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I know a lot of people here have had their maxima windows tinted and I would like to do the same. I live in Florida and the temperatures here are very high.
However, I do not know anything at all about tinting. I thought my dealer would be able to provide that but they said they do not tint windows.
I found a place in Miami that has very good reviews, saying they do a great job but they use a film called Suntek carbon cxp. I know many people here have posted they used 3m film so I am looking for advise as to what to use and more or less what I should pay.
I've used 3M Color Stable tint on all of my cars going on 10 years now with zero issues (no fading, no peeling). It costs around $300-350 to tint sides and back, but it comes with a lifetime warranty. I don't know much about other brands, so sorry I can't help you there.
I always go 35% all around (this means that the tint allows 35% of the light to come in, which means it is not a very dark tint; the lower the percentage, the darker the tint). In California this is actually illegal, as the front side windows must be 70%, but cops in LA would not likely pull you over just for tint so I take my chances.
Some states don't allow any tint on the front two windows, while some do. It looks like in Florida, the law allows 28% on the front side windows, and 15% on the rear side windows and back window, which means you have much more flexibility and could legally go 35% all around. Remember that black interiors actually make the tint look darker, so you don't really need to go that dark if you have a charcoal interior.
In the county where I live, deputies carry a photometer device with them, and check any suspicious tint when they pull a car over. If the tint seems particularly dark, they will pull the car over just for a tint violation. Only the fact that deputies seem to flood the roads around here gives them the manpower and time to take time for tints. Most jurisdictions are not so heavily policed.
I was living just north of Tom's River (in Freehold) in the 1950s when I traded my 1949 Studebaker in on a 1953 Chevy. As best I can recall, I never even heard of tinting until the late 1960s. Goodness, the fads these young whippersnappers under age 80 go in for these days!
Maybe I'm wrong but I think Jersey you can go as dark as you want as long as you dont tint the driver and passenger windows.
So you will probably get away with 40 in the front and 20 the rest of the way especially if you have a light interior.
I also have the CTX 30% all around and was thinking of getting the air80 or air90 on my windshield. Do you find that it makes a big difference as far as heat goes?
I also have the CTX 30% all around and was thinking of getting the air80 or air90 on my windshield. Do you find that it makes a big difference as far as heat goes?
I did the sunroof and the windshield and yes it makes a difference. It also saves your dash from the harmful rays.
Do AIR80, it's better than 90 and still no concern at night unless you live in a remote area with no street lights then I would go 90.
07-26-2015, 05:11 PM
You car looks great!
