dpixley

Thinking about tinting the windows on my new '10 TSX. Any suggestions on intensity, etc? I live in MO and know there are limits as to darkness. Who could do a good job? in StL? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

ttk5

Sorry I cant help you out since I dont got my windows tinted but just wanted to say hello to a new canadian member. Hello!

risc

I have mine at 35% all around and I thinks its great. Not too dark or light imo.

LuvMyTSX

You can check the Regions tab up at the top of the page for suggestions in your area for shops.

jsilas

30% on my wife's black TSX - it looks fabulous.

ressling

+1

Main goal should be to have it be dark enough to look good but not too dark, otherwise it makes the car look cheap. Plus, no gangstas roll around in a TSX!

I did 35% on all my windows except the windshield and always get comps on it...

35% keeps you street legal in most states in the U.S., which is always a plus of course.

09TSXTech

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum.

Agreed with risc and ressling that 35% is a good percentage. I only tinted the back three windows @ 35% as it is not legal in BC to tint the fronts.

And ttk5, MO is the State of Missouri, I think you may be mixing up with the Province of Manitoba which is MB.

ttk5

lol now that i look at OP's post again, I realized i read MO as Montreal

Lumryan

Do 15% All-Around Like me!..With a Strip.

I do not have a TSX but this should look similar.

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dpixley

ttk5 - thanks for the warm welcome. My son-in-law is a Canuck from the Montreal area so you were close.

dpixley

Do you have to comply with the tinting laws of the states you drive through or just the state that your car is licensed in?

Could be a big problem if you drive through one of the more restrictive state like Vermont.

Thanks

JAB00

I think 35% are probably the best tint. It's not too dark but dark enough. Just my $0.02.

Nicky Pass

When I do get mine tinted, I'm doing 20% on the back window and 35% on the sides.

ressling

Not sure but I would imagine that it's up to an individual officer's discretion...

mbny

i need to tint my windows big time. i live in nyc. i think the law is 30% here but anyone know for sure?
is 30% better or 35% better? I like my windows more on the darker side.
i had a maxima with illegal tints and i did get ticket for it once. i dont want to go through that again.
i forgot what % tint i had on my windows though.

NDizle

check out the link below. I am ofocurse not vouching for the accuracy of it.

http://www.midwesttinting.com/laws/index.html

stonehart

I have 20% all around on my 2010 TSX. I typically use DALO on Manchester in Ellisville. Legal is 35% but the only cops the fret about it is the MO State Troopers. And if they're bored with NOTHING else to do, they will pull you over for it. If you do a lot a driving where you see State Troopers on the regular, just remember to leave your sunroof shade open to help let a little light in.

ed_423

hmm i am thinking of doing tints too, and was aiming at around 35% all, but our car came with stalk tints right? so should i tell the shop to take them off then do 35%? or tell them to add on so that it all adds up to 35%?

09TSXTech

Our glass is greenish tinted at the factory (part of tempered glass manufacture process), it's not a film you can remove.

My back three windows are 35% tinted.

mbny

oh that sux, NY mandates 70%, the highest in the country.
i had a maxima with 35% or 40% not sure, and in 9 years only got one ticket for the tints. the cop told me that i had to remove the tints but i never did. he was just an a hole with nothing better to do.

ed_423

arent all cops :P

ressling

Ed,

You totally just cracked my -ish up with the way that you spelled the word "stalk"

ed_423

LOl yeah i saw it after i posted it. was too lazy to change though lmaoo

Steve2010tsx

Do you have any pics of your car with the 35% tint on? I have same color and thinking about tinting mine 35%

BOOSTED09TSX

I ran 20% all the way around. It is a little dark but I like it. I think it looks a little darker on a black car with black interior.

Diznutz

I just got my 2010 TSX almost a month ago in black and I want to tint it the whole way round except the windshield. Back in October Illinois finally made it legal to have 35% the whole way round. Before it was up to 50% and only the rear and back quarter windows could be tinted. Now I'm trying to find a good tinting shop to take it to. Any suggestions for the Chicagoland area?

LuvMyTSX

You might try asking this in the Regions section so you can get recommendations specifically for your area.

ressling

I used to live in the Chi burbs. I worked for a wrecker/towing service, and we always got tints done at a place called CarriageWerks, out in Mundelein/VernonHills. Nice small shop that always did a great job in my opinion.

-Ryan

nyydynasty

you really need to look at the different tints yourself and make a suggestion. what someone else likes, you may not. For me, I have 5% all the way around and I love it. I'd go double if I could but I dont want to spend 2x the $ :lol:

TSX131

I'm a big fan of the 35% , here's mine. I took the pics with my cell phone so the clarity isn't that good, it looks awesome in person, especially when it's nice and sunny outside. Compare these to Lumryan's 15%