HzMajesty

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talking about tint...
im schedualed to get my max tinted on Wednesday...
Im really lost here cuz i dont know the whole percentage system when it comes to tint.. we use 0/0 (lightest), 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, and so on...

Im looking for a dark look, dark enough to look solid black at night, but only a little dark in the morning.

ive been given the options of
5% (limo dark) - not what i wanted
approx 25% supposed to be dark but too dark for night time
approx 35% this is what the guy recomended but it looks too light to me

05MaxiMaMenG, maxmale, and anyone else with tint AND pics....
what percentage do u have on, and how is it driving at night?

NismoMax80

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most go with 35% meaning 35% of light can pass through. any darker will make night driving too dark. can he go 30%? what are your tint laws? I can't tint the front 3 windows at all w/o fines.

HzMajesty

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i asked about the tint laws here in PA.. apparently the only legal tint is that which comes from the manufacturer...

but anyway... never stopped me from tinting back home and it wont stop me here eaither...

does anyone have a pic of 35%??? id like to see what a fullly tinted 35% would look like.. except front windsheild ofcourse.

boone

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I can get you close. The sides are 35% and the back is 20%.

http://home.comcast.net/~boone8576/

Let me know if you would like a side profile shot.

HzMajesty

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finally found it again..

nismo u confused the hell outta me with all the movin

anyway.. any help i can get would be appreciated!!

plz post pics or email em to me. thanks in advance guys.

HzMajesty

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boone.. i luv the back shade... but the sides seem light.. or maybe its cuz its at an angle so light from the front WS is comin in.. a side shot would be highly appreciated bro...

boone

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Sure, taking the pic now.

HzMajesty

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u da man!

boone

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MS Frontpage is acting crazy right about now. I'll just mail it to you.

HzMajesty

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got the pic.. thanks!!

deffinatley looks light to me... how is it driving in the dark?

im thinkin ill go darker...

one more request (hope im not pushin it) can u take the same picture at night, if its not too much trouble??? that should nail my decision...

boone

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Driving in the dark is no problem. I've got the auto-diming mirrors turned on and they still respond and get darker so plenty of light gets through at night. I can take the same pic later on. It'll be dark in a couple of hours so I'll send it to you then.

BTW: I used to have a Camaro with 20% on the sides and 15% on the back. I had no problem seeing out of that at night either.

HzMajesty

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highly appreciated!

the guys at the tint shop didnt have any cars for me to look at or sit in... they suggested i should look out for tinted SUVs.... not very useful...

but yea with ur night pic i should be able to tell if thats what im lookin for.

thanks again bro.

njmaxseltd

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Lumar tint film, 35% all around. If your interrior is dark the tint looks darker too, especially at night.

My car has black leather, look at my sig and see if you think that's dark enough for you.

Zero Deuce SE

I have 35% on my Max. Night driving is not a problem with it.

XGaSpAcHo

35% front 20% rear

ewuzh

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I had 5% in the back windows of my integra. Driving at night was still possible. You just have to get used to seeing headlights only (nothing else).

However, I have since removed it and gone with 50% around. Much better IMO. No hassle from cops, it blocks the UV rays, and you can see clearly at night.

HzMajesty

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xgaspacho... bro do u have a side veiw of ur ride?

i wanna see through both 25% windows rather than at an angle..

thanks in advance.

XGaSpAcHo

here you go. and they're not 25%. fronts are 35% and rears are 20%

05MaXiMaMenG

I have to take new pix of my car during the day, but i have 5% in the rear and 35% in the front. Thats with the titanium film though. If you get the cheap tint that has a purple hue or blue hue, itll be darker. So make sure you get good tint or high quality tint. You know what they say, "You get what you pay for"

Night driving: i can see through the front windows but have difficulty seeing through the back windows when i turn to look over my shoulder. People can still see my figure and see what im doing when they look in the front windows. The auto dimming mirror doesnt dim anymore becuase not enough light is gettin through the back window for it to dim, so i turned it off.

HzMajesty

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thanks for all the input and pics guys..

ive been quoted for $250 (both sides and back). for this price, the tint better be good!

5% is too dark (i want to stay with 1 shade only)

im thinking the 25% all around the car...

your thoughts?

ewuzh

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At that price, you can expect a lifetime warranty against all defects (purpling, bubbling, anything). Ask the tint shop, and make sure you get it down in writing. Also find out the brand of tint film they are using because it better be really high quality.

boone

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If you can do 25% all the way around without getting bothered by the cops, I say go for it. I would have gone darker with mine but considering I have a black car with a black interior plus the cops here love to bother folks about stupid stuff, my safest bet was to go with what I've got.

HzMajesty

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about being pulled over...

do the cops in the usa actually take the time to pull u over and get down and question u and do what they are gonna do over tint???

if you get pulled over... what are ur options? ticket? points? take it off?
i dont mind tickets... points i do.. take it off i do...


Ewuza: thanks for the pointers.. ill b sure to ask them.

boone

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I got pulled over for tint twice with cars I had before. Never got a ticket though because according to the meter my tint wasn't dark enough to warrant a ticket. However, I have friends that did get tickets for their tint. Their only option was to have the tint removed or risk getting more fines.

The place that did my tint in Maryland offered me the option of paying an additional $100.00 so that if I did get ticketed, they would remove the tint and redo it using a lighter percentage. So, yes the cops will pull you just for tint and fine you if they can. You won't get points though because it is not considered a moving violation.

HzMajesty

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man uve been a big help on this... thanks !!

Tint-o-matic 2000??? they have meters for this!!!???

ok.. as long as theres no points... pretty sure im goin with the 25%... i think... then again its 5 am and i dont know what im on about.... till tomorow.. gnight!!

SEmy2K2go

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I didn't feel like reading all the posts, so if someone already posted this 3 page thread on this very topic from last week, forgive me.

XGaSpAcHo

just make sure they don't tint over the dot matrix at the top of the rear window. the retards that did my tints went over it and it looks like ****. it sticks in some places and doesn't in others. so it looks like i have streaks on my window if you come close enough. i have to go back and get that redone sometime soon.

05MaXiMaMenG

Dayummmm $250 bones?!?!?!? thats alot of money for tint. That better be like full titanium solar guard film and shiet like that. I only paid $150 for the 7 windows with lifetime warranty and all that goodies.
On the situation with the cops, i dont think they give fix it tickets anymore, any modifications done to the car is a citation. But i could be wrong or that could just apply to engine modifications. I know for a fact that for a modified exhaust you get a citation not a fix it. This is Southern Cali BTW.

05MaXiMaMenG

oh i forgot to mention that dealer tint is not uv protective, for $250 u better make sure your gettin uv protective tint :-D just my 2 cents

nyautostyle

250? **** come to NY and i'll hook you up with tints for $!40

back to topic, go with 20%... its my favorite and im glad i didnt go with lighter because during the day you can see in it, but to an extent. check my sig, i got 20% all around

driver

what kind of tint do you guys think look good on the blue max,

lightest all around or

lightest in front and second lightest in the back i think its (35 and 25)

HzMajesty

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driver.. IMO... darker the better

nyautstyle... how much with installation?

XGaSpAcHo

i've got 35 up front and 20 in back. looks good IMO. not too dark up front for nighttime driving.

driver

nah not the darkest but i like the contrast look

35 front and 20 in back thanks guys

05MaXiMaMenG

well i prromised id post pictures of my car during the daylight with 35% and 5% and here it is

Maxima 504

35% to 5% is too much of a contrast.

ewuzh

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Well in a way, that's kind of the point. Us cali folks have to make it look like theres no tint up front or its a fatty ticket from the CHP

XGaSpAcHo

Maxima 504

That's true, I forgot about Chips.. The tint still looks good brah..

05MaXiMaMenG

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