T S X

I got an appointment for tints tomorrow and I still can't decide how I want my tints. I want to get either 35% all around or 35% in the front and 20% in the back. What do you guys think?

ebcheon

i got 35% front/20% rear.

i have a black/black car, and i wanted the contrast.

35% is pretty light. its not as dark as the numbers seem to be. so to have it 35% all around would make it rather light.

TWong1200

Personally, I prefer all one tone all around.

ebcheon

hehe... just get 20% all around.

i don't have the balls to do it... dont' wanna get pulled over all the time.

Sarlacc

Ive got 35% all around and it depeds on the light and everything as to how dark is looks. I keep my moon roof open all the time let light in so i dont get pulled over.

One question, why does everyone on every forum call it "tints" its tint. You have tint on your windows. your windows are tinted. what is the tints thing all about. sorry just an odd pet peeve of mine

wiz

I like it all the way around same darkness as well. If you've had dark tint before then you will want to continue that way. If you've never had window tint before, you might find it kind of hard to drive at night and what not and would be better off going for the lighter I think. It's best to see a car in person with it on there. Or most good tint places will put a strip of 35% and 20% on your window at the same time so you can make up your mind.

finalheaven

Damn 35% all over? and you never got stopped in LA? In Cali we're not supposed to tint it at all right? I want to tint but am worried too much about the tickets...

ebcheon

hmm... i don't know where you got that information but i'm from Los Angeles as well and it is legal. i think you were given the wrong info. here, go to this link and it'll give you the details about california laws on tinting.

http://www.doityourselftint.com/tintlaws.html

briefly: basically it says that you can't have any tint on the front windows and you can have any tint on the rear windows.

in the link below, it says that you can have 70% in the front... law was instated in 1999. http://autowindowtintings.com/main.c...ion=California

finalheaven

Ya i know but he said 35% all round meaning the front also. And i was talking about the front as well, i know the back does not matter. However it does look ugly for only the back to be fully tinted.

ebcheon

i got 35% in the front as well...

just roll down the windows real quick when you see a cop...

Sarlacc

finalheaven, yeah i went illegal and have tint on the front two windows also. Never been pulled over. I have a black and it makes darker tint look lighter then it really is. Also, as i mentioned i leave the cover on the moonroof open so there is always light coming in from the top making it more visible.

And when i do see cops I generally roll my windows down But most of the time when i dont, they dont care. My friend was not so lucky. he has 35% all around on a silver car (looks darker) and got pulled for no front plate ( i have mine) and because of that got nailed on his tint too. but it was only like a 50 dollar fine.

Tinting the front in Cali is indeed a small risk ( since everyone and their mother has tinted windows) but Im not only going to tint half my car. When i had my prelude i went 35 in the rear and 50 up front but i hated the offset. I have to have it even all the way around. and i wont not have tint. Helps with heat and keeps people from looking inside.

T S X

I went to the shop and ended up getting 30% Titanium all around. I would post a pic but it says the maximum size I can attach is 1 byte.

zero

check out my link at the bottom of my sig, its my TSX with the darkest the place could possibly get, I had to pay the guy cash cuz its illegal obvioulsy, but Ive had it this dark before and I had been pulled over and they never said anything, my tip to you is if you do get pulled over, roll down the windows

T S X

I put some pics here...

http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/1.jpg
http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/2.jpg
http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/3.jpg
http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/4.jpg
http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/5.jpg
http://mywpages.comcast.net/2004tsx/6.jpg

Stash

that cg looks different every time I look at it

ebcheon

looks great!!

Sarlacc

Tint looks great, what kind of film did you get?

That charcoal of tint matches nicely with the carbon gray goodness.

joedokes

Yes, what kind of film did you get???



Joe D

wiz

yeah, when I first saw his pictures i thought it was the Indigo blue from Canada. Weird...heh

T S X

I got 30% Titanium all around. I'm not sure what make the film is.

Sarlacc

Did you get any sort of warranty???

TMQ

Can any one from the Seattle area recommend a good window tint shop (north seattle/lynnwood)? thanks.

gmen

Hey, I just got a Artic blue/6MT/W-Nav. I want to tint my windows, but I want to know have you had any problems/issues with the Nav system since you got the tint?
Also what kind of tint did you get? Do you know the manufacturer/color?

Thanks!

Bobby Gz

i just got 15% all around and i have no problems. jusat make sure you get the normal tint and not any of those metal based ones

gmen

Yeah, but dont the non-metal based tints turn purple and start to bubble/peel after a while?
Also can you let me know the brand and/or product name of the tint you got on your car.

Thanks!