Hello, wanted to get my TL tinted and wanted to know which Tint I should use. I'm up in Toronto so the weather doesn't get hot in the summer as compared to some of you lucky people down south. I was going to put 35% all the way around.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

around 30% seems to be the magic number. any darker and you'd be drawing cops as well as blinding yourself at night, lighter and it just wont give you that tinted look

 

Thanks for the replay... Is there a specific brand of tint that I should use?

 

Are you gonna do it yourself or have a shop do it? Also I don't know what the legal limit is up there but personally I have 28% on meter( TL has 4% tint on it already I guess) but I always wished I had gotten 20%. Anything under that will for sure attract cops.

 

Try Gilla for tint brand. I got like 10% all around it is a little annoying at night sometimes but I will deal with it.

 

5% all around.. its dark but still manageable regardless of what people say, you'll get used to it. cops here don't care but you should take that into consideration too

 

I'm in Toronto as well, these are the tints I got for my car. No trouble yet and they look nice. 5% gives u some privacy in the back :wink:. I had Ziebarts do mine, cost about 200, lifetime warranty. No complaints about them.

Front sides: 20%
Back sides: 5 %
rear: 20%

 

If your gonna go to a shop, i'd go to Ziebart. They did mine too and they did a good job.

 

I got 30% and it's perfect except on really bright sunny days, then I wish I tried gotten 20%.

30% is pretty dark without overdoing it though. 35% is noticeably lighter. I had that on my old Civic.

Mine are Llumar film. The civic I've had tinted for over 3 years and it's still flawless. Just got the tint on the TLS a few weeks ago.

 

hell i just got mine done at the dealership, definately didn't pay dealer prices, just talked to the tint guys in the back. most usually charge bout 100 bucks to get it done. and well its at the dealership so its dealer tint. and not to mention they already have most of the tint already cut out. they usually toss on 35 which is nice. i still wanna get my front windshield done. im thinkin 50 percent on it. 35 would be way to dark at night. but 35 is good for the sides and rear. every once in a while i will have to lower my pass window to back up, but no biggie.

 

"Formula ONE" brand has been great for me. I have had it in my 02 tl s for 7 years. Still looks great. 30% all the way around.

 

There's a place up in Richmond Hill called ' audioheaven' (do a google search). I'm going there next weekend to tint my G. It's highly recommended by some of the various local car forums. I've seen some of their work on some local cars. Guy (Jeff) seems legit.

Depending on what you've done to your car (ie modifications), you might not want to go so dark (ie anything less than 35%). Another thing ... if you live in a dimly lit area at night, that's another reason why NOT to tint so dark ... you can't see a thing (well, I had to, on a couple of times, open my door to make sure I didn't run over anything / didn't fall into a ditch).

I think you're fine using 35% all around. Just a FYI.

 

Thanks for all of the replies everyone.... and to Derrick as I have contacted Audioheaven already to check things out as I live in the Richmond Hill area. I'm trying to figure out if 35% or 30% is the way to go, but I guess I'll make a decision once I see the tint in front of my eyes.

 

I've got 35s in the front, and the back wrapped in 20... Quite happy with this combination...

I use Madico tint, and have always been happy with the durability of this make... I had this same make on my 1988 Integra and it still looked great after 15 years... No bleaching...not even a bit of it turning purple...

If it is important for you to maintain a consistent tint shading across the entire car, I would lean toward 35%... I don't know if 5% is really going to make a big difference... But I have been stopped for tint before, and I would avoid going too dark if your area enforces any tint laws...

 

I have 35 in the front and 20 all the way around the back too. I really like this combination. At first I was going to go with 20 all the way around but the guy brought me back and showed me a different car they were working on that had 20% on the back and it was way to dark for VA. The tint laws are redicilous here in VA its like 40(something) in the front and 35 in the back.

But back to the point, I am very happy with my setup now, its not too dark but also its not too light

Just perfect!

 

5% all around for me!

 

I got mine done at Crystals Window Tinting in Barrie. Cost me $200 for a life time warranty. I have 15% in the front and 5% in the back. At night I can see fine and cops have yet to bother me. What i like about my tint is when you look at it, it looks the same not like some people have 5% in the back and then like 50% in the front and it looks like shit.

Especially when you have a girlfriend!!

 

15% on all sides and limo on the rear for me.

 

20% black tint all around looks like this.

 

20 doors and 5 on back window

 

looks awesome...Black TL with the tint looks so sharp. Difference between tint and no tint is like night and day! It's a must! lol

 

This is my TL with 15% in the front and 5% in the back!

 

5% all around.........

 

just remember due to that slight tint on the window from factory will make it a lil darker i went 35% and when i had it measured it read 30%

 

Same here. Theres a stock tint of about 4-5%. I got 32% and on meter it reads 28%.