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Old 07-27-2004, 12:45 PM
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Question Getting tint on Black TA... post your pics!

Guys, I'm getting my Black TA tinted tonight... can't decide what kinda tint and what %age to go with..

Plz post pics of your tinted rides, and feel free to suggest what kinda tint & percentage to go with...

Here's what I have in mind so far:

- Semi-Metallic Tint
- 5% Rear window
- 35% fronts [ NJ cops can be a dick sometimes... ]

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Old 07-27-2004, 01:07 PM
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Forget the 5% in the rear. Just get 20% all around. I've never had an issue. Charcoal Metallic is really nice. Don't get the platinum or whatever metallic. Looks like greenish mirror tint.
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I'm wondering if I should just get the rear tinted... reason being, I had 20% all around in my previous car [ Grand Prix GTX ] and got pulled over every now and then by cops

Would it look really bad if I got just the rear done and left the fronts alone ? .. would the TA look like those Minivans and SUVs with the rears only tinted ?

The car is black with charcoal leather interior... I can't decide what route to go..

I had initially decided to do just the rears.. and then I saw a bunch of cars with all windows tinted and said " ****!.. that looks so much better"
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20% all the way or darker. Just my .02
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It's not a T/A but it's black. 5% limo on the sides and rear.





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Definately go all the way around. Mines a black ss w/ limo tint. Looks GOOD!
Old 07-29-2004, 04:33 PM
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i did limo on EVERY window. the look is to die for. btw i have the same car and cops can b dicks, but i drive with the windows down alllllll the dam time. gets really frustrating, but its totally worth it when you need to slip into "stealth mode"
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I would get 5 percent on the hatch and go legal 50 on the sides..If your ride has things to hide,like nitrous,no cats,no front plate,no state inspection,no county decal, open cutout .I am guilty of all of the above except nitrous.
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See website
15% rear
20% sides

I like it, because I can actually see out of it at night Had 5% on rear and sides on my old camaro--couldnt see anything
Old 07-29-2004, 07:38 PM
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20% rear, non tinted sides, and a 6" 20% down from the top of the windshield.


Cops bust ***** for windows tinted to the left and right of the driver in NH. I don't know why it's a such a big deal, but nobody gets away with it.

I would go 20% rear, 35% sides. That would be perfect in my eyes, I drive my car daily (well sorta) so 35% would be the lowest I would go on the sides.
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ive had limo tint all the way around for a little over three years now. Never had a problem until 2 weeks ago when I got a ticket from the highway patrol. Now I have to take it off and go down to the pilice station and get it signed off. No fine just fix it....
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I no longer have the car but I had 5% all around and then 35% on the WHOLE front windshield. Never had a problem seeing out at night or with any cops, I guess I got lucky.



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20% here...







I'm going darker when I re-do it though, probably 5% all the way around.
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Question.......My tint on my car has like a metalic like shine on it, is that the windows or the tint thats on it?

If its the Tint is there just plain black tint out there?
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heres a pic of my thirdgen with 35% in the fronts and 13 % in the back. I haven't gotten hassled by the cops yet ( knock on wood). I have no problems seeing in the night.
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