No, 20% tint is not legal on all windows in NSW. While NSW allows 20% VLT (Visible Light Transmission) on rear side windows and rear windscreen, front side windows must have a minimum of 35% VLT. The stricter 35% requirement for front windows ensures adequate visibility for the driver and allows police officers to see inside the vehicle for safety purposes. Installing 20% tint on front windows would result in defect notices, fines starting around $120, and potential issues with vehicle registration and insurance. Only the windscreen’s top 10% can be tinted (above the wiper sweep area), while no tint is permitted on the main windscreen area.

20% tint is darker than 35% tint. Window tint percentages refer to Visible Light Transmission (VLT), which indicates how much light passes through the window – the lower the percentage, the darker the tint. While 35% tint allows 35% of visible light to pass through and blocks 65%, 20% tint only allows 20% of light through while blocking 80%. This makes 20% tint significantly darker with better privacy and heat rejection, though it may reduce visibility in low-light conditions compared to the lighter 35% option.

Rear Windows 20% VLT. Drivers Windows 35% VLT.

Any glazing used in a vehicle’s windscreen must not have a VLT lower than 70%. It must not be coated in any film, except for a tinted or opaque band allowed at the top of the windscreen. The tinted or opaque band can cover no more than 10% of the windscreen height, or extend below the swept arc of the wiper blades, whichever is greater.

Rear Window 35% VLT. Drivers Windows 35% VLT.

Any glazing used in a vehicle’s windscreen must not have a VLT lower than 70%. Tinted or opaque band allowed at the top of the windscreen. It is not to extend below the portion swept by the wipers or 10% of the depth of the windscreen, whichever is greater.

The Rear and Driver Windows may have a lower VLT than otherwise allowed, as long as they were fitted before 1 August 1994.

No film at all permitted on the lower windscreen*. Minimum 70% VLT 11 * Tinted or opaque band allowed at the top of the windscreen. It is not to extend below the portion swept by the wipers or 10% of the depth of the windscreen, whichever is greater.

Any glazing used in a vehicle’s windscreen must not have a VLT lower than 70%. It must not be coated in any film, except for a tinted or opaque band allowed at the top of the windscreen. The tinted or opaque band can cover no more than 10% of the windscreen height, or extend below the swept arc of the wiper blades, whichever is greater.

Vehicles first registered on or after 1 August 1994, minimum 35% VLT. Vehicles first registered before 1 August 1994, minimum 35% VLT, unless a darker glass is already fitted.

No minimum VLT specified for rear windows.

Windows used as emergency exists in public passenger service buses must not be coated unless approval and certification is obtained from an Approved Vehicle Examiner (AVE). For more information, see Vehicles Standards Guide 8 (VSG 8) on the NHVR website.

Rear Windows – 20% VLT if the vehicle has two rear-vision mirrors 35% VLT if the vehicle only has a driver side mirror.

Drivers Windows – 35% VLT.

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