| mla163 | 12-29-2006 08:07 PM |
50% tint - worth it?
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WRB '06 WRX
According to the tint place that I asked, the limit in VA is 50% front and 35% rear. I'm thinking that I want to keep the tints the same, so 50% all around. Is it worth the effort or is 50% too light?
Or does 50% front and 35% rear look clean?
And yes, I want to keep it legal.
According to the tint place that I asked, the limit in VA is 50% front and 35% rear. I'm thinking that I want to keep the tints the same, so 50% all around. Is it worth the effort or is 50% too light?
Or does 50% front and 35% rear look clean?
And yes, I want to keep it legal.
| 02GAWRX | 12-29-2006 08:11 PM |
they make 50%? ha, thats a weird law. GA is 35% all the way around. and 35% IMO is not dark enough. I think 20% is perfect. but anyways, yeah i would do the same all the way around so it doesnt look goofy.
| Wannascooby | 12-29-2006 08:13 PM |
So the rears have to be lighter then the front? 50% tint sorta looks like nothing at all. I think a 35% rear and 50% front might look alright.
| midnighted | 12-29-2006 08:16 PM |
its actually 50% up front and 35% in the rear, but yeah id go 50% all around... a little too light though
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 08:16 PM |
Not just yeah, but hell yeah! It's perfect IMO and I have 50% all the way around. IF you wanted to go with 35 on the rear (door) windows that would probably look pretty good too but for me anything darker than 35% is just way too dark to see out of when backing and such in the dark. I'm not surprised to hear about new laws concerning tint but the thing to be concerned about it not how strict the laws are but how strictly they are enforced.
It's dark enough here in WA already so... BTW I've had 25 and 35% all the way around on separate cars and I'll never intentionally go back with something that dark.
It's dark enough here in WA already so... BTW I've had 25 and 35% all the way around on separate cars and I'll never intentionally go back with something that dark.
| mla163 | 12-29-2006 08:31 PM |
[QUOTE=midnighted;16481275]its actually 50% up front and 35% in the rear, but yeah id go 50% all around... a little too light though[/QUOTE]
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| handfulopeter | 12-29-2006 08:47 PM |
50% what's the point Really wouldn't do much. 5% FTW!:devil:
| cobbyy | 12-29-2006 08:58 PM |
7% all the way FTW!!!! juss cuz i have it lol
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 09:08 PM |
[QUOTE=handfulopeter;16481511]50% what's the point Really wouldn't do much. 5% FTW!:devil:[/QUOTE]
Lol. It really isn't as light as I think a lot of people think it is. People can't see in very well even if they're close and if you look at the car from a distance it appears to be about as dark as most 35% tinted cars. Especially if you go a little bit darker in the rear.
It's subtle and definitely not illegal anywhere, nor will it be in the foreseeable future.
Lol. It really isn't as light as I think a lot of people think it is. People can't see in very well even if they're close and if you look at the car from a distance it appears to be about as dark as most 35% tinted cars. Especially if you go a little bit darker in the rear.
It's subtle and definitely not illegal anywhere, nor will it be in the foreseeable future.
| MrH00nel2 | 12-29-2006 09:10 PM |
front meaning the windshield?
because i knoe 35% is for the majority of the states
50% is a waste of money
because i knoe 35% is for the majority of the states
50% is a waste of money
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 09:11 PM |
Here's my WRX with the nice, subtle 50% tint installed. :D
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG]
| handfulopeter | 12-29-2006 09:14 PM |
[QUOTE=bluetwo;16481696]Lol. It really isn't as light as I think a lot of people think it is. People can't see in very well even if they're close and if you look at the car from a distance it appears to be about as dark as most 35% tinted cars. Especially if you go a little bit darker in the rear.
It's subtle and definitely not illegal anywhere, nor will it be in the foreseeable future.[/QUOTE]
Yea i can see the 35% in the rear making the 50% on the front look darker.In Delaware where i live any % tint on the front windows is illegal,but you can have whatever % you want on the rears.That's why i just went 5% all the way around.
It's subtle and definitely not illegal anywhere, nor will it be in the foreseeable future.[/QUOTE]
Yea i can see the 35% in the rear making the 50% on the front look darker.In Delaware where i live any % tint on the front windows is illegal,but you can have whatever % you want on the rears.That's why i just went 5% all the way around.
| handfulopeter | 12-29-2006 09:17 PM |
[QUOTE=bluetwo;16481723]Here's my WRX with the nice, subtle 50% tint installed. :D
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
That's a waste of money seriously,Looks like it's stock.
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
That's a waste of money seriously,Looks like it's stock.
| jmhubbard01 | 12-29-2006 09:19 PM |
50% tint - worth it? no
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 09:20 PM |
[QUOTE=handfulopeter;16481768]That's a waste of money seriously,Looks like it's stock.[/QUOTE]
Ouch! Waste of money....
Keep in mind that with everything I've done to my car I've considered how well the resale value of the car will hold up. 50% tint will fly with a lot of buyers and you don't even have to think about having to pay someone to scrape the stuff off if or whenever you decide to sell or trade. Most of the time you can't even pay someone to scrape the tint off the back glass without worry of destroying the defroster strips.
Ouch! Waste of money....
Keep in mind that with everything I've done to my car I've considered how well the resale value of the car will hold up. 50% tint will fly with a lot of buyers and you don't even have to think about having to pay someone to scrape the stuff off if or whenever you decide to sell or trade. Most of the time you can't even pay someone to scrape the tint off the back glass without worry of destroying the defroster strips.
| handfulopeter | 12-29-2006 09:27 PM |
[QUOTE=bluetwo;16481796]Ouch! Waste of money....
Keep in mind that with everything I've done to my car I've considered how well the resale value of the car will hold up. 50% tint will fly with a lot of buyers and you don't even have to think about having to pay someone to scrape the stuff off if or whenever you decide to sell or trade. Most of the time you can't even pay someone to scrape the tint off the back glass without worry of destroying the defroster strips.[/QUOTE]
Don't take it personal it's your money;)
Keep in mind that with everything I've done to my car I've considered how well the resale value of the car will hold up. 50% tint will fly with a lot of buyers and you don't even have to think about having to pay someone to scrape the stuff off if or whenever you decide to sell or trade. Most of the time you can't even pay someone to scrape the tint off the back glass without worry of destroying the defroster strips.[/QUOTE]
Don't take it personal it's your money;)
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 09:42 PM |
[QUOTE=handfulopeter;16481842]Don't take it personal it's your money;)[/QUOTE]
Exactly! Unlike about 90% of the WRX's out there my car will still have a decent resale value in a couple of years. :) No ricey Knight Rider tint here.
Exactly! Unlike about 90% of the WRX's out there my car will still have a decent resale value in a couple of years. :) No ricey Knight Rider tint here.
| powercurve | 12-29-2006 09:46 PM |
Go darker or don't do it at all. I got 35 and I am seriously regretting not getting 15.
| Khraine | 12-29-2006 09:51 PM |
I agree 100% I have 50 in the front and 35 in the rears. It looks very clean, its not dark enough to get noticed for Not from the dealership and i don't even get a look from the cops. Plus California isn't the most friendly place with tint up front....
| handfulopeter | 12-29-2006 09:57 PM |
[QUOTE=bluetwo;16481953]Exactly! Unlike about 90% of the WRX's out there my car will still have a decent resale value in a couple of years. :) No ricey Knight Rider tint here.[/QUOTE]
I don't think my 5% tint on my wrx :confused: would be considered Ricey in any aspect.And resale value,tint is not going to affect resale value especially on a trade in believe me they don't care about your tint.If your like me i'm going to sell my car myself to someone who can appreciate the time and money that went into my baby i'm not parting out she's going with all her mods to the right buyer. Tint who cares!
I don't think my 5% tint on my wrx :confused: would be considered Ricey in any aspect.And resale value,tint is not going to affect resale value especially on a trade in believe me they don't care about your tint.If your like me i'm going to sell my car myself to someone who can appreciate the time and money that went into my baby i'm not parting out she's going with all her mods to the right buyer. Tint who cares!
| DrD | 12-29-2006 10:02 PM |
[quote=bluetwo;16481281]for me anything darker than 35% is just way too dark to see out of when backing and such in the dark.[/quote]
I agree - from a privacy point of view, the 20% is nice, but from a night-vision point of view, it's too dark for me backing up. In terms of heat rejection, there isn't much difference from 35% to 20% for most films, so no big deal there - I wen't 35% all around and it's great - anything is better than nothing, though, so if all you can do is 50% up front, then that's what I would do (with 35% in the back)
I agree - from a privacy point of view, the 20% is nice, but from a night-vision point of view, it's too dark for me backing up. In terms of heat rejection, there isn't much difference from 35% to 20% for most films, so no big deal there - I wen't 35% all around and it's great - anything is better than nothing, though, so if all you can do is 50% up front, then that's what I would do (with 35% in the back)
| rkramer | 12-29-2006 10:29 PM |
make SURE to check your laws carefully... 50% tint probably isn't legal, lots of state laws specify 50% TOTAL light transmittance. This means the tint + your factory glass, which is 75% or so. 50% tint on glass will come out to around 40% total light transmittance.
| bluetwo | 12-29-2006 10:52 PM |
Yeah it's not really that ricey. I just see my 50% as classier and more mature. To each his own.
| IIdiceII | 12-30-2006 03:38 AM |
50% looks good...all these guys with 5's etc. are just retarded...looks so stupid imo.
| newblue | 12-30-2006 03:50 AM |
lol its funny when you read everyone posts and see the different views on everything, I guess thats why they say "to each his own" 50% isn't very dark but it does do the purpose of tint sun wise, cops wont give you a hard time about it and it does look clean. I myself have 5% limo and I love it, I have either 10 or 15 In the back window so vision is a little better. So I say get what you want really if you think the 50 is clean go for it if you want the dark limo affect go for it all looks sick. Just comes down to legal issues if you want the hassel or not.
| jordanderson | 12-30-2006 03:52 AM |
I have 17% and I like it, I wouldn't even waste my money of 50%
| rally_on | 12-30-2006 04:08 AM |
just cuz your tint is darker doesnt make it worth more :rolleyes:
im considering getting 35% is the back 50% in the front on my S14
cuz 20% on my GD6 was rice
im considering getting 35% is the back 50% in the front on my S14
cuz 20% on my GD6 was rice
| Ryan314 | 12-30-2006 08:35 AM |
I live in Maine... legal limit 50% also :(
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/ryan314/DSC03577.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/ryan314/DSC03577.jpg[/IMG]
| Siper2 | 12-30-2006 09:06 AM |
I actually prefer lighter tints. 50% will be sufficient for reducing heat in the car in the summer, that kind of thing.
I don't what it's like in PA where I'm at now, but when I was in NH the law was actually a max of 60%. Rear windows and rear windshield only.
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I don't what it's like in PA where I'm at now, but when I was in NH the law was actually a max of 60%. Rear windows and rear windshield only.
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| SpaceGhost | 12-30-2006 09:09 AM |
I have 50% on the front windows, and 35% on the back windows and rear. I like it. It looks classy. Not like a limo. You can barely tell the difference between the two different percentages.
[img]http://www.columbusdiscgolf.com/IMAGES/Tint2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.columbusdiscgolf.com/IMAGES/Tint2.jpg[/img]
| bluetwo | 12-30-2006 12:02 PM |
Yeah it's all good really.
I just remember how I regretted having 25 and 35 percent on my other cars. Plus I actually work in law enforcement so it wouldn't look too good if I had illegal tint. :) I love my 50% though.
I just remember how I regretted having 25 and 35 percent on my other cars. Plus I actually work in law enforcement so it wouldn't look too good if I had illegal tint. :) I love my 50% though.
| sjs0433 | 12-30-2006 12:10 PM |
A friend of mine just got the VA legal tint on his car. Our cars have black interiors so most of the time unless you are looking through one window and out the other it will probably look darker than it really is. Still looks better than plain ass glass.
| RedRex26 | 12-31-2006 03:01 AM |
[QUOTE=mla163;16481220]WRB '06 WRX
According to the tint place that I asked, the limit in VA is 50% front and 35% rear. I'm thinking that I want to keep the tints the same, so 50% all around. Is it worth the effort or is 50% too light?
Or does 50% front and 35% rear look clean?
And yes, I want to keep it legal.[/QUOTE]
dude screw the law get 20% in the rear and 30% in the front it looks great trust me. thats what i have and i still think its too light:)
According to the tint place that I asked, the limit in VA is 50% front and 35% rear. I'm thinking that I want to keep the tints the same, so 50% all around. Is it worth the effort or is 50% too light?
Or does 50% front and 35% rear look clean?
And yes, I want to keep it legal.[/QUOTE]
dude screw the law get 20% in the rear and 30% in the front it looks great trust me. thats what i have and i still think its too light:)
| Siper2 | 12-31-2006 07:31 AM |
[QUOTE=RedRex26;16491679]dude screw the law[/QUOTE]
The supply of good advice on NASIOC is neverending.
:lol:
The supply of good advice on NASIOC is neverending.
:lol:
| SloSubie | 12-31-2006 08:57 AM |
i have 20% on front and back and 50% on the windshield. of course it was a little dark the first few weeks I had it but there is a quick fading period and now my sides and rear measure true 37% and windshield is true 60%. I love it, never had trouble with the law and I live in Chesapeake, the worst place for non-moving violations.
| crewchief97 | 12-31-2006 09:21 AM |
I have 20% all around except windshield and initially I thought that it was really dark, but as someone else posted, the fading happened...now I wish that I would have gone to 15%...you can still relatively easily see in the front two windows, but the back two appear darker due to the back window being tinted...so good luck with your tint choice, anything is better than clear ;)
| JCity | 12-31-2006 10:16 AM |
50% look clean but if it didn't come like that i wouldn't drop any cash on doing it ...
| mla163 | 12-31-2006 12:55 PM |
[QUOTE=bluetwo;16481723]Here's my WRX with the nice, subtle 50% tint installed. :D
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Exactly the pic I was looking for. Thanks.
Looks clean, doesn't attract unwanted attention
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/bluetwo/27ec4727.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Exactly the pic I was looking for. Thanks.
Looks clean, doesn't attract unwanted attention
| bluetwo | 12-31-2006 12:58 PM |
[QUOTE=mla163;16493560]Exactly the pic I was looking for. Thanks.
Looks clean, doesn't attract unwanted attention[/QUOTE]
Welcome. Here's to the future! Out with the old gangsta limo stuff, in with the new hotness! Lol...
Happy New Year!
Looks clean, doesn't attract unwanted attention[/QUOTE]
Welcome. Here's to the future! Out with the old gangsta limo stuff, in with the new hotness! Lol...
Happy New Year!
| ScandiaWRX | 12-31-2006 03:54 PM |
Check your state laws for exceptions to the legal limits. Minnesota law is 50% but you can put as dark as you like with a prescription from your doctor, including eye doctor. I called my eye doc and told him the sun glare was bugging my eyes (not a lie, especially when there is snow on the ground) and asked for a prescription for increased tint. Two days later a prescription arrived in my mail. Nice guy my eye doc, his son drives an STI.
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