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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Alright, heres my situation.

I'm debating on what % I should get on my BSP tC.

The legal limit in florida is 15% and 20on the front wiondows. But I was thinking on 10% all the way around. Think its worth it? What are the possibilities of me getting pulled over?

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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You're lucky you are allowed to go that low in your state. Abide by the law and go with the lowest you possibly can legally. You won't notice much of a difference between what you want and what you are allowed to have. I have 20% and am completely satisfied with it.

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Ya its definitely nice. I'd go as dark as you can. You can even go a little darker to if you do it right after you renew your tags. Then it usually will fade enough to be legal by the next year. You could also just buy a good pair of sunglasses lol.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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I think it would be hard to tell the difference between 10% and 20%. There is not much different for my 50% front from a 70%.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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i'm from tampa and my bf has 5% on his rsx, (i forget what he got on the windshield but i know its not legal) an we've been pulled over a couple times, they never say anything about the tint
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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I have 5% on mine and so far no problems. Now that I wrote this I'll prob. get a ticket. My game plan was to roll down the windows if I get pulled over.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Florida is so lenient when it comes to tint. California is probably one of the strictest (no tint allowed on the front sides).
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetdreamz
I have 5% on mine and so far no problems. Now that I wrote this I'll prob. get a ticket. My game plan was to roll down the windows if I get pulled over.
Lol don't we all.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetdreamz
I have 5% on mine and so far no problems. Now that I wrote this I'll prob. get a ticket. My game plan was to roll down the windows if I get pulled over.
haha. yea my friendsbf has 5% on his civic. im thinkin i might just go 10%, i usually have the windows down anyways.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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Go 10%. I have 20% and am very satisfied but sometimes wish it was just a tad darker. We can't have any tint on the front windows in Michigan so I've been lucky to not be pulled over yet. That was another reason I didn't go any lower.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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yeah i'd say go with the 10% don't want it too dark,might get the wrong cop,or just roll em down like they said.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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yea, more than likely i'm gona go 10. I'll post a few pics on thursday or so.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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10% will look good and be plenty dark. I was going to get that until I found out the shop only had 5, 15 and 30.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 02:35 AM
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im from cali, and tint laws are pretty strict here, and i live in a city which is pretty strict about tint laws, and i am still getting 5% all around.

i drive with my windows down all the time, like all the time, so i should have no worries, same goes to you.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by tC9o9
im from cali, and tint laws are pretty strict here, and i live in a city which is pretty strict about tint laws, and i am still getting 5% all around.

i drive with my windows down all the time, like all the time, so i should have no worries, same goes to you.
Even in the rain ?
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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Yeah, you don't drive with your windows down all the time. I used to say the same thing when I had 18% all around, but there would be times when I had to keep the windows up, and those were the times when I got tickets. With winter coming, you have a bunch of reasons to keep your windows up. I put them up when it gets windy, cold, or if it's raining. I also have to put them up when I have passengers.
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we recently had a down pour(if you want to call it that) here in cali, and i rolled with the windows half down.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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I was driving in the middle of that downpour and there is no way I would be stupid enough to put the windows down. The rain was coming sideways. I was worried for my CAI with all the puddles.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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dang must be nice to get 20 legally
up here the lowest for the front is 70 -_-
but of course most people go lower haha
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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I used to have 15% on my back windows and 20% on the front but then after a while I decided to get that tint removed and get 5% instead. I havn't had any problems with it yet, I've had a few cops drive by me and not do anything but if I see a cop ahead of time I'll roll down my windows just incase.



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