Hey guys searched through the forum and Google and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.

The sun is bothering my son too much and looking for pics of the RL with 20% and 35% tint with all the rear shades up (preferably when it is sunny out). Illinois law only allows 35% all around but I'm willing to chance it if 35% with shades will not cut it.
TIA

 

How is this? I took a bunch of pics after I got my car tinted... with shades up...










I had mine tinted with 3M film, the guy referred to it as "medium". I honestly dont' know if it's 20% or 35% but I suspect it's 35%. to me, with the shades down, the car is not *that* dark, but if I raise all the rear shades, it makes the car look DARK, almost like limo tint.

I kind of like the option to have it not so super dark or very dark, all depending on whether I chose to raise the shades.

the color of your car will affect how dark your tint looks due to the contrast between the dark windows and your paint. i fyou have a pearl white RL, 35% would look much darker than if you had a dark car.

if you want a "dark" looking tint without hte shakes, go for 20% at least, especially if you have a darker color like gray or blue, even lakeshore probably too.

if you hae white or silver, you could probably go with 35% and it would still ook lenty dark.

hope the pics help.

no matter what tint you choose, a good 3M film will have UV protection and will make the car a lot cooler. i dont' think you or your son will notice a huge difference if you are choosing between 20% and 35%. one may look darker than the other once install4ed, but I suspect the heat reduction and shade from each will be similar on the inside...

a tint expert could tell you exactly how much..but I think once it's on you'll be happy with either one. just make sure to get good tint. the cheap stuff will burn and turn purple over time and that just looks tacky.

 

Thanks you 23109VC for the pics, from the pics it looks like you may have 20%. Someone at my work has 20% and looks almost identical.
Anyone else have pics of 35% with shades.

 

I have 35% on the sides and 15% in the rear that makes it all look that much darker. When I lived in Illinois (Northern Chicago 'burbs), I never had an issue, but that really doesn't mean anything. I never got pulled over in Illinois, but for some reason my brother always did and he had lighter film on his car.

 

GoHawks any pics of the rear windows with and without the rear shades up. TIA

 

I only have some pictures of the tints with the shades down. Quite honestly when I put up my rear shade, it's hard to notice from the outside.

 

Is 35% tint on the rear door windows and 15% rear window with the shades up enough to keep the sun out of my sons eyes?

 

Yeah thats 20%, same as mine.

 

If I were you, I'd tint it legal and then get those static stick on tint blocks and put them on the back for your kid.

That way no hassle if you get pulled and you get the sun blockage.

http://www.autobarn.net/han07100.html

http://www.technologylk.com/48-x-48-...tm?src=froogle

 

Thanks to everyone who responded, yeah maybe I'll just do the legal limit and if that is not enough I will just throw the static tints on.

 

Cool, good luck. The only down side is to remember they are on there when you roll the widows down.

 

Not a problem, I never lower that window since my son is most of the time there.

 

Thats what I figured, and most stick ons survive roll downs anyway.

Let us know how this set up works for you.