do you have 35% tint?

[TGX4776]

If you do can you post some pics? I want to know if it will look good. I keep hearing that it's not all that dark.

[Matty2Hotty]

It isnt... Try to find 25%, i have 20 and its perfect!

[TGX4776]

35% is the legal max in WV. It also has to be marked. I don't want to get a ticket.

[Reason]

Check out my 97 GT, I had 35% on the sides and 20% on the rear window.

It isnt... Try to find 25%, i have 20 and its perfect!


you get away with that here? :shock:

[TGX4776]

hey Reason none of your pics show. good ol' photo bucket. you got any you can upload?

[MarkSubi]

shit here in Houston I know people with 5% tint and haven't gotten any tickets

[TGX4776]

like i said when it gets installed it has to be marked what tint level it is. And you can obviously tell that it's darker and i still want to have decent vision at night.

[decke48]

i have 35% solar film. MA got such bad tint guns it runs anywhere 33% to 37% when i get it inspected
http://www.sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8840

[Matty2Hotty]

It isnt... Try to find 25%, i have 20 and its perfect!


you get away with that here? :shock:

Never a problem on my Mustang for 5 years and had it on my LGT for about 2months now. Knock on Wood.

[j_saffron]

check my members ride in the signature. 35 up front, 15 in back

[TGX4776]

hmmm your right... not a lot at all. bummer

[rocketlegacy]

i have 5% in the back and 20% on the fronts. no problems.

[DarkPhoenix]

I rocked 5% on most of my cars here in NY and the only time I ever had an issue is when a cop pulled me over for something else (speeding) and gave me a tint ticket instead.

[MarkSubi]

Thats all they will do? give you a ticket? hah then I might get 5% all around, just hope it will look good with the color of my car.

[TGX4776]

Here in illinois the ticket is $225

[DarkPhoenix]

The ticket here is about $150, unless you get a receipt stating that that tint was removed, and then the ticket is dismissed.

[TGX4776]

They actually ticket people for any tint (in chicago) even though it's legal and there is no option for removal.

[MarkSubi]

Here in Houston idk what the consequences are and what not so I might go for the 5% all around cuz I also do know a guy with full 5% tint and I don't think hes ever been stopped for it.

[TGX4776]

If he has it and hasn't been pulled over go for it. I am headed back to WV in a few weeks and Ill see what the deal is there.

[frogsthatmoo]

I've got 5% on both of my Subaru wagons (all 7 windows). I admit the nighttime driving is a bit difficult sometimes, but you more or less get used to it (or get over it). I love it and will never go lighter. I also have never been pulled over.

[Robbks]

mine has 35% all round an it's no-where near dark enough

my last forester had a good setup of tint
front door windows were the 35% legal
rear door windows were 25%
cargo area was 15%

the different levels seemed to blend well with each other fro a graduated look,
as opposed to having the legal limit on the fronts and then going straight to the darkest, which looks very ovbious

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/img_23532-1.jpg

[1-3-2-4]

man 35% is the legal limit here too not that dark like others said :-/ I guess it's better then no tint at all.

[iampetro]

lol whats with people saying "we'll they never got pulled over so its ok"...
thats like saying "hey that guy just jumped off the bridge and didn't die, my turn"

why give them(cops) excuse to hassle you and give you a bad day. its the law for a reason. If i got in an accident with an illegaly tinted car you can bet i'd convince the cop that the other car couldn't see properly cause of the tint and it would be there fault.

get whatevers the legal limit and call it a day, the rules are there for the good of the game.

[jey]

If i got in an accident with an illegaly tinted car you can bet i'd convince the cop that the other car couldn't see properly cause of the tint and it would be there fault.

What's with people thinking they can "convince the cop" of anything - or as that how you all do it up there in Canada? :)

[Perdue]

With illegal tint, it is completely viable that you might not see something you should have, especially at night.

Stick with 35% if you plan to be inspected in the state of WV. I don't know of a single garage that will pass you with illegal tint in this county. Apparently, the WVSP has been paying visits to garages who are passing people with illegal tint. Passing you can cause their inspection license to be revoked, thereby causing them to lose business. It's also getting to the point that tint shops won't do anything darker than 35% on a car in this state.

[aekOne]

i've got 25% on my sedan:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

18% on my wagon:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

and 5% rear and 35% front on my Sherpa

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

[1-3-2-4]

damn 18% looks good

[d1giPhux]

you guys are smoking crack. I use to like dark tint.. till I tried driving with it. Completely un-functional unless you live in a giant city with tons of lights running down all the streets. 35% in my opinion looks the best. Looks factory as opposed to limo tint.

[riceboyler]

you guys are smoking crack. I use to like dark tint.. till I tried driving with it. Completely un-functional unless you live in a giant city with tons of lights running down all the streets. 35% in my opinion looks the best. Looks factory as opposed to limo tint.

Agreed! I used to be a tint installer in Virginia, and the limits there were 50/35 (at the time, I've heard they changed). In TN, it's 35%, which is what I have, and it's a very usable tint. I'd highly recommend you look at Formula One tint. It's pricey, but comes with a lifetime nationwide warranty, and because it has a higher metal content in the film, tends to "appear" darker than 35% (has to do with reflective properties, etc.)

[d1giPhux]

nice.. I'll have to check that company out. I'd love to get tint, but here its only 35% allowed for the back windows.. meaning the car would look a bit wacky if I even got tint at all. Its hardly even needed here as the temperatures / sun aren't super killer like florida or cali or something.

[TGX4776]

So wait you cant do the front windows at all? crazy. I decided on 35% tint long ago and will do it next spring. It is needed in WV

[jey]

you guys are smoking crack. I use to like dark tint.. till I tried driving with it. Completely un-functional unless you live in a giant city with tons of lights running down all the streets. 35% in my opinion looks the best. Looks factory as opposed to limo tint.

Agreed! I used to be a tint installer in Virginia, and the limits there were 50/35 (at the time, I've heard they changed). In TN, it's 35%, which is what I have, and it's a very usable tint. I'd highly recommend you look at Formula One tint. It's pricey, but comes with a lifetime nationwide warranty, and because it has a higher metal content in the film, tends to "appear" darker than 35% (has to do with reflective properties, etc.)

That just means you need to upgrade your lighting! Anything darker than 35 is pretty challenging, I went 35 on my rear hatch and still had to upgrade my reverse lights so I wouldn't back into people's mailboxes getting out of friends' driveways at night.

+1 on using metal content - you can hardly see anything into a car that's done 27% with metallic tint - it offers just as much privacy as limo tint.

[thedaybreakers]

I just got 35% all the way around. It looks fine, i might prefer a little darker but 35% is the legal limit in WA anyway so I decided just to go with that. Ill take some pics soon

[T-Brex]

I just got my windows tinted today. 30% on the front and 20% on the rest. You shouldn't get in trouble for anything darker than like 25 unless the cop is being a complete dick. It looks decent though...

[Legacy89]

I got 35% on the front door sides. And 5% around the rear. But since i allready have the 7" screen in my cdplayer im getting a camera fitted by the licenceplate.

[2.5GT]

Front - 50% Rear -35%

Overcast, rainy day.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Sunny day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/4A-FE/Subaru%20Legacy/IMG_2534-1.jpg

[TheSiege]

Front - 50% Rear -35%

Overcast, rainy day.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Sunny day.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/


Yo leenx is borked!

[Huffer]

My cars:

35% tints:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/DSCF6266-1.jpg

35% tints:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2005/11/051125_Dorifto2-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2005/09/0509026_RightFront-1.jpg

0% front, 35% rears:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/10/091012_noroofrails2-1.jpg

[jey]

0% front, 35% rears:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/10/091012_noroofrails2-1.jpg

0% would be completely opaque - I think you mean no tint :)