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Old 03-05-05, 05:23 PM
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I am Debating whether or not to tint my windows and I wanted to see how some of yours look and what % you had done. I will be posting pictures of my car to be photoshopped hopfully tomorrow. Thanks for your imput.
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35% Llumar metallic

I'd originally wanted something like a 40-45, I'm pleased with this one though.
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Wow that looks great. Is it the kind that you see clearly out but hard to see in or is it dark both ways?
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here is my car, how do you think it would look with tinted windows at about 45%? sorry if it is a little distorted I used paitbrush to scale it down. [IMG][/IMG]
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33 / 35% total here as well. Smoke, non metallic (car has nav and metallic tint screws it up)

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looks great man.
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You can see in readily...certain angles and reflections may cause it to appear darker...it is pretty much like Dave's.

Just a plug that this made the car so much more comfortable during the summer months.
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The more I look at the cars with tinted windows the better I like them. Thanks for the help.
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Here's my '95 with 250k miles. The tint is 10% all around...I always thought it was 20%, but a State Trooper was kind enough to point out that it is 10% when he was writing me the ticket.

To second what the other guys are saying the sunlight really makes a huge difference in the way the darkness comes across.....

Sunny day:







Here's an overcast day:


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heres limo tint on mine
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sweet. The 10% looks a little too dark for what I am looking for but still looks great.
So far so good. I am thinking between 35% and 45%. but looking more toward the middle of 40% now I see what they look like. Thank you all very much for your posts. It has helped me think about my decision.
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Got limo tint at 15% on the rear and 35% on the front. Huge difference on cooling and shading. Never been stopped for non-compliance in 5 years. Thinner up front seems to decrease LEA interest.
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sweet, I love how it thinned out, looks great man. I think the 20% and 15% looks a little too dark for my tast but the blend looks really cool.
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