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Old 03-17-2004, 12:58 PM
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how dark to tint?

i have a forest green max... who has tinted windows? pics and % please...

i want it to look good, but i wanna be able to see at night and all that good stuff. plus my parents still drive it, and i dont want it to be so dark that theyre ****ed. im thinking 35% all around would be a good middle of the road tint...
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Old 03-17-2004, 01:05 PM
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20% is the way to go. Not too dark, not too light. 35% is too light IMO. You'll wish you had it darker if u went 35
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20% don't go lighter at all, you WILL regret it, if you are looking for a semi-dark tint. Check my homepage for pics of my car.
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Old 03-17-2004, 02:56 PM
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All depends on your local laws, if you live in new york you will get harrased for having anything less than stock..
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Old 03-17-2004, 04:19 PM
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check out my page for 6 year old faded 35% tint. you cant even tell they are there. im going to retint my car and i myself cant decide between 20 or 25. 35 definetly is a waste of money cuz u cant even tell its there.
 
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yeah, my 20% was dark two years ago. Now its faded a bit and wish it was darker myself
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Old 03-17-2004, 04:23 PM
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I love my 5%. Your parents still drive it??? Too bad for them, tint is useless when its lighter than 35%

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Old 03-17-2004, 04:23 PM
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i want something really dark but i still want the people from outside to be able to see the interior, but HARDLY be able to see it. like only be able to see a shadow of the person. 20% or 25% ?
 
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I say get 20%
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Old 03-17-2004, 05:18 PM
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i got 35% due to ny laws.. but i can't complain..
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Old 03-17-2004, 05:19 PM
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first check on how dark you can get legally. like if your state laws are like NC's, 35% is the darkest legally, then your pretty much stuck at 35%. but if you can go as dark as you want i would get 20%. also make sure you get the same tint all around; different tint levels look terrible.
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Old 03-17-2004, 05:32 PM
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ohio laws ****. our legal tint is only 50% which is total waste of $$$. but i still want to get a 30%. hows 30% sound?
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Old 03-17-2004, 07:02 PM
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im satisfied with my reflective 35% but i dont think reflective would look good on your color
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Old 03-17-2004, 09:33 PM
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i heard with a 20% tint, you have a hard time seeing at night. gotta roll down the windows and stuff. thats not an option for me in the winter...

btw saga i love those rims
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Old 03-17-2004, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by crappopotamus
i heard with a 20% tint, you have a hard time seeing at night. gotta roll down the windows and stuff. thats not an option for me in the winter...

btw saga i love those rims
Sorry, you heard wrong. I have 20% and have never had any problems seeing. Well I can't see reverse lights, but thats no biggie.
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Old 03-18-2004, 01:25 PM
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It's all about 10%. I had 20 % on my old max and I liked it but I regreted not getting the 10%. I have 10% now and I love it. You can still see ok at night. And man does it help. With 10% and a white car there is almost no heat in it. And I live in the middle of a desert.
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i got 35% w/ black interior, looks ok to me, plus it's the darkest legal here. if you want darker 20% is the way to go, i wouldn't go less.
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Old 03-18-2004, 02:28 PM
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:wave: kolyan

I'm looking into tinting my black maxima to about 15% or so. IMO its going to be hard to see anything at night w/ 5% in the back
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I'm looking into tinting my black maxima to about 15% or so. IMO its going to be hard to see anything at night w/ 5% in the back

btw. my name is Ilya too, Kolyan is just what i used here
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Old 03-18-2004, 06:18 PM
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i have the beige leather interior its gonna look lighter.

i visited the tint place today. apparantly, legal is 35%. he recommended 35% on the sides and 20% rear... i might try 20% all around though.
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btw. my name is Ilya too, Kolyan is just what i used here
oh wow, that makes 3 of us then there's one more Ilya here (also from West Coast; LithiuMax)
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I have 13% in the rear and 50% up front. The main reason I tinted the window was for my kids. My major concern was the ability to see at night while backing up. I can tell you that I do not have any problems seeing while I am backing out of my driveway at night. We did the same tint on our other car, a 2000 Civic EX. No problems there either, the only thing is that the front windows look darker on the Civic, probably because it is a smaller car with a darker interior.
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You can see, because you have basicly no tint on your front windows, so you can look out at your mirrors with basicly no obstruction. I can't see very well behind me when backing out but rolling the window down fixes it completely.

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When I back up, I turn my head around and look through my rear and back side windows. I do not rely on my mirrors.
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