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I want to tint my EK, wut % gives a good nice look?

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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 09:12 PM
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Default I want to tint my EK, wut % gives a good nice look?

I was just thinking of tinting my rear hatchwindow only but would it look wack?
Wut % is nice on a Red EK all around
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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35% is not super dark, but enough to keep you from getting a sunburn.
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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lighter like say no darker than 50% that way you will allso be able to use your rear window at night
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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I've got 35% on the back and see perfectly out of the back, 50% is like "do I even have tint?"
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 06:30 AM
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Default Re: I want to tint my EK, wut % gives a good nice look? (Foozball26)

I have 15%, illegal in GA, but it looks good. The 35% looks okay from a distance, but up close I don't really like it. I feel like 35% is "do I even have tint?"


edit: I suppose if you want to tint just the back window 35% would be okay, all around I would check with your local limits, and get it as dark as possible
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 06:42 AM
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15%

It's illegal just about everywhere, but I've never been harassed because of it.
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 08:07 AM
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Default Re: I want to tint my EK, wut % gives a good nice look? (t0p_sh0tta)

I have 5% all the way around on my coupe. VERY ILLEGAL. But looks good and people cant look inside to see what is in there. (unless they have a spotlight)
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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I went to a place to get an estimate on my four door the other day, and he said that to be safe at night so you can still see, is around 20%. But anything more than stock on the front windows is illegal in NY anyway, so i'll probably go 20% all around and the cops arent really bad if its just black tint, they tend to bitch about the mirror and the colored ****.
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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i have 5% on my back 3 windows so no one can see in my hatch. but i also did this when i had a good $2,500 set up back there BEFORE it got stolen. so the tint doesnt really matter
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 09:09 AM
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20% all round, close enough to legal to not tell yet dark enough to be tight
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 10:12 AM
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Check the new SCC...has the limits on how dark you can go with tint!
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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i had 20% all around on my silver coupe. the contrast of dark windows/light car looked awesome, and it was dark enough so at night it was black, daytime it was a dark gray. then i got 2 tickets in 2 weeks for it, so i took off the fronts and just have the rears at 20%. it still helps keep the sun out, and i can see perfectly at night.
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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back and sides are 5% and the roll downs are 15%
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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20% all the way around.
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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i have 35% on my four door all the way around. if youre going to tint, tint all the windows the same. i think it looks kinda stupid when people only tint the back window or whatever.. imo
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 12:05 AM
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I have 30% all around on my red DC2. It looks nice, not too light and not too dark.

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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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i have 15% all around
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 12:46 AM
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not a Honda...but it has very nice 5% tint...and also happens to be for sale...

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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 04:14 AM
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30 imo
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 05:15 AM
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anyone have any white civics with tint??
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jamesr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyone have any white civics with tint??</TD></TR></TABLE>

i like white cars with black tint...

now i have a silver car tho... and wondering what kind of tint to get... just the normal black tint... or some of the mirrored-type stuff...
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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i think 30% looks good
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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i've had 35, 20, 15 mirror, and 5. All look good imo, but the mirrored will get you more tickets. 5% is what I would recomend, I never had any probs with visibility at night with it, just some with "johnny law".
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civickidd99 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the mirrored will get you more tickets.</TD></TR></TABLE>

In GA, ALL mirror tint, no matter what %% is illegal, and cops know this, so when they see it they pull you over immeadiately
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 05:23 PM
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I haven't heard of anyone being harrassed about their tint for a long time, but cops get bored and people suffer.
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