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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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Hi,

I want to get my back sides & rear windows tinted... where did you go to, what product & % of tint ??...also approx. cost.

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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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i heard N-Motion does a good job
http://www.n-motionauto.net/
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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N-motion for me too!!! Ryan is awesome

But I'll be switching to Huber Optik clear ceramic tint, I get paranoid everytime I see a cop
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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i went to street legal tint, near the airport. Did a good job on mine.
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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hows Huber Optik compared to N-Motion's Solar Gard Ultra Performance 75?

Ultra performance 75's specs are

Visible Light Transmitted
76

Visible Light Rejected
8

UV Rejected
99

Solar Energy Rejected
40
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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^ that I don't know...all i know is that I want to get ceramic so that it doesn't interfere with GPS navi. Huber optik also doesn't have 'darker' tints (it suits my needs, but some may like darker. And the thought of having ceramics on the window is cool
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaydee
N-motion for me too!!! Ryan is awesome

But I'll be switching to Huber Optik clear ceramic tint, I get paranoid everytime I see a cop
what % tint did you go with at N-motion? ...why switch??

...i'm looking for a shade of tint that I can still see out of but alittle harder to see in, kind of like some of the suv's.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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you start to block out quite a bit of light at night at around 40
anything lower will be dark during the day too

btw kaydee, solargard ultra performance thats avail at N-Motion is said to be GPS/cellular/TPM/satellite friendly too
http://www.solargard.com/index.cfm/f...erformance.htm

i think i might get my driverside and front passenger retinted
as long as it looks like factory glass, i dont see why cops would want to pick on me again
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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Ditto. I'd like to get the fronts tinted with clear film to help reduce the heat inside the cabin. Would the Ultra Performance 75 be a good tint? Has anyone had experience with it?
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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^ yea i want that too ... now that i've established i've got the IS for at least another 2yrs (i'm thinking of going to grad school now, but that's a dif story) so i'm more into doing the various mods ... and of course keeping the heat out
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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nobody?? =(.

I'm also debating between reflective and just regular tint. Reflective seems better for heat rejection but I don't know if I like the shiny-ness of it.
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