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Old 02-06-2007, 01:36 PM
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I really like the way colormatched hardtops look but I really like my t-tops too. I'm not sure about this (just trying to get some additional input), but what do you guys think it would look like if the t-tops had that color see thru tint film they put on the back of truck windows on the outside that matched the body color? You think it would look less than half stupid? Maybe there are more options. Thats just all i could think of.
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The only problem with that is the weather stripping, center bar, and outside plastic rain defelctor would still be black.
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mine are pretty dark to begin with?

I like black all around.
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I dont think you could see it even. The t-tops come so dark from the factory the tint wouldnt show through.
Old 02-06-2007, 03:47 PM
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uh dont do it it will look awkward and just out of place
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I'm not talking about doing it from the inside. Aren't the colored window design things on truck windows applied to the outside? I was thinking about it just for cosmetic purposes not actually for keeping out the sun.

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The only problem with that is the weather stripping, center bar, and outside plastic rain defelctor would still be black.
Yea, that would look kind of goofy with the center bar black.
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colored would look weird.


I tinted mine 5% and everyone love them.
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Originally Posted by GoFast908Z
colored would look weird.


I tinted mine 5% and everyone love them.



i tinted mine 5% and i love it. no more pesky t-top shades... since i take my off my tops frequently, those shades were getting in the way
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from what i hear if u live in a place with crazy high temps and humidity like me (FL) your t-tops can crack if tinted.. i dont know why.. but its been discussed before in the florida section
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^^ive heard that too, and if you did get that color-tint, wouldnt it have little black holes in it so you can still see thru? IMO you would be better off leaving them stock or tinting them if you think itll be ok
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Like texasreb18 said, that color tint/vinyl has small pinholes in it, so you can still see through. It would look pretty shitty up close IMO. The whole dot-matrix thing just kills it.

Never heard of the tint cracking the t-tops. That sucks though. Guess I won't be tinting mine 5%...
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many people i know have theirs tinted without problems.. but some people have claimed to have these problems...

i still plan on doing mine
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i thinking of putting the mirror tint on mine , will still look blacked out but reflect the sun more keeping the heat temp in car minimal
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i've had mine tinted for about 4 years with no problems, and it gets very hot out here.
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Originally Posted by 2jett
i thinking of putting the mirror tint on mine , will still look blacked out but reflect the sun more keeping the heat temp in car minimal
I tinted mine almost opague/mirror and it still heated up. I just stuck with the t-top shades to keep the heat out.




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