Manitoba/Winnipeg Automotive Window Tint Laws

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 April 2010 23:44 Written by John Bain Monday, 18 May 2009 15:42

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This article is to clear up any and all confusion about window tint laws in manitoba.  

 

Cars Including Hatchbacks

  • The front windshield can only have tint on the first top 5 inches of glass with a solid tint.
    • If you use a fading in tint the top 2.5" can be 5% and the remaining 2.5" can be 25% or lighter.
  • A cars front side windows can't be darker then 50%.
  • A cars rear windows including the rear windshield can not be darker then 35% and 70% infront of the 3rd brake light.

 

    

 Vans, Trucks, SUV, and Wagons

  • The front windshield can only have tint on the first top 5 inches of glass with a solid tint.
    • If you use a fading in tint the top 2.5" can be 5% and the remaining 2.5" can be 25% or lighter
  • A vehicles front side windows can't be darker then 50%
  • A vehicles rear windows can be as dark as wanted

 Above the Law

  • If your vehicle is older then June 1, 1993 the bylaw does not apply to you.

 Winnipeg shops that tint

There are somethings that you must remember.

  • If you want to get ILLEGAL TINT on your vehicle dont ask over the phone they will all say, No! Most shops do illegal tint but either dont give receits so no warranty OR will charge extra ... illegal tax.
  • Professional tinters usually work for a number of shops. Very few shops have in house tinters so appointments usually have to be made.
  • Expect it to take about half of the day give or take 3-4 hours to do a 4 door car; Even shorter for trucks.
  • 2 Door cars cost more then 4 Door cars.
  • If the shop you make your appointment with doesn't offer lifetime warranty go to a different one. Almost all of them offer this.

Click HEREHERE or HERE(Need Heights Account) HERE(Need Heights Account)  for shops that do window tinting

 

Levels of Window Tint

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When someone is reffering to 5%, 10%, 15% ... tint they are taking about the amount of light that can travel through it. 

The text crossed out below is taken directly from the section 29 and subsection 46(2) of The Highway Traffic Amendment Act. Found here

http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/h060-099.93.pdfhttp://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/h060-099.93.pdf

Passenger Cars

  • No motor vehicle shall be equipped with window tinting on the windshield other than window tinting that is applied to the top 127 mm of the windshield
    • in a uniform shade band shall not reduce light transmission to less than 25%;
    • in a graduated shade band shall not reduce light transmission to less than 5% in the top 64 mm of the windshield; and 25% in the area between 64 mm and 127 mm from the top of the windshield
  • No motor vehicle shall be equipped with window tinting on a window to the immediate right or left of the driver's seat that
    • reduces light transmission to less than 50%;
  • No passenger car shall be equipped with window tinting on a window behind the driver's seat that
    • reduces light transmission to less than 35%;
    • reduces light transmission through the area of a rear window immediately in front of a centre high-mounted stop lamp to less than 70%.

 Vehicles other then cars

This regulation does not apply to window tinting that is applied to a window behind the driver's seat in a bus, school bus, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or motor home.

 

Exemption

A motor vehicle that was equipped with window tinting before the coming into force of this regulation is exempt from the above tinting guidelines