What tint should I go?
09-23-06, 08:22 PM
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So I have made up my mind, imma go with 15%. I may as well get what looks best with the car even though I put myself at risk with cops. Plus I left out an important factor; my brother-in-law knows a couple cop buddies in town so that will definately help if some funny cop writes me a fix-it-ticket. 
09-23-06, 09:34 PM
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Sorry guys. My mistake... I got HO 40, not 35 (thank for catching that ULTiMaX99). It was $425 for sides and back window. The front windshield was an extra $200. It's still ceramic, but not Huper Optik. The front windshield is a different clarity, it has to be to be undetectable. I'll post more pictures of my tint later this weekend.
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09-24-06, 11:23 AM
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ULTiMaX99, man, you are right. I am getting over a head cold and just checked my receipt, and it was 475, not 425. I better lay off the NyQuil.
To the person who thought it was a rip off... ceramic tint is a world of difference compared to dyed or metallic tint. With those 2, you need to go dark to keep out heat. However, with ceramic, you get better heat rejection with a lighter tint. Also there is no interference with navigation or radar detectors on ceramic, whereas there is interference with the metallic tints. As far as dye goes, those will turn purple in just a few years, if that. They have a test of the different tints at Song's with a heat bulb and different tints. You can definitely feel the difference.
To the person who thought it was a rip off... ceramic tint is a world of difference compared to dyed or metallic tint. With those 2, you need to go dark to keep out heat. However, with ceramic, you get better heat rejection with a lighter tint. Also there is no interference with navigation or radar detectors on ceramic, whereas there is interference with the metallic tints. As far as dye goes, those will turn purple in just a few years, if that. They have a test of the different tints at Song's with a heat bulb and different tints. You can definitely feel the difference.
35% all around.
09-24-06, 11:42 AM
#39
I like the light tint on the windshield. Thats where I think a lighter tint is good because its illegal.
09-24-06, 12:19 PM
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ULTiMaX99, man, you are right. I am getting over a head cold and just checked my receipt, and it was 475, not 425. I better lay off the NyQuil.
To the person who thought it was a rip off... ceramic tint is a world of difference compared to dyed or metallic tint. With those 2, you need to go dark to keep out heat. However, with ceramic, you get better heat rejection with a lighter tint. Also there is no interference with navigation or radar detectors on ceramic, whereas there is interference with the metallic tints. As far as dye goes, those will turn purple in just a few years, if that. They have a test of the different tints at Song's with a heat bulb and different tints. You can definitely feel the difference.
To the person who thought it was a rip off... ceramic tint is a world of difference compared to dyed or metallic tint. With those 2, you need to go dark to keep out heat. However, with ceramic, you get better heat rejection with a lighter tint. Also there is no interference with navigation or radar detectors on ceramic, whereas there is interference with the metallic tints. As far as dye goes, those will turn purple in just a few years, if that. They have a test of the different tints at Song's with a heat bulb and different tints. You can definitely feel the difference.
09-24-06, 12:25 PM
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09-24-06, 02:02 PM
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Thats the way I wanted the tint. I'm not big on tint, I like the stock look. With black interior it was getting way too hot, so I just wanted to get a light tint that would reduce heat and keep the stock look so I wouldn't have any problems with cops. It came out the way I wanted it to. I'm happy with it.
