wondering how 35% window tint looks like

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wondering how 35% window tint looks like

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maybe geting a darker tint on my car
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I hav 35% all around. Here are some older pics of mine:
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lol mind are darker oh yea does that 3m clear bra really work
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Quote, originally posted by Dans_03Vibe »lol mind are darker oh yea does that 3m clear bra really workYup! Looks the same as the day I bought it. Perfect!
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so were did u get it?
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From the dealership where I bought it but there are aftermarket tinting places around here that are now offering it as well. Your best bet would be to check either of those.
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had mine 35% in the rears and 50% in the fronts.i then had 35% on my fronts on my LGT and 20% rears, but had that changed to 20% all around because 35% was too light for me.
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Re: wondering how 35% window tint looks like (Dans_03Vibe)

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I personally like 35% all around, rather than having darker rear windows:Before:After (w/ new wheels, too)
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Mine are 25% all 'round
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Just got mine done 50% front, 20% rear 5 windows.Lumar Film and labor - $250 (including tax)I won't mention the installer - yet. My rear drivers window has a 6" scuff and they cut the rear window film just short of covering a 1/4" sliver of the rear window.Now, we'll see how good they are at fixing it or fighting against it... I did a quick inspection when I got it back - but didn't sign anything accepting the final work. Didn't notice it all until I got home... I don't expect a problem - they do good work.I love the color - and I was afraid if I had gone 35% up front - my dark interior would magnify the tint effect and bring the local PD on me. I passed a clown in a civic with 20% (or may have been darker!) on the doors... he was pealing it off in front of the cop.Glad it wasn't me
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i had 1% on my and got five tickets 3 in pa 2 in maryland so if you ask me no tint cops are asshloe over that .
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Post by northvibe »

holy crap 1%!! thats super dark, I think my friend has limo tint...whats that 5%? and he has gotten pulled over but the cops just said they would only get him on the tint if he didnt something stupid, like speeding or what not.
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I have 35% tint all around.
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Quote, originally posted by northvibe »holy crap 1%!! thats super dark, I think my friend has limo tint...whats that 5%? and he has gotten pulled over but the cops just said they would only get him on the tint if he didnt something stupid, like speeding or what not.phil has about 15 or 20% on the fronts and 5% on the rear. never had an issue here with the cops but now i have a little piece of paper saying i am allowed to have dark tint. wish i'd gone even darker with mine now.... cause it's still too light in the front of the car. i think it's due to my sun roof though. too bad, kinda sucks cause it defeats the purpose of having a sun roof!
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Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »but now i have a little piece of paper saying i am allowed to have dark tint. I didn't know you could get a permission slip for dark tint
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not dark enough20% or darker
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Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »not dark enough20% or darkerThat kind of crap will land you in trouble in many places... Especially in northern locales.I personally think 35% is just about right. Had that on the last three cars, no desire to go darker. I had 20% once and couldn't see to drive the damn car once the sun went down... And the legal issues, it wasn't worth it to me to be a rebel. The 35% seems just as nice on the inside and I can see out of it better at night.
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Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »That kind of crap will land you in trouble in many places... Especially in northern locales.I personally think 35% is just about right. Had that on the last three cars, no desire to go darker. I had 20% once and couldn't see to drive the damn car once the sun went down... And the legal issues, it wasn't worth it to me to be a rebel. The 35% seems just as nice on the inside and I can see out of it better at night.i've had 5% on my car (not the vibe) for years so maybe im used to it20% on the vibe
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Post by Johnny5 »

wow.. I thought 5% was dark... 1% must be like black spray paint I'm considering this on the vibe as well... but would probably do 20 all around.
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i started off with 35% in the fronts on the LGT and 20% rear. but with the sunroof, it was WAY too light in the front, so had it redone to 20% all around. now, wish i'd gone darker.... still too light, hurts my eyes. I should get the sunroof blacked out and maybe that'd help? 35% is just ok...
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i had limo around and 5% on the front... super dark and sometimes was hard to see... but loved the look. on the vibe 15% is nice on the backs and 38% makes me still visible to others and not a problem at night.
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hey ano, are you sure that's 25%? seems awful light!as far as getting in trouble for having dark tint, look it up. if the state law says "any" for whatever window in question, that means you don't have to be able to see through the window at all.
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haha, so how about this35%25%20%that should give you an idea
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Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »i've had 5% on my car (not the vibe) for years so maybe im used to itSo, how long have you been driving again? I don't understand the dark tint, personally, but I guess to each his own. I'd rather have what's legal but that's just me. Even if 5% was legal I wouldn't get it just because it would be like having permanent sunglasses at night.
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Quote, originally posted by Kari »So, how long have you been driving again? I don't understand the dark tint, personally, but I guess to each his own. I'd rather have what's legal but that's just me. Even if 5% was legal I wouldn't get it just because it would be like having permanent sunglasses at night.ehh uhhh a few years?
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Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »ehh uhhh a few years? Uh-huh, sure... And I have a screen shot of your age so don't be trying to change it...LOL.
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You can't use the glass heater on the hatch window with tint can you?
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Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »You can't use the glass heater on the hatch window with tint can you?Sure can! The tint isn't affected by the defroster grid. I've been using it for years on various cars with tint, no bad things happened.There are a couple problems tint causes on a window with defroster or antenna grids in the glass... #1, for those cars with antennas back there, tint made with minute particles of metal will cut down on radio receiption. #2, when/if the tint is removed, the grid can be damaged which will cause the entire row on the defroster to no longer work since continuity across the glass is no more.
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here's what 35% looks like from the inside

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here's what 50% looks like from the inside

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Quote, originally posted by Kari »Uh-huh, sure... And I have a screen shot of your age so don't be trying to change it...LOL. why would i do that?
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This is 30%; certain view's looks darker, but I haven't had any trouble seeing. JM

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