View Full Version : FINALLY GOT MY 5% TINT INSTALLED ***PIX***
s2hrecords 08-15-2006, 06:07 AM Hey guys, I know its been a while, but I finally got my window tint installed. The guy that did it for me works alone in his shop and he is awesome so his waiting list is always atleast a month long. BUT, I finally got it in, and I love it. I think it makes the car look totally different. Tell me what you guys think. It's 5% all the way around with the windshield band as low as it can legally be.
BEFORE:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/s2hrecords/100_4769.jpg
AFTER:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/s2hrecords/download-1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/s2hrecords/download-4.jpg
This is my favorite shot. Believe it or not, my wife is actually sitting in the passengers seat. CAN YOU SEE HER????
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/s2hrecords/download.jpg
Close up of the tint. The spots you see are not on the tint, it is actually dirt or something. If you notice, it is on the paint of the car too. I washed it 5 minutes before this and it got that dirty that quick!! Notice the very back window, you can BARELY see the outline of the factory tint and remember this is in the middle of the day. Imagine how dark it is at 9:00pm :) LOVE IT!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/s2hrecords/download-3.jpg
Well, that's it for now guys. Let me know what you guys think.
SPECIAL SHOUTS TO PROSHOPXB FOR HOOKIN ME UP WITH THE VIPER 791XV INSTALL AT HIS SHOP!! THE ALARM WORKS GREAT, THANKS PROSHOP!!!
JSosa 08-15-2006, 06:12 AM illegal :nope: :nope: , but looks good
ProshopXB 08-15-2006, 11:27 AM :clap: :clap: Looking good Scott... Nice sleek look you got going, keep up the good work man... :clap:
s2hrecords 08-15-2006, 08:52 PM bump so that more people can see my beautiful tint job :)
xamodder 08-15-2006, 09:01 PM Tint looks good i should have went darker
s2hrecords 08-16-2006, 02:02 PM hmmm, 62 views, but only 2 people have given feedback...do you guys like it or not?
IllNist 08-16-2006, 05:08 PM I actualy paid for 5% and the fruit put on 20%. I was very unhappy and plan to redo it for next season, but I have to many other mods in the way, since I already am tinted (kinda) . For what its worth though it looks great on yours, try a night shot for us.
transformerXA 08-17-2006, 05:00 PM looks good i have 5% on all my windows but the pass. and driver side. i like the look cuz on a darker car it makes it all flow together.
oldmanatee 08-17-2006, 06:16 PM Tint job loos great!!! I agree, the darker the car, the darker the tint...
urbanalbino 08-18-2006, 02:08 PM Your xA looks really sharp. That's what I would like to have done to my car. I have the flint mica and I haven't researched it yet, but from what I've seen on other cars .. I think that silver tinting would look cool with the color of my car.
oldmanatee 08-18-2006, 02:36 PM nononono........trust me on this....my youngest has a Flint Mica tC, she just had 32% tint put on all around and the car could not look any better! Made it look like a totally different car!
urbanalbino 08-18-2006, 03:15 PM Thanks for the tip oldman. If your daughter's car looks good with regular tint at 32% then I'll just go ahead and do that. What is the limit for being legal?
Zillon 08-18-2006, 05:18 PM Most states don't allow anything on the front windows, and I think down to 5-15% on the rears. Hard to say without checking the tintlaws.
Here's mine with 35% tint all the way around, minus windshield.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/Zillon2/xA/xalipton8.jpg
oldmanatee 08-18-2006, 05:57 PM I swear I made a post but it is missing.......
32 is the limit in AL, it varies state to state. A good tint shop will know.
jones75254 08-19-2006, 01:27 AM Nah, you can tint fronts. Here in TX its 25% front/back doors and no limits on the hatch window. 5" heigth strip on windshield. Trust me, i know cuz i was just nailed the other day for 5% on back doors and %15 on front doors!! LOL Just goes with the territory. I was under impression the back doors windows could be as dark as you wanted due to the Xb being classified as smal utility but, its all up for interpretation is what the law says in TX and i was nailed. Only pulled over cuz i was speeding, they normally will not stop you for tint unless its like 3am on a Sat. night. Will i take the tint off???.........c'mon, of course not.
oldmanatee 08-21-2006, 12:35 PM "But officer, can't you nail me for speeding and let the tint slide?????"
brian 08-21-2006, 01:37 PM "But officer, can't you nail me for speeding and let the tint slide?????"
why would you want a moving violation that would increase your insurance over a fix it ticket?
oldmanatee 08-21-2006, 04:20 PM Because I don't want to have to peel my tint..... :lol: :lol:
jones75254 08-21-2006, 04:52 PM Peeling off the tint would be wayyy cheaper than paying speed ticket AND paying higher insurance rates. You could peel off, then re-tint it after and still make out cheaper.
oldmanatee 08-21-2006, 05:36 PM Or, I could try subtle humor.....
dcampy20 08-31-2006, 10:08 PM Being pulled over is the small price to pay for lookin damn good. Nice job.
Psyco565 09-01-2006, 01:53 AM I got pulled over.. gotta take my 35% off. :(
jones75254 09-01-2006, 02:43 AM Tint looks great. Yeah i agree, its worth it totally (tickets). Makes the car look so much better. Stick some sweet wheels on that baby and u r good to go!
xSTANDxSTRONGx 09-01-2006, 02:43 AM Peeling off the tint would be wayyy cheaper than paying speed ticket AND paying higher insurance rates. You could peel off, then re-tint it after and still make out cheaper.But paying the speeding ticket and insurance is cheaper than paying th ticket and ins. and peeling the tint and having to pay to re-tint your car after your day in court.
jones75254 09-01-2006, 05:17 AM just keep it on and pay the fine!! LOL had mine done for long time, NEVER tore it off and only have been tagged once, no biggy
_LegaspIxA_ 09-02-2006, 08:56 PM i got pulled over 4 times... never peeled it off.
oh yeah... cited for smoked taillights and headlights as well.
bin_dubai 09-02-2006, 09:50 PM lool this is my car tinted 80% all around except the front wind screen half of it is 30%
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7243/dscn0106mu1.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0106mu1.jpg)
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8763/dscn0105af0.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0105af0.jpg)
what do u think guys??
all i need is a black rims with crom lip or alu, and kenstyle bodykit :)[/table]
foxtrot685 09-02-2006, 10:01 PM eventually, ill get 5% on my the entire car except the windsheild and the driver and passenger windows. i do want the tint band to go across the top of mywindsheild tho. and i want my sidevies mirrors tinted blue VW/Audi style...better visibility when water beads are on the mirrors
theblue 09-02-2006, 11:37 PM lool this is my car tinted 80% all around except the front wind screen half of it is 30%
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7243/dscn0106mu1.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0106mu1.jpg)
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8763/dscn0105af0.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0105af0.jpg)
what do u think guys??
all i need is a black rims with crom lip or alu, and kenstyle bodykit :)[/table]
very nice, get those rims quick! Your tint looks like 5% though...surely not 80%
bin_dubai 09-04-2006, 05:25 AM very nice, get those rims quick! Your tint looks like 5% though...surely not 80%[/quote]
loool, can u view the other side of the house to say its 5%, lool, i got some other pics, and thought this is enough
about the rims i couldnt find satisfactory thing, u may help me out if u can :)
ganske03 09-04-2006, 05:42 AM Iowa tint laws suck, legal on front windows is 70% which is poinless to even tint but I tinted them about 45%. Although in Iowa we can have our back 3 windows blacked out, I have 20% in the back. I like the fading look instead of all the same percent IMO. These pics look nice guys!
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