 Pics of window tint wanted (+%), mostly: -30% on stock windows (so 70% tint, right?) |
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 May 18, 2007 - 1:09 AM
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I'm bit confused about that window tint thing... Here in every local shop I can hear:
- stock window tint is 11% - maximum allowed tint is 30% front side, etc... But according this post there are also numbers like 70% in some US states!!! So... is that mean how much light can go through or how much is window darker? Or it's (again) different in US and in Europe how to describe window tint? However... I would like to see car with tint 30% darker than stock on windows (or something around). That means 70% of light can go through... thanks folks -------------------- No more replicas... This is evolution... This is SS-four :)
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May 18, 2007 - 1:12 AM
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 those are 15% tints. those are the darkest i would recommend. the lower the %, the darker the tints. the % is (light let out)/(light let in) if i remember correctly. 5% are limo tints. --------------------  I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. |
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May 18, 2007 - 1:13 AM
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If your right about Europe, than it's just different here. Here 70% is barely tinted. 30% is the darkest legal tint. (in Oregon at least). But I know a few people that run 15% or 10%. One guy even had 5%. Can't see sh** through it.
 Cops aren't too anal around here...just tell them you bought it that way and didn't know... 
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May 18, 2007 - 1:16 AM
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QUOTE(tin_foil @ May 18, 2007 - 12:13 AM) [snapback]559192[/snapback] If your right about Europe, than it's just different here. Here 70% is barely tinted. 30% is the darkest legal tint. (in Oregon at least). But I know a few people that run 15% or 10%. One guy even had 5%. Can't see sh** through it. Cops aren't too anal around here.5% would be hell driving at night. its hard enough to see out of mine. i think 15% is perfect. 30% tint or higher isnt worth it to me, and any darker just isnt practical and draws attention from cops. even mine, you have to get your face right up to the window to see inside during the day. at night, its practically impossible to see inside. -------------------- I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. |
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May 18, 2007 - 1:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 7, '05 From Corvallis, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
^ agree. I think I'll be getting 20% later this summer.
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May 18, 2007 - 2:27 AM
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QUOTE(tin_foil @ May 18, 2007 - 8:13 AM) [snapback]559192[/snapback] If your right about Europe, than it's just different here. Here 70% is barely tinted. 30% is the darkest legal tint. (in Oregon at least). But I know a few people that run 15% or 10%. One guy even had 5%. Can't see sh** through it. Cops aren't too anal around here...just tell them you bought it that way and didn't know... damn... I have feeling that local stupid laws fits more that 70% you talking about... (so it's different point of view here) Have anyone here 70% tint windows pic? -------------------- No more replicas... This is evolution... This is SS-four :)
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May 18, 2007 - 2:44 AM
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i have 5% on all my back windows. really not a problem unless your back long distance.
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May 18, 2007 - 2:47 AM
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QUOTE(malpaso @ May 18, 2007 - 2:27 AM) [snapback]559216[/snapback] QUOTE(tin_foil @ May 18, 2007 - 8:13 AM) [snapback]559192[/snapback] If your right about Europe, than it's just different here. Here 70% is barely tinted. 30% is the darkest legal tint. (in Oregon at least). But I know a few people that run 15% or 10%. One guy even had 5%. Can't see sh** through it. Cops aren't too anal around here...just tell them you bought it that way and didn't know... damn... I have feeling that local stupid laws fits more that 70% you talking about... (so it's different point of view here) Have anyone here 70% tint windows pic? 70% tint would be like having a light layer of dust on the window..YOu wouldnt even be able to tell theres tint on. -------------------- |
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May 18, 2007 - 3:41 AM
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I had 5% in the rear 3 and 15% upfront. When I picked it up from the shop (at night) I noticed a difference, but after that it (next night) it didn't bother me anymore, and I hardly noticed a difference. My sub box was also full of led's that reflected off the hatch and those COMBINED with the tint made it a TAD bit hard to back up at night in the rain...but that was the only time my tint bothered me.
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May 18, 2007 - 5:09 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '06 From Czech Republic (Europe) Currently Offline Reputation: 56 (100%) |
QUOTE(Shocker @ May 18, 2007 - 9:47 AM) [snapback]559222[/snapback] QUOTE(malpaso @ May 18, 2007 - 2:27 AM) [snapback]559216[/snapback] QUOTE(tin_foil @ May 18, 2007 - 8:13 AM) [snapback]559192[/snapback] If your right about Europe, than it's just different here. Here 70% is barely tinted. 30% is the darkest legal tint. (in Oregon at least). But I know a few people that run 15% or 10%. One guy even had 5%. Can't see sh** through it. Cops aren't too anal around here...just tell them you bought it that way and didn't know... damn... I have feeling that local stupid laws fits more that 70% you talking about... (so it's different point of view here) Have anyone here 70% tint windows pic? 70% tint would be like having a light layer of dust on the window..YOu wouldnt even be able to tell theres tint on. confirmed... 70% only allowed here on front side windows 
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May 18, 2007 - 6:21 AM
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 My windows are 14.4% because I'm So cool. In the States the percentage is the amount of light that penetrates the glass. 70% is the max ur legally allowed to have on your car. (its basicly stock, no modificatioin) I currently have 15% on my fronts (aka 14.4%) and %5 (limo) on everything behind the doors. --------------------  Kawi Love |
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May 18, 2007 - 3:52 PM
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The % is the amount of light that can pass through the tint.
I know the laws, bring on the pictures. This post has been edited by GTS13: May 18, 2007 - 3:53 PM --------------------  |
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