Windshield
4 inches from the top
A non-reflective strip, measured down from the roofline.
Check before you choose a shade
Michigan window tint laws, window by window.
Explore the existing state guides for the windows and vehicle type you want to tint. Confirm current requirements and the combined glass-and-film VLT before installation.
Your state
What Michigan allows.
Every window has its own limit, and what you drive changes them. Michigan holds every body style to the same figures, so a sedan and an SUV are treated alike.
Front film banned
Four-season climate with hot, humid summers and harsh lake-effect winters with heavy snowfall.
Legal limits
Michigan
Passenger vehicle
- Windshield
- Top 4"
- Front side windows
- No film
- Rear side windows
- Any shade
- Rear back window
- Any shade
The bar is the light that has to get through. A full bar is a strict window; an empty one means Michigan sets no darkness limit there at all.
Front side windows
No film
The glass either side of the driver. Always the tightest limit.
Rear side windows
Any shade
Behind the front doors, where most states relax.
Rear back window
Any shade
The back glass, usually tied to having both side mirrors.
Every figure here is what a meter has to read through the film and the glass together, so we meter your factory glass first and work back to the film that lands on the right side of the number — before anything is cut.
A guide, not legal advice. States amend these limits, and medical exemptions, reflectivity caps and color restrictions vary. Check with your state DMV or DPS before you commit to a shade.
Reading the number
What does VLT mean for window tint?
Visible light transmission (VLT) is the percentage of visible light that passes through the glass and film together. A lower number means a darker window. Check the requirements for your vehicle and each window before choosing a shade.
AnyLimo
15%14–18%
25%20–28%
35%30–35%
50%50%
70%70%Limo darkNearly clear
The meter reads film and glass together.
Your windows are already tinted from the factory — usually somewhere near 78%. A 35% film on that glass measures closer to 27%, which is how a legal-sounding shade fails a roadside check.
Low number, dark window.
VLT is the share of visible light that gets through. 5% is limo dark and 70% is barely there, so the tighter a state writes its law, the higher the number it quotes.
Exemptions exist, and they’re paperwork.
Most states allow a darker front shade with a signed medical exemption for light-sensitive conditions. It has to be kept in the vehicle, and the rules for it are state-specific.
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No. 02
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No. 04
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No. 05
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No. 06
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All fifty, side by side
The whole country on one page.
Useful if you’re moving, buying out of state, or driving something that has to stay legal across a few borders. Pick any row to see that state drawn out in full above.
| State | Front side | Rear side | Rear back | Windshield | View state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAL | 32% | 32% | 32% | 6 inches from the top | |
| AlaskaAK | 70% | 40% | 40% | 5 inches from the top | |
| ArizonaAZ | 33% | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| ArkansasAR | 25% | 25% | 10% | 5 inches from the top | |
| CaliforniaCA | No tint — clear UV film only (88% film, 70% with the glass) | Any Shade | Any Shade with outside mirrors on both sides | Top strip only, kept above a line 29 in. over the driver’s seat | |
| ColoradoCO | 27% | 27% | 27% | 4 inches from the top | |
| ConnecticutCT | 35% | 35% | Any Shade | Top strip only, kept above a line 29 in. over the driver’s seat | |
| DelawareDE | No Tint | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| FloridaFL | 28% | 15% | 15% | Up to AS1 line | |
| GeorgiaGA | 32% | 32% | 32% | 6 inches from the top | |
| HawaiiHI | 35% | 35% | 35% | 4 inches from the top | |
| IdahoID | 35% | 20% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| IllinoisIL | 35% | 35% | 35% | 6 inches from the top | |
| IndianaIN | 30% | 30% | 30% | Up to AS1 line | |
| IowaIA | 70% | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| KansasKS | 35% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| KentuckyKY | 35% | 18% | 18% | Up to AS1 line | |
| LouisianaLA | 40% | 25% | 12% | Up to AS1 line | |
| MaineME | 35% | Any Shade | Any Shade | 4 inches from the top | |
| MarylandMD | 35% | 35% | 35% | 5 inches from the top | |
| MassachusettsMA | 35% | 35% | 35% | 6 inches from the top | |
| MichiganMI | No tint below the top 4 inches | Any Shade | Any Shade | 4 inches from the top | |
| MinnesotaMN | 50% | 50% | 50% | No tint allowed | |
| MississippiMS | 28% | 28% | 28% | Up to AS1 line | |
| MissouriMO | 35% | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| MontanaMT | 24% | 14% | 14% | Up to AS1 line | |
| NebraskaNE | 35% | 20% | 20% | 5 inches or AS1 line | |
| NevadaNV | 35% | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| New HampshireNH | 70% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| New JerseyNJ | No Tint | Any Shade | Any Shade | No tint allowed | |
| New MexicoNM | 20% | 20% | 20% | 5 inches or AS1 line | |
| New YorkNY | 70% | 70% | 70% | 6 inches from the top | |
| North CarolinaNC | 35% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| North DakotaND | 50% | Any Shade | Any Shade | 6 inches from the top | |
| OhioOH | 50% | Any Shade | Any Shade | 5 inches from the top | |
| OklahomaOK | 25% | 25% | 25% | 5 inches or AS1 line | |
| OregonOR | 35% | 35% | 35% | 6 inches from the top | |
| PennsylvaniaPA | 70% | 70% | 70% | 3 inches from the top | |
| Rhode IslandRI | 70% | 70% | 70% | Up to AS1 line | |
| South CarolinaSC | 27% | 27% | 27% | Up to AS1 line | |
| South DakotaSD | 35% | 20% | 20% | Up to AS1 line | |
| TennesseeTN | 35% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| TexasTX | 25% | Any Shade | Any Shade | 5 inches or AS1 line | |
| UtahUT | 35% | Any Shade | Any Shade | Up to AS1 line | |
| VermontVT | No Tint | Any Shade | Any Shade | No tint allowed | |
| VirginiaVA | 50% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| WashingtonWA | 24% | 24% | 24% | 6 inches from the top | |
| West VirginiaWV | 35% | 35% | 35% | 5 inches from the top | |
| WisconsinWI | 50% | 35% | 35% | Up to AS1 line | |
| WyomingWY | 28% | 28% | 28% | 5 inches or AS1 line |
Not sure what’s legal? Ask us.
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