The windshield is usually the largest window in a vehicle, allowing a lot of light, and therefore heat, to enter the vehicle. We get requests on a daily basis for window tinting a cars windshield, but there seems to be a wide misconception on what window film is legal for windshield installation.
The most common windshield tint installation is a visor strip, or an "eye-brow". This is installed on the top portion of the windshield and acts as a glare reducer, shielding drivers from harsh glare and making driving in the sun more comfortable. Florida law states that the visor strip can be installed "so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Nos. 205 and 128 as the AS/1 portion of the windshield." The AS-1 line can be found on most vehicles near the upper corner, or less commonly in the middle near the rear view mirror.
The most common windshield tint installation is a visor strip, or an "eye-brow". This is installed on the top portion of the windshield and acts as a glare reducer, shielding drivers from harsh glare and making driving in the sun more comfortable. Florida law states that the visor strip can be installed "so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Nos. 205 and 128 as the AS/1 portion of the windshield." The AS-1 line can be found on most vehicles near the upper corner, or less commonly in the middle near the rear view mirror.
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| What tint is legal on my windshield. This is a view of a vehicles AS-1 marking. |
