Window tint? How is your back window tinted?

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Apr 22, 2008 | 03:14 PM

#41

Tripnbeats

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i dont know man go there n find out. lol

Apr 22, 2008 | 03:31 PM

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MiaQbn23

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Originally Posted by vicdeng

so even though it's illegal, they will still do it for u?

5% is illegal in florida and the shop still did it for me all around.

Apr 22, 2008 | 09:54 PM

#43

sam the man

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Originally Posted by carlos9827

As a lot of you may know, our TLs come with LED tailights. We also have the third LED brake light mounted on the top center of our back window. Have you ever drove behind a TL and saw how cool it looks (compared the other cars however) when braking? I don't know what it is but I just think that fast illumination and the design of our tailights along with the position of that third brake light...Our cars look sick!! Anyway, I see a lot of Acura TLs out there that have gotten the windows tinted. Some TLs had the tint cut to go around the top center brake light and I think it looks much better like that, therefore thats how I got mine done. Other TLs have the entire back window tinted, this makes your top center brake light look dimmer and may increase the chance of getting rearended.
Anyway the purpose of this thread is to get some feedback from anyone who has gotten their windows tinted and maybe from those who are planning on getting their windows tinted. How is your back window tinted? I was also wondering whether you had ever thought about this before reading this thread?

I got my TL type S tinted recently. I did think about them cutting out around the 3rd light however didn't do it. I don't mind the 3rd light tinted. It doesnt match the rears well but still looks good. Hope you got the felt strips intsalled or you may get streaking and scratches vertically on your windows??

Apr 22, 2008 | 10:15 PM

#44

Tripnbeats

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yea that or cut the rubber..... i just cut it and put a padded sound deadener in all the doors...no more noise. lol

May 27, 2008 | 12:21 AM

#45

JsL138

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What's the proper way to remove the 3rd brake light cover? Do I just pull it downward or slide it to the rear?

I'm going to take it off before brining my car to get tinted.

May 27, 2008 | 12:45 AM

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pffpffpass

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May 27, 2008 | 06:44 AM

#47

Cdat

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Originally Posted by ifirahse

I have 5% tint in the back, cutout for the light.

same here

May 27, 2008 | 07:10 AM

#48

Hokie TL-S

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35% all around with the cutout - same guy has done a few cars for me and does an ultra clean job (even the rear 1/4s look stock tinted)

May 27, 2008 | 07:31 AM

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..Mark..

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Originally Posted by vicdeng

so even though it's illegal, they will still do it for u?

Sure.. If you get a ticket you are the one that has to pay it not them..

May 27, 2008 | 08:27 AM

#50

Tripnbeats

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yea man u think they outlaw systems in cars no ones gonna put them in??? i got my window tinted in one piece in the rear no cut out for the rear light......if they cut out the rear light they are lazy tinters because it takes 2 mins on any car in the world to take the light out.

May 27, 2008 | 10:29 AM

#51

kjelly

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Originally Posted by pffpffpass

Yeah, can anyone post a pic of their car with the cut-out? I'm getting my car tinted this weekend and on the fence about the brake light...

May 27, 2008 | 11:30 AM

#52

Tripnbeats

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dude i dunno man but i wouldnt let anyone cut the light out... why tint then?

May 27, 2008 | 11:56 AM

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I have a 2G with window tint, and even though I dont have LEDs I have the full thing done. However, sometimes I do wish I had the cutout.

May 27, 2008 | 07:47 PM

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ABP_04TL

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ya want pics here u go.... no cut out and 5%

May 28, 2008 | 07:56 PM

#55

kjelly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tripnbeats

dude i dunno man but i wouldnt let anyone cut the light out... why tint then?

I just don't want anyone sneaking up behind me at a traffic light. You know, the dumb girl who is texting on her phone drinking a Diet Coke???

May 28, 2008 | 08:34 PM

#56

carlos9827

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Originally Posted by kjelly

I just don't want anyone sneaking up behind me at a traffic light. You know, the dumb girl who is texting on her phone drinking a Diet Coke???

^^exactly

May 28, 2008 | 09:32 PM

#57

stljohn

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initially i planned to cut out for the brake light, vanity aside the thing does serve a purpose, but the tech forgot and tinted the whole thing.

was gonna mke him cut it out but first had him hit the brake and that light shines through 5% sufficiently well.