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Originally Posted by phred68
Sounds like it's about what I expected. I'll take it to the shop.
So, a related question. I'd like to have the rear and back seat windows fairly dark, but does that mean I need to do something lighter on the front windows? Or should I just leave those?
And how dark is dark? I know the laws vary from state to state, but what is typical? I'm not talking limo dark...
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What vehicle are you tinting? The law in MN. is that you can tint the front door windows only 50% in addition to whatever came from factory, from the B pillar back it's as dark as you want in every state. In a few SW states like NM and AZ., you can do all windows very dark if not mistaken. At any rate, the front door laws are routinely ignored just about everywhere. CA. is *no tint film on front doors*, period, and more than 50% of the cars on the road have all-around tint jobs, including every car I've owned for many years. Never been stopped for it, or had it mentioned by police when stopped for other reasons.
Normy has the numbers backwards, his tint would be 15% not 85%, the number refers to how much light is allowed to be transmitted. Limo tint is 5% and you cannot see into the vehicle in broad daylight. You can still see out just fine. I usually go with 35% on side windows and sometimes 20% on rear. Most people agree that it looks cheesy to have two completely different tints on side windows, it obviously looks cleaner when it's all uniform. The rear can be a little darker and it's not noticeable, plus that darkens the look of the other tint because less light is inside car. The rear light is the biggest source of UVs and heat in most vehicles. In states with serious sun like CA. and the SW USA, it makes a HUGE difference in the condition of your interior after a couple years, not to mention comfort and security. The exception to my uniformity rule was my Volvo V-70R, where I went with 20% behind the B pillar and 35% on front doors, it was not noticeable IMO on black/black car. The darker your interior, the more effective any given tint grade will be in darkening interior. Here's a picture of that car, which was an absolute magnifying glass before I tinted it:
And here is my current 996, which was ran in MN. with this tint for years before I bought it w/o any problem, (and now in CA. driven daily):
EDIT: oops, just noticed that the front windows are down in Volvo pic. It was hardly noticeable, though. (Difference in tint from F/R doors). The 996 looks darker than in is in that pic due to shading. You can see in it fine when walking past it parked in daylight, but my black computer bag disappears on the floor w/ black interior and tint. That alone is reason to do it.