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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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I getting tints in two weeks! They told me its going take about 2 hours. I doing require by state of GA for 35%. I fixing up my baby alittle by alittle. I can't wait to fix my baby up! Next its going be Vossen rims! I gonna post up pics soon!
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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i sugggest going something a little lower.

i got 35%'s and regret it now because its see through. Personally from experience, go 20% or dont tint at all.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 05:59 PM
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I cant go lower because http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/GA/ its said Must allow more than 32% of light in.
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i sugggest going something a little lower.

i got 35%'s and regret it now because its see through. Personally from experience, go 20% or dont tint at all.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
i sugggest going something a little lower.

i got 35%'s and regret it now because its see through. Personally from experience, go 20% or dont tint at all.
+1 - My brother got 32% on his Accord and I can see completely through it. I've run 20% on every car I've had for 6 years and I've only been pulled over once. They didn't even give me a ticket. Been pulled over several other times but the cops never said anything about my tint. They were speaking some jibberish about driving too fast, whatever that is.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MzKaylee
I getting tints in two weeks! They told me its going take about 2 hours. I doing require by state of GA for 35%. I fixing up my baby alittle by alittle. I can't wait to fix my baby up! Next its going be Vossen rims! I gonna post up pics soon!
Tint does make a huge difference. What color is your interior? Usually if its black and you have a light tint, it makes it look darker than it already is. I live in CA and I went with 35% in the rear and 50% in the front. I sometimes regret not going 35% all around.

My friend had 20% all around with tan interior and it did not look so dark. She never got pulled over for tint. Good luck with the tint job.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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+1 - My brother got 32% on his Accord and I can see completely through it. I've run 20% on every car I've had for 6 years and I've only been pulled over once. They didn't even give me a ticket. Been pulled over several other times but the cops never said anything about my tint. They were speaking some jibberish about driving too fast, whatever that is.
just get dark tints and drive safely. They won't pull you over if you aren't doing anything wrong. ESP. in SOCAL with all this Chris Dorner chaos, people keep joking around saying the last things PD is doing is giving out tickets.

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Tint does make a huge difference. What color is your interior? Usually if its black and you have a light tint, it makes it look darker than it already is. I live in CA and I went with 35% in the rear and 50% in the front. I sometimes regret not going 35% all around.

My friend had 20% all around with tan interior and it did not look so dark. She never got pulled over for tint. Good luck with the tint job.
agreed, even the exterior color matters. if your cars white and you have tints its gonna look extremely dark compared to another color.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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Just go 30% ... I mean with all those imprecise manufacturing these days, who's to say it's not really 32%!
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:28 PM
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Well, she's doing it for legal reasons, not looks. She won't have to worry about rolling down the windows when she sees a cop.

I have 22% in front. When I had to remove it when I got my fix-it, I never realized how much difference it was compared to stock. Bright lights behind me were not blinding. Sunshine from the side was not as intense. Heat did not penetrate the car as much. And I can pick my nose in my own car!!! A world of difference. Of course my tints are back up and I'd do it again.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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I did 3M 25% all around and 20% on the back window. not too dark not too light, but sometimes
when it's hella bright wish I'd gone 20%, 15% on back.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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If you do 35% all around the real value if read using the device will say 25. I got 28 put on my car and when I got pulled over, the cop told me that my tint was too dark. It came up at 18%.

That makes me come to the conclusion that there is 10% tint in the factory windows.

The front and rear came up the same BTW
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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Next week im getting 20% on the rear sides and 35% on the rear. What do you guys think?
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Originally Posted by Dylan19
If you do 35% all around the real value if read using the device will say 25. I got 28 put on my car and when I got pulled over, the cop told me that my tint was too dark. It came up at 18%.

That makes me come to the conclusion that there is 10% tint in the factory windows.

The front and rear came up the same BTW
This happened to me as well. When I got pulled over for having 20% front tints, the cops meter said it was 8% but I knew its not actually that dark since 5% tints were a world of difference than mine. Made me question if his meter was accurate, but since I was getting a tint ticket either way I did not argue with him any further
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by nosurprise
Just go 30% ... I mean with all those imprecise manufacturing these days, who's to say it's not really 32%!
I tint for a living and believe me there are variances. Our 20% typically rings out around 17-18% and not to mention we've gotten rolls of 35% that have ranged from 32 all the way up to 41.

OP- I do all my cars 20% around with a 45% windshield(completely) but I still think you'll be happy with the 35%. It may not be ridiculously dark but still gives all the UV and most of the heat benefits and lighter tint can be pulled off better in a luxurious car IMO
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 05:42 AM
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Im in GA and have 20% on all my cars...you'll be ok
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 05:45 AM
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My car Has 20% in back 35% on front windows here is how it looks first one is fall time evening light with the roof open second is winter late afternoon light here in NY i like it but am contemplating getting front tinted 20% or add windshield strip

Good luck with the tints in what ever shade you pick and make sure you post pics in this thread.

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