Haha. My last car had 9%. I miss it.

 

are those headlights factory?? if not what did you to them?

 

tinted or vinyl overlay on the headlights...I thought about doing this until I get the housing painted on the inside

 

Just got the windows tinted!!!

35% on the sides.... 20% on the back!!

 

damn that looks good cant wait for mine

 

Had my tints done today. 38% front, 18% sides and back. I'll post pics in near future.

Thanks for all the info in this thread and on this forum, as a newbie, it's been an incredible resource.

 

I had 20% front windows and 5% back windows for a bit but had to take out the front tints because i got like 2 tickets within a week for tints here in NYC. The laws we got here are 70% light for front windows... i know mad gay. so yea now i ride with factory tints in the front and 5% in the back cause i got no pba cards... wack

 

Looking at what I want for my tint, and found out something interesting today:

I live in UT where the back windows and rear can be as dark as you want, but the front windows can only be 50% and nothing on the front windshield. But...

...there is an exemption for skin cancer. I have stage III melanoma (5 years clean), and apparently there's a form that I can have my doctor fill out and then I turn in to the highway patrol. That'll allow me a significantly darker tint on my front windows at least. Don't know yet how dark, but I'll post after I get everything submitted. And it'll be totally legal.

I know there are a lot of people out there with a dermatologist that has removed "suspicious" moles, so, it's just an idea for those of you who are restricted for how dark you get your tint. Don't know what's allowed elsewhere, but I was happy to learn about that for where I live.

I'll post pics in a week or two after I get the tint! I'm thinking 15% on everything but the windshield!

 

LOL thats jokes! i'd rather fill out a form for medicinal marijuana though

 

20 percent all the way around..

 

Hey fellas,

I am trying to find the legal % for GA. I found the following site, but it has a % limit for "light going in" and another one for "reflection". When you guys talk about the percentage, which are you referring to?

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/GA/

 

We are talking about the actual film put onto the windows

 

All 20% except windshield.

 

So the numbers people are quoting are the film ratings, not the end result?

I did the math, and I need 40% tint to give 28% end result given the 70% factory tint that's there already. 27% is my state's cutoff, so this is what I've come up with.

Are all windows 70% from the factory? I had a tint guy take a reading, but all he got was the driver's window. He didn't check either windshield or the rear windows.

 

Could also be that the reflection you're talking about has to do with the amount of heat being reflected. I know when I got mine tinted there was a % for how dark visibly the film was, and then another % for how effective it is at reflecting the heat.

 

For example when I say I have 35% tint on my side windows I am just talking about the film it should meter around 28% I live in PA so cops really dont bother you unless your car has limo tint which is 5%. And yes the % is the amount of light transmission the film lets through..

 

Hmmmm, interesting. Have you had yours tested after the tint? Mine is 70% stock (at least, that's what I remember it being), so if I went 35%, it should be about 24%, not 28%. To get 28%, I need 40% film...which is my goal.

I need to find a shop that will meter all my stock windows (not just 1), so I can plan this out better.

 

Mine meter at 28% but different types of window tint companies sometimes is diff just saying mine is Llumar them and 3M are the best out there

 

I thought in SC with 35% film you'd be more than okay? I know people down there with 20% and under and they are fine as well

 

I need 27%, but I am starting with 70%. I had a tint shop measure my factory glass and I recall it as 70%. Perhaps I forgot, or perhaps their light meter needs calibrating.

If there was no light lost by my factory windows, I could put 35% or even lower, down to 27%. But I assume the glass itself isn't 100% efficient. Some light is lost, I think even the windshield couldn't be more than 95%.

Anyone who gets away with 20% tint in sc is merely getting away with it. It's not legal.

So my plan now is to get my windows tested again, and then tested with a tint sample on all windows.

 

I know for a fact there was a guy here who bought a Maxima in SC got the windows done by the dealer and he said they would only do 35% film bc thats legal down there so I'd say your fine with 35% going by that.

 

I hear what you're saying, but I think we should stop thinking about this in terms of the VLT rating for the film. The VLT rating on the film is irrelevent. The end result is what's important...and as long as I can get at or above 27%, I am good to go.
Based on my calculations, I need 40% film to get to 28% VLT. I've already stated that I'll get it tested again, as the VLT meter used could have been off, as could my memory. I hope you're right about the 35% as I think it's more common than 40%.

 

Yeah I'd say most common even up here in PA where there really is no specific law its a gray area most go with 30% or 35% where 35% is the most common...

 

Anyone that has done ceramic tint, has this had any effect on the TPMS or GPS in your car?

 

I got 18% all around except windshield.

 

20 all around with 55 on the windshield and a 20% sun visor

 

I have 35% all around, except the windshield. Given my state law, this is illegal, but the darkening is not drastic enough to attract attention from LEO. With a white exterior and black interior, it does not look completely different from stock. Or maybe the local PD has better things to do.

I see it as a nice compromise, but I would have gone to 15% if it was allowed.

 

I have 3M 50% tint 35% Heat Reduction installed, I'll show some pics later

 

Alright here they are

 

I am interested in that 35% heat reduction stuff. Is it clear or is that the ceramic tint mention earlier in the thread?

 

Got mine done today. 18% all around with a sunshade on the front. Cell phone pics are all I have at the minute.

 

[QUOTE=Eddie 70;8674968]Got mine done today. 18% all around with a sunshade on the front. Cell phone pics are all I have at the minute.

I like your car with that tint. I almost bought same color of car including the sport package but instead i went silver.

 

The 3M tint is good. 1st thing i did to my car when i got it and the UV reduction is nice. Protects the leather seats really well. I got 30% on my fronts and 15% rear.

 

Thanks Newbie. I think the silver looks good too. The only silver the dealer had left have everything I wanted.

 

The 35% heat reduction works, you can tell the difference on a hot sunny day, just open the window and put your hand outside to feel the difference. Protects the leather pretty well. Also, white car/black windows = cool contrast