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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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i know alot of people prefer not to put tint on egs but i have to being its 100 degrees where i live everyday and i have no ac
i was thinking 5% rear and 15% up front
do u guys think that would look nice?
any pics of eg's with tint
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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yea.... i have the 5% rear glass and 15% on all the sides. looks nice and keeps the heat out. my profie pic is what it looks like.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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post some bigger pics please
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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im having trouble getting them up....wanna tell me how and i will.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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host it go to http://www.imageshack.com
then upload it and paste the code starting with [IMG
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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here...lets try this.
looks way darker than it is b/c in across a street for the pic. It is perfect for everyday driving but you can still see clearly at night.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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i tought i would never put tint on my car but man this heat makes my a/c like its not even working. so i am also putting tint to stay cool
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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had the same idea...a daily driver has to be comfortable and the tint made it better.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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yea im not doing it for looks
the hear is ridiculous and im trying to keep cool
with no a/c
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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i have 25% all around.
helps alot when i drive in the sun, 80+ degrees for 3 hours
also helps my ac stay cold
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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looks nice
im going for a grey shade of tint tho
not purplish like that one
but 25% looks pretty good
i want to see 15 rear and 5 up front tho
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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i'd do 50% all around....
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:03 AM
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What is the legal limit where you live?
I went with 20% because that is about the darkest you can go around where i live with out getting harassed by the cops.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:10 AM
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I dont like anything below a 35%. Having it to dark most of the time does not look good. I personally dont like tints, but if you were to get them then do a 35% all around.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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I have 35% on my Civic on all the windows besides the windsheild and it's great. Not noticeably darker from the inside, but helps keep the interior cooler without drawing a bunch of attention to myself.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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5% all the way around except the windshield.

But find out what's the legal limit where u live...
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 06:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by uneek360 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">5% all the way around except the windshield.

But find out what's the legal limit where u live...</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i have right now and its too dark for me at night time. its so dark that you can barely see your hands.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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just if you didnt know the lower the numbr the darker it is...that is the % of light it lets through. it seems backwards... i know.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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IMHO, tints look ugly on honda's and acura's for some reason. They look good on any other car.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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what evers legal in ur state
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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My vote is to get your A/C fixed...that would make the most difference.

I'm running limo on my rear hatch and the rear sides...22% on the front side windows.

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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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EG1 with 20% rear, 35% sides...does the job for me! Any darker and I would be worried about nighttime visibility And that doesnt even bring in legality issues



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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JKov240 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My vote is to get your A/C fixed...that would make the most difference.

I'm running limo on my rear hatch and the rear sides...22% on the front side windows.

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Needs a black lip kit, IMHO, but nice though.

I ran 30% film on mine, on all windows; WA state maximun.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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My eg with 15% all around except windshield





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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D16Z6racing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Needs a black lip kit, IMHO, but nice though.

I ran 30% film on mine, on all windows; WA state maximun.
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I've thought about it, but with the muffler I have I'd have to change the hangers to give room for the rear lip to avoid melting and the only lips for the front I like are the stock OEM VX/Si lip and the Type-R replicas...which I'd rather the stock Si lip, but can't find any
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