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Texas Window Tint Checker (2026)
The legal tint limit for every window position in Texas (25% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.
Texas window tint checker
VLT (visible light transmission) is the share of light the film lets through; a lower number is darker. It is printed on the film packaging or your installation receipt. Leave it blank to just read the limits.
Enter your film's VLT above to check it against each Texas window limit, or read the limits as they stand.
Rear-window tint of any darkness requires an outside mirror on each side giving a view 200 feet to the rear (§547.613(b)(3)).
Film is sold by its own VLT, but police measure the installed darkness: the film combined with your factory glass, which reads darker than the film alone. These are the Texas figures stated as information, not a determination about any stop or ticket.
Informational only, not legal advice. Reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Texas window tint reference, cited to Tex. Transp. Code §547.613.
How the Texas tint rules work
Texas regulates window tint by window position: the two front side windows must let in at least 25% of visible light, while everything behind the driver may be as dark as you like, provided the car keeps an outside mirror on each side. The often-missed details are the 25% reflectance cap and the fact that the red/blue/amber color ban applies only to the windshield strip.
This checker applies the Texas figures to the VLT you enter. It is informational only and not legal advice: reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. For the full rules, the shades table, and the citations, see the Texas window tint reference, cited to Tex. Transp. Code §547.613.
Window tint checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.