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Old 03-07-06 | 10:38 AM
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I posted a while back on what color tint i should get and most people said black. Tomorrow i will be getting it tinted black but my question is what percent black will look good with Sandstone Biege. The tint i have on the vehicle now will be getting stripped because it has that infamous purple-ish look to it. Any suggestions on what percent black please. BTW The guy thats doing it has all kinds of percent tint even though 35% is the GA law.
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Old 03-07-06 | 12:16 PM
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I think 20 or 25% looks good
Old 03-07-06 | 12:24 PM
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Meguires rim polish works great on headlights btw! I think 20-25% is safe also
Old 03-07-06 | 12:53 PM
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ok 20-25%. thats what i was thinking..... Not too dark but not see through either......
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Meguires rim polish works great on headlights btw! I think 20-25% is safe also
the Meguires plastic polish works good too. oh and 5% is awsome becuse you will never be able to see all those ugly dark bondo and spray paint cars out there. (or trees) hahaha
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the Meguires plastic polish works good too. oh and 5% is awsome becuse you will never be able to see all those ugly dark bondo and spray paint cars out there. (or trees) hahaha
Or trees, roads, cops, etc...
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5% is not that dark... I have it on my ride and I love it, granted that at night its a bit tricky parallel parking and or seeing anything that does not have lights behind u, lol but during the day there are no problems what so ever, and I wouldn’t go any lighter in my opinion...


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if u want nice tint get titanium if thats how u spell it its really nice my friend has it on his TSX, or just get HP charcole thats to protect your leather i got HP and i got like 15% all around. not bad
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is titanium a good match for a Beige SC?
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is titanium a good match for a Beige SC?



Please dont, it will look like , i think it will look like a pos. just my 2 cents
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Originally Posted by lexiss_sc400
5% is not that dark... I have it on my ride and I love it, granted that at night its a bit tricky parallel parking and or seeing anything that does not have lights behind u, lol but during the day there are no problems what so ever, and I wouldn’t go any lighter in my opinion...


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wow that suprises me i would have expected it to be pitch black hence my earlier joke. but i am curious how dark it is during the day looking out from a 5% does any one have pics looking out.?
hey SharpCreas what side of atlanta are you from.?
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5%..... damn its really dark to me but i might as well get my money's worth out of it....15% and up is good though!
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Originally Posted by ATL-SC
wow that suprises me i would have expected it to be pitch black hence my earlier joke. but i am curious how dark it is during the day looking out from a 5% does any one have pics looking out.?
hey SharpCreas what side of atlanta are you from.?
I live in the Kennesaw area.
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i love my 5%
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Originally Posted by 21ce
5%..... damn its really dark to me but i might as well get my money's worth out of it....15% and up is good though!
Did you do a lighter tint on the wind shield?

I think it looks 'incomplete', if that makes sense, with super dark side windows but nothing to match on the wind shield.


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