i want to tint the front driver/passenger windows to the same % as the back windows and rear window. anyone know the exact % that i could match up the windows with???? thanx

 

I just had mine done using the "LLUMAR TINT" and they installer used 15%. If you find someone who installs LLUMAR go with 15% Looks good I think.

 

This has been covered 100 times. 20%

 

Yes, it has been covered many times, but as I went to get mine done, I found out that tints, are not tints, are not tints... There are: Dyed, Dyed/Metal and All-Metal Combinations Available. Each have a different tint percentage.

In my case, I used the 15% Dyed LLumar product and it came out near identical, IMO.

 

i seriously want to leave this site more and more when i see this question.

SEARCH

while you're at it, why dont you ask how plausible a motor swap is


sorry just ranting off here

 

don't worry.... you're not alone.

 

You guys blow me away... "I seriously want to leave this site more and more when I see this question". Newbies don't know the answers to these questions and may not know to search. I personally have used the search and it doesn't pop-up everthing that you all think it will. On our kart forum I NEVER see people flaming because of redudant posts, the new guy needs to know. If you don't want to help, don't post anything. You guys seem to be stuck-up snobs... you've got an Xb, not a freakin' BMW. Help the new guys or DON'T POST!!

 

give em a break i guess, yes it is annoying but their will always be n00bs around

 

Sorry Digger, but you havent been on as long as some of the others (im a relative Noob) Windowtint has been on here a long time. Digger...you've been on the site less than 15 days. You dont know how often this question comes up. This, and "Can I do an engine swap on such n such" or the rambling "thug" who talks about "how he wan dis tite set of dubz on his ride n wants 2 bag it 2 tha ground". its just really annoying. i said im sorry for ranting off (and no it wasnt edited, i knew it was probably out there when I typed it). and i did give help bud... it was the "SEARCH" comment I made. its not my job to look up posts for people who didnt know how.
i frankly dont care if you all think im an ___ for slamming someone. if they woulda searched we wouldnt have the problem and Scionlife.com would save some space. if you know me in person, im totally diff. frankly, you dont know me. ive been on this site for god knows how long and just get tired of seeing the same posts come up and up and up.

right about now a mod is going to lock this and say repost most likely seeing as its been covered a lot. then ill probably get warned for being out of control. but oh well. thats life

 

the is pretty bright but i also been here for a long time and also get annoyed at the same questions asked every week.

read the rules and life hear on scionlife will be fun and rewarding, what scion do you have, register it!

 

Maybe it's time the site moma's create a coupla pages for each model that regurgitates some of the answers to the questions that get asked over and over. The page can say what the factory tint % is, what min/max wheel size you can put on, muffler, towing answers, y'know, basic stuff.

I have done searches and frankly, unless you ask the question just the right way you aren't going to get your answer. The engine used for searches is pretty bad. I did a search las week on "cruise control install" and got back 153 pages of posts. Even after many refinement attempts I didn't fare any better. This website needs help. In fact, I just finished clicking of Submit for this post 4 times and the last time got a server error. Methinks this site is too under-powered for the traffic. It may be time to move on to a new Scion site.

 

The site is fine. And I find, with the amount of posts and threads, that the search is actually pretty decent. I agree with the questions and such and no one takes my advice. whenever i think they should sticky something, they dont and we get wasted posts. the wheel and tire thing.... kinda already covered though. that is a sticky and people still ask the questions. i guess thats life. i just sometimes need to let off steam.

stock is around 20%. mines at 22% according to police measuring. but for some reason, that has ranged from 18-22%. i dont know. i guess just diff. conditions.

scott

 

[quote="sexyscionlover"]stock is around 20%. mines at 22% according to police measuring. but for some reason, that has ranged from 18-22%. i dont know. i guess just diff. conditions.[quote]

2% difference could be accounted for in different material batches and measuring equipment calibration.

I plan on going 35% for my front doors and 50%+ for all the rears. That means I add 15% film and 35% film.

 

hey everyone wants peeps to use the search but does it really matter to u ? i just grin and bear it. not worth leaving an awesome site for it.

 

yea thats what i figured on diff. calibration machines.

could you explain that in diff. terms? that doesnt seem right to me for some reason.
the % is light transmission through the window (windowtint can explain better im sure)

right now your backs are at like 20-25 light coming through. 5% means basically none is coming through. are you going lighter??? you cant change out the colored glass unless you go with JDM Windows from the bB (windowtint can verify this too. hes the only guy in the states with the clear windows on all). i think you mean you want to go in the other direction. it just sounds funny because it seems like you have the light transmission %s confused

scott

 

He's knows what he's THINKING - just explained it a little skewed, which is a little normal to do. He just go the percentage numbers backwards - instead of going down the scale towards 0.00 (blacked out), he went UP - thinking "50".

UBOW - if you add 15% to the rear windows, your final reading will be about .03 (i.e. 3%), which would be just a touch darker than standard limo on clear glass.

I didn't address it earlier (in part becuase I was kinda trying to avoid writing in yet another tinting thread), but as far as the different TYPES of film - that is fairly irrelevant to the darkness of the film. It doesn't matter if it's an all dyed film, metallized, hybrid, ceramic based, graphite sputtered - whatever... 20% is 20%, 35% is 35% and so on. Those numbers mean nothing more than the total amount of ambient light that transmit through the glass. - BUT - the poster was on the right track somewhat. Some film have a better COLOR match than others - and sadly, it's usually the lower quality, cheaper dyed films. Those films are fine if you don't mind having the replace the film once a year becuase of quick color fading issues - some don't mind, and that's fine I guess. The metallized films tend have a glossy look to them, and can look a little "different" when used next to the flatter black looking rear glass. Not a big difference, but some people are that picky about it. That's fine too I suppose.

And as SSL said - if you want to go LIGHTER - you're going to have to import JDM glass (major $ and 2-3 months) -

 

You are right. I get them backwards all the time. It is so confusing... especially when some manufacturers rate their tints inconsistently. Some give in light transmission, others in percent of darkness.

That is why, especially on this one topic, I think one page on SL should be devoted to tints. Links can be made for DIYs and Tech articles for doing your own windows and tint mfrs and cutters can pay to advertise their product.

Another page can be devoted to lowering/lifting/air bagging with advertising by the companies that make and install the products.

Don't forget pages on body work, paint and dents, including decal install (not window decals).

The best posts on these subjects can be lifted and put on these pages (judged by the moderators and advertisers). This would give all visitors an easier time to find info.

Just my 2 pesos worth.

 

I guess I come from a different world, one where we like helping each other and getting the noobs involved more. We don't mind answering the same questions over and over, it keeps the excitememnt when new guys bring back the memories of how it was for us when we were "noobs".

I am a forum vet on 4cycle.com and I'm in the top 4 for having the most posts. The main reason for having so many posts is that I don't hesistate helping someone that wants to learn more about karting and learn from someone that's been around. I guess I'm spoiled from that site, we don't flame anyone for wanting our knowledge and are free to give it out.

If the moderators don't like what we say and they lock this thread, so be it. I just won't come back. I'm in this for fun and don't need it. The people in kart racing aren't like this at all. On 4cycle we are free to voice our opinions as long as bad words are not involved, since there are many kids on the site.

It's just a totally different evironment over here.

 

If 20% is 20% and 35% is 35% then why do some tint shops show different tint types side by side? Meaning metalized next to dyed clearly showing tint differences? Is it a sales technic or is 20% not really 20% when conparing the two or more types of tint?

 

My sentiments EXACTLY.

This amazing sense of self entitlement is ridiculious.

Answer the question or don't post.