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Old 05-30-2004, 05:51 PM
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Getting tint soon.. what % should I get

Hey guys... im planning on getting tint for my white 97 maxima and was wondering what & should i get? if any of you white maxima owners have gotten their tint done and is satisfied... can you post pics and what % is it?
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Hey guys... im planning on getting tint for my white 97 maxima and was wondering what & should i get? if any of you white maxima owners have gotten their tint done and is satisfied... can you post pics and what % is it?
i got 20% tint.. i love it.. check my cardomain for pics

also check this out http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=314486
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Old 05-30-2004, 07:26 PM
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I got 5% on the rear and 35% on the front turned out alright if i say so myself.
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Old 05-30-2004, 07:42 PM
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20 % rear, 35 % front
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Check with a good shop to see what percentages are legal in your state.

I believe in NY it's 20% rear, and 30% front.

Cops can pull you over if it looks too dark. They want to be able to see what the driver is doing.
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IMO, F*ck what's legal. The cops don't pay for the mods on my car, so why should they be able to decide what I get? The 20% on MaximaBose's car looks sweet as hell. I am either getting 20% or 15%. Can't decide...
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Old 05-30-2004, 09:17 PM
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i got 20% and i like it, i just wish it was darker during the day but lighter at times like when backing up in the dark. i'd go with either 15% or 5%
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Old 05-30-2004, 09:46 PM
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20% is perfect in my opinion. In my car, you cant see in hardly at all during the day, but at night you can still see out pretty well.
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5% front and rear...
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Old 06-01-2004, 05:54 AM
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19% Solargard Quantum all over. Check out my cardomain for pics.
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I have 30% all the way around.
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Old 06-01-2004, 08:49 AM
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i have 20%, i like it at night or when its cloudy you cant see in at all, and during the day its pretty dark too i have black leather/interior tho

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Old 06-01-2004, 09:38 AM
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20% does look pretty nice but i think the limit in texas is 30%. if i were to get anything below the legal limit.. who would check it anyways?
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Old 06-01-2004, 10:01 AM
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that tint looks awesome kevlo
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Old 06-01-2004, 11:50 AM
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I have 20% on my car. It looks good but during the hot sunny days I wish I would have gotten like 10%.
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Old 06-01-2004, 12:20 PM
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20% is worth it, the legal limit in MA is 35% but i havent gotten hassled by the cops once yet (knock on wood) the inspection guy gave me a little trouble, but i just went to another place and they passed me. I say go dark or else you will regret getting a light tint and wish it was darker. even with 20%, i wish i woulda gone with my original plan of 5%
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IMO, anything less than like 25% is too dark. It is not too bad during the day time, but at night, it gets hard to see when backing up and stuff.
I think mine is like 30%, but not really sure.
5% is way too dark!
You WILL get in trouble for that!
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Old 06-02-2004, 11:16 AM
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20% rear, 35% all sides so far no hassles from the cops as it's illegal here to have any kind of tint on the front sides!


More pics on my web
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Old 06-02-2004, 11:43 AM
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Mirror tint looks great on white cars, while black tint looks better on dark cars, IMO.
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MaxRB8, your great looks real good. What kind of springs do you have?
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Old 06-02-2004, 12:19 PM
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If you are gunna go for 15% or so, you might as well go all out and go the darkest which is 5%because they are % on front and rear and even did 25% on the winshield and i think it looks amazingly good, and i live in miami. takl about a place to get in trouble, and they havent given me much problems. but go for what is comfortable, as well as visible for you where you live.
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Originally Posted by fc95se
Mirror tint looks great on white cars, while black tint looks better on dark cars, IMO.
I think the exact opposite is true:
Mirror tint looks good on dark cars, and Black tint looks really good on white cars.
IMO.
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I don't know if it was said before, but get the darkest that your local laws allow. Cops can be ****s and it would be a shame to rip off new tint
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Looks like I got an appointment on Monday to get my new 20% tint in so it's settled.. unless someone can talk me out of it. Legal limit in Texas is 30% but o well.
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Black or mirror?
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Originally Posted by MidwestMaX1
IMO, F*ck what's legal. The cops don't pay for the mods on my car, so why should they be able to decide what I get? The 20% on MaximaBose's car looks sweet as hell. I am either getting 20% or 15%. Can't decide...
Nice!!!! Then they'll harrass your a$$ and if an inspection shop does the testing for the tints, you'll fail.

I've been played in the past by the state.
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most likely i'm getting black. mirror tint looks too blinging and i already have enough chrome accents as it is being an gxe. as for inspection, i shouldnt have a problem
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