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Old 07-11-2005 | 02:20 PM
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Window tint help!!

Hey kids. I have a NBP TSX with parchment interior. I was wondering if I should go with 30% window tint or 20%. And if anyone has any pics of their NBP tsx with parchment leather and tinted windows can you PLEASE post pics? Thanks for the help.
Old 07-11-2005 | 02:21 PM
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I always say.......the darker the better but that's just me
Old 07-11-2005 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by thisisntandes
Hey kids. I have a NBP TSX with parchment interior. I was wondering if I should go with 30% window tint or 20%. And if anyone has any pics of their NBP tsx with parchment leather and tinted windows can you PLEASE post pics? Thanks for the help.
that is quite the dilemma... normally on a black car I would say go ligher, like 30%, yet with the Parchment int. I would say go darker, like 20%...



After much thinking I have the answer!!

Do one half in 30% and the other in 20%!!









Either that or buy a new car
Old 07-11-2005 | 02:46 PM
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I always say.......the darker the better but that's just me
Yea, Im gonna go with the 20%, I was just wondering how it would look with the parchment.
Old 07-12-2005 | 12:05 AM
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either way, people will look through your front winshield to look inside - are you going to tint the front?
Old 07-12-2005 | 07:21 AM
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Nah, Im not tinting the front windshield. I have seen that done on a 05 TL. Looks kinda dumb. Sooo.... Can someone help me find a pic of a NBP parchment TSX with tints please?
Old 07-13-2005 | 03:53 PM
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i'll take some pictures today
Old 07-13-2005 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by San-AnT
are you going to tint the front?
FYI- Thats illegal in every state! And most tint shops won't do it. That's down low stuff.
Old 07-13-2005 | 06:54 PM
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30% is pretty dark. Not when it's sunny, but when it's overcast or raining it looks awesome. I don't know about you, but I don't like super dark tint. Looks too gangsta
Old 07-13-2005 | 06:57 PM
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I take it back. Dark tint on black cars look HOT! Case in point...

Old 07-13-2005 | 08:11 PM
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I take it back. Dark tint on black cars look HOT! Case in point...

ok im new and I need tint, 20% is darker than 30%??? what the heck 20 is smaller than 30, how much tinting do u think is on that NHB. and BTW when u want a tint job do the tinters give u an example if ur new?
Old 07-13-2005 | 11:10 PM
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I think the number refers to how much light the tint lets through. 20% would be darker than 30%.
Old 07-16-2005 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by peter_bigblock
I think the number refers to how much light the tint lets through. 20% would be darker than 30%.
percentage is stand for how much light will you get in your car. the lesser percentage the darker in your car and the more percentage the brighter.
Old 07-17-2005 | 08:39 PM
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I think 20% looks hot as well. However... that's not legal in Ga and people have actually been pulled over and ticketed for tint.
Old 07-17-2005 | 09:07 PM
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I have 35% all around, mainly because it's illegal to tint my front windows and I wanted all the windows to be tinted the same. 35% is enough to keep the cops away and still dark enough, but yeah when its really sunny you can still see through it. I like the way it looks though on my NBP. I also have parchent interior so it sticks out.
Old 07-18-2005 | 09:37 AM
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I have NBP with 35% on front 2 windows and 20% on rear 3. Dont tint the windshield, very illegal!
I havent been pulled over yet but when its cloudy/rainy the 35% look very dark too.
If I could do it over I may have gone one or the other all the way around. but I still like it.
My roomie has 20% all around her Yukon and she has been pulled over. When its rainy that shit looks pitch black.
Old 07-18-2005 | 12:11 PM
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The stock windows look like they are somewhat tinted already. Anyone know the percentage? (If you add aftermarket tint, the two combined could push you over the limit; at least in some states, they look at the overall, combined amount of tinting.)

If it's too dark in the rear, it makes it harder to back up late at night, as I recall from a car I had years ago. So, on my last car, I got the same on the rear as on the front door windows (where Fla. law normally allows darker in the rear). I figure it looks more "balanced" that way anyways.
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