Who of you plan on tinting your tC? If you plan on tinting, what percentage, and what brand do you think would be good? I've read that 20% would look good all around.
I've been reading that 3M, Llumar and SolarGard are good brand of tint? But is it true, or tint is just tint? What else should i know about tint? like reflection or whatever?

Ok thanks for all the feedback again. I'm enjoying the hunt for stuff for the tC i dont even have yet haha :P

Also, what is the cost of putting 20% all around?

Kevin

I'm also thinking tint for practical reasons:

1: Block UV rays and keep the car cooler
2: cut down on people (cops) noticing the amount of blinking gadgets I have inside while driving

I've never had tint before so this will be an experience.

NJ doesn't allow any tint on the windshield or diver/passenger windows :cry:

the tint is regulated by state laws... for Louisiana the law has different numbers that are permitted depending on the window.... so I have 35% on my driver/passenger doors, something like43% on my back door windows and 50% for the back glass...

I have 35% on the front w/ a 5% strip across the front windshield. Everything seems to match nicely. For me, there was really no need to tint the rear over again. Check my profile. I live in NY and I am quite sure that is illegal, but I have not been stopped yet...knock on wood :roll:

Ok i don't care about the Laws haha. I just want my car to look nice. I've seen a lot of luxury cars with tint on the driver/passenger front windows, and i live in CA, where you ARE NOT supposed to tint those. oh well. But yah, how about the Brand of Tint guys?

Looks like i might be getting 20% all around, and a 5% on the windshield. I think that would look cool, but then again, i have to see what kind of tint, like titanium, charcol blah blah.

any info on this? the Brand and color of Tint? and most importantly the Cost. How much should one expect to pay to have tint installed for the tC, which is 5 windows is it :?:

Ok Thanks for the replies :lol:

I paid $150 to have mine done... that gives a lifetime warranty against all things except Windex...

but windex is great if you want your tint to change to purple... :-)

I have 20% on my front windows. Like scionmilktruck said tinting your front windows In NY is illegal but I really don't care. 20% matches the factory tint on the XB (Even though they are 2 completely different ways of tinting - Stock XB is smoked glass the front windows are film) U can tell the difference from the inside but not from the outside.

As far as pricing and brand....the place I went used Llumar and they charged $100 for both windows. They warranty them for lifetime except if you use Windex....

Hope that helps!

$150 isn't even the full price of the ticket i got.
i got like the lightest shade the tint shop had.
its lighter than the rear windows and the dickhead cop
gave me a ticket.

anyways. my ticket is near 200 bucks. i hope u all be careful..

$150 isn't even the full price of the ticket i got.
i got like the lightest shade the tint shop had.
its lighter than the rear windows and the dickhead cop
gave me a ticket.

anyways. my ticket is near 200 bucks. i hope u all be careful..

Sorry 2 hear that man.....that sucks!! The guy at the shop read me my "rights" sort of speak before actually taking my money just making sure he was covering his ___.

As far as the cop giving you a ticket he was really being an a-hole. In my previous car I was pulled over for the same reason even though mine were 20% but the cop just gave me one of thos "Fix it By 2 morrow before sundown and you wount get a ticket" speach....again...Im sorry! That really sucks!

PS: What State do you live in?

Thanks for the quick replies. Ok so i should expect about $150 to tint all, that being 5 windows?, the windows on the tC along with the 4 inches of the windshield?

And wow, $200 is a lot for a ticket, that does suck. I would think they would give you a fix-it, not a ticket. hopefully LAPD and SDPD have better things to worry about than my illegal tint haha.

Now, for those that live in LA or SD, can you recommend a place to get Tint. Specifically Llumar, since i've read good things about it. ok thanks again.

Hopefully all you guys don't get caught by the Friendly Cops. haha

:lol:

my $150 was for a BMW 325i... so that is a sedan... I didn't get the strip on the windshield (already have the blue tint embedded in glass)... that would have been free... they had a cheaper package that a coworker got and it looked very similar, supposedly wouldn't last as long... well 3 years later they look the same...

<reiterate> no ammonia, no windex <reiterate>

35% front and 15% back. The back are dark making the front look lighter so i havent been harassed by the cops, guess they see tint on the front so much here, they dont care anymore.
oh and i paid $140 for the 5 windows.

35% front and 15% back. The back are dark making the front look lighter so i havent been harassed by the cops, guess they see tint on the front so much here, they dont care anymore.
oh and i paid $140 for the 5 windows.

That sounds good, making the Back Darker than the Front, but then again, the tC is just a 2 door. Would this scheme work on this car haha??
hmmmm
oh yah, i just read that 3M Tint is scratch resistant, is that necessary, or are all tints scratch resistant?

Still not sure about the Llumar tint.

Ok, now to wait for suggestions on places to get my future car tinted at, either in SD or LA (ie. Alhambra, Montery Park, San Gabriel, Pasadena areas) LA is so big haha. :D

I'll be tinting my tC's front windows just like my corolla, front lighter than the back. A really good place to get it tinted in the L.A. area, (san pedro to be exact) is Miami's. they have a guy come out to the place. he's really good and i think he still does it all by hand instead of a machine cutting it all out. Also theres 5 Star tinting. Its on PCH in torrance.

what really sucks is when the cops get you for illegal tint and make you peal it off right then & there. When I was in Cali visiting a friend who went to UCLA we got pulled over. Turns out in California it is ILLEGAL to have the front windows tinted AT ALL, unless they come that way from the factory.

So we were forced to pull the tint off with a razor blade and then the officer hit my friend with the $195 ticket. Tint at your own risk.

If you want to see the laws for every state this is a good website:

http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/

Wha??? Man that cop must have been having a bad day. Yes here in CA it's illigal...but your friend could have said that he'd rather get a fix-it ticket and have a "professional" talke it off.
On my way up north with my b/f we got pulled over for window tint (after going 120 the whole way :D ) and he got a fix-it ticket...cost him $25 but oh well. The cop then pulled away before we did, which their not supposed to, and then pulled someone else over for window tint down the road.
(If you get pulled over and the cop tells you to roll your windows up to see if you have tint, you don't have to, but they wont be happy they didnt trick you)

what really sucks is when the cops get you for illegal tint and make you peal it off right then & there. When I was in Cali visiting a friend who went to UCLA we got pulled over. Turns out in California it is ILLEGAL to have the front windows tinted AT ALL, unless they come that way from the factory.

So we were forced to pull the tint off with a razor blade and then the officer hit my friend with the $195 ticket. Tint at your own risk.

If you want to see the laws for every state this is a good website:

http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/

What car was it? I have a theory that if u have tint on the front side driver/passenger, on a luxury car, they won't pull you over. but then again, its just my theory haha. just curious too. and yah, that sucks ___. WTF, if he made you take out the tint there, why the ticket? also, how dark was the tint exactly?
k well sorry to hear about your story man

For you guys saying that the cops are being dicks, they aren't the ones writing the laws. No, they don't HAVE to enforce them, and if you have your windows down, I don't really see a problem with having tint...


However, the laws are in place for the cops safety. They want to be able to see what's in the car when they approach it. That's why the law is in place. It's not because they don't want your car to look nice :-/


I HATE the fact that I can't tint my windows, and if I knowingly tinted my windows against the law, I sure as hell am not going to complain if I get a ticket for it. Grow up guys. :roll:

The place that I had my tint done at in NY was willing to give this other guy who had just gotten a ticket a receipt that said that they had removed the tint. Of course, they did not remove the tint, but he was able to submit that to the courts to get his ticket waived. His situation was different because he had a typical that blended in. However, when your dealing with a car like the Scion XB, that sticks out like a midget on a pocket bike :shock: (By the way did anyone peep that at Englishtown, NJ :lol: ) that a different story.

Well the tC will not stick out like the xB. Oh well, i am most likely gonna take the risk and get the Tint. Now i need some Info on Brands, Color, and Pricing. Then I can put this Thread to a rest hahaha :D

You know why i have my windows tinted? Not cause it makes my car look good...but because IM WHITE and i burn really easily. The tint i have blocks UV rays. Also there are some creapy truckers and other dirty men (gardeners too) in so cal and I hate having them check me out, specially a trucker who can see farther down inside the car. I just dont see why we cant have a light tint on the front.
Theres a difference in glancing to see what a girl looks like, and stairing at a chick to the point that its just creapy.

i live in CA..
hey ucsd pinoy... i visit my gf at muir college a lot.. ive never seen a xb at ucsd

well, I have a lava box, and I put 5% everywhere, except on the driver/passenger doors, where it is 35%. legal is 50% on those windows and the 5% is okay behind the driver. I even have 5% on the windshield strip. Maybe Virginia isn't as bad as I thought when it comes to letting our rides look nice. the box looks sweet.

sorry to hear everyone elses woes................. :cry:

i live in CA..
hey ucsd pinoy... i visit my gf at muir college a lot.. ive never seen a xb at ucsd

I think i've seen like one xB around. For some reason, a lot of people down here don't like the xB. I dont like the xB either haha. I just can't wait for the tC to come.

So still no word on Pricing, Brand, and color or Tint aye haha. ok Off to Wonderful class.

Oh yah, Muir's cool by the way. :lol:

I have never tinted my vehicle's windows before, so how is this process done? I've seen those awful cars from the 90s with the dark plastic tint peeling off, the window looking like it has purple cellophane drapery...

Is there any way to properly tint the glass once a vehicle is already purchased?

take it somewhere that specializes in tinting. They'll know what to do. =o)

Ill go illegal Again

15% at lightning mikes

I can't remember what percentage my tints are, but they were the next darkest to limo and I have it on all side and rear windows..(7 in all: Audi A4)...which is illegal in michigan...I live just outside of detroit and I think the cops have bigger problems to deal with then tints, I haven't been pulled over in the last year and a half that I have had them.

One thing I would like to point out is.....this is done more often then people think....: If you come up with a decent excuse that your eyes are overly sensitive, your doctor may write you a note saying they recommend you have tinted windows (a few friends of mine have done this and my girlfriend is about to). This has worked too, just keep it in your car and hand it over to the cop, if he pulls you over for it.

I know of some people that actually have limo tint all the way around INCLUDING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD......of course its a yellow lambo.....and his name is Herman Moore (old receiver from the lions)

I can't remember what percentage my tints are, but they were the next darkest to limo and I have it on all side and rear windows..(7 in all: Audi A4)...which is illegal in michigan...I live just outside of detroit and I think the cops have bigger problems to deal with then tints, I haven't been pulled over in the last year and a half that I have had them.

One thing I would like to point out is.....this is done more often then people think....: If you come up with a decent excuse that your eyes are overly sensitive, your doctor may write you a note saying they recommend you have tinted windows (a few friends of mine have done this and my girlfriend is about to). This has worked too, just keep it in your car and hand it over to the cop, if he pulls you over for it.

I know of some people that actually have limo tint all the way around INCLUDING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD......of course its a yellow lambo.....and his name is Herman Moore (old receiver from the lions)

Good ol' Herman Moore. He went to UVA where he starred. Being a Maryland Terrapin fan, he was a real pain when we played.

Kevin

Bump, i still want to know about brands of tint, if it really does matter, or is it just a peace of mind thang :P

I have 35% on the front w/ a 5% strip across the front windshield. Everything seems to match nicely. For me, there was really no need to tint the rear over again. Check my profile. I live in NY and I am quite sure that is illegal, but I have not been stopped yet...knock on wood :roll:


I looked this up.. assuming the website for some little town in NY was up to date..
70% all around is what's legal in NY. Unless you have an SUV, then limo tint is legal in the rear. Here's the thing.. the xB isn't an SUV, so it's illegal anyway :) Might as well go all the way!

I found some 50%ish stuff online, but to buy it I have to get a big honking roll..

Definitely get it profesionally done!!! If you get dust, streaks, or have other problems when you do it yourself, you'll have to start all over, and clean it up and you might just settle for half-@ss to not have to redo it. If you get it professionally done you can tell them to redo it if it isn't done perfectly. Make sure you go to a legit place that has a guarantee in case you notice problems later. Most chains have lifetime of the car guarantees.
It usually takes a few weeks before the minor bubbles and streaks go away.

I wasn't aware that front windows couldn't be tinted here in California. I got 45% on my Camry's sides, and 35% on the back. I think the visibility is cut-down significantly in the back because it's so dark. I don't see how people can get limo tint in the back. It's too dark to see out of. I think it's best to get metallic tint. It reflects heat better and looks more like a natural glass reflection than cop-attracting darkness.[/img]

Does anyone have any pictures of Tinted cars with the Percentage rating. I went to a local tint shop, and i saw that 20% Llumar tint, and it didn't really look as dark as some made it out to be. Now the 5% looks pretty dark, but would that look nice on a black tC, also how would visability be then? But yah, just wondering if some of you can post pics of tinted cars with the percentage so i can get an idea what would look nice on a black tC.

Thanks :lol:

edit:
oh yah, and the place i went to had Pricing for 5 windows $249 for Llumar's top tint, lifetime warranty against Bubbles and Color. Seems pretty steep, but its supposedly the best???

This is odd. The way I understood it was that windshield and front windows are illegal to tint in CA because of safety concerns. That at night tints make it harder to see. *shrug*

Don't ya love how ya can buy a new bmw with dark tinted windows and super blue halogens and thats it's legal but if ya do the same thru after market to your honda it's illegal?

Ummmm Ok. Thanks!
Anyone else?

Oh yah, i know its illegal, but yah who cares, its HOT here in S. Cali, i dont want a drivers arm

does metalic tint really mess up nav systems and alarms; proxies, 2 way alarms. my friends tsx manual says not to use metalic because it will mess up the nav... just wondering if it's the same for the alarms...

Just for the record, the CA tint law on that site is WAY out of date, 1987!!!!. I have my 1990 LS400 tinted 50% front, 5% backs, and none on the windshield.
The current law limits a 4" on the windshield, 70% on the front sides, and any tint on the rears.
For current regulations:
http://www.iwfa.com/iwfa/Law_Chart/State%20Law%20Chart.htm

For pics of my LS400 tint:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/djct_watt/album?.dir=/80c8&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/djct_watt

how about variable tint? :wink:

http://www.ltismartglass.com/evtp.htm

10% while driving... 100% when you get pulled over. the cop will surely see his optometrist the next day.

probably costs a bunch though.

how about variable tint? :wink:

http://www.ltismartglass.com/evtp.htm

10% while driving... 100% when you get pulled over. the cop will surely see his optometrist the next day.

probably costs a bunch though.

Dang that would be SICK!!! haha I wonder if there are actually any places taht do that for cars haha :lol:

I wish NJ law didn't prohibit tint on the driver's and passenger's side windows. My previous car was a 1993 BMW 325is and whenever I got pulled over, they'd cite me for having tint on both my driver's and passenger's side windows. Plus it wouldn't make much sense to just tint the two rear quarter panels.. that would look silly. I can live with the s/c, intake, exhaust, and other mods.

Before:

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v315/hbmike11/IMG_0048.jpg

After:

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v315/hbmike11/IMG_0055.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v315/hbmike11/IMG_0057.jpg

28% tint all around

28% tint all around

Thanks for posting those pics! I'm curious, Is that a Black or Flint Mica Car?? Also, what Brand Tint did you get, if any at all. Ok Thanks
Looks Sweeeeeeeeeeet :lol:

That is black sand pearl - it sparkles in the sun, it kinda looks like a dark dark grey. I don't know the brand of tint, but it was the best quality they had.
$170 bucks w/ lifetime warranty

my uncle owns a detail/ tint shop .. he tinted my sides and rear window with a expensive double ply limo tint 5% .. man is it sick looking on my silver streak .

my uncle owns a detail/ tint shop .. he tinted my sides and rear window with a expensive double ply limo tint 5% .. man is it sick looking on my silver streak .

Post some pics of that Sick Car :lol:

It varies state by state how dark you can go .... check this site out .. it's helpful!

http://www.tintdude.com/ptow.html

Post some pics of that Sick Car

i will tommarow i promise.. its kinda darkk already here so ill do it in the day

Post some pics of that Sick Car

i will tommarow i promise.. its kinda darkk already here so ill do it in the day

Did you ever take those pics?? :?: :?:

i live in nj.. they dont allow any sort of tinting ?

Do you guys think silver or mirror tint would look good on silver streak mica??

i live in nj.. they dont allow any sort of tinting ?
Not on the driver or passenger window. Delaware is the same way. I still see plenty of cars with them tinted. I might go for something really light (50-60%) on those windows just to avoid any police hassles.

Do you guys think silver or mirror tint would look good on silver streak mica??
No. I think silver, mirror and mirrored fade tint all look really crappy. I think a nice high quality gray or dark gray tint looks better.

anybody know what the stock tint on the glass roof is?????

Like others have said, it just depends on what state you live in. When I lived in Las Vegas, I had limo tint all around except for the winshield and never got a ticket in 7 years. When I moved to San Diego, I was pulled over the first day I was in town. The stupid thing is that even though I still had Nevada plates and told the cop I was just on vacation, he still gave me a citation.

i hope you fight/fought that. He cant do that...can he?!?

i hope you fight/fought that. He cant do that...can he?!?


That's what I though but unfortunately the law is that out of state residents have to be in compliance with California tint law.

That bull____. I'm sorry but thats going too far. I'm starting to really hate California. Canada, Here I Come! =o)

NY only allows 30% on the side/rear, so that was the highest my dealer could legally do.

http://img19.exs.cx/img19/6011/tinit1.jpg
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/4755/tinit2.jpg

i tinted mine 20 percent all around except for the windshield. Also tinted the sunroof's to 10%. The whole job set me back $250. I'll post pics within a couple of days. But 20's look really hot on Flint Mica.

i tinted mine 20 percent all around except for the windshield. Also tinted the sunroof's to 10%. The whole job set me back $250. I'll post pics within a couple of days. But 20's look really hot on Flint Mica.
Zhenya, davay, post pics! I gotta see how it looks.

Window Tint Laws (http://www.gilafilms.com/auto/car_tint_laws.html#)

I'd go with a metallized tint. It costs more money but won't turn purple and usually has a lifetime warranty.