tint the front windshield or no?
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tint the front windshield or no?
I know lot of you guys tinted your IS, I am getting a tint soon I want to know if I should tint the front windshield with the half strip of tint.
Does anyone have any pictures of their tint that they don't mind sharing?
also what does a 20% looks like?? pics
thanks
Does anyone have any pictures of their tint that they don't mind sharing?
also what does a 20% looks like?? pics
thanks
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I wanna do it... was quoted $300 for all the windows. It was 3M CS tint... "best tint they have right now and will not ****** up ur antenna reception"
its like 80 bucks for 50% in the front... i want something more lighter then 50% but he said thats how it is everywhere. 35% for the sides and rear and 50% for the front.
20% is dark, what color car do u have? PLEASE don 't do half, its looks so ghetto and Hialeah style. full window with the lightest shade possible.
its like 80 bucks for 50% in the front... i want something more lighter then 50% but he said thats how it is everywhere. 35% for the sides and rear and 50% for the front.
20% is dark, what color car do u have? PLEASE don 't do half, its looks so ghetto and Hialeah style. full window with the lightest shade possible.
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So you finally got the car? Congrats! Hope to see some pics soon!
I don't have any pictures of my own tints, but this thread might give you some ideas:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=official+tint
I have 35% all-around (except windshield) and it's not too dark and not too light either. It looks good, IMO. I would've tinted my windshield maybe to 50% but I didn't want to bother with the law later on.
I don't have any pictures of my own tints, but this thread might give you some ideas:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=official+tint
I have 35% all-around (except windshield) and it's not too dark and not too light either. It looks good, IMO. I would've tinted my windshield maybe to 50% but I didn't want to bother with the law later on.
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Question ...... do you wear sunglasses while driving at night?? If no, then why would you want to tint your front windshield with any tint?? It's vanity at its stupidest, imvho.
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And the poster with 20% on the rear windshield who thinks he can see at night is kidding himself. You may be able to see some headlights while driving, but try backing up with someone standing behind the car in the dark and the chance of a mishap becomes quite high.
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Um... how often in miami does anyone get pulled over for tints? *please raise you hand.
Anyways, I have always had tints on my car except the front window and have never been pulled over for it. Some people over due it and put the darkest tints they can only to find out they cant see ****. i had 35% on all the windows and my car was painted with an eye catch color.
I am doing it to protect my leather, dash, etc from the UV rays... I like my interior clean and mint. Some of it is for myself, I hate it when the sun is in your face and you cant see anything. with the tint (50%) it helps reduce the glare and whatever else. I plan on getting 35% for the sides and rear. for the front it will be 50%, but if i can find anything lighter then I am down for it. With this combo of tint and as a lexus, its unlikely that police will bother with a tint ticket unless you are driving recklessly.
Anyways, I have always had tints on my car except the front window and have never been pulled over for it. Some people over due it and put the darkest tints they can only to find out they cant see ****. i had 35% on all the windows and my car was painted with an eye catch color.
I am doing it to protect my leather, dash, etc from the UV rays... I like my interior clean and mint. Some of it is for myself, I hate it when the sun is in your face and you cant see anything. with the tint (50%) it helps reduce the glare and whatever else. I plan on getting 35% for the sides and rear. for the front it will be 50%, but if i can find anything lighter then I am down for it. With this combo of tint and as a lexus, its unlikely that police will bother with a tint ticket unless you are driving recklessly.
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Anyway, to answer your question, I would recommend that you either tint the full windshield or not tint it at all. With the strip, you won't get much out of it (most times it doesn't even block a whole lot) except throwing $$$$ down the drain. The way I tint my cars now is 5% all around except the front windshield which I tint 30%. You won't notice the difference in the tints from the outside much, because the other tints are dark and give the impression that the front is darker, but it is the darkest I would go in the front windshield. I had 20% front windshield in my Corolla and was driving down a very dark road and almost crashed into another car that had no taillights. From then on, I experimented with lighter shades and 30% is just perfect, not too light nor too dark, and it works good even in dark roads. I tinted my IS just like I said before and I used 3M ColorStable tint Here's a pic so you can see how it looks...
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I'm from South Florida too and I'm not sure exactly what Hialeah style is. Care to break it down for us not in the know??
I say don't tint the front window. If you're worried about your interior get one of those window shades you could put on when you're parked.
I say don't tint the front window. If you're worried about your interior get one of those window shades you could put on when you're parked.