i have a black 2006 tc. the only after market additions i have is a new 15" kicker sub powered by a alpine 1.1000 with a custom built fiberglass box. now i want to get my windows tinted! my first and at the moment only question pertaining to this matter is what is the stock tint on my car? i know it's not 100 because there is a bit of tint, but i can't find any info on it when googling it...please help! i dont know what to lower my tint to because i wont know what to expect because i dont know what i have to know where i will be! any info will be useful!!

--thanks for the help!

 

I remember being told that the stock tint is like 70%

 

i think its 70%. check your laws on how dark you can go. I currently have 35% and want to go a tad darker.

http://www.tintlaws.com/

 

Yes stock is 70%, Go with 30% all around, its a good combo of good looks and functionality, such as protecting the interior from fading,keeping the interior cooler and letting the a/c work better, without the hassel from the police!

 

I currently have 40s so that the combination between the film and the stock glass would be completely legal.

It looks pretty nice.

 

yea I think its 70% for the side windows and windshield and then around 20% for the moonroof and trunk

 

I say definitely tint it, it looks so good on a tC.

 

Legailty depends on where you live. I'm in Cali and the law is supposedly 70%, but many cars come with 70% already so the cops ticket for ANYTHING on the sides. 30% is asking for trouble. I have 18% all around and that is asking for double trouble.

As for Colorado, apparently you are not allowed to have anything on the side windows, so any tint will be illegal. But personally, I care more about looks than legality.

 

35% isn't dark enough in my opinion. i'm not tinted yet but i'll be doing 10% front and back with an 8" strip across the top of the windshield

 

Since 27% is the lowest you can go all around in Colorado, I say the lowest you could go without cops hassling you would be around 15% or maybe 20% just to be safe.

 

Do 35% on the windows and do 5% on the hatch. It's light enough for the cops not to hassle you but dark enough to cool down the car fairly quickly. Also with the darker hatch it will give your 35% on the windows a darker appearance.

 

i live in florida so the suns a killer

i plan on getting 15% all around tints

i think thats the legal limit down here

 

15% on your front sides will be illegal. The limit is 28%. But that is not a huge difference so you could get away with it.

 

it depends on the color too

i have a BSP, and 20% on my car looks like 15% on my friends white ford ranger. The black interior helps make the tints look darker than they really are

 

Yes, the interior color is a huge factor. I previously had a car with a white/cream interior and I could easily see the seats and panels through the ~30% tint. With the tC's black interior, light is absorbed instead of being reflected back at your eyes. Makes a big difference in the apparent darkness of the glass.

 

i have 20% on my front side windows and 5% on the hatch. i can see perfectly and no crap from cops (knock on wood) but anything less than 20% would look sick on your car

 

when i do tint i think i'm gonna do 35% all around.

 

Fredy, you have no trouble in Encino? That is where I got my tint ticket, and I've been pulled over there on many other occassions with just a warning. It was on Ventura Blvd every time.

 

I hate not being able to see well (like with LimoTint dark) when i wear my shades during the day or when I am driving/parking at night. So I tinted my car with 35% on the hatch and rears. The front sides have 50%. I wasn't tinting for privacy, but for looks. The tc is great at letting light in via the sunroof/rear glass roof. The lighter tint allows incoming light to mix with ,and not compete with, the light coming in from the 35 tint. This way you don't have a struggle b/w strong light via the front glass and a really dark rear window area, which got annoying (my previous car had dark tint and it's played itself out)... At night though, the tint looks darker than what it is!

 

RodC, i rarely drive on Ventura Blvd cause the cops on that street are a bunch of jerks. but whatever i've been trying to be careful knock on wood) but i guess i'm just asking for it huh? lol