How dark can I tint my front windows in Indiana?

The side windows in the front doors need to let at least 30% of visible light through, counting the film and the glass together, and the film can reflect no more than 25%. That means one of the lighter shades in Union's range, checked on your own glass before we fit it.

How dark can my rear side windows be?

Indiana's statute names the windshield, the side wings, the front door windows and the back window, but not the side windows behind the front doors. So those can take any of our shades, all the way down to 5%, on a car or an SUV.

Can I tint my windshield in Indiana?

Yes, across the uppermost part, above the AS-1 line marked near the top edge of most windshields. A strip there cuts the glare from the sun overhead. We'll show you where the line sits on your car.

Is there a medical exemption?

Yes. A driver or regular passenger who needs shielding from the sun can carry a certificate from a physician or optometrist licensed in Indiana. It stays in the vehicle and is renewed every year. Talk to your doctor first, then tell us what the certificate allows.

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Indiana tint lawIndiana tint law, window by window

What you can have on each window of your car, in plain words, read straight from the statute.

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Indiana tint laws, in plain wordsWhat the statute says

Indiana's tint rules are in IC 9-19-19-4. On the windshield, side wings, front door windows and back window, film and glass together must let at least 30% of visible light through, and film may reflect no more than 25%. On the windshield, film goes only on the uppermost part, above the AS-1 line.

The side windows behind the front doors aren't named, so any of our shades can go there, on cars and SUVs alike, and factory privacy glass is fine as it comes. A medical exemption needs a yearly certificate from an Indiana-licensed physician or optometrist, kept in the vehicle.

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Indiana Code IC 9-19-19-4

Window by window, what Indiana allows

Light through is the share of light the film and the glass let through together: the lower the number, the darker the glass.

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WindowCarsTrucks, SUVs & vans

1WindshieldTint strip above the AS-1 lineTint strip above the AS-1 line

2Front side windows30% or more light through30% or more light through

3Rear side windowsAny of our shadesAny of our shades

4Back window30% or more light through30% or more light through; factory privacy glass fine as it comes

On the windshield, side wings, front door windows and back window, film may reflect no more than 25% of visible light, and Union Carbon IR and Ceramic IR are made for a deep, even look rather than a mirror. We fit to these limits on every car and check them with you before we cut.

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The side windows in the front doors need to let at least 30% of visible light through, counting the film and the glass together, and the film can reflect no more than 25%. That means one of the lighter shades in Union's range, checked on your own glass before we fit it.

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