window tints
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I went with 20 on the back windshiled and 30 on the rest of the windows on my 2008.5 Metro. I live on backroads with lots of trees and deer.... but if I had to do it over I def would have gone 20 all the way around. Here are some pics after I washed it for the first time after the tints. They look darker in person and the pics make the front 2 look REALLY light but in person they all look the same.... don't understand cameras 
MikeHTally
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- 2008.5 Speed3, 2006 Chrysler 300C, 2003 Ram 1500
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mrjoshyman
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anyone with the GT get a sun stripe? I'm curious is that would mess with the wiper/headlight sensor...
I have a 20% windshield stripe on mine. It's cut so that it actually doesn't cover the sensors, but from a distance it looks like one strip of tint:
And here's my 20% all-around:
Unless I start getting fix-it tickets in droves, then I will always do dark tint on my cars from now on. Looks are secondary; the ambient heat inside the cabin is much less than it would be otherwise, and that alone is enough a reason to go dark for me. I use an OEM Mazda3 sunshade for when it's parked.
mrjoshyman
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I have a 20% windshield stripe on mine. It's cut so that it actually doesn't cover the sensors, but from a distance it looks like one strip of tint:
And here's my 20% all-around:
Unless I start getting fix-it tickets in droves, then I will always do dark tint on my cars from now on. Looks are secondary; the ambient heat inside the cabin is much less than it would be otherwise, and that alone is enough a reason to go dark for me. I use an OEM Mazda3 sunshade for when it's parked.
i cant even tell its been cut around the sensors -- do u have ne pix that are more clear of the cut out around the sensors?
mazdaspeedster3
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No closer pics at the moment... but now that I look at it, looks like my car has a unibrow. lawl.
The sensor is in the black housing above the rear view mirrow. The only way a stripe can cover that sensor is if it was done on the outside... which it never is since tint is installed on the interior. My windshield tint is just two pieces, each cut to conform to the shape of that black housing.
The sensor is in the black housing above the rear view mirrow. The only way a stripe can cover that sensor is if it was done on the outside... which it never is since tint is installed on the interior. My windshield tint is just two pieces, each cut to conform to the shape of that black housing.
I was worried that 20 everywhere was going to be too dark, but its not. go with all 20
mrjoshyman
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i had 15% all around on my 626 but it was just a bit too dark @ night for me, I think 20% would be perfect....
Like I said, I was worried about going to dark cause of non-lit backroads and deer and stuff, but 30 is fine, so I wish I would have gone 20.
Thats exactly what I'm debating, not because of night visibility but because of bastard cops wanting ticket revenue.
mrjoshyman
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as far as tickets go in new york the limit for the front windows is 70% lol so i have found that the key to not getting ticketed for tints is 1) make friends w/ ur local cops, 2) get urself a PBA card (idk if this will work everywhere but @ least by me if ur just getting pulled over for tints its very unlikely to ur gonna get a ticket with a PBA card)
MI your only allowed a 4" strip on the top of the driver and passenger window then anything around the back as long as its not mirror tint. So if the cops were anal enough they would give me a ticket for the 35% as well as a 20%, I was just thinking it would seem less noticeable being a tad lighter. My area doesnt do fix it tickets on them anymore because people would just get them redone right after.
*Edit: Whats a PBA card?
*Edit: Whats a PBA card?
oaklandopen
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my old miata had 5% limo and i had the hard top (needed that tint at night cuz even the lowest car was shining lights directly into the rear view mirror), but im not gonna go that far with this one. eventually i want 35% up front and not sure what i want in the back
