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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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Is there anything that can be done to improve how cold the AC blows ? Like maybe insulating AC piping and so on . Not saying that the AC don't cool the car down but I like my AC ICEY COLD . My AC is fully charged and working fine , Just curious if there is anything that I could do to possibly "Improve" it any .
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 03:24 PM
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Put a huge *** blower in your car........
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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how is your condenser? is it clogged up any....clean it like you would the radiator, it'll help out a lot if it's blocked any. other than that, yes, insulating the lines would help some. use almuminum tape or foil...or insulating wrap. also, tinted windows (not like gay limo tint) helps out a good deal as well. i'm in texas and like my a/c ICEY cold but i've noticed you can't get too much out of an economy car system it still works though!
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 04:49 PM
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You might want to check the adjustment of the air mix door and water valve cables. Alot of times they don't close all the way.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 05:45 PM
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Gay limo tint? **** that. When I get tint it will be 5%. I don't understand how some beautiful black windows could ever be gay. Not only that, the privacy of limo is awesome.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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You will not be able to see out at night. My brother hit a guardrail cuz he had 5% tint. Your gonna have to go Flinstone style and stick your head out the window to see.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 06:25 PM
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You will not be able to see out at night. My brother hit a guardrail cuz he had 5% tint. Your gonna have to go Flinstone style and stick your head out the window to see.
exactly..can't see ANYTHING at night...it SUCKS.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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You will not be able to see out at night. My brother hit a guardrail cuz he had 5% tint. Your gonna have to go Flinstone style and stick your head out the window to see.

exactly..can't see ANYTHING at night...it SUCKS.
I disagree, I have had it for almost 2 years. No accidents, tickets, etc. I can see fine
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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you are 1 person....i know 3 people personally who have had 2K dollars or more damage to there cars just because they couldnt see the car next to them.....here is a sugestion for tint.....find out what the legal limit is....and go about 2 shades darker. This way you can reduce your risk of getting a ticket, and you can still see out the windows at night.

And if ther is no limit to the darkness.....then i would stick around 20-35% I have 35 on mine, and yea its not black, but its enought to notice and in certain light it looks great
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 07:42 PM
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I've got 30% on my car, and the legal limit here is 32, but all the tint analyzers that i've ever seen say that they are accurate up to 2% either way.
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