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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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tint opinions

what do you people think about black tints that fade to mirror.was about to do it but unsure. havent seen many if any cl's with these tints. mine is white and i plan on getting chrome rims. just wanted 2nd opinion. rice or nice
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Do you have a pic of it on other cars?
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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its not RICE its more like KD, kraft dinner. mirror fading tint reminds me of dsm cars

i like the euro look, light 70% blue tint all around
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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I'm not a big fan of mirror tint, but with chrome it might look ok. Iffy on white though.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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it looks (pardon me for that racial comment) too mexican. If you lived here you would know what i was talking about.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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it looks (pardon me for that racial comment) too mexican. If you lived here you would know what i was talking about.
hahaha, oh so true
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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mirror tint.... =
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Get Llumar Titanium tint. It has a bit of silver metallic in it, but it doesn't look ghetto.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
Get Llumar Titanium tint. It has a bit of silver metallic in it, but it doesn't look ghetto.
Much better idea mclaren
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Who gets mirror tint anymore? It didn't even look good when it was "popular." The fade to black one wasn't so bad, but still ghetto. Don't do it!
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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if thats not rice im not sure what is then
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ShavedH22CL
if thats not rice im not sure what is then
your paint?
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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your paint?
Coming from a noob!
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Not a big fan of reflective tint. I have 5% all around. I like it!!
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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^ now thats a tint

thats soo dark
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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no more than 15 % wuteva u do...
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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Not a big fan of reflective tint. I have 5% all around. I like it!!
thats how i roll
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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apparently cops are dicks about tint around here.. everyone i know with 20% has gotten fix it tickets pretty soon after getting it done..

anyone know how 35% on the doors and 20% on all the back windows looks?
i figure that wouldnt attract too much attention..
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by shnee420
apparently cops are dicks about tint around here.. everyone i know with 20% has gotten fix it tickets pretty soon after getting it done..

anyone know how 35% on the doors and 20% on all the back windows looks?
i figure that wouldnt attract too much attention..
i have 35% doors/sides and 20% rear, close enough to what you want. As you can tell from the shadows, the sun is pretty much shining directly into the car through the windshield in this pic

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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
Get Llumar Titanium tint. It has a bit of silver metallic in it, but it doesn't look ghetto.
that is the 2nd option i had that on my saturn and i loved it. i thought the black faded into mirror might be nice on white with chrome rims. it looks good in my head but thats diff than on my car
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
Coming from a noob!

not really gansta....if you didnt know this is my second time around on this forum...

very original by the way, bet you laughed at that for like 10 seconds ha?

i had 35% all around on my last cl, it was black, and looked just right to me, its not so black it looks like spray paint, and not so light that you can see perfectly inside it. Just enough to make it look nice.

But if you live somewhere where the sun is a factor, and you are trying to be functional, then get it darker.
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