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Old 03-10-2004, 10:54 AM
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how much tint do you have??

On my 92 (/c) i had 5% in rear (limo tint) and 35% on front doors
I plan on taking my current truck (99 c/c) in and getting 5% in rear and 18% front.
Who what tints out there?
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 11:09 AM
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Just enough to make the front and back even. The rear already had privacy tint.
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 12:20 PM
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i had mine done and i just told them to match the rear(it had the factory privacy glass)i think they told me it was 20% tint
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 02:27 PM
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I had them make it as dark as legal on the front windows and put an extra layer of 20 on the rear.
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 07:52 PM
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I put 20% over my rear privacy glass, 5% over my extended cab windows, and 20% on the driver/passenger windows. Don't know what's legal - but I haven't gotten stopped for it yet!!
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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To much tint, I cant remember, but it measures out to be 0%. And yes, I can see thru it, lol
 

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Old 03-10-2004, 09:34 PM
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If you can get away with it, a fat strip across the top of the windshield is really nice for cutting down interior light and it makes your windows look darker. I think I have 15 or 20% tint all the way around.
 
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Old 03-10-2004, 10:51 PM
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I have 10% film on all the windows except the windshield. Using a tint meter, the rear with the 10% on the factory tint measures 3%. The front doors measure 9%. The factory tint by itself is 35% on the tint meter.

I would have gotten darker on the front, but 10% is the darkest tint that is metallic. The 5% tint is polyester only and eventually turns purple.
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 07:09 AM
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I have factory tint currently. I am going to tint the front windows with 35% so that it will stay legal.
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 04:57 PM
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15% all the way around, last month I had the strip on top of my windshield down and it makes the truck a lot darker....
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 05:09 PM
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35% is legal here in MA, but if you have 35% installed it will fail a roadside test because the windows have a 2 or 3% tint from the factory. It's insane. I'm thinking of doing my cab windows 20% to match the extended cab windows, but worry about visibility when plowing.
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 06:05 PM
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I just had the front two windows done on my CC. I have the factory privacy glass, and I told them to match up the front. The shop used 15%. IMO Looks really good, not too dark, and that keeps the cops from messing with me. I'll post pics of the windows later.
 




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