iite well my whip is stock right now... im plannin to put 5%'s all around... my only worry, the back windshield, wont the tint melt or warp due to the defroster lines? -00 max gle auto
thanks fellaz.

 

Your gonna get your Azz pulled over in a matter of minutes leaving that shop.....in MA the legal limit is 35% all around.

 

naw dont worry bout that, i have ways of gettin around that... but i still wanna know is it safe or not to put tints on the back windshield...

 

Yeah dude, I'm from Newton, and I've been pulled over for my 35%, and thats legal. Plus, unless you do it yourself, alot of shops won't do it, because they can get in trouble for it.



By the way, if you're interested, I'm selling my rims and tires

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=341586

 

and yes you can put tint on the back winshield it won't melt.

 

If you go to a good shop that uses a good brand of tint, you won't have a problem. I'd worry more about how they cut the tint and fit it to back glass than anything. Make sure you know them or have seen examples of their work before you leave your car there. I've always had Llumar tint applied to my cars - it holds its color and is really good.

It's best to find a shop with an electronic tint cutter. It basically looks like one of those big printers they use for engineering drawings and drafting, but it has a very fine blade and is hooked to a computer that has precise measurements of your window size. It can cut the tint to fit your windows exactly with no hand cutting needed. They should fit the tint to the outside of your back window using a heat gun and a lot of patience before they peel and apply it to the inside.

Another thing: Because of the factory tint "dots" on the top of my back window, they applied black vinyl to cover that section then matched the tint up to it on the clear part. It looks way better than trying to tint over those dots....the tint will never stick down to those and will look kind of strange. The way mine was done the windows look black, which is what I was going for. Again - the machine did all the cutting, they just fitted it and applied it.

I went 15% tint all around on my car. We have the 35% law here in MN too, but so far cops have just looked a little more closely rather than pull me over. If you get pulled over for speeding or something, though, plan on getting an additional citation for your windows. And you can't get around it with every cop in every situation, even if someone is working deals for you.

 

I would get the 5% in the back windows and like 35% in the front just to keep it legal.

 

Got tint all around, and use the de-frost every morning to clear the dew. No melting, warping or bubbles. I got mine done by a 20 year pro, one thing they may have an issue with is the dot matrix, but it's a slim chance you will have a problem. FYI, I had to sign a release form stating that I'm over 18 and understnd that the tint is illegal in the state of Pa.

 

5% is gonna be hard to see at night especially if its raining. hell i have to look twice sometimes and i only have 27%

 

How Can we get this Black Vinyl your talking about to cover the factory tint dots on top of the back windshield? Are these just tint dots and not part of the back defroster. Right now I have my back windshield tinted except for those dots and they look kinda funny when your looking down through the windshield. I wanted to tint those dots myself but you explained that it would look strange.......How so??

 

you wont be able to see a thing at night w/5%. I had it on the rear windows of my old car, almost hit people cause I just couldnt see anything.... do like 15%, still nice and dark, but you can still see outside.

 

The shop that you use has to have experience doing it, I guess. I've known the guys that tinted my Maxima for 10 years. It's just regular, black adhesive vinyl - same stuff that's used to do graphics on cars for advertising, etc. It covers the dots because it's completely opaque - no light goes through so you can't see that it's not sticking between the dots. Then their machine cut the tint so that it butted right up against the vinyl, and the cut was so precise that they could use one of the defroster lines to hide it.

I found some information on the computerized tint cutter - it's called the Tint Tech 20/20 System. It was cool watching them lay out all the tint - they just put a roll in it, called my car up on the computer, and hit a button. The cuts came out perfect. It really looks like a factory job.

As for the 5% tint, it looks really cool but I agree that it's impractical. I had a 1985 Buick Regal T-Type in high school that I had tinted at 5% - it looked awesome from the outside, but the dash lights reflected so bad at night that you had to basically turn them off to see anything. And in the rain at night it was just plain dangerous. Your peripheral vision really suffers after dark with 5%.

Here's the shop I've used since high school. It's in South Dakota, so it probably won't help anyone out: www.tintmyride.com

 

i got 5% on the backs and 15% up front, the shop just sanded down the dots to allow the tint to stick. the shop also used guarented tint, it will never fade or peel or they will replace it for free.

backing up can be a slight problem but you can drop your front windows and use your mirrors.

oh and i had to sign a form saying that i understand that tinted windows, the front 3, in NJ is illegal.

 

That's another way to do it. Every shop is different...my guys don't like sanding on windows because of the risk of screwing up the coating on the defroster lines. It's all about risk and reward.

I mentioned Llumar as being warranted against fading and peeling before...I think 3M tint is the same way. Whatever happens, make sure they use GOOD TINT. That's the key.

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but my car gets way more compliments with the tint. It really set it off - next, wheels.

 

so 5% is too hard to see through what do u guys think about 20% all around

 

A friend of mine got his SUV tinted all around. They are dark as hell. SUVs come with factory tinted windows in the back. He had the shop tint over the factory tints and they are now DARK as hell. Tint on Tint is just crazy. You could barely see what is going on sitting on the inside..imagine looking in from the outside. It was tough driving around in the first month or so but now it seems easier.

 

i got 13% all around i love it

 

Just make sure you get a pro to do it. It is always so disappointing to see a nice ride with cheap tint on it. If you use Llumar go with either the Platinum Plus or Stealth films (ATR-ST). Stay away from the AT films (non high performance).

If you decide to go 3M get the CS film.

With all those films you won't have to worry about the defrost tearing you film up.

 

another clifton guy joins the board

 

20% looks good - 15% is darker and still manageable. If you want the darkest look and still be able to see out get 15%.

 

i got 35% all around and it looks good, and i don't get my ***** busted by cops. I think if i had gone darker i wouldnt have done any more than 20%

 

5% is way too dark and dangerous

 

Here in Mass, 35% all around is the legal limit for a car.

For SUVs, they can have 5% in the back, 35% in the front

 

i just put mine in the shop today for tint, 30% in the front, 20% on the back
5% does sound way to dark

 

yea get 20 cause if u get 5 there could be a car right on the side of you and, in poor lighting conditions, u wont see it at all

 

i got 15% and its plenty dark but i can still see at night, i had 5% on my gti and couldnt see a thing at night. check my cd page for pics of the tint. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/684756