NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I have 5% all around. Love love love it. Never bothered but I do live in ellensburg haha. We all have dark tint around here. The cops are cool with it.

The legal limit in Washington for the front driver and passenger window is 22%. Given that, you won't get hassled for 20 and you could probably get away with 15%. Although I've heard cops can be sticklers about it on the west side...

 

For what it's worth, I have 15 on my front windows (that's what the idiot who tinted them said the factory back windows were...) and the factory 20 in the rear. My wife has 15 all around on her car, and neither of us have ever been pulled over for it.

That said, I am a firm believer in that if you keep your vehicles presentable and drive like a responsible adult, you don't get pulled over. Our cars are always spotless, we use our turn signals, and adhere to the speed limits (usually).

My 4Runner is just ASKING to get pulled over... Illegal tint, no front license plate, no mud flaps... Hasn't happened yet. Other than once leaving a bar because my license plate light was too bright/rear facing/illegal. AKA he wanted to know if I was drunk.

 

Oh okay Renton isnt to far from me. My wife worked out there for a little bit and I have some friends that live up there.

How is 5% Dakota? It doesnt feel too dark? I was thinking about 10-15%.

 

I know you didn't ask me, but I honestly think 15 is too dark, and wish mine were 20... In poorly lit parking lots/neighborhoods it can be pretty tough to see. Especially with the reflection of the dash lights, nav screen, etc on the windows. I cannot imagine 5.

If you click the link and then zoom in, this old picture shows the difference between front and back pretty well, I think.

DSC_0052 by awilson013, on Flickr

 

I was asking anyone with an opinion on it really haha.
You can definitely see a difference in the two windows. Also need something that will reflect the sun well. I bet it can be tough to see on dark streets or parking lots. But might just try it and see if I personally like it or not. I do think 5 would be insanely hard to see, especially if its raining hard and dark out.

 

I read on here that the rears are actually 30% but 20% for the front windows makes them match perfectly because the windshield lets in a ton of light, makes sense to me.

I have my fronts tinted to 20%, would I like to have them at 5%? yeah because I hate people being able to look into my truck. But you still can't see anything out the windows at night unless its well lighted, when ever I have to back up at night I always put my window down. I would do 20% if I were to do it again

 

ok so get together on the 15th at Beavis' house. I think at 5:30pm? If we can BBQ I'll thaw out some elk meat.

 

Sounds good!

 

hell yea!
PM me for addy if anyone needs it. I dont want to post it for the interwebs.

 

shoot!! i can't make it to beavis's house on the 15th. Ya'll have fun now!

 

I'm afraid of the dark, that's why i (will soon have) lots of lights on my tacoma. and leave the tint stock.
-C

 

I just matched the front with the back. I can still see in the dark and I think it looks good. how far do you live from Seattle Beavis?

 

Friday im going to go scout the snow back Salmon La Sac and go run Fortune Creek trail if anyone wants to come, see how far I get before the snow. Also might do Mine to market trail

 

I live in Samammish

 

What snow. Lol. Mountains are bare

 

@northwesttaco I would still think 5% is too dark but I do hate when people can look into my truck too. It sounds like 20% would be what everyone would go with if they could do it over. Dakota said hes rocking 5% on everything and loves it haha.
@Vashontaco What did you use to match it? 20% or 30%?

 

A friend in Cle Elum said Gallagher still has 3ft of snow

 

I would love 5% on a daily commuter that isn't a trail rig.

 

Couple questions, can you wait till next friday the 15th? cause i'll be in town then, and would like to go. secondly, am i gonna need addtional body armor/lift? because apart from tires, i'm stock right now. if anything i could meet you there, and hop in your vehicle, i have a camera, would hate to miss some good photo ops.
-C

 

Oh okay. Yeah this will be trail and daily driver. Thinking Ill have to see how 20% would look and hopefully 15% isnt too dark.