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Old 11-23-11, 08:20 PM
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so these are the pics with her tinted up with 30%, i kinda wish i should have went a little darker but its done now i also have the led license plate bulb and the led bulb for the puddle lamps in the mirrors. 3000k fog lights coming next week definitely going to have to take some night shots. so with that being said let me know what u guys think ............ by the way happy turkey day to everyone
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Looking good. What brand tint did you go with?
I like the 30-35% transmission, just enough without being too dark at night to see sufficiently.
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Looks really good. That level of tint sets the style of the look very well for the eye - and doesn't go overboard and become a cliche.
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That looks just right.

I suggest you lose the Nissan license plate bracket (unless you work there - I remember one of our members is a mechanic at a Nissan store). I went with a plain chrome bracket.
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your car looks great. i want to get my wife's car tinted & this gives me an idea on what it will look like. (our car is the same color).

can i ask what color your interior is? also, where did you get it done? i see your in MD & i'm near baltimore. if you don't mind me asking, what did they charge you?
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thanks for the feedback guys, as the days pass i start to like it more and more so 30% dosent seem that bad anymore. To ra40 im not to certain but i think its carbon tint not to sure tho. also ebxgsxr i was referred to the shop by one of our former members sojah thanks for looking out sojah.

the shop is called performane tinting in columbia md and they do an excellent job and have great service and they charged me 160. my interior color is tan, i kno your wifes car would look great with it also thats one thing about black its a pain to keep clean but when it is clean it always looks great.



thats the plates i ordered off of ebay last nite for good price, should be here sometime next week
and again thank for the feedback everyone....... happy thanksgiving

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thanks for the info. ill check them out.
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looks good mann.. i had tinit on my volvo also for like 150bucks..very happy with it tooo
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I just got 23% all around and I think I went to dark. I like the 30-35% range
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Car looks great with the tint you choose.
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I had gone 20% rears and 50% front two sides. I do not find the 20% too dark at night either. The 50% fronts make for seeing the rear view mirrors just fine, and 20% rears are still "light" to have headlights visible. I think had I gone 20% all around, that might have ended up being too dark.
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Originally Posted by AlexusAnja
I had gone 20% rears and 50% front two sides. I do not find the 20% too dark at night either. The 50% fronts make for seeing the rear view mirrors just fine, and 20% rears are still "light" to have headlights visible. I think had I gone 20% all around, that might have ended up being too dark.

5% all the way around, and i wouldn't have it any other way.
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looks good man. i seriously need to stop by that shop sometime with some mafia dudes and pickup my royalties just kidding; but at least a christmas card or something, you know¿

so let me know when your ready to try out my Trafficstars

my new wheels should be here shortly if the guy ever decides to mail them to me.
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The lex is looking good with the tint!
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I got 20 back and 50 front back when it was technically not legal to have tint on the front side windows. You would not pass inspection, and cops would pull you over easily. Now, tint is not an inspected item, but cops will still pull you over. If I had to do over again, I'd go 20 all around.
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