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Need opinion on Tint on cinnabar Gs

Old 05-25-08, 10:50 PM
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SUP' guys, Im thinking of tinting my windows because the sun is too strong here in Houston. To be frank, I like the way the car looks like with the stock tint(matches the headlights) but like I said its too hot over here. Now I know that if I want to block the sunlight I need to get dark tint, but judging by looks, what color do youall think flows with the car, black tint or greenish tint. Thanks in advance
Old 05-25-08, 10:55 PM
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cant go wrong with black tint.
Old 05-25-08, 11:47 PM
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the darker the better. limo all around 30% on the windsheild
Old 05-26-08, 12:16 AM
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greenish
imho + 2 cents, std black tint should do just fine
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Stick with the black tint just go darker than me
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yup cant go wrong with black tint.
Old 05-26-08, 08:24 AM
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black tint is the way to go.
Old 05-26-08, 09:22 AM
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I vote for your typical black tint as well!
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Originally Posted by wowitztai
yup cant go wrong with black tint.
Originally Posted by MrExecutiv
black tint is the way to go.
I agree with this...



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You can get ceramic tint with much lighter tint percentage and block much more than the dark non-ceramic tints.

Do a search for ceramic tint, Huper Optik (one of the brands). It will cost you 2 - 3x more than standard tint, but is much more effective if heat and UV is your main concern.
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Pics really talk, anyone have a pic with green tint on it?
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with my tint, it never really gets hot in my car. i have been happy with it so far, i would stick with black.. mine was sold to me and installed on my car as 5%, but when pulled over recently-the bike cop clipped some new gadget over my driver side window and told me it metered out to be 2.5%.. that little visit with a bike cop cost me another $300 bucks, i guess they put it into the roads, RIGHT??
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I vote black as well
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