sc354

So there's a place located about 5-10 min away from me. They offer a lifetime warranty on the tints, and they use the Llumar Jet black line of tints. They are charging me 200, including taxes and installation. I'm going with 35% up front, anf 20% for the rest.

What do you guys think??? It's no titanium tint, but all I care about is a good quality tint, that won't fade, and won't turn purple overtime.

DOLEFEE

I'd go 35% for the front and rear sides, and 20% for the rear glass. Cleaner look in my opinion...

Mr Zipps

I agree.. Go with 35% on the sides and 20% on the rear. It will give it a cleaner look. There is a huge difference between 35 and 20 that I dont think it will look as clean...

sc354

does anyone have a pic of 35% on the 4 windows, and 20% on the rear windshield??? See my reasoning behind 20% on the rears is so that the back seat can't be seen at night...and I'm sure most of you know why!!!

Mr Zipps

Even with 35 you wont be able to see in at night. Its dark but not DARK... The 20 in the back window will make the 35 look like 30....

vipvop

just go for 20% all around, you'll wish you did after you see your 35% next to your 20%. $200 is a bit high but if they offer a lifetime warranty and seem like a good shop go for it, its only $30 or $40 more than what I think of as the "max" for tint.

kev03types

200 bucks is a little high but like you said its close to your house so i would say go for it

2001TL4KCdude

I paid $160

sc354

20% all around is illegal in ontario. I can only go 35 in the front, and there's no limit on the back windows.

yah well read my post on the dealer quote. they were asking 400 for it...screw them!!!

Mr Zipps

He is saying 200cdn. Which is less in $... I dont know the conversion rate but cdn is higher than $...

sc354

The conversion rate is 1 USD= 1.3072 CAD.

Therefore if he paid 160 USD for it, that means he paid 209 CAD. It's basically the same price with the conversion.

Anyways, can someone email me a pic of 2 things.

Someone who has 35% for their two front windows, and the remaining 2 windows (2 back, and 1 rear windshield) with 20%.

and also someone with 35% for all 4 windows, and 20% for the rear windshield.

thanks guyz.

my email is jeff.setton@rogers.com

sc354

hey guys, I was wondering...

if in the event of my dad absolutely hating the way the car looks with tints, can they be removed without f*cking up the back windows defrost lines???

I've heard a lot of people complaining that they have a lot of broken defrost lines as a result of tint removal???

any ideas?

Mr Zipps

Once you put tint on your rear window and then decide to remove it you will have to buy a new window because once you break one of those defrost lines the whole rear defrost wont work...

You can go 35 in the rear and then if you want it to be darker then will put an extra film a tint and make it 20

sc354

really eh??? So once one of the defroster lines breaks it's basically game over??? Are there any reputable tint places that can guarantee they won't break the defroster lines???

will the dealer be able to remove the tint without ruining any of the lines???

njtls

i doubt your dad will hate the way it looks...chances are he just wont beable to see out of it at night..in that case..go with 35 all around...

sc354

35% eh??? see I like the look of a dark window at the back...anyone have a pic of 20% tint on the rear window???

is it really black at night to the point where you can't see at night???

njtls

i dont have a clear picture on my comp right now...but 20..to me...is bassically like looking out the rearveiw mirror when its fully dimmed....if that helps...i think its pretty hard to see out of at night when im in a parking lot with little light...

sc354

would it be possible to go with something like 35 on the fronts and 30 on the back???
not 20???

njtls

why are do you insist on darker on the back...the same all around looks fine...all the windows will look equally as dark (which is what i would go for) except the fornt windows will looks lighter i nthe day time due to sunlight through the windsheild...i just think differnt tint percentage is ugly....

sc354

well see the problem is, in f*cking ontario the law states only 35% maximum on the front. If the law said 25%-30% then I would do the same all around, but I personally think 35% is too light for the back window. I like having the back window darker.

do you think that 35% for all 4 windows and 20% for the back window would look ok???

or you only like 35 all the way around?

maxx96

Negative Mr , they have a lot of chemicals this days designed to take that film off without damaging the defrost lines, specially if it is a recent installation.
Also, if a line gets damage all you have to do is go to almost any auto part or Radio Shack and get the solder pen(liquid solder) that is use to repair that and done.
Hey Jeff take a look at my gallery and you will see how mine looks. I know is not smoke but platinum.

javabin007

I just got mine tinted two days ago. Used high performance metallized films with titanium, life warranty against fading, cracking, bubbling, ... 6% all around. Total cost including tax was 172. Now, I just hope I won't get caught by the cop.

sc354

you have to be careful with that % tint

njtls

cops arond me dont seem to mind..ive lines up with them at lights...and they dont do anyhting..i have 20% and any tint on the front windows are illegal..

anyway...i dont think 35 on the rear window will look bad..i cant speak from experience...since my 20% is dark...but i guess go with 20 if you worried its gonna be too light...with 20 i can tell you that it will be dark

vsop TL-S

I got 35% all around Madico Cool Chrome tint. and I paid...this much $0. Thanks to my uncle.

javabin007

The reason I went for 6% was , well, peer pressure, also the sample didn't look so dark when I looked at it in the show room. After it was done, man, it was almost pitch black. But my friends just told me to roll the front windows all the way down if I see any cop around. It's also kind of difficult to back up the car when I am in the dark alley. But my friends said I would get used to it. What friends are for! Always comfort me and get me advises...

By the way, is there any one know how to take out the shift knob? I just bought a burlwood shift knob, but not sure how to take out the old one. Do I just turn it really hard counter-clockwisely with my bare hands? I just want to make sure, certainly don't want to break anything. Thanks.

derrick

Hey Jeff,

I went with 20% sides & back ... you've seen my car and I think darker is better. However, you're up in GTA and cops will do anything to pull any 'racers' over, so you might get a hard time if there's some anal cop sees your tints.

However ... I think Steve (aka Tatewaki) said he's never got a problem with his tints. Don't know what he has but it's fairly dark. I've been up to GTA all the time and never got a problem.

One thing about 20% ... if you're in a really dark street (ie no street lights), you might wanna double-check with rolling windows down to see what's behind you ... you can't see a thing.

If you're really scared about police ... go with 35% all around. If you want looks (and cooler in the summer) ... 20% all around is better.

My $0.02 ...
- derrick

PS I paid C$230 (stupid PST & GST) when I got mine done here in Windsor ...

DOLEFEE

Go 35 on the sides and 20 in the rear; you won't be disappointed. If you go 35 all around, the rear glass will actually appear lighter due to it being bigger than the side windows. Trust me.

sc354

do you suggest thirty five percent on only the two front windows and twenty everywhere else or just twenty on the back and the rest thirty five?

njtls

ehh...personally i hate that "limo" tint look...it makes the windows look fake kinda...like..makes hte gladd look painted black instead of tinted

Vicman17

35 all around looks OK, and if you plan on using the back seats at night, trust me, they can't see inside. IMO dark rears are for limos so you can't see who they're driving around. It will definitely emphasize on the car being a "4-door luxury family sedan". If the dealer puts it in (or their contractor), they are forced to fix any problem associated with it. They wash their hands of it if it's aftermarket.

My $0.02 Canadian (about $0.00000000324 US)

BTW Jeff, don't convert everything based on U.S prices. Most everything in Canadia costs twice as much. Add on top of that a 15% tax.

DOLEFEE

35% on the front and rear side windows, 20% on the rear "windshield".

DrivebyTL-S 03

True that, go 35 all around it wont look too dark or ghetto

Vicman17

Besides the defroster, don't the TL have the radio antenna imprinted on the same area? I was wondering if the metallized tints improve/ decrease radio reception.