What tint for side of SOM t/a?
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I have a SOM t/a with ttops and black interior. I want to tint the side windows for many reasons.
Side tint is illegal in my area so I need to pick something that won't get me pulled over.
My hatch is already tinted 5%, what should I get on the side?
Can I get away with some lighter tints and have them look dark due to the limo rear hatch and black interior?
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Looks and privacy (i got too many gadgets in my car now i don't want people seeing are important) are important.
Side tint is illegal in my area so I need to pick something that won't get me pulled over.
My hatch is already tinted 5%, what should I get on the side?
Can I get away with some lighter tints and have them look dark due to the limo rear hatch and black interior?
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Looks and privacy (i got too many gadgets in my car now i don't want people seeing are important) are important.
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Personally, I would do 5%, but if you think your gonna get fucked with by the law, then I say do 25-30%.
It doesn't make much sense to me that you can have your hatch in 5%....but doing your sides in 5% will get you pulled over??? Then again, I can see the validity in that....somehow!
-Justin
It doesn't make much sense to me that you can have your hatch in 5%....but doing your sides in 5% will get you pulled over??? Then again, I can see the validity in that....somehow!
-Justin
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I would say 35% for your sides to avoid the hassles from the local pd. Having 5% hatch will help some with darkening it up so you can't see in so easily. I have 20% all around and you can't see in mine to easily during the day.
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Mine has 35% because at the time the GA State Patrol had a hard on for widow tint violations and I just didnt want to get hassled about it like I did in my truck (Lincoln Mark LT with 5%.) Now they are back to giving a **** less and I have 5% on my new 08 F350 and havent been looked at twice.
I would really like them darker but its not terrible:
I would really like them darker but its not terrible:
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My windows are almost always down when Im driving unless it is raining or im parked, so I think Im gonna go with 20%. Seems about right for what I want.