Window Tint Examples
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Originally Posted by kdog_1981
o wow....tinting the windshield...u are asking to get pulled over! there is no way u are lasting all summer like that 
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
im bringing this 1 back.
I cant decide which % to get, ive been debating on what % to get since i had thought or the law in TX used to be 35% and i just check and its 25%. So im thinking of going with either 20% or 25%?
i like the way this looks! and this is 20%
just wanted to make sure i was reading it right, if someone can overlook this for me and tell me im right about the % of the tint.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc...htm#state_laws
I cant decide which % to get, ive been debating on what % to get since i had thought or the law in TX used to be 35% and i just check and its 25%. So im thinking of going with either 20% or 25%?
i like the way this looks! and this is 20%
Originally Posted by datrickster24
What are the actual state driving laws for after-market window tinting?
Windshield
Glass coating or sunscreening devices
Cannot extend downward beyond the AS-1 line; or
Cannot extend more than 5 inches from the top of the windshield without an AS-1 line.
If sunscreening devices are used above the AS-1 area of the windshield, the light transmittance value must be 25% or more;
The luminous reflectance of any additional sunscreening devices used must be 25% or less;
Sunscreening device cannot be red, blue or amber in color.
Side Windows
All side windows must have at least 25% light transmittance and luminous reflectance of 25% or less, over the entire surface area of the window.
Rear Window
If vehicle has left and right outside mirrors, there is no minimum light transmission requirement.
If not equipped with both outside mirrors, the rear window must have no less than 25% light transmittance and a luminous reflectance of 25% or less.
The manufacturers installed glazing shade band is excluded.
Windshield
Glass coating or sunscreening devices
Cannot extend downward beyond the AS-1 line; or
Cannot extend more than 5 inches from the top of the windshield without an AS-1 line.
If sunscreening devices are used above the AS-1 area of the windshield, the light transmittance value must be 25% or more;
The luminous reflectance of any additional sunscreening devices used must be 25% or less;
Sunscreening device cannot be red, blue or amber in color.
Side Windows
All side windows must have at least 25% light transmittance and luminous reflectance of 25% or less, over the entire surface area of the window.
Rear Window
If vehicle has left and right outside mirrors, there is no minimum light transmission requirement.
If not equipped with both outside mirrors, the rear window must have no less than 25% light transmittance and a luminous reflectance of 25% or less.
The manufacturers installed glazing shade band is excluded.
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From: Memphis, TN
Here's some closeups of 5% on side and back windows. It cost me $180 to get this done:
Here you can see in the front because I don't have any tint on the windshield. I'm considering putting 35% all over the windshield:
Here you can see in the front because I don't have any tint on the windshield. I'm considering putting 35% all over the windshield:
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Originally Posted by tC_skier
Originally Posted by Joes06tC
Originally Posted by J_Bomb
Originally Posted by Joes06tC
Originally Posted by J_Bomb
Does anyone have mirror or reflective tint on any dark colored tCs? Just curious what that would look like. Thanks
please dont take this as racist but i need to back up Joe because you're obviously not getting the point. mirror tint makes you like _____ trash. insert any color you want in front of trash....but it makes you look like _____ trash. i think its absolutely hideous and if i might add.......civic ricerish. point is, dont do it. IT is complete crap and makes ME look like complete crap. i know times may be hard on you as you're contemplating a decision like this...but keep it together bro...i'm prayin for you.
this is what i think of mirror tint:
tint
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From: Schenectady, NY
Hey, does anyone know what the tC has for stock tinit? Also, Maine and its retarded laws state that I can't use anything lower than 50% film. Does any one have pics of what this would look like on a darker car. I have a BSP and I'm just wondering if its even worth doing.
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From: Memphis, TN
Originally Posted by Shayne
Hey, does anyone know what the tC has for stock tinit? Also, Maine and its retarded laws state that I can't use anything lower than 50% film. Does any one have pics of what this would look like on a darker car. I have a BSP and I'm just wondering if its even worth doing.
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3M 35% all the way around...
Cloudy day, looking from rear to front:
Sunny day, rear to front:
Sunny day, side-on:
Cloudy day, side on:
Sunny day, front to back:
Cloudy day, front to back:
I post sunny vs. cloudy and viewing angle becuse tint looks darker on cloudy days, and when viewed from the rear. (Light coming in from the front windshield makes the front tint look lighter) My sunroof shades were open in all pics. It gets a little darker when you close them. The tint is a pretty good match for the stock roof tint.
Cloudy day, looking from rear to front:
Sunny day, rear to front:
Sunny day, side-on:
Cloudy day, side on:
Sunny day, front to back:
Cloudy day, front to back:
I post sunny vs. cloudy and viewing angle becuse tint looks darker on cloudy days, and when viewed from the rear. (Light coming in from the front windshield makes the front tint look lighter) My sunroof shades were open in all pics. It gets a little darker when you close them. The tint is a pretty good match for the stock roof tint.
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Originally Posted by IAmTheProdigy
BeetC, did you put 35% on your windshield too? How about the sun roof?
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Originally Posted by BeetC
3M 35% all the way around...
I post sunny vs. cloudy and viewing angle becuse tint looks darker on cloudy days, and when viewed from the rear. (Light coming in from the front windshield makes the front tint look lighter) My sunroof shades were open in all pics. It gets a little darker when you close them. The tint is a pretty good match for the stock roof tint.
I post sunny vs. cloudy and viewing angle becuse tint looks darker on cloudy days, and when viewed from the rear. (Light coming in from the front windshield makes the front tint look lighter) My sunroof shades were open in all pics. It gets a little darker when you close them. The tint is a pretty good match for the stock roof tint.
