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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by kn0x`
That picture that jtstakelin took is from the darkest angle. Although tint looks a lot darker on a lighter color car, if he took that from the back of the car, it wouldn't look as dark. But 20% for a gray or white car would be pretty damn dark.

The way I chose what percentage of tint I wanted is looking at my friends cars. I don't think the picture does a lot with tinting...it looks a lot darker in the picture than what it really is sometimes.
Here is the back window:
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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the last thing I was wondering is when I put tint on the back window and it doesn't fit like width wise do I just put 2 pieces down?
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by p8ntbllr234
that looks sick.......also how **** are cop about illegal tint? like I was looking at the laws for NC and its 35% but when I travel to my grandparents house which is in OH I travel through virginia where it is illegal and OH it is too and also PA where my other grandparents are from. But its just illegal on the passengers side so what are the chances you think?
tHE COPS CARRY RAZOR BLADES AROUND HERE AND IF THE TINT IS TOO
DARK, THEY CUT IT UP RIGHT THERE on the spot....
You must have the warranty fior your tint to prove the darkness %.

fricken caps lock..

Originally Posted by jtstakelin
cops in my area are more **** about front windshield tint than 20% sides.
The whole windshield or just down to the AS-1 line?
Its as dark as you want it in my state as long as its no lower than the AS-1 line
that is present on all modern day windshields.

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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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ok so after trying to put tint on myself it was just going to take to long and end up costing about 50 bucks. So I emailed a shop around me and asked him how much it would cost to tint my back window and side windows and he said 200$ and its life time warranty. My question is, is this a good deal or should I keep searching?
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 157db
tHE COPS CARRY RAZOR BLADES AROUND HERE AND IF THE TINT IS TOO
DARK, THEY CUT IT UP RIGHT THERE on the spot....
You must have the warranty fior your tint to prove the darkness %.

fricken caps lock..


The whole windshield or just down to the AS-1 line?
Its as dark as you want it in my state as long as its no lower than the AS-1 line
that is present on all modern day windshields.
Full tint is a NO NO in Kentucky. But you can do double 0 on the strip down to the as1 line. And Cops can't touch your car here. They issue "fix it" tickets. You have to go to court with the tint in a bag and a pic of it removed.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Non-reflective tint is allowed along the top of the windshield above the manufacturer's AS-1 line.

Here is what it says for NC front windshield law.....What does this mean?...where it the AS1 line?
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by p8ntbllr234
Non-reflective tint is allowed along the top of the windshield above the manufacturer's AS-1 line.

Here is what it says for NC front windshield law.....What does this mean?...where it the AS1 line?
Goes and looks at any post 1990 vehicle with an OEM windshield.
Bout 4 inches from the top on one side or the other of the OEM windshield.
Its the AS-1 with a line below it.
Youes cants legally tint below the AS-1 line, period.
cept on mars.....
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 157db
tHE COPS CARRY RAZOR BLADES AROUND HERE AND IF THE TINT IS TOO
DARK, THEY CUT IT UP RIGHT THERE on the spot....
You must have the warranty fior your tint to prove the darkness %.
wow I'd be so pissed if that happened to me. I always understand getting in trouble if you knowledgeably do something wrong, but thats excessive
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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QUOTEtHE COPS CARRY RAZOR BLADES AROUND HERE AND IF THE TINT IS TOO
DARK, THEY CUT IT UP RIGHT THERE on the spot....
You must have the warranty fior your tint to prove the darkness %.

END QUOTE

I call BS on that... no way cops can do that. I want to see pics of a cop doing that before i believe it..
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Default here is my 35 all around

35 is perfect... not too dark yet dark enough
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