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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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tinted maximas

Im looking at getting my car tinted soon. But i don't know how dark i want. its between 35% or 20% black. If anyone has got that on there cars i'd lov eot see it to get a visual of what it would be like on a maxima. Or anything or types of amounts of tint is fine too lol

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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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u should check with ur state to see how dark they will allow tints, otherwise if u get it too dark the cops will pull u over and give u a ticket for ur illegal tints...
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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limit in MN is 50%

which makes me think i shoudl go with 35% that way its not too bad, but 20% looks so good imo lol
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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I'd go with the 35%, looks pretty good.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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20 percent
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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If anything get 30% front sides, 30% rear sides, 30% rear.
Should be a nice even dark look.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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Well if the law is 50% it doesnt matter what the hell you put on. You'll get pulled over and ticketed either way so might as well go with the darkness you want.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Well this all depends on the int of your car. For instance I usually go with 20% but on my max I have tan leather, and 20 really looks like 50%. So I did 5% in the back ( no limit on back tints) and did the 20% in the front. No probs because in the day time the front look a bit lighter, but at night its as dark as they get. So imo get whatever % u want, but consider the reflection of your int if it's a light color, otherwise go with 20% all around.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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You should also consider how ricey your car looks. Maximum legal tint in CA is 75% fronts, no limit in the rear, I think. My car looks pretty normal and I have 25% front, 15% rear, never been pulled over. Friends with riced cars and lighter tint than mine do get pulled over though.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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I went with 35% up front and 15% rear side/back window and 5% sunroof. Looks great. See Sig
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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i've got 35% in the front and 20% in the rear, legal limit for MA.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by NerdManXdx
You should also consider how ricey your car looks. Maximum legal tint in CA is 75% fronts, no limit in the rear, I think. My car looks pretty normal and I have 25% front, 15% rear, never been pulled over. Friends with riced cars and lighter tint than mine do get pulled over though.
My car is not rice at all. Far from it actually...my tints are very legal (went up to about 7% over limit) and I got pulled over for them. It's not always about how the car looks, its about the windows. If they cops cant see you they probably will pull you over (unless they are cool and just don't care about tints)
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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go 5% on the back and 15% on the front all four of us black maximas have messed around with tint and that is the BEST combo ... i wouldnt go with anything else
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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A tint that is rated at 50% allows 50% of the light to pass through its surface into the car's cabin, while a tint rated at 5% only allows 5% of the light to shine through into the cabin. So, if the limit in MN is 50%, you're stuck with only getting a 50% tint. Unless you don't care and want to get the illegal ratings of 35%, 20% etc.....

Also, be aware that some cars come stock with a little tint in their windows. This could be a tint covering that is applied to the windows, or more likely, built into the glass itself (higher end cars def have this). So, if you put a 50% tint on a car that comes stock with say, a 75% tint (I'm just saying, not quite sure about stock numbers), you've just made your car illegal by pushing the tint shade darker and thus more restrictive than 50%. Yeah, the cops may not get you because they can't visually detect such a slight change, but you will get caught when you eventually have the car inspected. They use a light meter and if the reading shows more than the state allows, you have to take that tint off. Unless the inspector is cool or you know him/her. Just a heads up. I had to go through this and would hate for some guys to have to go through this crap as well.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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What's the legal % in Wisconsin? And with all the states being different what happens when you cross state lines with illegal tint that may be legal in your home state?
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Here is 35%
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sam_918
What's the legal % in Wisconsin? And with all the states being different what happens when you cross state lines with illegal tint that may be legal in your home state?
Why don't you call the DMV and find out? It also depends on cops. Some don't care if you're out of state, some will be an a$$ and ticket you because you wont be in wisconsin. If you want tints then dont worry about them and just do it.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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35% all around, this is legal limit w/ a permit in NH.
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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I say it always depends on the color of ur car, Like i got a Super black so i want'd a super black window tint so i went Crzy wit 5%(iknow its illegal) but i didnt want that charcol look uknow...good luck
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