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Old 09-23-2010, 12:38 AM
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What percent tint do you have?

Recently just removed my tints to go darker. Just wondering what percent every1 else has out there.
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15% on mine its pretty dark alot people think I got 5% because of the black interior
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5% around the whole car, 30% on windshield, tint strip accross top of windshield... : O
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10% sides and back 35% on entire windshield. I did find that the tint on windshield wouldn't let me use a sticker type SunPass, I had to get the expensive portable one.

Tint on front windows have some scratches from window going up and down... thinking about getting it all replaced with 5%

the tint on the windshield I originally thought would make it harder to see, but it doesn't not even at night, Also I drive west every day after work and it really cuts the glare of the afternoon sun.
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15% on mine its pretty dark alot people think I got 5% because of the black interior
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23% all the way around (except for windshield)
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Originally Posted by Kansay
Recently just removed my tints to go darker. Just wondering what percent every1 else has out there.
i have 20% on the back windows and 35% up front. nothing on the very front. i already got a ticket for the front two but i never got them removed. just lied to the cop to get the ticket signed off.
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35% on sides and back.. What did you have before? you dont need much up here in the North East.
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I have 20% on mine. That is my prefence for privacy and helping me see better in the sunlight, but I still can see perfectly at night. I would like to get the entire windshield tinted but if I do end up doing it, I'll probably replace the windshield first since it is sandblasted a little and it bugs me. I have 35% on the entire windshield on my Trailblazer and I love it like that.

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I prefer 5% on the front, 20 around the rest if they are tinted from factory, if no tint my preference is 5 b/c I dont want anyone to see me. 15 or 20 they can see, and I hate it.
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Huber Optik Drei. Don't know what it's % is but it's not very dark. The color matches the OEM blue tint fairly well. It also keeps out most radiant heat which is a nice feature with the Arizona sun.
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5% on back and 15% in the front
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The sticker on my windshield says 35%, but it looks more like 20%, so I honestly don't know.
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Originally Posted by Viper98912
The sticker on my windshield says 35%, but it looks more like 20%, so I honestly don't know.
You have a sticker on your windshield saying what your tint strength is??? Why?

and I am changing my tint equation... Florida Law says you can't have darker than 35% on sides and back and tint band to VS-1 line on windshield... so that is what I have
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Originally Posted by pww
35% front, 25% back by previous owner, but its coming off
Why? 35% is the legal limit on the front windows for most states.
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Why? 35% is the legal limit on the front windows for most states.
Why is it coming off? It was on the car when I bought it but I'm not a fan of tint, I think it takes away from the cleanness of a car. Fish bowl status for me
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Why is it coming off? It was on the car when I bought it but I'm not a fan of tint, I think it takes away from the cleanness of a car. Fish bowl status for me
Hmm, ok. It's your car after all. I think just about all cars look better with tint. I think it actually makes the car look cleaner because instead of looking inside the car with untinted windows you see the entire car first as a whole.
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Hmm, ok. It's your car after all. I think just about all cars look better with tint. I think it actually makes the car look cleaner because instead of looking inside the car with untinted windows you see the entire car first as a whole.
Fair enough. I spend a lot of time in the whole "euro" scene, and tint there is generally looked down upon. It's all in the eyes of the beholder. For me its especially important I get rid of it since I'm not going for a blacked out look, but a cleaner look. For aggressive looks I definitely understand the use of tint, but just not for me.
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Originally Posted by 91RS
Why? 35% is the legal limit on the front windows for most states.
not in cali. i got a fix it ticket that i got signed off months ago for having 35% up front. technically, any aftermarket tint, exhaust, or light is illegal, but most cops have bigger fish to fry
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what do u guys think about -5%
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18% all around, and wnt to do 50% on windshield
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spec list mine as 27% transparency.

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15% all round.


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