I bought my van in New Mexico with said reflective material.  On the drive
back to CA I got pulled over by CHP and was written a fix it ticket to
have tthe tint removed from front side windows and windshield.

jg

> Any other vanagon folks have any experiences with running various types of
> window tint in CA  or Oregon, Nevada, AZ, WY, WA, ID, UT, or other places
> I may travel out west.
>
> Here's the specifics to my questions:
>
> The non reflective "dark limo" tint will actually raise the interior temps
> of your van.
> It absorbs heat and radiates this heat into the van.
>
> The "reflective" (slightly mirrored) tint will reject this heat energy and
> will cool down the interior.
>
> State laws on tint are all over the place on what is legal.
>
> CA has a MNIR law which states (must not increase reflectivity)
>
> Yet I could not find the specifc MNIR vehicle code.
>
> The closest thing is could find is 26708.a-1
> Which pertains to blocking of light not reflectivity.
> This would also not allow you to tint the back window at all.
>
> I called my local police and call the local California Highway Patrol and
> they told me "the way its enforced"
> is you can put whatever you want on the back and sides just not the
> windshield and front drivers/ pass windows.
>
> I asked specificly about a "reflective or mirrored" tinting and was told
> "no, you should not have any problem with that, just as long as its only
> on the back and side windows".
>
> The guy at Tap Plastics told me the (reflective, mirrored, metallic) types
> of tint are only sold for residential use and not "recommended" for auto
> applications.
>
> Reason given is the mirrored tint can reflect sunlight into the eyes of
> other drivers.
>
> The reflective tint is the only tint that has the heat rejection ratings
> that are worth putting on.
> The dark limo tint is junk in my opinion.
>
> Any thoughts of California enforcement  or what others have had as far as
> other states on this would be appreciated.
>
> Just trying to keep the solar gain down out here in CA, temps near 100
> today.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>