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CXRabbit said:Over the weekend I got my front windows tinted to match the rears. Tint guy did an excellent job. It's 20% tint.
Anyone else who feels like sharing their tint photos?
Also includes what % the tint is.
Love my CX-7!
Looks GREAT !!!
Do you worry about getting pulled over in NY ? ie is it "legal" ? Just curious, I'd love to have my wife's CX done but she would be pissed if she ended up with a ticket.
Thanks!
20% is illegal in New York (nothing less that 35% in the front is allowed). I had 35% front, 20% back on my last car (which IS legal) and never had a problem. My husband's car also has the same (35%/20%) and did get approached once (while he was parked waiting for our daughter), but didn't get a ticket (he told the cop it was legal as far as he knew -- and the cop could see he was doing nothing wrong).
Ask me again in a year and I'll let you know how many tickets I got
Seriously, I see lots of cars with tinted windows that are illegal and I'm sure the cops have better things to do than pull you over for it unless they already suspect or know you're doing something wrong. The way I figure, it's the type of thing I could get an "add-on" ticket for... so if I'm pulled over for speeding or parking illegally I could also end up with a ticket for the tint. I haven't gotten a ticket since I was 21 (now 36) so I'm not too worried
20% is illegal in New York (nothing less that 35% in the front is allowed). I had 35% front, 20% back on my last car (which IS legal) and never had a problem. My husband's car also has the same (35%/20%) and did get approached once (while he was parked waiting for our daughter), but didn't get a ticket (he told the cop it was legal as far as he knew -- and the cop could see he was doing nothing wrong).
Ask me again in a year and I'll let you know how many tickets I got
Seriously, I see lots of cars with tinted windows that are illegal and I'm sure the cops have better things to do than pull you over for it unless they already suspect or know you're doing something wrong. The way I figure, it's the type of thing I could get an "add-on" ticket for... so if I'm pulled over for speeding or parking illegally I could also end up with a ticket for the tint. I haven't gotten a ticket since I was 21 (now 36) so I'm not too worried
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CXRabbit said:Thanks!
20% is illegal in New York (nothing less that 35% in the front is allowed). I had 35% front, 20% back on my last car (which IS legal) and never had a problem. My husband's car also has the same (35%/20%) and did get approached once (while he was parked waiting for our daughter), but didn't get a ticket (he told the cop it was legal as far as he knew -- and the cop could see he was doing nothing wrong).
Ask me again in a year and I'll let you know how many tickets I got
Seriously, I see lots of cars with tinted windows that are illegal and I'm sure the cops have better things to do than pull you over for it unless they already suspect or know you're doing something wrong. The way I figure, it's the type of thing I could get an "add-on" ticket for... so if I'm pulled over for speeding or parking illegally I could also end up with a ticket for the tint. I haven't gotten a ticket since I was 21 (now 36) so I'm not too worried
You are correct in thinking that, I've never heard of a cop pulling someone over for a tint ticket.
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im doing mine next week!!! 20%
They're pretty relaxed about it in Arizona, maybe because its so darn hot and the tint helps tremendously.
I've had illegal tint on every vehicle I've had for the past 15 years or so and I've never been pulled over for it. It also never came up when speaking to the police after my Jeep got rear-ended recently.
I've had illegal tint on every vehicle I've had for the past 15 years or so and I've never been pulled over for it. It also never came up when speaking to the police after my Jeep got rear-ended recently.
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What brand and type of tint is that? Does it match color wise with the factory? I know that my buddy tried to do that with another car, and the aftermarket tint was greenish, and his factory was black. And it didn't have the same heat defeating characteristics. Front's were a titanium/metallic film (not shiney mirror, but the film has particles of titanium), that repels 98% heat, while the rear windows don't have that characteristic. So it was uneven, and i'm picky about stuff like that.
Couldn't tell ya what brand or type. What I know is the shop I went to does a LOT of work for the Mazda dealership I bought from, and their tint guy is very good. Colorwise it matches. % wise it may be ever so very slightly off, but it's so close I'm not sure (and I have a good eye for that stuff... Artist by trade).
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Well thats cool atleast. I have always stuck with 35% titanium tint from Solarguard. Very high quality and the titanium particles make a huge difference.
Rather than just make the windows darker, and still let heat in, you can feel the difference. You roll down the window and feel the heat on your face from the sun. As you roll the window up, the minute the tint cuts into the sun's direction on your face, you feel a complete change in temperature on your skin. Thats how awesome this stuff is! Sucks in the winter though, you have no help keeping the car warm from what sun you might see in the winter lol.
Rather than just make the windows darker, and still let heat in, you can feel the difference. You roll down the window and feel the heat on your face from the sun. As you roll the window up, the minute the tint cuts into the sun's direction on your face, you feel a complete change in temperature on your skin. Thats how awesome this stuff is! Sucks in the winter though, you have no help keeping the car warm from what sun you might see in the winter lol.
I have noticed the heat difference with mine. 35% doesn't match though. I had to go 20% to match the rest of the windows. Yup, illegal, but I don't expect it to be a problem (and so far, since my original post, I've driven by at least 4 cops, one of which seemed to be doing nothing.)
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Here in MI, you can have tint with a legit doctor's note. The doctor can even fill out a legal form, so they will print it on your license. I am rollin with my legit (and verified) doctor's note stating I have photo sensitivity and can be distracted by bright light.
CXRabbit said:Over the weekend I got my front windows tinted to match the rears. Tint guy did an excellent job. It's 20% tint.
Anyone else who feels like sharing their tint photos?
Also includes what % the tint is.
Love my CX-7
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drive in to richmond with a modded car with dark tint. they LOVE to pull cars for this reason and then just tack on more tickets once they can examine your car. in va its a "pull overable" offense. got atleast 4 tint tickets in va, cops there suckByrnie said: