The "%" of a window tint is the transmittance - so if the law is 75%, you can't have darker than 75%. Lower numbers are darker tint. In most localities, no tint of any kind is allowed on the windshield below the AS1 line. 20% tint is too dark for all but a couple states.23 feb 2007
What percentage of tint is darker?
5%
Is the higher the number the darker the tint?
1. Higher Doesn't Mean Darker. The percentage you see on window tint refers to the VLT, or visible light transmission. This number shows you how much light can get through the film and into your car.2 sept 2020
What is a 35% tint?
“Let's do 35% on the back windows,” means 35% of the visible light will pass through the window film. In the simplest terms, the lower the percentage, the darker the window film will be. A 5% VLT film is very dark as it only lets though 5% of visible light and a 70% film is very light as it lets through 70%.
What is a 50% tint?
A 50 percent windshield tint allows half of the sun's rays to penetrate. Each state has laws regarding how dark a car's window tints can be. The level of tint depends also on which windows are tinted.7 jul 2020