kimf70

I am about to tint my 2010 E550 4 Matic Black/Black.
Any recommendations or pics of window tint grades?
I am thinking about going with 28% front 18% rears.

infantry

do you want it murdered out? thats what it will look like. for me i personally would go 40-50% cops don't bug and i don't know what the legal limit is in missouri.

aeggroup

My car is black on black. I tinted 20% rear window and 50% all sides. Looks very nice and no problems with cops.

geoaero

Unless they have changed the rules, I'm pretty sure that Missouri allows 50% on front windows and 35% on rear passenger windows. Not sure about the back glass.

Careful: I tinted my black Chrysler 300-C in the past - it looked great, but it destroyed AM reception, and reduced FM, as the antennae was embedded in the back window, and the tinting there fouled the signal reception. Drove me crazy trying to listen to a ballgame or a traffic report on the radio...

aaron89

Well, it would be better to check first the current tint law in Missouri. I got mine tinted 35% front and back and 30% on the door windows and I'm really happy with the outcome. I consulted with professionals at www.TintBuyer.com. They provide relevant information about window tints such as its types, quotations, laws involve in every state and will help you find the best professional tinter near your area.

kimf70

In the state of Missouri, front side windows limit is 35%. No limit on the rear sides and back window.

I went with 35% front and 28% rears on my 09 911. It was too light for my taste. I will post some pics of the tint on the E550.

geoaero

I'd love to see a photo of your ride with the windows tinted. Do you have them posted somewhere on the forum?

aeggroup

Here it is. Tell me if you like it.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...50-4matic.html

geoaero

Wow, that looks great! Turns your ride into a meaner looking machine. Did you debate using a darker tint, or would that have been too much?

geoaero

Also, does the tint screw up your AM reception?

aeggroup

I decided to do 50% on sides and 20% back rear only from esthetic point of view. I have nothing to hide inside of my cabin and I just like how this car looks with slightly tinted windows if you look from the sides. Another reason was - you will never have any problems with cops if your tint is 50%, because you can see everything thru.
On the other hand - if you look from the front, especially on not sunny day - you will not see a thing inside because of 20% rear tint.
AM reception is fine. Tint does not have any effect on it at least in my car.

geoaero

Thanks for the inspiration. Now to find a reputable window tinter...

FEGELEIN

I tinted 35% all around and keep my sunroof shade open.

geoaero

Why keep the sunshade open? Is it that dark inside?
I saw your fotos when you first got your ride. You got pics on the forum after you tinted?

kimf70

tinted. Thanks for all the recommendations

geoaero

So what % did you go with?

aeggroup

How do you post big pictures ?

geoaero

There are a lot of picture re-sizers out there. I been using XNView to reduce the large ones for years:
www.xnview.com or
www.xnview.com/en/downloadwin32.html

aeggroup

Thanks, but it's not my question. I know how to resize pictures. Kimf70 posted 2 big pictures and 2 the same pictures as attachments. I'm asking how to post those big pictures. I know how to do attachments, but never figured out the way to post big ones.

geoaero

Sorry about that. I don't know how to put up a pic in that manner either...

kimf70

1. Go to "manage attachments" and upload your pics
2. Click on the yellow logo with the mountain shape in the message box. This will prompt you to attach the URL address. The http address is the attachment address that you have just uploaded.

hope this works.

icelandicmax

nice tint job, will get mine soon as summer heat is coming...

nalaskier

Or use photobucket and post the [img] tags to your post. That will get you "big" pics.