Hey guys, im getting my 8 tinted tommorw I was thinking of 15% in the rear and 35% up fronts. Don't want to go too dark since im in california, what do you guys think of this set up? I want the tints to blend nicely. Is there anything I should do before I take the car in tommorw? wash the windows inside and out?

 

thats my setup i think its nice....

and if its a good shop doin the tint for you they should clean your windows before they do it

 

check around....the brand of tint can be a big factor, who ever you get to do it, ask for references to previus customers.. I opted to use huper optics#30 , awesome product, great heat rejection. the installer was recommended by other friends, this was put on in 2005 and is still great with no blistering and bubbling. researching is your best friend. be kind, later....

 

5% all the way around with a doctors note for migraine related issues FTW!



and its an old pic so dont b*tch about get CCs! I already have them :P

 

shouldlook good....hey i still have my amber corners FTW!!!!!

 

I don't even think it's worth tinting any 8 unless you get limo all the way around. The thing is, you'll still get pulled over for 35%, so you might as well go with 5%.

 

I have 20% on all of mine, and I love it. Its dark enough that it looks good, technically I think its illegal. It is a little dark for backing up in dark areas, etc, but it still works. Any darker I think would be a pain and impractical for me.

 

Not in all places.. I think 20% is legal in Florida.

 

^I don't have any tint so i couldn not tell u what is legal but what i do know is there is some dark tint around here for sure!

 

I have 35 up front and 5 in the back, ive never been pulled over and it looks darker in the front due to the dark interior.

 

35 front/ 5 rear.

Got pulled over 2 times for it, 1 ticket in 3 years.

 

I got one ticket for having limo all around, and that was because I was careless and didn't check the freeway off-ramp when I passed by it. Got it written off by a friend, never took it off. One ticket in a year and half? Fine by me.

I'll probably even get limo+20% all around on my next car.

 

Well aside from thefact front window tint of ANY type is illegal in CA....

 

OP it's been 5 days... where da pics at??????

 

^ Foreal.. I is waitin'

 

no doubt, pics or it didnt happen!

 

i wouldn't mix your tint though. pic something and go with it all around. mine is 20% and perfect for my tastes but i wouldn't mind going darker next time.

 

Pics Or It Didnt' Happen!!!!

 

dont mean to thread jack, but do you have pics of that? i was considering 20% untill you said you wouldnt mind going darker :/

 

sure. i'll take a pic now.

 

I had 22% on my civic, imo, too light for me. Going for 13% with my 8!

 

ok here's my crap pics from work. the guy who did my tint said it's officially 17% but he calls it 20. hope you like it!

 

No tint for me that way when ppl that want to break in can see that there is nothing in there and i'm not hiding anything!..

 

don't you get hot down there in fl? i wanted tint to keep cool and i live in rainy seattle!

 

A/C while driving and when it's been sitting in the sun for awhile just open the doors and let the hot air come out with a/c running then you're good to go! I guess I never had tint in any cars so i don't know what I'm missin