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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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I've got 20% on the sides and 10 or 15% for the rear. 28% is allowed (though there's only 20% and 35% tint) for the front and 15% for the side and rear. I went with the darkest in the rear cause of not having anything to hide what's in the back.

There's no inspections for FL and I've never had anyone I know busted for too dark of a tint. Keep in mind that you cannot be pulled over for illegal tint since it is a non-moving violation, you must be pulled over for something else (i.e speeding) in order for the cops to tag the "tint" on the infractions as well. So, be sure all your lights are working and you're not doing dumb stuff and you shouldn't have much to worry about it.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GSx83
Is 35% too much? I went ahead and told my guy to do it, but tint law in NYC is 70%.
A) I don't feel like getting pulled over the way I used to with my 20%'s.
B) I want a natural / Dealership look - nothing too hardcore.

It might be too late to cancel and get 50%'s, do share your thoughts.

I'm not afraid to admit, i was actually muscled into the tints. I dropped my car off to get a dent popped out, and before I knew it, this guy was talking about tints, and I pretty much fell for his sales trap. lol.
I think you could have gotten away with 50% if 70% is allowed.
Funny I took my car in to get the Kuda PDA mount on my car, and the guy was trying to sell a tint job. I told him I would only consider 50%, but he doesn't carry 50%. So I'm the one who got away.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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Mine came tinted from the dealer, the three rears, I promptly went out and had the sides done. Cause I to am a man of misery. Oh I mean mystery. Yea that's it...
 
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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30% front and sides. 20% rear sides and back.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Tint. Mine is 15% and is dark.
Looks great.
A little hard to see out the side at night on a street with no street lights.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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I live in the not too Hot mid atlantic states, so tinting for heat resistance is not necessary. I think there is enough challenges with good views (i'm not complaining) in this car that tinting would simply make things worse. I like it just the way it is.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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Default Re: To tint or not to tint, that is the question...

Originally Posted by midnightman
30% front and sides. 20% rear sides and back.
Do the small side windows are a miss-matched tint than the large side window? Any reason?
 
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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I wouldn't mind tinting my 3 windows on the SRT6 (driver, passenger, rear). MI has a strange tint law though. Apparently all but the top 4" of your the side windows can be tinted:

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/MI/
 
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Romio
Do the small side windows are a miss-matched tint than the large side window? Any reason?
It seems to be the norm when it comes to un-openable rear side windows as far as the place that did my last 3 cars. I see the same on other cars too. Yes, they do look a bit darker, but it doesn't look bad. In fact, you'd normally just think that the difference in appearance is because the rear interior is darker than the front, and you're not really to see right through to the other rear window to the same degree as looking through the cockpit windows. The added tinting on the rear sides and the rear window also help keep prying eyes out.

Additionally, here in South Florida, it can get pretty hot. You really need as much tint as the law allows, and where the law allows, to keep the interior as cool as possible. I'm at the legal limits all the way around.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Tinted my '06 Limited Coupe on Saturday.

40% on the windshield / 20% on the other five windows.

Mafia Style!

More Bling on order. Standby.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Sennaspirit
I live in the not too Hot mid atlantic states, so tinting for heat resistance is not necessary. I think there is enough challenges with good views (i'm not complaining) in this car that tinting would simply make things worse. I like it just the way it is.
...Ditto...
 
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Old May 18, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Anyone know what the percentage is from the factory? I know they all cars are tinted slightly before they hit the dealerships but, I can't seem to figure out what it is.
 
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Old May 18, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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You have to tint your windows... I have 35% on my crossfire and 5% on my VW Jetta vr6.
 
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Old May 19, 2007 | 02:26 AM
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5% tint all the way around...just cause i don't like people seeing in my car unless i want them to.
 
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Old May 20, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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My first response was no way the I saw 04Fire's last night. he got a 35% tint put on and it looks very nice. So I'd say do it, just make sure you are legal. the cops pulled over one of my sons friends and presented him with a razor blade and told him to start scraping.

Pat
 
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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30% is the limit in Indiana, so the shops put on 35% to allow for the very minimal tint from the factory. They say it ends up being 30%. I'm having mine done Saturday.
 
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