5 percent tint vs 15 percent tint all around
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5 percent tint vs 15 percent tint all around
Pros and cons of 5 percent tint all around vs 15 percent tint all around?
Also what percent tint are you guys using?
Also what percent tint are you guys using?
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I have 40% front. 5 driver and passenger window. Then two layers of 5% ontop of one another on rear windshield and small back windows. I drive a coupe.
I wouldnt do the front anything under 35 honestly. I had 5% all around on my old sedan and visibility is very very bad.
Here in Va you get pulled over for 35% so i just went with 5% because you might as well if youre worried about tickets. Visibility with anything under 20% is greatly reduced, so if your vision isnt too great, i wouldnt go under that. Ceramic tints increase visibility greatly, but they dont really go lower than 18% unless you layer up.
Both percentages reduce the same amount of heat.
5% no one can see you in daylight. 15% your silhouette shows.
But depending on your interior, 15% with black interior will basically look like 5% lol. Sometimes i must put my windows down when i turn and cant see the curb much so thats kind of annoying for some, i got used to it as all of my cars have been tinted under 15%.
Also, here in VA you can get a medical waiver which allows you 20% legally all around. So check into that in your state.
I wouldnt do the front anything under 35 honestly. I had 5% all around on my old sedan and visibility is very very bad.
Here in Va you get pulled over for 35% so i just went with 5% because you might as well if youre worried about tickets. Visibility with anything under 20% is greatly reduced, so if your vision isnt too great, i wouldnt go under that. Ceramic tints increase visibility greatly, but they dont really go lower than 18% unless you layer up.
Both percentages reduce the same amount of heat.
5% no one can see you in daylight. 15% your silhouette shows.
But depending on your interior, 15% with black interior will basically look like 5% lol. Sometimes i must put my windows down when i turn and cant see the curb much so thats kind of annoying for some, i got used to it as all of my cars have been tinted under 15%.
Also, here in VA you can get a medical waiver which allows you 20% legally all around. So check into that in your state.
Last edited by MaroonC63; Mar 25, 2014 at 11:05 PM.
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Thanks for feedback guys! I forget tint laws are different by each state, and some states may be a lot more strict with them. I have heard that in California having dark tint results in being constantly pulled over. Although here in south florida the tint laws seem very lenient.
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Yeah, CA sucks with all their traffic laws; no tints on front and front driver/passenger windows. 
@Maroon63 - no disrespect, but why the faux-spindle grill black area? Are you trying for a Lexus-look?
@Maroon63 - no disrespect, but why the faux-spindle grill black area? Are you trying for a Lexus-look?
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I had 15% on my G37 before moving into my C63. I would NEVER go darker than 15%. Even at night with 15, I would struggle in dark areas to see and would often have to move around in my seat to confirm the existence of the object I thought I saw out of my dark passenger window. During the day however, 15% is perfect and honestly almost looks legal.
