After going back and forth wether or not I wanted tint, I came to the conclusion that I want something light. I think 35% is still too dark so I was wondering if anyone thought 50% would be too light. Does anyone think it would be a waste of money to install 50%? Also if anyone has 50% tint pictures would be appreciated.
i think 50% would be good. i live in ny as well and for me 35%, which is what i have, is too dark. i really only wanted it to keep the car cooler in the summer so 50% would've been fine. it blocks out almost just as much uva and uvb rays as 35% tint.
I personally would do 35% front and 20% rear... I currently have limo, 4% in the rear and 20% in the front on my IS F and I don't get any flak from the cops, who are usually pretty annoying with tints around here. Then again, I have the white interior, so the tint appears a bit lighter.
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The darker the tint is, it depends on you, but be careful witht the cops. Even though i have stock tint with the gs, a motorcyle cop was about to give me a fix it ticket for it, but they gave me a ticket for my front plates instead. freaakin cops...
If you don't want it to be too dark, I would suggest 35% all around. That is what I have on my car. Personally, I don't like different percent tints on front versus rear windows. Also keep in mind your interior color, as that makes a difference as well.
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I have 50% and it's not too dark, which is how I wanted it anyways. I've pulled up next to cops with my front windows up all the time and have never been cited. It does a decent job of blocking out UV rays and keeping interior temperature reasonable. Nowadays, the % of the tint doesn't play a huge role because you can get 70% tint of high-end film with better UV ray blocking ability than 35% tint of some cheap stuff.
Check out Premier IR tint in the NorCal subforum. You will be impressed with the results of their "almost-clear" tint.
No... I have 35% all the way around and it seems like you can see right through it... I'm probably gonna go back to 20 or maybe 15... to each their own though.
I have 30%, and love it. I also like a uniform look all the way around, but I wanted a bit of a shade, too. Not much cop attention, either. Like looking through light sunglasses during the day, but hard to see in the car at night
If you don't want much in the way of darkness, do 50. Heat/UV resistance depends more on film quality.
Is 50% tint wurth the $$$?
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