It depends on your vehicle! In South Carolina our cars must have a VLT of 27% on the side and back windows. VLT just means how much light passes through your window and film. So if you have a car we can basically install a 35% film… this gets you to about the legal limit. This also applies to your pick up truck rear window!

SUVs, vans, limos, mini-vans, RVs and similar vehicles can have much darker windows BEHIND the driver. This means that the front side widows must legally still meet the VLT requirement of 27%.

Oh and mirror tint of any kind is off limits… even the colored chrome stuff.

Will we tint your windows to an illegally dark level? NOPE! There are many reasons to abide by the law. The first reason is that $200 ticket you will get eventually…You might think nobody gets pulled over for dark tint but you would be wrong! At one time my Caddy had nice dark 20% for a couple months with no trouble… Until I went to Atlanta! I got pulled over specifically for the tint in Georgia. They pulled out a meter and I of course failed. I got out lucky with just a warning… but being searched and interrogated on I85 is no fun at all!

If that doesn’t convince you think about this… Did you know that if you have illegal tint on your windows and get in a car wreck that is your fault… you insurance company can deny your claim based on the illegal window film! Imagine if you has caused $80,000 worth of injuries to the other driver and your insurance company denies the claim. They have every legal right! Consider this fact before your choose illegally dark window tint or that lame looking reflective film.

Colored (non mirrored) films are available but the colors RED, AMBER and YELLOW are illegal here. We generally suggest staying away from colors period.

Just so you can see for yourself, I have included the full law for you read for yourself.

Call for your LEGAL tint job now! 864-275-4691

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South Carolina

“Section 56-5-5015. (A)  No person may operate a
motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State on any
public highway, road, or street that has a sunscreen device on the
windshield, the front side wings, and side windows adjacent to the
right and left of the driver and windows to the rear of the driver
that do not meet the requirements of this section.  If no after-factory
installed sunscreen device has been added to the window
surface, the provisions of this section regarding light
transmittance do not apply.

(B) A sunscreening device must be nonreflective and may not
be red, yellow, or amber in color.  A sunscreening device may be
used only along the top of the windshield and may not extend
downward beyond the AS1 line.  If the AS1 line is not visible, no
sunscreening device may be applied to the windshield.

(C) A single sunscreening device may be installed on the side
wings or side windows, or both, located at the immediate right
and left of the driver and the side windows behind the driver.  The
sunscreening device must be nonreflective and the combined light
transmission of the sunscreening device with the factory or
manufacturer installed sunscreening material must not be less than
twenty-seven percent.

(D) (1) A sunscreening device to be applied to the rear-most
window must be nonreflective and have a light transmission of not
less than twenty percent.  If a sunscreening device is used on the
rear-most window, one right and one left outside rearview mirror
is required.

(2)   Beginning January 1, 1993, a single sunscreening
device to be applied to the rear-most window must be
nonreflective and the combined light transmission of the
sunscreening device with the factory or manufacturer installed
sunscreening material must not be less than twenty-seven percent.
If a sunscreening device is used on the rear-most window, one
right and one left outside rearview mirror is required.

(3)   A motor vehicle with a sunscreening device which
complied with the requirements of item (1) at the time of
installation is not considered to be in violation of this section on
January 1, 1993, so long as the original sunscreen device is in
place.

(E) Each vehicle equipped with an after-factory sunscreening
device, whether installed by a consumer or professional window
tinter, at all times must bear a certificate of compliance.  The
certificate of compliance must be of a size and form prescribed by
the department.  Each certificate of compliance must be properly
attached to the vehicle on the inside and lower right hand corner
of each window containing an after-factory installed sunscreen
device and must contain the following information:

(1)   the percentage of light transmission allowed by the
sunscreening device;

(2)   the identity of the installer by name, address, and
telephone number; and

(3)   date of installation.

(F) Sunscreening devices offered for sale or use in South
Carolina must include instructions with the product or material for
proper installation.  The manufacturer of the sunscreen device
offered for sale or use in South Carolina must provide the
certificate of compliance specified in subsection (E) and
instructions for affixing it to the sunscreen device.

(G) No person may:

(1)   offer for sale or for use any sunscreening product or
material for motor vehicle use not in compliance with this section;

(2)   install any sunscreening product or material on
vehicles titled for use on public roads without permanently
affixing the certificate of compliance specified in this section.

A professional window tinter who violates the provisions of
subsections (E) or (G) is guilty of a misdemeanor triable in
magistrate’s court and, upon conviction, must be fined not less
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days,
or both, for each offense.  A consumer who violates the provisions
of subsection (E) or (G) is guilty of a misdemeanor triable in
magistrate’s court and, upon conviction, must be fined not less
than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days
for each offense.

(H) The provisions of this section do not apply to a motor
vehicle registered in this State in the name of a person, or the
person’s legal guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a
physician or an optometrist licensed to practice in this State that
states that the person has a physical condition that makes it
necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sunscreening material
which would be of a light transmittance or luminous reflectance in
violation of this section.  The affidavit must be in the vehicle at all
times during its operation and must be produced at the request of a
law enforcement officer.  The affidavit must be updated every two
years.

(I)  The light transmittance requirement of this section
applies to windows behind the driver on pickup trucks, but does
not apply to windows behind the driver on other trucks, buses,
trailers, mobile homes, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and
recreational vehicles.

(J) As used in this section:

(1)  `Sunscreening device’ means a film material or device
that is designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle
safety glazing materials for reducing the effects of the sun.

(2)  `Light transmission’ means the ratio of the amount of
total visible light to pass through a product or material to the
amount of the total light falling on the product or material.

(3)  `Luminous reflectant’ means the ratio of the amount of
total light that is reflected outward by the product or material to
the amount of the total light falling on the product or materials.

(4)  `Nonreflective’ means a product or material primarily
designed to absorb light rather than to reflect it.

(5)  `Multipurpose passenger vehicle’ means a vehicle
with motive power designed to carry ten persons or less which is
constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for
occasional off-road operation.

(6)  `Motor home’ means a vehicular unit designed to
provide temporary living quarters built into and an integral part of
or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle
chassis.

(7)  `Truck’ means a vehicle with motive power designed
primarily for the transportation of property or special purpose
equipment.

(8)  `Bus’ means a vehicle with motive power designed for
carrying more than ten persons.

(9)  `Manufacturer’ means a person engaged in the
manufacturing or assembling of sunscreening products or
materials designed to be used in conjunction with vehicle glazing
materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of the sun.

(10)  `Recreational vehicle’ means a self-propelled or towed
vehicle that is equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel purposes, and is used solely as a
family/personal conveyance.

(11)  `AS1′ means a glazing material position marking as
defined in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 571.205,
Subsection S5.1.1.

(12)  `Trailer’ means every vehicle without motive power
designed to carry persons or property, and for being drawn by a
motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests
upon the towing vehicle.

(13)  `Professional window tinter’ means a person who
installs sunscreening devices for profit.

(K) A person who owns or operates a motor vehicle in
violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor triable in magistrate’s court and, upon conviction,
must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days.

(L) The department shall promulgate regulations prescribing
enforcement, including, but not limited to, the procedure and
mechanism for testing light transmittance.  Inspection stations
must not be required to test light transmittance for purposes of
enforcement of this section.”

Thanks for checking out Greenville Tint King!

I am Jason, the owner of Greenville Tint King.

I know you want to get your car windows tinted but you DON’T want window tint that ends up purple, bubbled up, ugly as crap or so dark you get pulled over by police!

So maybe you have looked all over the net for window tinting in the Greenville, SC area and have discovered one or two lame websites that didn’t really help… you may have even called around and heard a range of prices from cheap to really expensive… So how do you pick?

Greenville Tint King makes that easy! I offer all of our customers a top quality tint job and a GREAT price… and to top it all off we offer a LIFETIME warranty on every single one of our automotive tint jobs!

Window tint can make a huge difference inside your car, especially with this southern sun that beats down on us here in the Upstate. Tint blocks 99% of the suns harmful UV rays which not only helps you stay cooler, but it also helps protect your interior and YOUR SKIN & EYES from the damage those rays inflict.

Folks with sensitive skin… grumpy babies… even burn victims can all benefit from properly tinted windows!

Did we mention that your ride will look much cooler? lol

If someone quotes you a really cheap tint price… make sure to ask them if they include a lifetime warranty that covers full materials and LABOR.

Our “No-Worries” LIFETIME warranty protects you against fading, peeling and bubbling up! We go above and beyond the tint manufacturers warranty and personally cover the tint itself AND labor! So long as you own your car! (Does not cover scratches and tearing from mis-use)

Find out why so many people trust Greenville Tint King to make their car, truck or van look cooler and feel much better inside.

I want to hear from you! Call me now to find out how how much your vehicle will cost to tint!

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