Mx6GT91

35% is not dark, thats what was on my moms Beetle.

I guess laws own you.

djct_watt

^ man, you guys would hate CA ^

djct_watt

I believe so. . . but it would be VERY hard to find. Don't forget that when they measure your tint, the number is calculated with whatever dirt is on your car and whatever tint is in the glass (even if it is 99%), so if you have dirty windows, you may be "illegal." This is what I've heard. . . but I was busted for 50% tint on my front side windows, here in CA. My windshield wasn't even tinted, but I had 5% on the rear sides and rear window.

chipmOnk

yeah, that's what i'm afraid of. i want some tint on the front but don't want to get jacked by the cops.

Tenaj

What suck even more in CA is when your Dads a cop and you cant even have a 89% tint on the driver/passenger... the law in CA I belive is NO tint on windshield and either 89% or None (I think none) on driver passenger, and anything back from that can be limo... it SUCKS i want limo on the back but im afraid that no tint on the sides would look retarded with it so dark in the back...............

djct_watt

Last I checked it was 70% or 80% on sides. . . I don't remember. No tinting on the windshield except a small banner at the top (forgot the max width). 50% isn't all that bad combined with 5%. . . but still illegal. I was only busted because I got caught in a group of ricers, and he thought I was part of the group and pulled me over. So stupid. . . but yeah, you can do 50% all around, and it doesn't look half bad, but that's illegal too. . . or 35% all around looks great, but is pushin the law, depending on where in CA you live (if cops are lame or not). You probably wouldn't be busted with 50% all around, as it allows a good amount of light in, and the windows do not appear too dark. Even with 50% front, 5% rear, the front windows can seem dark at night. . . making them get out the light meter thingamajig.

2tone_xB

Kinda iffy on tint. But if you havent already, keep 'em non-tinted. People gotta see the person driving the tC right? :D

jasonbegin

im Dying to find a car with 35% tint, all around, so many people say its to light, and then to Dark

i need some pics!! lol 35 anyone?

jasonbegin

im Dying to find a car with 35% tint, all around, so many people say its to light, and then to Dark

i need some pics!! lol 35 anyone?

Fish

Did anybody here get the stock tint? Pics? What % is it?

PunkInDrublic

stock tint would be whatever is the legal tint in your area.

If the lowest is 35%, then you prob have a choice on how dark you wanna go

But here in NY, lowest is 75% I believe, which doesnt really give you much of a choice.

Fish

Well i heard from a friend (dont know if its true) that there is no limit in GA. But they didnt ask me what % i wanted so ...... i don't know what it is then. ANybody living in GA that knows the laws?

Fish

http://www.tintdude.com/atoh.html

Ok he was wrong 32% in GA.

Fixtion

I say no tint for a show car, and tint for a daily driving car . . . IMO

mancide

Will post pics soon, got my tint done. I went with 17%, the place I was at had only 35% and 17%, and I wanted about 20%. I had 5% on the Corolla and boy is that dark at night. This 17% looks as dark, but I think that's mostly because of the color of my car.

sciongirl81

too dark. sorry. i wouldn't wanna pay the $$ just to get pulled over right away by a cop and have them tell me to get rid of it.

mancide

Some people can obviously get away with darker than some other areas of the country can. I think 35% is too light, I think right around 20% is good privacy and a good look.

carlb28

ive got 45 on the windshield 20 on the front sides and 5 on the back 3 and i have no problems at all.. IN CALIFORNIA... 818 area. my friend has a white evo with 5 on everything but the W/S and hes had no problems either

carlb28

also my tint shop tells me if i get a ticket i pay 15 for removal and they put it back on for 30.. better then paying a ticket?

surfcity40

this thread began in '04 and ended in '05. why did you resurrect it?