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!