For those with tinted front windows
12-06-07, 01:23 PM
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For those with tinted front windows or considering
So I just got my front windows tinted (20% 3M CS) and my question is this...
At night do you have a hard time seeing things?
I have never had a car with tinted windows before (I live in Seattle) and when driving at night on my way home from work in downtown, I swear I feel like I am going to hit somebody at a crosswalk because my field of view is so narrow.
Just curious. Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: read my post (#7) below about my experience with both 20% and 35% tint.
At night do you have a hard time seeing things?
I have never had a car with tinted windows before (I live in Seattle) and when driving at night on my way home from work in downtown, I swear I feel like I am going to hit somebody at a crosswalk because my field of view is so narrow.
Just curious. Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: read my post (#7) below about my experience with both 20% and 35% tint.
Last edited by directfml; 12-11-07 at 11:25 AM.
12-06-07, 03:41 PM
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I always tint my fronts but I go much less at 35%.
In Oregon 35% is the legal limit and sometimes I feel that is a bit to dark at night. 20% would be crazy in our dark rainy NW nights.
In Oregon 35% is the legal limit and sometimes I feel that is a bit to dark at night. 20% would be crazy in our dark rainy NW nights.
12-06-07, 04:03 PM
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Do you have any pics of what the 35% looks like from the outside?
Just trying to compare the difference between the back tint and the front from an exterior view.
Just trying to compare the difference between the back tint and the front from an exterior view.
12-11-07, 11:22 AM
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OK so here is my feedback.
Original: I installed the 20% 3M CS tint on the driver side and passenger side windows. Looking at the car from the outside, the tints matched up. From the inside looking out, they did not. Now I am not talking about the color since the front windows have a green tint in the actual glass. What I am talking about is the shade. The front windows were completely darker than the rears from an inside perspective.
NEW TINT: I had the 20% taken off and replaced with 35% 3M CS tint. Despite what you may think from reading about my comments on the 20%, the 35% tint does match the factory from an outside perspective. WHY? Well I wish I would have taken pictures of the car w/ the 20% and 35%. I believe since there is more light being let into the car with the 35%, that it in return allows the tint in the back to appear lighter. Now from an inside perspective looking out. THE shades match almost perfect!
Conclusion: I will post pics of my 35% in a few days along with my other mods (xenondepot 6500k kit, and 08 tailight). If you are looking to match the factory SHADE, then I would recommend 35% despite what others have said. I personally have had both installed. If the dark look is what you are going for, go with 20% which will also match from an outside perspective, however will be a lot darker than the rears when looking outside from the inside.
NOTE: I have been busy at work and if my above message makes no sense, please ask me any questions you have. Thanks!
Original: I installed the 20% 3M CS tint on the driver side and passenger side windows. Looking at the car from the outside, the tints matched up. From the inside looking out, they did not. Now I am not talking about the color since the front windows have a green tint in the actual glass. What I am talking about is the shade. The front windows were completely darker than the rears from an inside perspective.
NEW TINT: I had the 20% taken off and replaced with 35% 3M CS tint. Despite what you may think from reading about my comments on the 20%, the 35% tint does match the factory from an outside perspective. WHY? Well I wish I would have taken pictures of the car w/ the 20% and 35%. I believe since there is more light being let into the car with the 35%, that it in return allows the tint in the back to appear lighter. Now from an inside perspective looking out. THE shades match almost perfect!
Conclusion: I will post pics of my 35% in a few days along with my other mods (xenondepot 6500k kit, and 08 tailight). If you are looking to match the factory SHADE, then I would recommend 35% despite what others have said. I personally have had both installed. If the dark look is what you are going for, go with 20% which will also match from an outside perspective, however will be a lot darker than the rears when looking outside from the inside.
NOTE: I have been busy at work and if my above message makes no sense, please ask me any questions you have. Thanks!
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OK so here is my feedback.
Original: I installed the 20% 3M CS tint on the driver side and passenger side windows. Looking at the car from the outside, the tints matched up. From the inside looking out, they did not. Now I am not talking about the color since the front windows have a green tint in the actual glass. What I am talking about is the shade. The front windows were completely darker than the rears from an inside perspective.
NEW TINT: I had the 20% taken off and replaced with 35% 3M CS tint. Despite what you may think from reading about my comments on the 20%, the 35% tint does match the factory from an outside perspective. WHY? Well I wish I would have taken pictures of the car w/ the 20% and 35%. I believe since there is more light being let into the car with the 35%, that it in return allows the tint in the back to appear lighter. Now from an inside perspective looking out. THE shades match almost perfect!
Conclusion: I will post pics of my 35% in a few days along with my other mods (xenondepot 6500k kit, and 08 tailight). If you are looking to match the factory SHADE, then I would recommend 35% despite what others have said. I personally have had both installed. If the dark look is what you are going for, go with 20% which will also match from an outside perspective, however will be a lot darker than the rears when looking outside from the inside.
NOTE: I have been busy at work and if my above message makes no sense, please ask me any questions you have. Thanks!
Original: I installed the 20% 3M CS tint on the driver side and passenger side windows. Looking at the car from the outside, the tints matched up. From the inside looking out, they did not. Now I am not talking about the color since the front windows have a green tint in the actual glass. What I am talking about is the shade. The front windows were completely darker than the rears from an inside perspective.
NEW TINT: I had the 20% taken off and replaced with 35% 3M CS tint. Despite what you may think from reading about my comments on the 20%, the 35% tint does match the factory from an outside perspective. WHY? Well I wish I would have taken pictures of the car w/ the 20% and 35%. I believe since there is more light being let into the car with the 35%, that it in return allows the tint in the back to appear lighter. Now from an inside perspective looking out. THE shades match almost perfect!
Conclusion: I will post pics of my 35% in a few days along with my other mods (xenondepot 6500k kit, and 08 tailight). If you are looking to match the factory SHADE, then I would recommend 35% despite what others have said. I personally have had both installed. If the dark look is what you are going for, go with 20% which will also match from an outside perspective, however will be a lot darker than the rears when looking outside from the inside.
NOTE: I have been busy at work and if my above message makes no sense, please ask me any questions you have. Thanks!
Thanks for the insight directfml. I went with 35% Suntek Carbon on fronts and I'm happy with that level of shading. At lighter tint levels though, I find that the green shade of the fronts shows through a bit more. But I've heard that the 3m CS hides the green hue a bit more.. do you find that the Color also matches or do you see a bit of a green hue to the fronts compared with the backs with the 3m CS 35%? Also, the slight green hue that I saw originally w/ my Suntek Carbon 35% does seem to have diminished a little... or I am just used to it
BTW, here was my experience... with a scan of the factory tint levels from Lexus on page 3.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=tint
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