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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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Post Let's see your tints!

I have a 2010 tsx it's white with cream interior and I'm in the market for some window tints. I know a lot of you have them and I thought it would be a good idea to see what percentage I want based off of your pics, soo let's see them. (if you could add the percentage that would be awesome too). Thanks in advance.
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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5% on the rear windshield + rear windows;15% on the front.

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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Front: 23%
Rear: 17%
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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NC state legal limit, 35% all around.



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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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10% all around 40% on the windsheild
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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I was thinking something that would almost stock during the day but really noticeable at night. What percentage do you think that would be? 40? 50?
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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hey man, ur inbox is full so i cant return your message.
i got 23% in the front, and 17% in the back.

to stay fairly stock, i say 35-50. maybe even 70, but thats too light IMO
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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Yeah I havent been on this site for 15 days. haha i've only had my tsx for 4 days I was thinking about huper optiks or pinnacle at 50% but don't know if that's gonna be too light. Are your tints ceramic?
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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i 4got actually, so my bad

and keep in mind, if you have dark interior, it makes a BIG difference compared to light interior
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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after market tint that matches best with factory tint is 20%
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by tinteduptls
after market tint that matches best with factory tint is 20%
Too bad there isn't any factory tint already on this car.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DerwoodEE
Too bad there isn't any factory tint already on this car.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by DerwoodEE
Too bad there isn't any factory tint already on this car.
Really?.. on the spec sheet, it does say it's tinted.. to how much %, I don't know..
I'm also interested in tinting my car windows more once I pick up the car.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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The guy at the tint place I went to had a meter, it read 71 on my rear driver side window.

I got my tints done though, Formula one Pinnacle 50. I'll take some pics with my cell phone today. (If it's not raining)
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Icediamond
Really?.. on the spec sheet, it does say it's tinted.. to how much %, I don't know..
I'm also interested in tinting my car windows more once I pick up the car.
It might be a very minute amount. If what the above poster said was at 71%, that's almost nothing.

20% sure does not match any factory tint on this car, except for SUVs that typically have darker factory tint on the rear windows.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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hey guys, what tint works best for this car? I've heard there are some metallic ones or ceramic ones? if what DerwoodEE is saying is correct and that the factory only comes with the ~71% tint, then that's almost nothing at all..
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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15% rears, 28% front



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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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ttk,

looking good man

thats way too dark for me.

how bad is it at night?

im going 35% all around @ $165
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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yea but its so boss lol.

at night its kinda hard to see out the rear windshield..its a minor inconvenience.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Old Dec 8, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DerwoodEE
It might be a very minute amount. If what the above poster said was at 71%, that's almost nothing.

20% sure does not match any factory tint on this car, except for SUVs that typically have darker factory tint on the rear windows.
thats what i meant "technicaly" all glass has tint to it very light not noticable because if you put 20 % tint on a clear glass with not after market tint on it and meter it, it come out to 16% tinted, i dont know how stock tinted suv windows meter out to exactly but when customers ask me to match the front windows with the rear windows on a suv i do 20% and matches perfectly
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Old Dec 8, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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lulz @ tinting the windshield.
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