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To tint or not to tint? PICS!!!
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To tint or not to tint? PICS!!!
ok guys so im just really antsy to do mods, but dont have the money to do drop or exhaust...so this is the most feasable at the moment. (saving for school thats why!) i was thinking of tinting my tail lights, i dunno if it would look ok. so, im asking you guys, what do u think?
so.. or
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Originally Posted by spdy0001
as it is If you tinted the windows as well then
Did you just use window tint or did you get the rockblocker stuff?
Did you just use window tint or did you get the rockblocker stuff?
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i wanna tint my windows first, but its like $200, and this is only $50+ . i dont want limo tints, i dont wanna be blind, especially at night. so round 30-35% maybe? i dunno still thinking about it. thanks for ur thoughts tho! the tail tints may be gettin a lil old, but the red lights on the SMR body is startin to be a little tooo much red, even tho thats my fave color. so yeah.
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I say you swap the '03 tails for '01-'02 tails since you have a red car...plus it would be unique.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.
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I personally like the top half of the tails tinted, but mine are 01's, so it's a bit different. See my av or this pic for example.
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Originally Posted by xxpnoiboi03xx
i wanna tint my windows first, but its like $200, and this is only $50+ . i dont want limo tints, i dont wanna be blind, especially at night. so round 30-35% maybe? i dunno still thinking about it. thanks for ur thoughts tho! the tail tints may be gettin a lil old, but the red lights on the SMR body is startin to be a little tooo much red, even tho thats my fave color. so yeah.
I did 35% tint on my front windows and 20% on the rears... not too dark, but still looks good and 35% and 20% match up nicely. You can see pics of it on my car domain page . Check the last three pics, it actually looks darker in the pics than it does in person. I'd leave the tails alone tho until you do the windows.
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i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
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Originally Posted by xxpnoiboi03xx
^tnobori1
i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
I really did use him before and he stands by his work, plus he's mobile and he's been in business for like 15 years. I'd highly recommend him to any NorCal guys.
I would definitely NOT do a DIY! Let a pro handle it, the dot matrix at the top of the rear windshield makes it a big pain in the ass to get the tint to stick. The guy that did mine used a strip of vinyl across the top of the rear window so that it looks good from the outside and will stick better than the tint.
Do a search for Tint and you will find some good info about that.
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Originally Posted by JohnBlayz142
I personally like the top half of the tails tinted, but mine are 01's, so it's a bit different. See my av or this pic for example.
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^tnobori1
i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
i was thinking 35% all around, coz maybe 20 on the rear, coz i would like it to match. and not look like the TL's with 35% front and 5% back..ugh, so ugly....but yeah, urs looks nice, but ur cars color is also dark so it works. how much did u get urs done? would a DIY job bhe a good idea?
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yeah, i don't like such a dark tint IMO. maybe a lighter tint would be nice.. just a tint dark enough that its noticeable but not too obvious.
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yeah i still have to find a place here in milwaukee to do tints for a decent price. i know the DIY was a joke, ive seeen sooo many bad DIY tints, im not even gonna try. thing is i dont wanna get a ticket for the tints, esp here in milwaukee, they are starting to crack down on people. last weekend, they gave 300+ tickets, 40-60 cars got towed, a lot for speeding, tints and parking violations, and the legal limit here in wisc is 35%. it was even on the news, they showed a cop checking a guys tint, it was 20% and got a huuuge ticket 200+. so yeah.
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thats coz i was by your house when i took the picture, oh and i just managed to get you in the tail light too hehe, sorry, yes i used ur cars ass as a frame of reference. guilty. think of it as a compliment, coz i want my ass to look like yours. , i just didnt say that.....
^II1I2I1I2III(im sorry i dont know what the hell ur name is )
thats exactyl what i want, dark enough so that it looks nice, but not to call the popo's attention. i mean my car is red, it catches enough attention, just so that i could actually seeeee, i took a friends GLI and he had 20% all around and man it was hot, but man was i blind!!
^VIPCLS
exactly, i would like it to be even all around, but 20% may be to dark, plus all the ticketing i was talkin about up there.
yeah i still have to find a place here in milwaukee to do tints for a decent price. i know the DIY was a joke, ive seeen sooo many bad DIY tints, im not even gonna try. thing is i dont wanna get a ticket for the tints, esp here in milwaukee, they are starting to crack down on people. last weekend, they gave 300+ tickets, 40-60 cars got towed, a lot for speeding, tints and parking violations, and the legal limit here in wisc is 35%. it was even on the news, they showed a cop checking a guys tint, it was 20% and got a huuuge ticket 200+. so yeah.
^gaping46aand2
thats coz i was by your house when i took the picture, oh and i just managed to get you in the tail light too hehe, sorry, yes i used ur cars ass as a frame of reference. guilty. think of it as a compliment, coz i want my ass to look like yours. , i just didnt say that.....
^II1I2I1I2III(im sorry i dont know what the hell ur name is )
thats exactyl what i want, dark enough so that it looks nice, but not to call the popo's attention. i mean my car is red, it catches enough attention, just so that i could actually seeeee, i took a friends GLI and he had 20% all around and man it was hot, but man was i blind!!
^VIPCLS
exactly, i would like it to be even all around, but 20% may be to dark, plus all the ticketing i was talkin about up there.
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Originally Posted by xxpnoiboi03xx
^tnobori1
yeah i still have to find a place here in milwaukee to do tints for a decent price. i know the DIY was a joke, ive seeen sooo many bad DIY tints, im not even gonna try. thing is i dont wanna get a ticket for the tints, esp here in milwaukee, they are starting to crack down on people. last weekend, they gave 300+ tickets, 40-60 cars got towed, a lot for speeding, tints and parking violations, and the legal limit here in wisc is 35%. it was even on the news, they showed a cop checking a guys tint, it was 20% and got a huuuge ticket 200+. so yeah.
^gaping46aand2
thats coz i was by your house when i took the picture, oh and i just managed to get you in the tail light too hehe, sorry, yes i used ur cars ass as a frame of reference. guilty. think of it as a compliment, coz i want my ass to look like yours. , i just didnt say that.....
^II1I2I1I2III(im sorry i dont know what the hell ur name is )
thats exactyl what i want, dark enough so that it looks nice, but not to call the popo's attention. i mean my car is red, it catches enough attention, just so that i could actually seeeee, i took a friends GLI and he had 20% all around and man it was hot, but man was i blind!!
^VIPCLS
exactly, i would like it to be even all around, but 20% may be to dark, plus all the ticketing i was talkin about up there.
yeah i still have to find a place here in milwaukee to do tints for a decent price. i know the DIY was a joke, ive seeen sooo many bad DIY tints, im not even gonna try. thing is i dont wanna get a ticket for the tints, esp here in milwaukee, they are starting to crack down on people. last weekend, they gave 300+ tickets, 40-60 cars got towed, a lot for speeding, tints and parking violations, and the legal limit here in wisc is 35%. it was even on the news, they showed a cop checking a guys tint, it was 20% and got a huuuge ticket 200+. so yeah.
^gaping46aand2
thats coz i was by your house when i took the picture, oh and i just managed to get you in the tail light too hehe, sorry, yes i used ur cars ass as a frame of reference. guilty. think of it as a compliment, coz i want my ass to look like yours. , i just didnt say that.....
^II1I2I1I2III(im sorry i dont know what the hell ur name is )
thats exactyl what i want, dark enough so that it looks nice, but not to call the popo's attention. i mean my car is red, it catches enough attention, just so that i could actually seeeee, i took a friends GLI and he had 20% all around and man it was hot, but man was i blind!!
^VIPCLS
exactly, i would like it to be even all around, but 20% may be to dark, plus all the ticketing i was talkin about up there.
#29
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If cops are cracking down and the legal limit is 35%, go a shade lighter because there is a light tint on our windows from the factory. I think there is a thread on here somewhere about that.
The reason I went lighter up front is because in CA you are not allowed to do aftermarket tint on the front windows. Since a lot of cars come that way now, cops are a little lenient, but I wanted to get something light enough to see through from outside on the fronts. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
The reason I went lighter up front is because in CA you are not allowed to do aftermarket tint on the front windows. Since a lot of cars come that way now, cops are a little lenient, but I wanted to get something light enough to see through from outside on the fronts. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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Originally Posted by 4ank
I say you swap the '03 tails for '01-'02 tails since you have a red car...plus it would be unique.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.
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Pretty much, but you're taking a risk if the cops are cracking down. In my truck, I have all the windows tinted and got pulled over for it one time since 1999. In CA its a fix-it ticket, so if you know a cop, they can sign off on the ticket for you. If not, as in my case, I paid the $160 and never got them fixed. It sucks, but beauty comes at a price. LOL!
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Originally Posted by xxpnoiboi03xx
a lighter shade? isnt the next shade in line 50% which is like, nothing.
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i actually dont, i think 20% is too dark, but maybe im too conservative. im a lil practical. its annoying when u cant see at night "is that a car, or a mailbox at the stop sign?" :p
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Originally Posted by xxpnoiboi03xx
haha, this is funny...this is why i dont wanna get 20% tints..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_3a-kZwu0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_3a-kZwu0&NR=1
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Originally Posted by 4ank
I say you swap the '03 tails for '01-'02 tails since you have a red car...plus it would be unique.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.
start the trend...I actually considered this since I have a 6-spd, it would throw the average bear off.
So, in short: Trade your tails for '02 all red tails + cash. Use cash + $50 saved by not tinting your tails to tint your windows.