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20% or 35% Tint?

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by Unknown, Feb 6, 2011.

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Tint darkness

Poll closed Mar 8, 2011.
  1. 35%

    32.5%
  2. 20%

    67.5%
  1. Feb 6, 2011 at 6:09 PM
    #21
    ppham444

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    :thumbsup:The darker the better.
     
  2. Feb 6, 2011 at 6:10 PM
    #22
    jandrews

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    Factory tint is 27%. 20% in the fronts matches it. You have to go darker for it to look matched because the windshield lets in more light behind the front windows than the rears.
     
  3. Feb 6, 2011 at 8:03 PM
    #23
    Chris(NJ)

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  4. Feb 6, 2011 at 8:09 PM
    #24
    eight3one_offroad

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    5% so you can't see anyone.
     
  5. Feb 6, 2011 at 8:15 PM
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    Unknown

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    Thats to dark for me, I want a nice dark smoke tone
     
  6. Feb 6, 2011 at 8:30 PM
    #26
    Blacktacoma23

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    Go as dark as you will let yourself go, on my last car I had 20% and wished I went darker, so here is 5% on my taco :D

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  7. Feb 6, 2011 at 8:51 PM
    #27
    ISUGrad05

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    20% on the front, factory on the rear:
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  8. Feb 6, 2011 at 9:02 PM
    #28
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  9. Feb 6, 2011 at 11:07 PM
    #29
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    Dude , go 35% , i went 35 percent and its perfect especially for Cali , cops havent said anything. Hopefully i havent jinxed myself . Depending on the weather such as cloudy days or afternoons it gets really dark. I even bought Precut tint off ebay for 15 bucks from a good company and put it on with a friend.

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  10. Feb 6, 2011 at 11:10 PM
    #30
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  11. Feb 7, 2011 at 4:03 PM
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    I'm going 20 on the rear and 35 on the front side ones
     
  12. Feb 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM
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    20% on the front,factory tint on the back.
     
  13. Feb 7, 2011 at 4:13 PM
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    ;)whatever tint you get just never ever wash you windows with windex or any window cleaner with amonia. it makes your tint purple over time. unless you get 3m tint which you can wash with most anything
     
  14. Feb 7, 2011 at 4:19 PM
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    ^^^Dude, I have purple tint! They must be old
     
  15. Feb 7, 2011 at 5:45 PM
    #35
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    Dude, you have really nice grass! How do you maintain that?
     
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  16. Feb 9, 2011 at 11:11 AM
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  17. Feb 9, 2011 at 11:41 AM
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    between those two, 20% all around. i used to have 20% but it wasnt dark enough, so i went 5% all around and it looks great IMO
     
  18. Feb 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM
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    Great info
     
  19. Feb 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM
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    I put 20% on the front 2 and 35% on all the rears. It looks perfectly even all the way around.
     
  20. Feb 9, 2011 at 1:23 PM
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