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thinking about getting my front windows tinted, but i have a couple of questions. new york requires that 70% percent of light pass through the front windows. since the front windows have a small percentage of tint from the factory, which must be factored in- what is a safe bet to go with? is it even worth it? thanks
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Originally posted by BigBadBlue
I think they tinted mine here in Wa State @ 10% front & 30% rear. It was the darkest the guy was willing to go. Looks badarse to.
I think they tinted mine here in Wa State @ 10% front & 30% rear. It was the darkest the guy was willing to go. Looks badarse to.
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Becareful on how dark you go. Some states have restrictions and depends where you travel you may get pulled over for tint that is to dark. In Pennsylvania the State police have meters which check the darkness of the tint. My neighbor put on 40% and one month later had to take it off. He got pulled over three times in one month and two tickets.
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It was badarse that the rear windows had factory tint on them. I still got them tinted but they are frikkin darkkkkkkk. PS how the heck are yuh Ray? Have not heard from yuh in eons. Gimme a holler @ CWO Toy Boy on AIM or CWOffroader @ yahoo. Laterz
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Colorado can have zero additional tinting on any window even with or forward of the driver's seat. It is a secondary offense though, so you won't get pulled over for it but you can get a ticket for it if you are pulled over for something else.
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Re: window tint
Originally posted by rjm
thinking about getting my front windows tinted, but i have a couple of questions. new york requires that 70% percent of light pass through the front windows. since the front windows have a small percentage of tint from the factory, which must be factored in- what is a safe bet to go with? is it even worth it? thanks
thinking about getting my front windows tinted, but i have a couple of questions. new york requires that 70% percent of light pass through the front windows. since the front windows have a small percentage of tint from the factory, which must be factored in- what is a safe bet to go with? is it even worth it? thanks
My windows read 1.8% all the way around. I've got a layer of limo (5%) and a layer of platinum (35%). It looks great. Legal in Texas is 20%. Only DPS has tint meters so I'm not too worried about it. I do keep my eye open for them though.
The only problem that I have is when inspection time comes around. I either need to find a new inspection guy who will pass it or I will need to figure out how to take my doors off.
My digital camera will be here on monday so maybe I can post a couple pics to let you guys take a look.
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I just got mine tinted on tuesday. I got limo tint on the back and extra cab windows, and one shade lighter than limo on the front windows.
Anybody know what percentage those are?
Anybody know what percentage those are?
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I had mine tinted to match the factory glass. It's not very heavy but makes a huge difference in cabin temps when it's hot out compared to plain glass.
Go for it and just get it to match the factory glass. You should be fine.
Go for it and just get it to match the factory glass. You should be fine.
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Originally posted by tenfourtyeight
I just got mine tinted on tuesday. I got limo tint on the back and extra cab windows, and one shade lighter than limo on the front windows.
Anybody know what percentage those are?
I just got mine tinted on tuesday. I got limo tint on the back and extra cab windows, and one shade lighter than limo on the front windows.
Anybody know what percentage those are?
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Originally posted by tenfourtyeight
One shade lighter than limo is 20%? I'm in Ca and the legal limit is 70%.
One shade lighter than limo is 20%? I'm in Ca and the legal limit is 70%.
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Well the digital camera came today so here are a couple pics for you to feast your eyes on .
Enjoy!
EDIT: It worked in preview. Now fixing the problem.
Enjoy!
EDIT: It worked in preview. Now fixing the problem.
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pre-cut tint
Here's a link to pre-cut tint for the front two windows of a runner, minimum $21.50 with shipping.
This seems like an alright deal to me, as I tried to tint my own windows one time, and cutting it was by far the hardest part.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2452084230
Any opinions? It looks like they have good feedback.
This seems like an alright deal to me, as I tried to tint my own windows one time, and cutting it was by far the hardest part.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2452084230
Any opinions? It looks like they have good feedback.