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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:13 AM
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alright im kinda mad bout my window tint. the limit in my state is 25% front and anything in the back. so i got 20% in front and you can still see through it but dont really mind cus i know cops need to see driver and stuff but the back i got 15% and you can see through it and i wanted the back like really dark. Im kinda mad cus i spent 200$ on it. lol jus thought id post. later
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:17 AM
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wow, spent almost enough for two tint jobs...is it atleast warrantied for life?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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Hi.

I'd be mad about the back not being dark enough

Hell, I just retinted my front side windows 5% ON TOP OF the existing 35% I already had on there. Amazing during the day / total privacy, sucks at night though.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:19 AM
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ya but i wish i woulda went darker, now i cant do notin but maybe save and have the back redone
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:26 AM
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man, i don't understand the huge need for really dark tints. i mean, what are you guys doing in your cars that you don't want people to see? picking your nose? head banging to 80's hair bands?

i met this one guy, he has 0% tint on his mitsubishi eclipse. that was crazy stupid for a daily driver.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:30 AM
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Yeah my 20% all around is good enough for me. 15% might be perfect but im not worried about it. It makes the car look better and it blocks some sun.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:30 AM
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i know i dont want it to hide i want it cus it makes your car look better in a way
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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draxcaliber Posted: 11/18/07 12:26AM
i met this one guy, he has 0% tint on his mitsubishi eclipse. that was crazy stupid for a daily driver.
So, does he use The Force to drive?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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can you see out of a 0% tint at night?!?!
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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0% is the same as staring through a wall.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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want it darker? Put 35 on the windshield and leave whatever you have on the sides and back. But watch out for the cops!
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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[quote="draxcaliber"]man, i don't understand the huge need for really dark tints. i mean, what are you guys doing in your cars that you don't want people to see? picking your nose? head banging to 80's hair bands?

Thats the reason for dark tints, because it none of anyones business whats going on inside their cars.

Me personally I hate people looking at me and before I moved to Va a year ago all my cars had 5% all around with 35% on the windshield. Never got hasseled until I moved to Va from Md
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
man, i don't understand the huge need for really dark tints. i mean, what are you guys doing in your cars that you don't want people to see? picking your nose? head banging to 80's hair bands?

i met this one guy, he has 0% tint on his mitsubishi eclipse. that was crazy stupid for a daily driver.

well yes.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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feel lucky that its 25% limit...here in NC its 35%..which is very easy to see through but overall, i'm happy with it..it keeps the heat out on long trips and still gives the windows a dark look from the outside...20% is a good level but i hate dodging inspection stations to find one that'll pass me.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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ha!guys stop complaining you are all lucky. where i live we can only have 70% tint.... wtf is up with that ill never know
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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70% wtf. i had 5% all the way around on my camaro. and never got hassled in kansas. but i still need to put tint on the scion
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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The law is 70% in California too. That equates to no tint because the side glass comes factory tinted to around 70% already. Any aftermarket tint is illegal here. Still, most people do it and get away with it.
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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why does CA suck so much. how is tint hurting anything (up to about 20-30% atleast
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 01:14 AM
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The CHP and LAPD always told me it's because officers can't see inside the vehicle to see if the occupants have weapons when the windows are really dark. I know that is true for any state, but we have a lot more people packing heat here in CA.
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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i got 25% on all my windows except the windshield for $90 so i was shocked when i saw you got yours for 200. I think the limit in Texas is 35%. I havn't been hassled by cops yet.



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