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droptopford 5 0

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please post pics of your car's tint (anywhere from 20-35 tint please)... and opinions would be great. i live in Mass where the legal limit is 35 tint, but i've heard that this doesnt really do much... should i risk going to 20 or is it such a difference that the cops would spot it from a mile away... i drive on my campus which has its own police force (UMASS) and they dont have much better to do than pull me over for stupid crap i.e future tint, would it be worth the risk, whats the penalty ? help

 

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05(Limo) on the rear, 35(light) in the front. With the contrast of dark in the back, light in the front.. they will have a harder time telling if you have anything on the front at all by just a glance. Also they can see you through the 35 which might also throw them off and that is mainly what theyre worried about. At least where i live in cali. I used to tint windows at a local glass shop by the way

 

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15% here, its perfect, not too dark, not too light

 

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rude_life

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Dude mathiasj that is a beautiful stang, my 94 was the same color...Why dont you drop that bad boy!!

 

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DFG 5OH

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rude_life said:

Dude mathiasj that is a beautiful stang, my 94 was the same color...Why dont you drop that bad boy!!

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thanks a lot, and yes i'm going to drop it soon enough, i'm trying to get some money put back right now though

 

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35% legal here in VA. Not bad and I have tan interior w/ a darker color int it will look darker shade.

 

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JR Yeah I was thinking 35% have any direct side shots, those look a lot darker then 35 for some reason though.

 

95CobraMike

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^^^ probably because the interior is black, and if the windows werent tinted in that picture most of what you would see would be his seats
i'll get some picts of my car, 35% on front 5% on back

 

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35% on front two......5% on back 3. NOTHING on the front two windows is legal here in Michigan...they are "supposed" to be clear but they dont bug me with the 35%. Back on my v6 with 17% all around, they used to bug me all the time.

 

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I know if wasn't legal I would be pulled everyday. They don't tolerate illegal tint here and they carry tint meters.

 

91LX_5L

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I think ill go 35% I dont know what I should do on my rear though?

What do you guys think 35% on front four 25% on rear? or what

 

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Here's mine with 35%

And here it is with 22%

Legal limit in Ohio is 55%, but I live right on the border of WV which has a limit of 35%.

 

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I went 20% on the rear and couldn't see enough when backing up in dark driveways or lots. So I have 35% all the way around and it keeps the sun out plenty for me. I have no clue why it looks darker than everyone elses? Maybe the guy who tinted my car was a rookie put on 20-25% by mistake.

 

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I'm digging the 22% is that all the way around??

Im actually getting mine done tomorrow so i was actually gonna post this same question

 

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skinemann96 said:

I'm digging the 22% is that all the way around??

Im actually getting mine done tomorrow so i was actually gonna post this same question

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Yep! I also had a stip of vinyl(sp?) put on top of the back glass and it blends in almost perfect.

 

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Low-5.0 said:

Yep! I also had a stip of vinyl(sp?) put on top of the back glass and it blends in almost perfect.

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So you got it on the windshield too??
I cant really tell
I worry about getting it there.. maybe just a really really high %

 

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skinemann96 said:

So you got it on the windshield too??
I cant really tell
I worry about getting it there.. maybe just a really really high %

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In Michigan, you are allowed to get a so called "4 inches" across the windshield...im sure they allow you something if they allow it here in this messed up state. All our rules suck!

JR, i think your is darker because of the type of tint....its that reflective type thats on lexus cars/trucks it looks like...its not black...it almost has that mirror finish to it. I like it on your car

 

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skinemann96 said:

So you got it on the windshield too??
I cant really tell
I worry about getting it there.. maybe just a really really high %

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Just a 4" strip on the windshield, it's 22% too.

 

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ya, it all depends, i still dont want to tempt the gods by getting illegal tint on a campus with "bored" police, but i just love the look of really tinted windows, so i guess we'll see. i've gotta wait till i have my new top installed, BTW, do any convertable owners have a problem with a couple of drops of rain affecting the tint where the corners of the top meets the windshield "frame seal" if i have this pronlem will it cause it to "unstick"?