NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Why? Not letting light through? How does it affect you looking out the back with your camper? Itd be a lot harder wouldnt it?

 

Oh I didn't mean the very back window, just the 2 rear door windows. My canopy windows are 20% so they aren't terrible to look out of

 

I figured you meant those windows and was just asking about the canopy windows cause that would be hard to see out of I would think.

 

No it wouldn't really change looking out of the canopy if I tinted the rear 2 windows to 5%, I can see through the back window to both of the canopies side windows pretty easily.

 

Oh okay thats good. You said 5% in the rear would possibly make the front too dark, why is that?

 

Less light coming in making them look darker.

 

Oh gotcha, makes sense. Ill take darker if people cant see into the cab haha. Just need to be able to see out when Im hauling ass down a trail

 

If anything, i would want my canopy windows at straight limo tint, so that nobody can do window shopping on my golf clubs or my bow.

 

Thats true! That would suck.
Speaking of golfing, cant wait to go. Havent been up to anything in Seattle though. Just in Puyallup and Lacey.

 

Technically 15% can be a good option for matching the 20% factory rear glass... The windshield acts like a backlight to the front windows so they always appear lighter than the back. I'm kinda surprised I haven't been pulled over yet for some piddly reason. Illegal tint, no flaps, no front plate, all black evrything, loud, and no license plate lights

It's amazing. It's my comforting cocoon of darkness. The rear is kinda dark at night but I have a backup camera and the 886 mod. I can see out the side mirrors at night with the 886 mod.

Although my soft top is tinted too so with that on I can't see out the rear view mirror during the day...

 

You must be pretty lucky not having been pulled over yet for all of that!
Haha thats awesome
Backup camera would help a lot Im sure. Damn is it 5% on your soft top too?

 

Its 20% the brand of film I used is Formula. http://www.formulaone.com/en/Default.aspx I got it installed at a place on air port way in Seattle named Accutint.

 

Cali is not tint friendly, which makes ZERO common sense in the "Golden State" . I understand the safety factor for the police.
(get fix-it ticket, remove offending tint, go to C.H.P. for "inspection" - if their fat a$$e$ even walk out to the parking lot, ticket signed off and the officer takes it, get less of a dark tint reinstalled, repeat as necessary)

 

just installed the bumper today...is it suppose to have so much space? between the front grill and the bumper?

 

No its 31% on the softop from Bestop. So in the rear I have 5% over 20% over 31%

 

SEX! And yep, that's how they all are.

 

the bar on the bottom looks ugly now...can i get it sawed off? i dont think i would need the hooks since the bumper has them too?

 

Yes and no. Do you plan on adding skids? If not, then take it off. If yes, the skids typically bolt to that unless your new bumper has skid attachments.

 

I had Accutint do the tint on our BMW X3 and they did a great job.

I had my truck done at Midnight Tint on Aurora but I think they have moved to Shoreline. They had me sign some "we aren't paying your ticket" paperwork as matching fronts to the rear windows was over the legal limit. I'm not running a front license plate (lol - it is in my driver door pocket) and I haven't been pulled over, but I don't drive like a dipshit.

 

Hooks are unnecessary. Mine had to be removed because early Relentless products didn't support them.
If I know what bar you are talking about, that's part of the frame, so don't cut it. I find it interesting that your bumper meets it, mine actually tucks over and (I think) bolts to the underside. My front skid bolts to the bar as well. The little wings can be unbolted and tossed away.