So I'm getting my windows tinted sometime in the next month but I dont want to go too dark with them because I don't like that kind of look. Anyone want to post of up pictures of there TC's with the percentage of darkness so I can get some ideas? I searched real quick but nothing came up.

 

This is a good idea. I think we need a single thread like this.

Here's what I'd like to see:
- Post just a couple pics (2-3)
- Be sure to specify the tint % you have (otherwise it's useless)

If we get a few pics/% here, I'll add this to the "show us your..." sticky.

 

3M Scotchtint, 35%. $145 at a local tint shop.


EDIT: added 2 more pics, taken in extremely bright afternoon sunshine.



The tint (in person) literally appears twice as dark on the outside as from the inside. I couldn't be happier.

 

I would recommend a 35% tint because we do have dark interiors. If you went to a 15% then it would pretty much look blacked out. When I tint my car, I will be going with the 35% if that helps you any. Huge thanks to Isotope for a perfect example

 

20% rear/quarters and 25% up front.

 

perfection WISH I WAS IN SOCAL with that ride!

 

heres mine.. Mine is dark, but I figured I would post it just so other people can see it also...
Mine the sides are LIMO 5%
The complete windsheild is 30%

 

Stock 70%

 

lol.... i chuckled.

 

[quote="Dr_Isotope"]3M Scotchtint, 35%. $145 at a local tint shop.


Make sure to mention what type of tint it is... so as to compare brands. The 3M tint seems to have a bit more of a reflection in it... but could also be the camera.

Anyone with pictures of Matico tint?

 

If you want to be safe go with 35% all the way around. This is the legal limit for tint. If you want darker but not all the way dark i would go with a 25% all the way around. If you want dark so no one can see you i would roll with 15%. But you must watch out for the police. The po po's have these spechial magnets that go on each side of the window and they can read the tint percentage. Thats how i got my ticket. But this may not be in all states, maybe just in washington.

 

What is the tint with a purple hue to it? I think it looks ugly.

 

remember kids, in CA, you can't tint the front side windows...thats what i keep hearing at least, i've yet to get pull over for tints on my other cars.

 

From the Tech Section:

http://www.iwfa.com/iwfa/Consumer_In...statelaws.html

 

I want to get a little bit of tint, not too dark, but I'm afraid that it'll get scratched. I have been reading stories about how people move their windows and the newly installed tint gets scraped. Does this only happen within a few days of the tint application or could it always happen?

 

22%

 

just to give you an idea in person how dark each percentage is, our moonroofs are 20%

 

Is it me or does your car look like a monster truck in this picture?

 

20%, done at latint here in VA



-Dan

 

dont make fun of the fact that he has halariously neglected to lower his car within a reasonable time frame.