Scofflaws...Tint is a listed item, you might get away with it, but its about as sneaky as putting a piece of electric tape over the CEL in hopes they won't see its on...
That's going to be an expensive ouch!Ouch....
Nobody is surprised.I was a Texas state certified vehicle inspector for many years, along with having a certification for DOT inspections.
IF a person tried the windows down, won't roll up to get past testing the window tint, (and a few did.) I wrote a rejection slip for the inability to test the window tint.
If they had an issue with receiving a rejection slip, I informed they were more that welcome to discuss the matter with the local DPS office or district vehicle inspections official in Austin.
Nobody is surprised.
Last year I went to get my truck inspected.
First shop didn’t even take my money, said the side windows were tinted and had to be removed.
So I drove to another inspection place literally across the street and passed, no problemo.
Window tint in Texas is a non-issue for most folks and LEO’s, methinks...it’s hot as hell in Texas.
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I've had inspectors help get a car passed over the years for various things, and tint was definitely low on their list of cares. It's not the inspector's requirement to determine whether or not you use the windows at all, and the state doesn't require your side windows to even be present much less functional. So, people got a pass. Personally, I always did 35% on the sides and honestly only ever had ONE inspector actually test.
Pretty sure doors aren't required either.It's not the inspector's requirement to determine whether or not you use the windows at all, and the state doesn't require your side windows to even be present much less functional.
I should add that I live ‘hood adjacent.
A shiny new inspection facility in Plano may be sticklers for the law.
But the inspection place I go to in South Dallas takes about 3 minutes to inspect a car or trailer.
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