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View Poll Results: what shade of tint do you like the most on your SC? what makes it so much better?
5% tint
10
14.93%
20% tint
44
65.67%
35% tint
11
16.42%
50% tint
2
2.99%
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window tint. 5%? 20%? 35%? 50%?

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Old 11-26-06 | 06:23 PM
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hey guys. i had a question bout tint. what kinda tint do you think looks best on a SC? not depending on what color the car is, what shade looks the besT? add comments about your own SC's and how it looks like with which tint.
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Old 11-26-06 | 07:20 PM
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20% black tint FTW.



Old 11-26-06 | 07:23 PM
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i think 20 % is the most practical. you can actually see out at night haha lol. i used to have 5% all the way around and couldnt see anything. besides apparently even though it is illegal here in hawaii the cops dont bother you unless your windows are like 5 % . learned the hard way lol.
Old 11-26-06 | 07:26 PM
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lol lookin good NYlexSc. great pics. im new to window tinting, and not sure what is legal or illegal. guess 20 is pretty good where as you can actually SEE through your window lol
Old 11-26-06 | 07:31 PM
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Yeah I think 20% is ideal. If you have a black interior, 20% will look like 10% from outside the car, yet still give good visibility at night from inside it.
Old 11-26-06 | 07:51 PM
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I have tan interior and chose 15%. From outside, it looks vary dark (not 5% dark, but dark nonetheless). During the day I can see out perfectly fine, but at night it's sometimes a pain.
Old 11-26-06 | 08:59 PM
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Front two windows are 20%, rear three windows are 15%. You could find some pics in this thread

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...20#post2259120

I like it a lot.. not too dark, not too light. I could see fine during day/night.

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Old 11-26-06 | 09:01 PM
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15% and under is where driving at night starts to become hazardous

20% is just about the cut off of praticality, my vote goes for it

and 35% is the legal limit, atleast it is in Georgia, and the others are right, cops usually wont bother you at 20%, so its the best choice to go with
Old 11-26-06 | 09:32 PM
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I deeply regret going with 20%. The lack of vision makes spoting cops here in CA much harder when they are doing pace, even in daytime. At night time just forget about it. You have no freakin idea if its a cop unless it way to late.

It may look cool, but I prefer funtion over form. Go one choice lighter on tint than your first choice, it'll serve you better if any of the above is of importance.
Old 11-26-06 | 09:46 PM
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i have 5% and it is dark, but not so much for me that it endangers me driving.
Old 11-26-06 | 11:05 PM
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I voted 20%, depending on your color of SC too, I have Jade green color, put 5% in the back and 35% in the front.
Old 11-26-06 | 11:17 PM
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I have 20% my tan interior makes it look a little lighter so I sometimes wish I would have gone a little darker...

Old 11-27-06 | 06:07 AM
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20% all the way all day
Old 11-27-06 | 06:22 AM
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Where's the option for zero?

Ain't worth being bothered by the cops IMO.
Old 11-27-06 | 11:42 AM
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i did 5% on my rears, and 20% on the front side windows... it's perfect for me... I don't really use my rear view mirror anyways, always the sides...

legal in texas (where I was when I had it done) was 35% on the sides, and I never got bothered about it...


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