35% side windows and 20% rear....
TINT! Need pictures and opinions.
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I own a tint shop and have 15% all around right now but am about to strip it and put 5% on it.
I personally think the 5% is too dark but it just looks too good. Since I don't drive the car often I'm putting the 5% on but in my truck I drive daily it has 15% which I think is perfect
I personally think the 5% is too dark but it just looks too good. Since I don't drive the car often I'm putting the 5% on but in my truck I drive daily it has 15% which I think is perfect
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I also need to do mine, Is there a brand or type of film that will give you more reflectivity without a lower number? I'm not talking old school mirror tint, but I want privacy while still being able to see out.
Not really in a charcoal/black colored tint. Just make sure to get a lifetime film and I personally don't like the metallic films due to how glossy they look and the fact that they can interfere with electronics on newer vehicles.
FYI: In NY, if you tint between 5% to 15% you're going to have problems with the law enforcement!! ...just saying 
I'm 20% all around except for windshield. Nothing on the windshield. You need to see out of that one!
I've had some precut 3m tint for several years now that I've been meaning to put on but haven't gotten to yet. I believe I ordered 20% because the windows are factory tinted already so I thought it would be perfect without being too dark to see out at night. Since I have a vert, I wasn't too concerned about inspection since I usually roll in with the top and windows down anyway, and have never had any inspector put the windows up.:rolling: maybe I'll finally do it this season.
Hey guys, I have a redfire 03 cobra coupe, I have 25% front windows with 10% rears and It isn't impossible to look inside during the day but at night it is pitch black, I have been pulled over once for them, but here in California, they will pull over any brown guy in a nice car so maybe that's just a me problem lol
IMHO speaking from personal experience 5% is just too dark for me. I've come into several close calls around dusk where cars don't have their headlights on yet and I didn't even see them and nearly resulted in really bad accidents. Luckily all were avoided, but I have 20/20 vision and really had to take an extra second looking out that back window when making a lane change. At night all you see are two headlights, period. 15-20% is a nice balance between looks and safety. I wouldn't tint the front windshield but that's just my taste. I bought my terminator with that top windshield strip and thought it looked bad.First thing I did to the car after I bought it was pull that off.
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All modern vehicles some with tint from the factory. it isn't much but it WILL affect any readings taken off your windows. so generally speaking if you are trying to stay within the law you should leave a 5% margin between what you put on and what the law allows.
very few places allow tint on the windshield I personally would not put any on mine. you are just giving the cops another reason to stop you. to those who will pipe up and say "I have mine tinted and haven't been stopped" .. good for you. you have been lucky. doesn't mean it is a good idea.
I have 10% on my back windows 30% the rest of the way around. Texas passed a law allowing 20% a few years ago and when I get mine redone I will go with the 20% on the front and side windows but nothing on the windshield other than the ASI stripe
very few places allow tint on the windshield I personally would not put any on mine. you are just giving the cops another reason to stop you. to those who will pipe up and say "I have mine tinted and haven't been stopped" .. good for you. you have been lucky. doesn't mean it is a good idea.
I have 10% on my back windows 30% the rest of the way around. Texas passed a law allowing 20% a few years ago and when I get mine redone I will go with the 20% on the front and side windows but nothing on the windshield other than the ASI stripe
Are you sure it is 20%? Just did a quick check on-line, and all I find for Texas is no lower than 25% for the front windows. I just had my windows re-tinted a few weeks ago, and I was told the legal limit for the front doors is 25% in Texas. I was recommended 30% on the doors, maybe to compensate for the factory tinted glass, and I went with 20% on the small side windows and 5% on the rear window. There is a very light tint on the front windshield that was already on the car when I bought it (think it is something like 80-90%), but I removed the 5% stripe on the front windshield 'cos it was pass the ASI line (not legal) and in my line of sight. I also prefer no striped tint on the front windshield, and I didn't even notice the tinted front windshield on my car 'til the guy that tinted my car pointed it out to me.
it may have changed from what the original proposal was when they were first talking about changing the law. or I could be misremembering. 25% is fine by me. that means you can put 28% or 30% and be fine. thanks for the info. I will have to do a little more research to see where I got the 20% from, in my copious amounts of free time LOL
I don't know where all of you get your tint numbers from. You cannot just pick 22% or something like that.
I have only ever seen 50%, 35%, 20%, and 5%. All of your factory windows come with 5-10% already on them. So if you get pulled over and the cops do scan it, you will get a reading of say 13%, which means you added 20% tint. I tint my own vehicles and have been stopped for it on my DD with 20% tint. You pay to play.
As for a safety aspect. Its your responsibility to look before pulling out. Tint or no tint. I put my windows down at night at see when pulling out or whatnot.
I have only ever seen 50%, 35%, 20%, and 5%. All of your factory windows come with 5-10% already on them. So if you get pulled over and the cops do scan it, you will get a reading of say 13%, which means you added 20% tint. I tint my own vehicles and have been stopped for it on my DD with 20% tint. You pay to play.
As for a safety aspect. Its your responsibility to look before pulling out. Tint or no tint. I put my windows down at night at see when pulling out or whatnot.
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20% tint looks best to me.
tint comes in various levels including 15% and 22% depending on the company. you are correct that MOST of them are what you say but there are others out there that have some oddball tint numbers
My buddy has 15% and hes never had a problem. I think it also depends on the vehicle. If i have some beat old escort tinted out, id probably get hit everyday with a ticket.FYI: In NY, if you tint between 5% to 15% you're going to have problems with the law enforcement!! ...just saying
Not for sure what mine is to be exact as the previous owner had it done, but it is dark and I love it. My guess would be 5-15% or somewhere in that ballpark.
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^Pure sex on wheels!
FYI: In NY, if you tint between 5% to 15% you're going to have problems with the law enforcement!! ...just saying
In NY the law is no lower than 35% on the front windows, rears are allowed to be darker and nothing on the front that comes down lower than the factory sunband.
Depending on where you live in the state you might get stopped more often. In NYC you absolutely get stopped for ANY tint. The officer will then use a light meter and go from there. I have been pulled over many times in all of my vehicles for tint. My cars all have 20% all the way around which is below the limit but I don't get tickets cause I'm on the job.
Just some food for thought
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