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Old 05-13-2008, 01:18 PM
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Thinking of taking off the tint on my 00 T/A what do u guys think of this. I think my car looked cleaner with the tint off!~ I know everyone believes tint should be the first thing on any car, but I think the car looks cleaner with out it!

Anyone else not have tint on purpose!



(not my car a white t/a without tint)
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I personally think it looks better without tints, and plus it wont look soo dirty either. Im not one thats big on tints anyways. Just my 2 cents.
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The car with the tint looks better imho.
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I have tint especially on back window due to high beams from cars at night. Just my opinion. It looks good both ways
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Yeah i hear that ^^^. The other kool thing about removing it is cops give much less problems with it off. I live in cali, where any tint on the side windows will get u pulled over! I think im going to try it because it will only be $150 if im wrong about the look!
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As someone who had tint then removed it, if you can get away with it in your state most definitely keep it. I'll be good for a little while then you'll want the tint back. Expecially when one of those big *** Ford F-350's with bright headlights pulls up on your ***.
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Originally Posted by 96t/acj
Yeah i hear that ^^^. The other kool thing about removing it is cops give much less problems with it off. I live in cali, where any tint on the side windows will get u pulled over! I think im going to try it because it will only be $150 if im wrong about the look!
Yeah I get what your saying. Im from california too. Cops are dicks about tints. Thats why Im not going to tint any of my windows.
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been driving for years with windows tinted an ive been lucky not to be pulled over. I live in california by the way. I say if you can get away with it then do so
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Originally Posted by 96t/acj

Anyone else not have tint on purpose!
I'm not a fan of it- it gets scratched and makes the car hard to see out of at night.

Oh, and it's not tints, it's tint. Saying tints just sounds ridiculous.
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Whatever % tint that came from the factory is good enough for me and was fine on my '96 Formula I had before this one. Aftermarket tint jobs can be really done well if kept in moderation. Unfortunately too many haphazard applications that look horrible after just a short time on the car (creases, bubbles, discoloration, etc....).
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Yeah thats true ^^^^ looks good only for a while then u need to have it retinted, I agree for sure! Thinking of only doing like 20 percent or something really light and trying that for a while. Well see I will post pic when I do.
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i think it looks exellent with tints especially on white you cant let the cops change your opinion. if you get a ticket for it just pay it.It's like a small tax for ridin so smooth
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Tint Is Much Better.
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tint is much better. I had to take mine off cause it was peeling and i can't stand the look. I do have a black ta but man i can't wait to put the tint back on...Makes the ride so much nicer and it gives that badass look to the car as well.

TINT-BADASS
NO TINT- OLD MAN CAR
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I live in mn and cops are pretty picky on tint, that being said i think they only bother with tint on cars that shouldn't have tint on them, ex: high school kid with a beater and $2000 rims, big fart pipe, and tint; if you get my drift. But i have never been bothered, if you can get away with it i would leave it on. I prefer it, with all black leather interior it keeps the interior cool and the sun off the interior on those hot summer days.




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