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01pewterz28 · 11-02-2009, 09:05 PM

Still up in the air on what % I will go with my Suburban, Silverado, and Malibu have 15% ontop of the factory tint, my 2000 and 2001 Z/28 have 5%.

I will be getting them done this week.

Sean

Black5thgen · 11-02-2009, 09:10 PM

I'm up the air between 20 and 15

IROCanSS · 11-02-2009, 09:14 PM

15% everything but windshield. Backing up sucks.

zebra · 11-02-2009, 09:29 PM

mine on the truck's either 20% or 15% on the sides & 5% on the back and a 15% sun strip

it's awesome during the day - especially when it's hot out, but it ain't no fun backing up at all when it's dark

i have to roll the window down & open the rear slider to see anything

Rocky918 · 11-02-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Atcer

Here are some pictures of my car. I have legal for Florida on it. Looks darker than it is with the black interior. I do have the sun strip on the windshield, helps with the heat.

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this is 28%? it definatly looks darker then taht

Banshee · 11-02-2009, 11:27 PM

I have 20% rear glass, rear 1/4's and 35% doors. No issues. In fact, I would have went with 20% on doors, but it was a cloudy day and it appeared darker.

Atcer · 11-03-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocky918

this is 28%? it definatly looks darker then taht

Yep mine is 28% legal for Florida. Interior makes it look darker than it is. I do have a back up caminstalled so Icansee at night when backing.

AdamCzap · 11-03-2009, 07:56 AM

I have 35 on the sides and 20 on the back.

philipdistefano · 11-03-2009, 08:02 AM

So pretty much nobody gets the windshield tinted at all?

VR Code R6P · 11-03-2009, 08:53 AM

The darker the enviroment you are driving in at night, the harder its gets to drive with tints. It depends a lot on where you drive and how much of it is at night.

If you drive in a rural area at night, the 20% tints are awful, and 35% is difficult, especially when backing and trying to find intersections. Brightly lit towns and cities seem much better to me, due to all the ambient lightling.

I had to strip a Firehawk I bought that had limo tint on it. It was like driving while looking through a periscope. Where I live, I could not see my own driveway at night!

shad2009 · 11-03-2009, 09:16 AM

i looked up my state tinting laws, and it says for all windows(excluding the windshield) that it's 35%...does this mean the darkest i can get is 35%??

Dboy23 · 11-03-2009, 09:49 AM

Uhm I had 5% all around with 15% on the front windshield and I got it removed because I it sucked at night (I've had it on my other cars but the side ones sucked on the Camaro for some reason. I never had a problem seeing through the windshield though. I had the same thing on my previous car and I could pretty deal with it but with the blind spots on the Camaro it's hard so I got it all removed.

topgun1 · 11-03-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by philipdistefano

So pretty much nobody gets the windshield tinted at all?

I'm 99% sure it's illegal in any state. I've never even seen a car with a windshield tinted. Above was the first person I've heard tinting the windshield. Except you can do something like a 6" wide strip along the top in some states.

Atcer · 11-03-2009, 01:19 PM

I have my windshield tinted to A/S1 line to help when driving, the visors do very little to block the sun.

11-02-2009, 09:05 PM	#15
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,494 View My Garage	Still up in the air on what % I will go with my Suburban, Silverado, and Malibu have 15% ontop of the factory tint, my 2000 and 2001 Z/28 have 5%. I will be getting them done this week. Sean __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

11-02-2009, 09:29 PM	#18
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	mine on the truck's either 20% or 15% on the sides & 5% on the back and a 15% sun strip it's awesome during the day - especially when it's hot out, but it ain't no fun backing up at all when it's dark i have to roll the window down & open the rear slider to see anything __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

11-02-2009, 11:27 PM	#20
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	I have 20% rear glass, rear 1/4's and 35% doors. No issues. In fact, I would have went with 20% on doors, but it was a cloudy day and it appeared darker. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

11-03-2009, 09:49 AM	#26
Dboy23 2G1FB1EV7A9100028 Drives: 2010 Jeep Wrangler Hemi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 882	Uhm I had 5% all around with 15% on the front windshield and I got it removed because I it sucked at night (I've had it on my other cars but the side ones sucked on the Camaro for some reason. I never had a problem seeing through the windshield though. I had the same thing on my previous car and I could pretty deal with it but with the blind spots on the Camaro it's hard so I got it all removed. __________________ # 28 - Victory Red 1LT/RS (SOLD)

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VR Code R6P Drives: 2011 Race Red GT500 w/ SVT Perf Pkg Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: eastern CO Posts: 578	The darker the enviroment you are driving in at night, the harder its gets to drive with tints. It depends a lot on where you drive and how much of it is at night. If you drive in a rural area at night, the 20% tints are awful, and 35% is difficult, especially when backing and trying to find intersections. Brightly lit towns and cities seem much better to me, due to all the ambient lightling. I had to strip a Firehawk I bought that had limo tint on it. It was like driving while looking through a periscope. Where I live, I could not see my own driveway at night!

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shad2009 "Cassie" Drives: 2007 Tungsten Grey Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,153	i looked up my state tinting laws, and it says for all windows(excluding the windshield) that it's 35%...does this mean the darkest i can get is 35%??

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Atcer Drives: 2LT RS Silver Ice w/Cyber Grey strp Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea. Car is stored Posts: 146 View My Garage	I have my windshield tinted to A/S1 line to help when driving, the visors do very little to block the sun.