Ahh....tinted windows...
Well let's see...
1. They make it harder for police to see if you are wearing your seatbelt. - Safety-
2. They make it harder for police to see if you are on your cell phone. -Safety-
3. They make it difficult to identify the driver. -Accountability-
4. They make it difficult to pedestrians and other drivers to make confirmed eye contact with drivers in order to know if they've been seen before stepping / pulling out. -Safety-
5. That if you were a police officer approaching a vehicle it is much more difficult to see if a weapon is being raised at you. -Safety-
6. They provide no safety benefit. -No safety-
7. The black colour actually attracts heat causing parked cars to actually be hotter, not cooler when parked in the sun. -No comfort-
8. That drivers have NO PRIVACY rights while operating motor vehicles on public roadways. -Accountability-
9. That even a slight amount of tint makes it impossible to see into a vehicle at night, whereas cars without tinting do not suffer from this. (Not saying it's easy, just MUCH easier to see into an untinted vehicle at night. -Safety / Accountability-
10. The argument that it keeps your valuables more secure is moot, cause your insurance, the police and common sense tell you not to leave valuables in your car. -Common sense-
I write more tint tickets than you can shake a stick at, the best part, I take a photo and NEVER EVER lose in court (well maybe one out of thirty)
Smoked headlights? Awesome, if you want to reduce the effectiveness of the equipment that helps you be seen? Darwin has a scale for you.
If you get into an accident and the other driver says 'He was hard to see cause his headlights were so dim' Good luck with your insurance after that.
As for my comment that you must be hiding something...I've arrested dozens and dozens of drivers who continue to drive with suspended licences including the brother of a local tint shop owner (He's been suspended for 17 years) all cause they had dark tint. Another fella had been suspended 32 years, but never been seen driving (in the early years anyway) by the officers who suspended him cause of window tint.
I've never had window tint on my vehicles, the cars stay cool after 30 seconds or air con...I don't leave expensive things in my car...blah blah blah...
Just imagine somebody you love being run over and killed by a driver hiding in their window tinted vehicle...police come to tell you your daughter / son / mother / wife is dead, they won't be able to do much for you though, the witnesses could not id the driver. Take care, happy life.
While I'm not saying you are necessarily hiding anything by tinting your windows, it may appear so to the police and do you want to get their attention?