In my twenty years of driving here, I never knew anyone that got a ticket for tinting. I heard of guys with limo dark windows ticketed, but nothing shy of that.
-derp-you said "windshield".
derp derp.
I can not be the only person in CA who has gotten a fix it ticket for tinted windows. Happened over 15 years ago so maybe cops are more lenient about it nowadays. I had a standard cab GMC Sonoma with limo tint on the back and I think 35 on the doors. Highway patrolman pulled me over no other reason than that and ticketed me. The funny thing was the ticket I received gave one expensive fee to leave the tint on and a cheap fee if it was removed.
I'm not generally to big on Lexus cars but that one does look nice with the tinted glass.