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To tint or not to tint ??

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Old 03-17-2004, 06:46 PM
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To tint or not to tint ??

I love the blue tint but I hate people staring at me all the time...it gets annoying

need privacy but on silver benz I dont want it to look ghetto with polished wheels and dark tints

help a brotha out I have a pic with and without tints which looks best ??



here it is photoshopped with 35% but I want 20%


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Believe me, it doesn't look ghetto with dark tint. Just make sure that you use the same tint all around, don't do light up front and dark in back. I have 8% all around.

This really isn't a good pic but you can get the idea.


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woaah 8% is dark

I had 20% on my cl and I got tickets all the time...had 20% ATWA and 70% front windshield...Llumar only

here is the pic my car is the two door coupe as you can see...you couldnt see inside my car which was great cause of all the audio stuff

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get the tint... most definitely...

as for darkness.... it looks better if a black car has DARK tint...
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Definitely get that 20% all around with 50% windshield. It will make such a difference. Just make sure its black and a nice quality tint. Those mirror tints and color tints make a car look so cheap and toyish..
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I was thinking about 20% but then it will be too dark...can you post a pic of your setup to see how it looks

we should setup a meet so I can check out how it will look before I take the plunge and regret it.
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Lou - nice looking car! This is a bit off topic - but what kind of wheels are those (size too...18's?) and what tire set-up, and if you don't mind...about how much $$$. I am looking into a new wheels and tires and I have the same 430 (2000 ???) anyway, they look great and I was just curious.

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Originally posted by Supermeals
Lou - nice looking car! This is a bit off topic - but what kind of wheels are those (size too...18's?) and what tire set-up, and if you don't mind...about how much $$$. I am looking into a new wheels and tires and I have the same 430 (2000 ???) anyway, they look great and I was just curious.

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Thanks for the compliment..they're HRE 547s in 18" with Dunlops 9090

brand new the wheels are about $1100 each but they're 3 piece forged wheel and fully polished...I love them but I may not be keeping the car too long so stay tuned they might go on the black market at a steal of a price
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I thought I had 20% all around and 50% windshield which is what I paid for. Then this Long Island cop pulled me over and put the meter on the windshield and it said 8%. I dont know wtf went on , I think his meter was rigged!
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Definitely get that 20% all around with 50% windshield. It will make such a difference. Just make sure its black and a nice quality tint. Those mirror tints and color tints make a car look so cheap and toyish..
This is the same set up I have on my silver clk and IMO it looks great! I say tint but be sure to use good quality tint so it does not start peeling or bubbling up in a week!!
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Im sorry but can anybody post a pic of a silver clk with dark *** tints ??? or is that too much to ask

Im going to do it this week so pleas show me whatcha got 20% 35% 50% whatever just want to see what looks the best
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Originally posted by lou430
Im sorry but can anybody post a pic of a silver clk with dark *** tints ??? or is that too much to ask

Im going to do it this week so pleas show me whatcha got 20% 35% 50% whatever just want to see what looks the best
PM me with your e-mail and I will send you some pics
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Check your e-mail Lou
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Originally posted by fstrd1
Check your e-mail Lou
I did and still nothing :dunno:
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I will try and send it again, dunno what happened
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Originally posted by fstrd1
I will try and send it again, dunno what happened
Oh...Ok now I see them...but they dont look that dark . Are they even tinted at all ??

also who is the girl and why is she topless WTF dude what kinda pics did you send me.

Thanks tho...WOW nice rack
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UH.....hate to break it to you but my pics did not have any girls in them but you are welcome to forward me the pic of that girl
can you confirm your email again b/c my car definitely looks tinted
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Okay Lou here you go...8% all around. It is true black film (so they say). For the most part it appears black but it is slightly off a bit, I think because of the factory blue tint that the CLK already has. If it were limo (5%) tint then I don't think it would be as noticeable.



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lou you got mail ...finally
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^^I got them do you want me to post them ??
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Originally posted by lou430
^^I got them do you want me to post them ??

Sure!
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OK guys its coming to a close do I tint it or not these are pics with 20%


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That's hot. After seeing those pics I'd say definitely go 20%. I went with I think 28% or something like that just because I wanted it to be legal but I really wish I would have gone darker to atleast 20%.


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