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how is the visibility with the darker tints? I want to go close to limo but I'm worried its going to be a b!tch at night to see

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Old 06-19-2009, 03:15 AM   #31 (permalink)
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how is the visibility with the darker tints?

I want to go close to limo but I'm worried its going to be a b!tch at night to see
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Old 06-19-2009, 05:34 AM   #32 (permalink)
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how is the visibility with the darker tints?

I want to go close to limo but I'm worried its going to be a b!tch at night to see
I only have 30% on my sides, and backing up into a spot is a pain with my windows closed, if that gives you an idea.
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how is the visibility with the darker tints?

I want to go close to limo but I'm worried its going to be a b!tch at night to see
I had 20% on my old 350z. I had to role my windows down at night to back up. But for the record I am putting 20% on my 370z. Its dark but not too dark IMO
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I heard military bases don't allow more than 50% tint. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone have pictures of 50%?
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any one with magnetic black and window tints silver like our sport package wheels? im thinking that might look real good
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I heard military bases don't allow more than 50% tint. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone have pictures of 50%?
I know this is a late response, but Ive seen many instances of RIDICULOUSLY dark tint, on every single base Ive been on. Base cops are fairly lenient against that. Speeding and drunk driving, however...
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I found this link referencing State Tint Laws and some explanations for the unitiated. Of course here in Pennsylbackassedvania none is allowed.

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Anyone w/metallic coating tint and 20% side/35% rear?
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I'm wanting 5% all the way around and to black out the door handles and powdercoat the rims black too =) quite a project i have ahead of me..
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I just got mine done this afternoon. 50% sides and 22% rear

The guy at the tint shop was pretty nice and wrote on the receipt that the front sides are only 70% instead of the 50% they gave me. 70% is the legal limit for front side windows in California. This way if I get pulled over, I'll just show them that it was done within legal limit.

I'll have pics up tommorow. I think it looks pretty good with 50/22% and at night there isn't much contrast front vs. rear. During the day, there is slight contrast but if I went darker on the front, nobody would believe me if I said it was 70%
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^Kind of iffy on that. A smart cop (which you will probably never run into) would know that the factory windows don't provide 100% light transmittance stock. So even with with 95% light transmittance, your "70%" tint cuts it down to 66.5%, which is a no go. Plus I seriously doubt any cop will take a look at your receipt and let you go on your way. They'll probably cut you a ticket and tell you to take it up with the judge. Also in some states cops carry a light meter that measures the transmittance on the spot.
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^Kind of iffy on that. A smart cop (which you will probably never run into) would know that the factory windows don't provide 100% light transmittance stock. So even with with 95% light transmittance, your "70%" tint cuts it down to 66.5%, which is a no go. Plus I seriously doubt any cop will take a look at your receipt and let you go on your way. They'll probably cut you a ticket and tell you to take it up with the judge. Also in some states cops carry a light meter that measures the transmittance on the spot.

You're probably right but there is no way I was going to tint the car only 70% which looks just a tad darker than no tint at all. Most people are doing 35% on the front side. I figured I'd go with the 50% which is a little lighter and along with the contrast on the 22% rear there is enough difference to make it look not too dark. If they pull out the light meter, nothing I can do but I think having them write 70% on the receipt instead of 50% was still the best option and has some chance of working.
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I know this is a late response, but Ive seen many instances of RIDICULOUSLY dark tint, on every single base Ive been on. Base cops are fairly lenient against that. Speeding and drunk driving, however...
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My Corolla has 30% and ive yet to get pulled over on base. I've been to 3 different bases as well if that helps.
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You're probably right but there is no way I was going to tint the car only 70% which looks just a tad darker than no tint at all. Most people are doing 35% on the front side. I figured I'd go with the 50% which is a little lighter and along with the contrast on the 22% rear there is enough difference to make it look not too dark. If they pull out the light meter, nothing I can do but I think having them write 70% on the receipt instead of 50% was still the best option and has some chance of working.
Got pictures? I want to see what it looks like because I wanted to go with 50% in the front but the tint shop said they only had 35%. So I just went ahead and did that. Lately I've been getting used to driving with the windows down but with how the weathers been lately its only a matter of time before I start using the AC.

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