binny

hey guys, how deep do u think I should tint my car? i have a 99 3.0CL all black/black leather. i am thinking of 5-10% in the rear window but I don't know about the little side windows and main side windows? what is the best combination?

hybridnrg

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well depending on where you live you should pick whats best. But one thing to remember is that you should do all three windows the same...it looks better.

klepto

where do you live? some states dont allow you to tint the fronts, or only a certain percentage, but of course if you dont care about that then that doesnt make a difference

binny

i live in pennsylvania, all my friend have 5percent on the back and little side windows and they are fine, i was actually thinking of doing the front windsheild, i know its illegal but a very subtle tint

h2o-pr00f

5% all around thats what i got... i LOVE IT. but beware of teh :cop:

nippon_wa

5% is also what i have..

but i recommend 25%..

BDiddy

I would definitely recommend against doing the front windshield. If you get dark enough on the other 3, the front looks like it has tints anyway.

97BlackAckCL

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Dude, don't tint your front windshield in Pittsburgh. The state law is that you have to have 70% clarity, however, you shouldn't be bothered, if you stay around 35-50% on the sides. The back you can do all the way to 0. But the side windows is what the cops care about. Also, what color cl do you have, and where in pittsburgh are you from?

binny

ya i prolly won't do windsheild, i am from uniontown actually, about 45 minutes south of pittsburgh, the only thing i am worried about is my blind spot, the two little windows on the back, i want to make sure i can see through those but i wanna make at least 5 percent on rear window and people are sayin to get all 3 back windows same tint, how about 10 percent for back 3 windows and 25 percent side? i have a black cl so i want to go dark as i can to match the paint, want it to look sick, espeically once i put the illuminas and eibachs on, i 'll get some pics on here after its all done

Mulk

5% all around, thats what I have, and it looks soo nice, you get used to it and it doesnt really eliminate your blind spot or make it worse, but yeah watch out for the cops lol, you either have to have it removed or pay a $105 fine in PA

97BlackAckCL

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You can just pay the $105 and not remove it!?!? that's way cheaper than having tint redone. I've never heard of that, I thought you had to remove it if you got nabbed. :cop:

97BlackAckCL

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I have a black cl too, and I plan to do a similar tint, probably 5% rear, 35% sides. You have any tint hookups binny?

Mulk

Yeah either remove it within 10 days or pay the fine, but then you risk getting caught again, and another fine.. I've been pulled over once and decided that $105 to keep it on was worth it lol

97BlackAckCL

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I'm having mine done in a few weeks, and I'm paying a lot to have it done well, I'd much rather shell out the $105 than remove it

binny

would would happen if the same fucking cop pulled u over again, stiffer fine???

SiGye

I suggest 20% all around. It is just dark enough to where you can't see the driver, but you can see an outline. Shouldn't be difficult to see at night, but still looks very dark from the outside.

klepto

20% sounds good. I have 20% rears and 35% sides, I guess i coulda gone a bit darker but I like it. I didnt want people to NOT completely be able to see me from the outside, but rather, see an outline. When I see cars with limo tint on their front windows I just think to myself, that person must be ass ugly, he doesnt want anyone to see him driving that car

rp_carbiz

One thing to remember is that with your car having a black inside is going to make it look darker than it is. I have all my cars dark, extremly dark. I am in the tint biz, and I have my front windsheild done on everyone of my cars and have no problems. I would go 20% all around or 20% on side and 5% on back if it was my car. If you did your windsheild i would not go any darker than 50%. I would recomend that you go reflective at that, if you black 50% it is going to look too dark. 50% mirror film has hardly any shine, but blocks glare and heat like crazy.

Smalls

I've got the same Black CL as you, and I got the 14% Endurance tint. Check my page

binny

hot car dude, i seen your car before i joined this forum..lol, i like your tint, never seen that kind but i am looking for a blacker look instead of reflective, your tint goes with your wheels real nice, i am sticking to stock wheels for now but may get some black rims next year

NitiNiteZ

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broadway mirrors own those blind spots! kinda...

azn5ucka86

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...60230855vukHDo

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...60230664zMcnre

20% all around, 3.0 99 black

binny

well i have an appointment tommorow at 2pm for the tint job , i going with 5% on back 3 windows and 20% on sides, i will post some picks of it in a few days...

97BlackAckCL

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we'll have to meet up at some point so I can check out your whip, and tint job.

binny

most definatly but i need to get those illuminas and pro-kits on!!! should be putting them on in a couple of weeks along with aemv2...and i just bought 2 new 10" infinity references, i upgraded from my old kappa subs, plus i got the ppi dcx 300 watt amp, which is really underated and i'll be putting in my kenwood mp919, then we will meet up

Time For Sleeep

I have 5% back three windows and 35% down front side windows, nothing on the windshield...

I love it, but i wish I had gone with 20%... I guess I'll wait until I get my first fix it ticket and change it back to 20%

97BlackAckCL

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Sounds good to me, that'll give me plenty of time to get a lot of my stuff in as well. Had to remove a lot of stuff to pass inspection. Most of it is going back on tonight though

binny

dudes, i just got my tint put on but i'm kinda puzzled, they cut out the part for the back window brake light? wtf, it doesn't look as sharp in the back because of it, the guy said they always cut it out because of people getting pulled over, what should i do, is this normal, do u guys have it cut out too, it look like trash!!!! any input guys?

binny

k i did some research on here and i guess u can take the screws out underneath the trunk, then do the tint to cover the whole window after the brake light is unattatched, i want to take it back there to do this, does anyone else have this done and do u encounter any problems with the police, alot of the photo gallery have it done this way, should i just get it done, or even turn the brake light off or will it shine thru the 5% fine? i really don't want to spend the extra money on a spoiler with brake light...the cutout looks so freakin gay, they didn't even ask me if i wanted it the other way, weak...

LLWesMan

Darker is better.

Musulsa

The 3rd brake light cutout for the rear window tint is WEAK.

You should demand that they re-tint that thing. That is so ghetto.... I can't believe you didn't ask them before though. You gotta be paranoid when you get your car tinted because so many little things can go wrong if you don't explicitly tell them what you want (how you want the dot matrix handled, the cut out, etc.)

binny

dude, i'm new to this shit, never had a car with tinted windows man, i did ask them about it before and they said they'll take care of it, i watched them do it and cut around the brake light, i thought it wouldn't be a big deal until they were done cutting, it looked like total shit

do u think i would get pulled over if i had them redo it properly tho if i was driving at night, i just don't want to get pulled over for that, i'm in pennsylvania, anyone else in pa have a problem with this, i would really appreciate your input

regardles 5% in back 3 windows and 20% on sides looks so fuckin sick on a black car, at night your car looks solid black dude, it looks so fucking hard, and i can see just fine out thru the 5% at night...

Musulsa

I am not a lawyer, but I will tell you that I have never had a problem with having tint over my 3rd brake light. If 5% tint on your rear windshield is legal in your state (which it is NOT in PA btw) then you will have no problems with the brake light portion being tinted also.

Your bigger problem is that PA has some of the strictest tint laws in the US. 70% tint max on all windows is super strict compared to most states. Don't worry about the brake light if you are already breaking the law on the rest of the rear windshield.

A cop will either notice your obviously illegal limo tint or not. He isn't going to go "Hey that tint is SUPER ULTRA ILLEGALLY DARK! Oh wait, his brake light has a cut out... I'll give him a pass."

binny

dude, that is a very good point, i'm going back there for a re-tint on back window, i appreciate the help...

Musulsa

Best of luck, binny.

That was retarded of them to just use the ghetto cut-out. I hope you don't have to pay extra.

lnsyone

double 5%

binny

ya very ghetto, i'll end up payin for it watch, now i'm weary to have them put on my eibach pro-kit and illuminas in two weeks...i may just have them put on a another layer of 5% percent on top, it may make the brake light stand out more since the first layer is cut-out? what ya thinK...or am i talkin crazy...LOL!!!!!!!

blackacura54

I got that 5% Black car with that tint is hot as hell heres mine..

97BlackAckCL

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Blackura that shit looks HAWT

Binny, u ever figure out what they're doing with your tint? My 3rd brake light isn't even hooked up to anything, because i have a wing. Do you have a factory wing, cuz if you did that'd be even more weak. Let me know what happened with your tint man

binny

nah, i don't have a factory spoiler, do u think i'm better off just pulling the plug out(turn off) the 3rd brake light and have them redo my tint?