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Old 03-05-07, 08:03 PM
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5% is the way to go!!! check my gallery for pics!!!
Old 03-06-07, 11:00 AM
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I went with solargard (I think that's the name) tint, I think its around 35%, with the reflective/metal coating.

BECAREFUL with the ES models that has the am/fm antenna mounted on the rear windw...my tint messed it up. The reception was never the same.
Old 03-06-07, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mbud
Excuse me if i'm wrong... but isn't the lower the percentage the darker the tint? Lol

100% would be pretty CLEAR...
No you are right... Maybe it's opposite in different countries????
Old 09-16-07, 08:11 PM
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Default im finally getting tints. how dark should i go? i live in VA =(

finally, after a year of having my car i can get tints. how dark should i go? i WANT to go 20% or below, but i know i cant do that in VA. should i go for 30%?
Old 09-16-07, 08:22 PM
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Go 15%!! Great coverage in the daytime and you can still see at night. Don't worry about cops. They wont pull you over for the tint, but if you get pulled over for something else they might ticket you for it.
Old 09-16-07, 08:26 PM
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my friend had 15% and he got pulled over just for that. cops are *******s over here. espicially state troopers. also he got pulled over for have something hanging from his rear view mirror.
Old 09-16-07, 08:29 PM
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eeek, damn... well in that case just stick with the darkest legal limit. No point in paying for a ticket and an increase in insurance just for some dark tint.
Old 09-16-07, 08:33 PM
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that ticket increases insurance??? whaaaat?
Old 09-16-07, 08:35 PM
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My friend got pulled over for his blackout out tails and 5% and his insurance jumped up.
Old 09-17-07, 09:00 AM
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just got my 98 es tinted 20% all aroundd check it out... im from toronto cops dont really care about tint up here..
Old 09-17-07, 09:04 AM
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Old 09-17-07, 10:12 AM
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niceeee. that is sexy


hopefully my thin blue line sticker will help me out. lol :\
Old 09-17-07, 11:56 AM
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oh yeah, how does your insurance rates go up just for TINT without it being a moving violation??
Old 09-17-07, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BadViper22
My friend got pulled over for his blackout out tails and 5% and his insurance jumped up.
I think it was the smoked tails that may of raised it but it still doesn't make since. Plus who wants the legal limit its 90% here in Ny not even worth getting it tinted at that point.
Old 09-17-07, 04:32 PM
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Normally I would say go as dark as you can stand seeing out of them. Sometimes at night looking out the side can suck. Otherwise stick with whats legal. Say no to popo.


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