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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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to tint or not to tint that is the question

Love the Benz blue tint on the windows but yu get no privacy and everytime Im rolling I hate when people keep starring inside the car. Im thinking of smoking them out 50% or something like that or do my regular 35%
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:38 AM
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no tint...
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 02:52 AM
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screw 35%.... 5% instead for the rears of your benz, 35% front.....
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 02:54 AM
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 03:06 AM
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35% all the way around, even ur windshield haha
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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35% all the way around. just did it on mine and love it.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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No way you will get away with the front windsheild being tinted in the NY/NJ area. The cops around here love to hand out fix-it tickets for some reason.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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TINT!
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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20% on the back 35% on sides.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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Definitely Tint. I have seen the pics of your car, and I love it but I have always thought that a tint would definitely complete the look. Definitely go for it. 35% all around.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by Chaptorial
20% on the back 35% on sides.
yuck... i hate when people get different shades of tint on the car... flat out tacky

get 35% all around... you'll be straight...
just make sure u get titanium tint.. it'll look best on ur car
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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I don't like different tints back vs front so either do 20 or 35 all around. I have 35% and wish I had gone 20. depends how prickish po-po can be in your area.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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A light smoke tint looks classy on a Benz.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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can somebody photoshop some 35% tint on the car to see if it takes the classy look away. I hate people looking at me thats the main reason but dont want the car to look ghetto you know shiney wheels dark tint...not my style

I want to go 20% but Ive gotten too many tickets for that so Im thinking 50% or 35% Llumar


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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Originally posted by YuppieCL
yuck... i hate when people get different shades of tint on the car... flat out tacky

get 35% all around... you'll be straight...
just make sure u get titanium tint.. it'll look best on ur car
Nah it ain't as bad you you think. You can't evem tell they're different from the sides or on the rear.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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lou u dumbfuck


dont do more than 35% tints...think abt it... a 2dr benz on rims w/dark tints in nYC will constantly make the cops suspicious, esp. when they see a minority drive it....do the 35% bro....i've had both 20%, 15% and 35% and never ever got any crap at all w/the 35% tints from the cops


good luck bro
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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btw lou, i think they make darker version of that blue tint that ur benz comes with...i'm pretty sure they do
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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Tint the bitch

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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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I live in jersey, the law states no tints on the front sides, and no tint exceeding 35%. I've got 20% all around and no front license plate. I'd rather get a ticket for unclear plates or tint's than get a ticket for careless driving. Lou, its a benz, not some shitty ricer with silver and/or reflective tint and a license plate behind the windshield.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:51 AM
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thanks bigman thats exactly what I wanted to see that looks so hot...what was I waiting for
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Originally posted by YuppieCL
yuck... i hate when people get different shades of tint on the car... flat out tacky
I disagree. That’s the PERFECT combo for states where tint is illegal.
The difference is not as noticeable as you might think from the outside, but it’s nice to have the darker film on the back when you have a big SUV on your ass at night.
Plus the side is light enough so you don’t get pulled over by the cops every other week.

I agree that 20% all around looks the best, but you just can’t chance it around here.

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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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I dont like the different shade either, some people in nj do it so that cops wont ticket them bc they think there is tint on the back and not on the front driver/passenger window.

Lou i think you should tint out the whole car at 20%, people are lookin in when they see those awesome rims. so why not just keep it a mystery on whose inside.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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I hate when the back 3 windows are differnt than the front 2!!!!
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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One percentage ATWO.

Mixed percentages looks
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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100% TIT
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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Tint the bitch

What % would you say this is cause I love the way it looks...I like it cause you can still see the blue hue a bit so it looks different...I know 20% looks best like my cl-s 6 spd. but cops stop me all the time and tints wont help...shit Im thinking of becoming NY auxilary so I wont get pulled over all the time
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:40 PM
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lou, that is about 35% legal tint.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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lou, that is about 35% legal tint.
time to vist my good friend Lorenzo
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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time to vist my good friend Lorenzo
Lorenzo or Lorinser??? haha!
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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SO you guys are saying this looks like SHIT ???

I say yer all.....

35% sides.....20% rear


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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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Originally posted by Shawn S
SO you guys are saying this looks like SHIT ???

I say yer all.....

35% sides.....20% rear


yes but the tints look OK
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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i like the blue windows lou, but i know some one with a silver clk with the blue tints and it looks like they put a 35 or a 50 0ver it and it looks really dope
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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i love the mb blue tinted glass, dont tint.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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Tint and Tint with pride...I do not know how you guys can stand a car without tint. I feel like I am riding in a fish bowl...I am 20% all around and love it.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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i love the mb blue tinted glass, dont tint.
some days I love the blue tint cause it actually does a good job of blocking the heat...what bothers me is people staring at me all the time..the other day Im eating a whopper JR. and the whole time these young kids in a sentra are staring either at me or the wheels...so I speed up and lose them just to be right next to them at the red light.

sometimes you want some privacy ya know
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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35% is not as dark as that picture
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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TINT: 20% all the way around
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 12:20 AM
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shawn that picture u have is misleading because u have the sunshade on the winshield that makes the sides look alot darker
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 01:16 AM
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:26 AM
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Originally posted by darrinb
shawn that picture u have is misleading because u have the sunshade on the winshield that makes the sides look alot darker
OK........ How about this one ???




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