How Dark Can Your Windows Be Tinted in Colorado?

While having your vehicle's windows tinted is a nice luxury, in Colorado, there are specific rules associated with it, and if you do not comply with them, you could land yourself in a little bit of trouble.

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So, just how dark can your windows be tinted in Colorado?

Colorado Law Regarding Tinted Vehicle Windows

In Colorado, all of your vehicle's windows except for the windshield must have a visible light transmission percentage of at least 27%.

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Law in the Centennial State states that front side, rear side, and back windows must conform to this number, while a windshield can have no more than 4" of tint.

What Do Colorado's Neighboring States' Window Tint Laws Say?

In Utah, the visible light transmission must be at least 43% on the front side windows, though the other windows do not have limits.

All of the tintable windows in Kansas must have a visible light transmission percentage of 35%, while that number only applies to the front side windows in Nebraska and is reduced to 20% for the other tintable windows.

All of the tintable windows in Wyoming must have at least 28% visible light transmission percentage, while that number drops to 25% in Oklahoma and 20% in New Mexico.

In Kansas and Utah, windshields can be tinted up to the manufacturer's AS-1 line, while all of the other states that border Colorado permit 5" of tinting unless the AS-1 line precedes that figure.

Check out the rules for all 50 states when it comes to window tinting here.