Display your CLK with tinted windows
03-29-2002, 02:36 PM
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Display your CLK with tinted windows
Post of pic of your car with tinted windows. I know alot of people tinted their windows for their cars already. I was looking at a thread, and people were mentioning smoke tint, metallics tints, and %.
so if you guys can post your pic with what type of tint and what %
it would be great
cuz i'm thinking about tining my windows, and i want to see how each tint go with the car
so if you guys can post your pic with what type of tint and what %
it would be great
cuz i'm thinking about tining my windows, and i want to see how each tint go with the car
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Originally posted by Lorinser CLK
I have 5% on the sides and rear, and also 35% across the entire windshield.
I have 5% on the sides and rear, and also 35% across the entire windshield.
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04-06-2002, 09:15 PM
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Just a few notes if you're looking to tint your windows:
1) The lower the % number, the darker the tint. Here's a general guideline:
35% tint - relatively light tint, you could see inside during the daytime and sometimes at night (depending on outside lights), most cops usually won't bother you unless they want to bust your chops and/or you annoy them, although it is illegal in many states
20-15% tint - medium tint, this is the one I prefer, you could still see inside during the day although less, at night you can hardly see anything inside, this is definitely illegal, although most cops won't say anything unless you **** them off (speeding past them, rolling past them with your music blaring, etc. (Side Note: show respect if you want respect))
5% tint - this is usually referred to as "limo tint", the darkest of them all on most passenger cars, you can't see anything inside at night, if you roll past cops with this in NYC, they *will* be pissed, so tread lightly.
2) So now you have an idea of how dark you want your windows, you still have other choices. Most importantly, is who tints your windows.
Before you have your windows tinted, ask around. You probably know people who have cars with tinted windows. Look closely to see what kind of job was done and ask who did it. Here's a couple of things to look for:
a) roll down the tinted windows slightly, and look at the edge of the window up on top. How much "whitespace" is there, i.e. window that was left untinted? There should be close to none. I had my Jeep Grand Cherokee tinted at a local shop and they left a relatively wide whitespace although it doesn't show when the window is all the way up or down or all the way up, but you want a good job done, and the more updated tinters are getting it as close to the edge as possible without risking screwing up your tint. On my CLK430, the tint is practically at the top of the window. The guy who did my windows even mentioned theres a technique to get it all the way up to the edge of the wndow (a new technique) that makes it look as though its factory tint without the risk of the tint coming off, although thats a few more bucks, but you can ask for that. My windows he did them so you can't even notice at all, even close up.
b) LOOK AT THE BACK WINDOW. This is usually the hardest part for a tinter to do. Note, is it composed of 1 piece of tint, 2 pieces or more of tint? INSIST on 1 piece of tint. You don't want a white line where one piece begins and the other ends. I have one piece on my back window.
c) Look for any defects. These are any spots, creases, etc. that you might see in your windows.
3) You have regular black tint, colored tint, metallic tint, etc. Ask for samples before agreeing to any of them.
Finally, if a tinter tells you excuses like "we can't get the tint that high on the window" or "we HAVE to use more than 1 piece on your back window" etc. say "thank you very much" and call someone else. You want the best job done and that's that.
If anyone is in the New York City area, I had my windows done by Hugo of Empire State Window Tinting. He has VERY good prices and did an AWESOME job (you can check out my CLK anytime to see the job he did) so I would highly recommend him. His # is 718-227-2121.
I hope this helps,
Safet
1) The lower the % number, the darker the tint. Here's a general guideline:
35% tint - relatively light tint, you could see inside during the daytime and sometimes at night (depending on outside lights), most cops usually won't bother you unless they want to bust your chops and/or you annoy them, although it is illegal in many states
20-15% tint - medium tint, this is the one I prefer, you could still see inside during the day although less, at night you can hardly see anything inside, this is definitely illegal, although most cops won't say anything unless you **** them off (speeding past them, rolling past them with your music blaring, etc. (Side Note: show respect if you want respect))
5% tint - this is usually referred to as "limo tint", the darkest of them all on most passenger cars, you can't see anything inside at night, if you roll past cops with this in NYC, they *will* be pissed, so tread lightly.
2) So now you have an idea of how dark you want your windows, you still have other choices. Most importantly, is who tints your windows.
Before you have your windows tinted, ask around. You probably know people who have cars with tinted windows. Look closely to see what kind of job was done and ask who did it. Here's a couple of things to look for:
a) roll down the tinted windows slightly, and look at the edge of the window up on top. How much "whitespace" is there, i.e. window that was left untinted? There should be close to none. I had my Jeep Grand Cherokee tinted at a local shop and they left a relatively wide whitespace although it doesn't show when the window is all the way up or down or all the way up, but you want a good job done, and the more updated tinters are getting it as close to the edge as possible without risking screwing up your tint. On my CLK430, the tint is practically at the top of the window. The guy who did my windows even mentioned theres a technique to get it all the way up to the edge of the wndow (a new technique) that makes it look as though its factory tint without the risk of the tint coming off, although thats a few more bucks, but you can ask for that. My windows he did them so you can't even notice at all, even close up.
b) LOOK AT THE BACK WINDOW. This is usually the hardest part for a tinter to do. Note, is it composed of 1 piece of tint, 2 pieces or more of tint? INSIST on 1 piece of tint. You don't want a white line where one piece begins and the other ends. I have one piece on my back window.
c) Look for any defects. These are any spots, creases, etc. that you might see in your windows.
3) You have regular black tint, colored tint, metallic tint, etc. Ask for samples before agreeing to any of them.
Finally, if a tinter tells you excuses like "we can't get the tint that high on the window" or "we HAVE to use more than 1 piece on your back window" etc. say "thank you very much" and call someone else. You want the best job done and that's that.
If anyone is in the New York City area, I had my windows done by Hugo of Empire State Window Tinting. He has VERY good prices and did an AWESOME job (you can check out my CLK anytime to see the job he did) so I would highly recommend him. His # is 718-227-2121.
I hope this helps,
Safet
