So I got my car tinted yesterday afternoon.

Here's some pics:






5% in the read and back windows, 20% on the passenger/driver sides. Stock windshield.

It's a little dirty after the rain we had 2 days ago..


Up next:

Exhaust (hopefully) on Wednesday

and then I'm gonna drop her and slap some 19's on her.

 

if i were to get a CLTypeS all over again ..... i would get white .... slam it .... throw HIDs in fogs ... m3 lip spoiler .... and a TV in the front ....

I had a CL over 2 years ago fully decked out ... 19s ... headers ... cai ... tvs in headrest ... you name it i had it ... only thing i did not have was Forced induction ....

Back on topic .... Car looks good .... !

 

Since I can't edit my post,

Here's what it looked like before:



(that's no tint, crappy phone cam)

 

looks great.. love that white.. only color i like as much if not more than the nbp..

 

5 on rear and 20 on sides is perfect, 50 on the windshield would set it off perfect

 

Cops give you A LOTTTTTTTTTTTT of shit about windshield tint in So Cal... at least where I live..

 

ah, maybe get a 5% banner, that would flow nice too.

 

I'm getting both tail lights tinted on Monday... I don't know much about this stuff.. is there a percentage I should tell them? and should I get just the top half tinted or the whole thing?

 

eww

 

Looks pimp! Yeah I did 15% all the way around, pretty dark.

 

Holy 4x4 Batman!

Looks good. What are you plans?

 

Trust me... she's getting dropped, in about a week or so.

As I said before, I get my 14832's on Wednesday, then rims and a drop. THEN I'll start work on beast under the hood and the little circles that we call speakers.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Tint the bottom half of the tail lights. It'll look sooo much better than tinting the top half. It looks stupid if you tint the tops. Just my opinion.

 

Quit making my decision so hard!

 

on a white car i wouldnt tint the tails at all.

 

maybe just the top half.
btw, great looking tint. this looks just like the CLS one of my neighbors around the block got. gotta talk to them. there's a coupe other '03 CLs i've seen around here.

 

oh! looks pretty good. i got 20% all the way around except windshield.
i like the white color cls.

 

Nice and clean.

 

What's the point of ruining a perfectly good set of '03 tails by tinting the clear part? That's why people buy the '03s is for the half clear. It looks so much better than the '01s. I think do the opposite of everyone else and do the bottom halfs.

 

Quick photoshop of all 3.. What do you guys think?

 

funny. sounds like he's describing my car...

if you owned a CL two years ago -- shouldn't you know that HIDs in the fogs are impossible unless you use a completely different housing?

to another so cal white CL.

 

I think you should just tint the lower half. IMO

 

yea 3rd choice looks the best there, bottom half imo

 

FTW! Don't go taht dark, though.

 

Is yours a 6speed, or automagic?

 

Automagic. I sit in too much stop and go freeway traffic to own a 6spd.

 

Ok I'm leaning towards the bottom 1/2 now, if nothing changes, pics to come tomorrow!

 

Just got the bottom half tinted today, $15. I like the look, pics to come when the sun starts shining.

 

fyi.. i got all of my windows tinted at 5%.. unless your state is an odd difference, youre illegal with the back being 5% regardless of what your front is.. Its that way here in bama.. My advice, change the front to 5%.. youll love it.... the difference is night and day,, The tl i had before my cl, i ad the set up u have now.. Trust me,, Change it.. Your driving a car that cops dont look for as far as the tint thing goes.. As long as u dont paint it lime green and put lambo doors on it of course.. U can see how mine looks in the photo gallery.. If u want lore pics lemme know.. I also have 50% on my windshield along with a 5% strip.. make it feel like a cockpit at noght and takes no time to cool the interior down during the day,,, Lemme know how the tinting in your tails comes out after u detail it the first time.. its the next thing I wanna do..

 

Here in CA it's pretty different, rear windows don't matter, but the front ones can't be tinted AT ALL. So my 20% is illegal, but it's not too much of a tint, so cops don't really mind. My new tail light tint is illegal too, but for $15, I could easily get it done again if I get a ticket. Oh, and both the window and tail light tint are on lifetime warranty against peeling, bubbling, de-tinting, etc.

 

word... hopefully youll be as lucky as I have been regarding the blue lighters.. knock on my fake ass burlwood.. In that respect, the setup u have is very adequate and looks nice.. were both lucky cause black and white r the best colors for the contrast with tint.. If u can fade the 50% on the windshield, it makes a difference on the inside of the car, but u cant tell its tinted from the outside.. First time ive ever put tint that low on a windshield, but I am impressed by what it does.. I really dont need to use a sunscreen when its parked outside,,, anyway, car looks good, and good luck with the modding.. HOV!!

 

Damn, I just saw this thread.

Your car looks good with the tinted windows but I'm scared to see it after the taillight tint.

If I were you, I would have done the top of the tails. It looks so much cleaner if you ask me. If you wanted to know what it looked like first, you should have searched for pics of NiteQwill's car. His are exactly like that, and yes, it's an '03 too. AND his car is white, just like yours. Why didn't anyone fill this guy in on that!?

 

It looks better this way, cheaper too, take a look:

 

Good man! The tail lights look so much better when the bottom is tinted, instead of the tops. Good choice.

 

Well, it's not bad, I must admit. I would definitely debadge now though. It would look cleaner.

Like I said though, doing the top looks really good IMHO. I hope NiteQwill doesn't mind but I'm gonna barrow a pic of his for comparison. I think the tint on top looks great.

Thanks, NiteQwill!

 

I know it looks good, but I'm proud of my 03 damnit!

And also, I like how the tail light tint matches the limo tint on the windows and the clear top 1/2 of the tail light goes along with the white body.

 

Be proud, damnit! Why make the '03 tail lights look like an '01's? lol

 

Exactly what I said!

 

Don't worry 'bout it. I think it looks good too!

 

Much better. Reminds me to finally make my appt. and take the stupid mud guards off. I would have done the windshield too, atleast 6".

I wouldnt touch the tails at all. I love the led pattern of them, nice and bright.

If you absolutly have to, I would only tint the bottoms.