Window Tint
35% and I'm very happy with it. It looks two shades darker at night and from the back......I would've loved 20%, but this is legal and the install shop offered a lifetime warranty if it was legal. My father in law has 20% on his truck and he backs into stuff all the time. There's a noticeable difference driving, especially at night. 20% looks better, but it's harder to deal with from driving and getting hassled by the cops. They're really starting to crack down on dark windows around here. The inspection place hasn't checked mine for 5 years started this year checking and charging for both mine.
It's all personal preference.
I had 4% and got a ticket. No tint is legal here on front doors. I just got 20% and its just as dark I should of just got 4% again. No cop can tell the difference between the two percents. To them both shades look the same night or day. I even took my T top shades off to let more light in and made no difference.
I do think the 20% looks better because in the bright sun they looked smoked. With 4% you could see the plastic in the film and it looked more like a vinyl sticker.
Lastly, my driver window was rattling last year when my tint was off so I adjusted the two felt buffers on the door that the window slides against. A week after my new tint one of the felt buffers ripped my tint so be aware of any rub marks when you first roll the windows down as eventual the tint will tear.
I do think the 20% looks better because in the bright sun they looked smoked. With 4% you could see the plastic in the film and it looked more like a vinyl sticker.
Lastly, my driver window was rattling last year when my tint was off so I adjusted the two felt buffers on the door that the window slides against. A week after my new tint one of the felt buffers ripped my tint so be aware of any rub marks when you first roll the windows down as eventual the tint will tear.
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What is the difference is %s of window tint. which one is super dark and which is on the lighter side? I've wanted tint for awile but the cops around here are dicks. So I'd have to stick with the lighter tint.
im going to get tint today 5% on the back is a must hate lights blinding me im torn between 5 on the sides and 20% my truck has 5 and i always have to roll the windows down to back up so i think im gonna look at some of there cars but probally do 5% all around blacked out with polished or chrome wheels just looks so good
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So what would be considered the happy medium? Not too dark, but by all means not too light, and where as it wouldn't attract the attention of the po po. I'm really unsure because a couple of my friends who had tint, that I thought looked just right, was still to dark and had to removed because of the damm cops.
So what would be considered the happy medium? Not too dark, but by all means not too light, and where as it wouldn't attract the attention of the po po. I'm really unsure because a couple of my friends who had tint, that I thought looked just right, was still to dark and had to removed because of the damm cops.
Here's an overcast pic, the quality isn't as good, but you can tell a difference.
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So what would be considered the happy medium? Not too dark, but by all means not too light, and where as it wouldn't attract the attention of the po po. I'm really unsure because a couple of my friends who had tint, that I thought looked just right, was still to dark and had to removed because of the damm cops.
Don't forget, there are also different types of tint as well; dyed, metallic, carbon, ceramic, ect. So depending on what your goal is, it may not pay to get the good stuff on the doors.
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So what would be considered the happy medium? Not too dark, but by all means not too light, and where as it wouldn't attract the attention of the po po. I'm really unsure because a couple of my friends who had tint, that I thought looked just right, was still to dark and had to removed because of the damm cops.
35 is legal just about everywhere.
at one point i googled what was legal, but was very disappointed and have
decided i will not allow a state to choose how the car i bought looks
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I need to make an appointment too for the rear, been waiting for forever to do it and now that i have the time and means ive decided to just get it done lol. 35% is too light. Better nothing though
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My old 20% sides/5% rear which I really miss but had massive tickets with...
35% sides/5% rear now but still isn't enough for my liking, you can still see the steering wheel and interior
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35% sides/5% rear now but still isn't enough for my liking, you can still see the steering wheel and interior
.... FWIW 5% has gotten old, i love the privacy but its one more thing to get in trouble for and have to watch your back on, that and the night driving. Next time it will be 15 or 20 i think 20 is close enough to legal most of the time. Then again, when your doing your own tint, after the ticket it cost 10 or 20 bucks to put whatever you want on again, its just the clean up work that sucks really.
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/\ yeah except then. ill just pull the tint off or something. i dunno, i gotta get the car tinted first. >.<
i once got pulled at my school in my old geo, b/c they thought the tint on the car was too dark.
....it was a blue 35% came with the POS, you could see through the car across the school. the cop was just trying to be an ***.
i once got pulled at my school in my old geo, b/c they thought the tint on the car was too dark.
....it was a blue 35% came with the POS, you could see through the car across the school. the cop was just trying to be an ***.