how dark to go with tint??
03-01-2002, 12:01 PM
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how dark to go with tint??
ive got a 2002 CL-S black with ebony and im considering getting the windows tinted, only thing is that im not sure how dark to go..i dont want the tint to be so light its hardly noticable and i dont want it to be too dark and make my ride look like a ghetto hoopty mobile...any suggestions??? what would look good with the black car?
03-01-2002, 12:37 PM
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On a dark car, you are fortunate to be able to put lighter tint on it and have it still look nice.
I have 35% all around on my car, and I love it. But it gets pretty hot over here, so I think I would have liked 20% on the rear window.
Since you have the ebony, the tint will look even darker from outside.
for you, I say 35% would look mad clean
I have 35% all around on my car, and I love it. But it gets pretty hot over here, so I think I would have liked 20% on the rear window.
Since you have the ebony, the tint will look even darker from outside.
for you, I say 35% would look mad clean
03-01-2002, 12:57 PM
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In PA, any tint is illegal so I only went with 35% on five windows.
The cops tend to ignore it as long as you don’t give them another reason to pull you over.
On my new CL, I’m going with 35% on the sides again, but probably 20% on the rear window.
That’s for when those A-HOLES with the big trucks are right on my ASS with their 10-million candlepower lights.
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The cops tend to ignore it as long as you don’t give them another reason to pull you over.
On my new CL, I’m going with 35% on the sides again, but probably 20% on the rear window.
That’s for when those A-HOLES with the big trucks are right on my ASS with their 10-million candlepower lights.
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03-01-2002, 01:08 PM
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I agree, go with the 35s all around on the black car. I have 20s on my silver CL and I love it - it looks great from the outside (night and day). I needed the contrast, you have a black car so go with the 35s. But realize that at night it will look great but during the day it will be pretty light. Meaning in the sun you will pretty much be able to see right through. Good luck
03-01-2002, 01:26 PM
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My reason for getting tint was to get some privacy and keep the sun out. So I have 15% on a silver with ebony. It fine for me and people cant see too much during the day, and totally dark at night. The police would pull you over regardless of the % because its illegal to have anything on the driver and passanger front windows anyway. So if you gonna do it, do it right.
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I got limo tints......it is way too hard to see out in the dark and i have trouble parking my car because i cant even see 5 ft to the left. I have to put my windows down so i can park.
Go with what you think is best....ask them to put on a sample on your car and u decide
Go with what you think is best....ask them to put on a sample on your car and u decide
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Go with the 35% on your car all around this is the best looking tint. I would have got it on my BLACK/EBONY TL but in D.C. only 75% is legal. The cops don't even mess with me The SUVs & mini vans can get away with factory tint here but a passenger car can't have any ecept 75%. I got 51% all around & will have to take off the sides in a few weeks to pass thru inspection. We have to got thru this every 2yrs so this will be my first time with this car. The 51% gives a CL/TL car with ebony int a light shadow effect. The 35% would give you a full shadow effect. Remember that the CL/TL have green heat rejecting glass from the factory so this will make the % of tint slightly darker. This is something that my tint installer pointed out to me so say I have 51% tint on the windows it may be 48%. So 35% might be 33 or 32% with the green glass. I would say 35% all the way I only wish I could get it on my car.
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20% is the perfect tint its not 2 dark and not to light in my state 35% is the legal limit but 20 is not so dark that the cops wont mess with you!
03-01-2002, 06:51 PM
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Originally posted by CWEET CL
20% is the perfect tint its not 2 dark and not to light in my state 35% is the legal limit but 20 is not so dark that the cops wont mess with you!
20% is the perfect tint its not 2 dark and not to light in my state 35% is the legal limit but 20 is not so dark that the cops wont mess with you!
03-01-2002, 07:01 PM
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I’m glad I wasn’t the first to say it.
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I’m glad I wasn’t the first to say it.
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Props on the hydraulics though. I just won't be able to show any of my friends that pic to show them the cool hydros because I'd be drowned out by them all laughing at the silly wing.
03-01-2002, 07:11 PM
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I had 35% on my old Vigor for close to 7 years and never got harassed. I went for the same on my TL and it looks much darker. Someone mentioned it's because of the heat reflecting tint that's already in the glass.
35% may be enough.
35% may be enough.
03-01-2002, 08:02 PM
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Well it is. Even supposing the 2.2/2.3 was a RWD car with amazing high-speed potential performance, if you wanted a wing with functionality it wouldn't look like that.
Props on the hydraulics though. I just won't be able to show any of my friends that pic to show them the cool hydros because I'd be drowned out by them all laughing at the silly wing.
Well it is. Even supposing the 2.2/2.3 was a RWD car with amazing high-speed potential performance, if you wanted a wing with functionality it wouldn't look like that.
Props on the hydraulics though. I just won't be able to show any of my friends that pic to show them the cool hydros because I'd be drowned out by them all laughing at the silly wing.
03-02-2002, 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by gohawks63
I had 35% on my old Vigor for close to 7 years and never got harassed. I went for the same on my TL and it looks much darker. Someone mentioned it's because of the heat reflecting tint that's already in the glass.
35% may be enough.
I had 35% on my old Vigor for close to 7 years and never got harassed. I went for the same on my TL and it looks much darker. Someone mentioned it's because of the heat reflecting tint that's already in the glass.
35% may be enough.
& the 01+CL models.
03-02-2002, 11:38 PM
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35% would look good, I think that Llumar Platinum Plus would look smooth. It is dark tinting with a little mirror accent. So it has kind of a lite mirrored tint. Saw a car with it on and it wasn't to dark but it was hard to see in because of the slight reflection of the tint.
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yeah, bro try to keep it even for all the windows, i would suggest 35% all the way around....i was thinking a staggered look but decided on the 35 all the way around....its looks tight with the 35% all the way around, dont go any darker
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03-03-2002, 08:31 AM
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Originally posted by JRock
Well it is. Even supposing the 2.2/2.3 was a RWD car with amazing high-speed potential performance, if you wanted a wing with functionality it wouldn't look like that.
Props on the hydraulics though. I just won't be able to show any of my friends that pic to show them the cool hydros because I'd be drowned out by them all laughing at the silly wing.
Well it is. Even supposing the 2.2/2.3 was a RWD car with amazing high-speed potential performance, if you wanted a wing with functionality it wouldn't look like that.
Props on the hydraulics though. I just won't be able to show any of my friends that pic to show them the cool hydros because I'd be drowned out by them all laughing at the silly wing.
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