I have Huper Optik ESC 35 on the sides and hatch. The work was done by Kroehl at Atlantic Tint Worx in Point Harbor, NC. He did a great job, was very professional and allowed me to take pictures during the install.

here is my 20% all around and red tail light tint. Taken from a phone.

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2884/imag0066bf.jpg

getting mine done tmw morning at 9! im getting 20% all the way around..when the door opens and the window comes down a lil and goes back up does that effect the tint when its first done at all?

Nope. Should be fine.

My car came with tinted windows. Did you guys tint over them? Have the tint removed and retinted? just curious. Id have had them tinted a bit darker than what came with the car.

You should remove the tint first and clean the window and re tint.

I just got mine done. 25% on side and 5% on qtr and backlite. Post pics soon.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...8-18201801.jpg

Just got the tints done today! :happydance: Very happy with the result, keeping it classy with the 35% on the windows, went 20% on the back, and did 35% on the windshield. My dude Manny from Total Tints in Hartford hooked me up! :tup: Best in the business! Check out their website, Window Tinting CT - Total Tints they do Lamborghinis, Maserati's, you name it!!

Couple Teaser Photos:

PREPPING
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728753

CUTTING
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728753

INSTALLING
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728753

ALL DONE THUMBS UP :tup:
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728849

FRESH OUT THE GARAGE
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313729016

WINDSHIELD 35%
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728849

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1313728955

20% on side windows, 5% on Qtr windows and 5% on backlite. Turn out nice.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...8-18201801.jpg

the windshield looks great

Hey Nice tails thinking of smoking mines as well, do the tail and brake lights still illuminate well enough so that people behind u can see at night?

Thanks :tiphat:

NMJAXX9 Yea at night they bleed light just as much as if they were not smoked. I thought the same thing when i saw them. It looks sick at night. You should def. smoke yours. Also they are painted not tinted. On my 350z i had bluebatmoble tint which is a great product, but switched it up and went with paint. Also removing the thrid brake light on the 370z is not easy, it very easy to break. There is DIY third brake light removal on the forum that helped me alot.Good luck

IC, yeah I dont want to paint them because of the permanent issue, if i get pulled over, and ticketed I can peel it off if its a vinyl but with the paint...im screwed. I thought yours was vinyl, but it looks good regardless! I think ill go back to Manny, the guy who did my windows he said he smokes taillights also (with vinyl) :tup:

^ Got a good point there. I havn't had any trouble yet. "Knock on wood" Post a pic of the vinyl if you get it done, I'd like to see the turn out.

I think you will get pulled over for the windows before you will the tails.. I got snagged twice in my silver 370 with 20% all the way around and 38% on the windshield.

will do :tup:

Nah thats why I made sure to go legal on the sides (35%) in CT, and the back window can be as dark as u want, and u cant tint the windshield but most cops approach you from the back of your vehicle, so my assumption is the windshield wont be an issue either, where as the taillights will be one of the more noticeable things a cop would see when he pulls you over, and I had a buddy who got pulled over when I was in the car with him for smoked lights, and he had them painted, he had to spend a week sanding and scrubbing the paint off cuz he got a fix it ticket, ended up ruining his taillights and had to replace them. All in all it was a hassle and big PITA :rofl2: So i speak from experience :icon17:

I did 3m ceramic cm 50 all around incl windshield. 50% is plenty dark enough and the heat block is unbelievable. All around was $650 with a lifetime warranty.

Uh....my god that is sexy. Does anyone know the legal tint % in Texas

:google:

As promised here are some pics of the tailights:

Looks good.

thanks!

I'll be going with 20% and 35% for my PW 370

Getting mine done tomorrow. 20% all around. Pics soon.

Im getting mine done this weekend at 20% all around, no windshield, but in CT, you can in fact do a strip on your windshield. I got pulled over like 10 years ago for tints (20%) and the cop had a light meter. The front wasnt the problem...

20% will be very dark. I have 35% all around and the first thing a cop did when I got pulled over was to run to the windshield. I drive around with an eye doc note - swan dive :icon17:

Well, i dont really think 20% is toooo dark, i just know i feel 35% is too light... Its a toss up. Hopefully since I last got pulled over for tinted windows (10 yrs ago), the cops have lightened up a bit haha.

35% won't be too light because the interior of the car is dark as well. I went through that decision a few months ago when I was getting my tint done. :icon17: I don't think the cops have lightened up since, I got pulled over twice this past weekend, funny thing is I knew they were going to pull me over. PW Zs are cops magnets.

any suggesstions for the red 370z. i mean the color and shade.???

Yeah but getting a sun strip and tinting the Whole windshield, which is what I did is two different things. A sun strip shouldn't be a problem, but if you live around the middletown hartford area, especially up by Storrs, cops will fine you hard for a windshield being tinted, either way I took my chances. :D

^^ depends on what kinda look you wanna go for and how dark you wanna go, usually on a red Z the darker tints look better and have a better contrast, but its all personal preference.

Oh i see what you are saying. Yea i just meant the sun strip... Ill post back after my tint is done this weekend with pics and then again after i get pulled over lol.

nice :tup:

Go big or go home Pelican, do the windshield, you'll love it :tup:
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0692.jpg

Yup. Windshield or :gtfo2:

Windshield looks boss man, I love that it makes my windows look darker (like 20%) but they are actually 35%, and it deflects that annoying afternoon sun. :tup:

hahaha, i dont know if i have the balls to do that. Does look good though..... Is it common for people to do the whole windshield?

Mine done, 45% love it

Exactly :tup:
That's the thing with it. It's 35% all around but it looks darker.
hahah you do man, you are going with the 20% which are darker. In MD, I've seen a few with the tint on whole windshield. :tup: