Monterey Blue 370Z owners with tint - check inside
 

okay, I have been debating last couple weeks whether I should go with 20% or 30% tint on my monterey blue Z. All my life I went with 20% tint on all my cars. Again, all of my previous cars were silver :o. I always went for the silver with a deep tint look. Now, with this new color, I really don't know what % tint I should get. I think 20% is a bit too dark for this color. I think 30% would look really nice. Anyone has any pictures of their tinted Monterey Blue Z? It will help me make my decision. thanks.

if you don't do 20 you will get 30. like it for a month then wish you went darker

30 would be too light...20 is what i will do on red...

i went with 28 on the mach and wished i would have gone darker afterwards...

Shoot, I went 15% on my GTI and 300ZX.

I always go 5% !

Overkill...

5% on my back 3 20% on the front 2 looks like pure sex

Coming from a blue S2k light tint will not do the car justice. 30% is too light go for 20% or lower. Just FYI at 30% you can see everything in the car at 10-15 ft away no problem.

20% and lower tint was just a phase for me(HS, undergrad, even graduate school). Now I just think it looks tacky and kinda ghetto. I would go with 30% all around. It will look classy and still give you all the benefits of heat block. If you don't want anyone peeking into your car than it's a different story I guess but I don't see what the big deal is.....unless of course you have stuff you don't want anyone to see

THanks for all the input.

I only have 3 days to decide now! I know 20% tint looks really good on silver cars (my last two cars were silver), black and white cars. But I am not sure if the same can be applied to Red or Blue cars. I am getting done at Shades of Gray in PA. They are really good. I would appreciate any 20% or 30% pictures of Red or Blue Z tint pictures.

Here are some random tint pics from shades of gray:

40% looks so classy... I'm tempted....
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...Z4coupe402.jpg
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...Z4coupe403.jpg

GTR with 40%
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...rotection2.jpg
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...rotection3.jpg

Z with 40%
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i.../06350Z402.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i.../06350Z403.jpg

30%
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...08_G37_303.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...08_G37_302.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...03G35cp302.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...03G35cp303.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...03350Z-303.jpg


20% looks kinda ghetto.. :wtf2:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...3/08G37203.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...3/08G37202.jpg

the more I look at 30% and 40%, the more I'm tempted to go lighter. I think I have just grown out of the darker tint Era. I think now I'm debating between 30% and 40%. I drive a Z not civic. I want my car to be classy. I don't think classy look can be achieved with darker tint.

Source: http://shadesofgray1.proboards.com/i...?board=gallery

Forty percent is absolutely spot-on! :tup:

agreed.it look so classy with 40%. I can't ruin the amazing look of the Z. I must be careful.

Did you put tint on your car?

Getting ready to have it done, and I think 40% is it too. Enough to keep you out of trouble, and also to see better at night.

I like 30, a bit more protection (Texas does get hot), and not the "black out" look. I will definitely be glad to see your car once it is done.

Here's Blue with 30%

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...35-_cp-302.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...35-_cp-303.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...335-_cp-30.jpg

Doesn't look bad at all!

Poll options changed :(. Between 30 vs 40 now.

Here are some pics of my car, which happens to be the same color as yours, AK! :tup:

Thing is though, I'm not 100% sure what level of tint I have. You see, the dealer put it on and I bought it like this. I'm thinking that it's 30%, but I'm not positive. If you guys think it's some other level, pls let me know!

http://www.the370z.com/members/semte...sed-1-9-09.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/semte...cture916-a.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/semte...cture909-a.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/semte...cture910-a.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/semte...0-p1000775.jpg

That's def 30% and it looks fabulous by the way.

Truthfully, I like the 40% but I don't think you could go wrong with either one. Given that the windows are pretty small it may even give off the effect being darker than it really is. And the last thing you want to do is make your blindspots even worse at night.

I vote for 40%. Dont want anymore unwanted attention than you already get from popos!

I had 35% on my 350. Personally I think its the best fit. I am going to be picking up a 370 here very shortly. (I totalled the 08 350 I had. I was hit by a drunk driver).

I will see if I can pull some pictures pre crash.

if you can't decide between the two just go for the middle :)

Thank you semtex for the pictures and others for your input.

I'm leaning more toward the 40%. I remember always having that weird feeling when I was next to a cop with my 20% in the 350Z. My point is, why give the cop a reason to pull over when I can just get a lighter tint. I am still debating about 30% as well. It'll give me better heat protection in the summer. I guess you guys have to check tomorrow and find out what % I got! :tup: