
him.
I looked at the officer like I was not going to give him a single Peso, and he did not ask for one. I refuse giving away my hard-earned money to
people that don't deserve it.
I was instead told that my 31% aftermarket tint was "too dark" and because I was a tourist and not a resident, I was allowed to drive
around town with my windows down in order to avoid an infraction.
My wife and I decided not to sightsee in Tijuana, and return to our friends' home where we had been visiting. Sucks, because I wanted her to see the
highlights of Tijuana...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
When I had my truck tinted last week, it was so nice and cool. Easy on the eyes..etc. when the cops made me pull it off, it felt like I was driving
around in an oven with my sunglasses off.
The tint was very nice. I will not do it again now that I know it's illegal. I wanted a BCS plated car with tint so the cops thought I was a National
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Just HOW do you pull the tint off on the spot? Don't you need a hair dryer to heat it up first?
[Edited on 7-10-2010 by Bob H]
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It was a fresh tint, less than 8 hrs old. I used a knife to peel up a corner and tore the tint off. Took all of 30 seconds. Now I still have to clean
the window off. however after the tint removal on my way home I busted my rear axle and the truck is currently sitting in san jose and the axle is in
La Paz where the mechanics and building me a new axle and reinforcing it top and bottom. I should get it back today...or is it MANANA?
[Edited on 7-10-2010 by fishabductor]
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