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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 06:44 AM
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To tint or not to tint? Please help! Photo included.

I can't decide. I always used to have a dark tint on my previous cars. I love how it looked and how it felt during hot summer, but I hated how I couldn't see anything at night. But let's talk about the way it would make the car look.

Would you tint my car or not? I can't decide.
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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i've heard of people having problems with electronics after tinting. mostly due to water intrusion from the rear window installation. have to be very careful. hearing those problems is the reason i haven't tinted myself.
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 12:51 PM
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I've never noticed an electronics issue with tinting; however, I also don't have the front windshield done... too much going on up there to mess with.

I'm a fan of tint, nothing like full blackout that screws up your night vision, but enough to knock the sunlight/heat down & provide some additional privacy.



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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 02:50 AM
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I agree with Andy. Never had a car I didn't tint. Never had an issue with a car fron tint. Not a fan of really dark tint though.
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 07:00 AM
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Front windshield is out of question. I am thinking about side windows, the rear one is already tinted. I am just trying to figure, what way looks classier, with tint, or without. Don't really want to look all that "gangster", if you know what I mean.

I might just go for some decent tint, as my previous car had very dark windows and it was very difficult to park at night, or even drive on darker streets.
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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 07:03 AM
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Eventually decided not to tint, as a found out about the new law in my country, which is about to come and it won't allow any kind of tint at all. Also, I plan to go to Germany relatively often adn there it is a problem, too. So, I will have to keep it with no tint.

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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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with that Interior that you have i'm glad you didn't Tint the car, because the only way to tint a car is to do the whole thing (including windshield) otherwise it looks like A$$
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 08:51 AM
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A high end car without tint: nonono:
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It is quite difficult to drive at night with tinted windshield especially when roads have potholes

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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 02:29 AM
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When I got mine tinted I asked the person I took it to & he said with this type of expensive car you can almost get away with anything lol . . I have 35% all the way around except the windshield and have been pulled over & never asked about tint my car is black on black too but I live in CA so everyone has tint almost. You should defiantly tint it to block harmful rays.
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