SC430 - 2nd Gen (2001-2010)

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Old 07-23-19, 01:41 PM
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New ceramic tint, claybar the finish and new wheels for the ride!

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What a difference getting rid of the pie plates makes. Very nice.
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Absolutely beautiful car. Prior to owning my 04 Millenium Silver I have owned six white cars and still a small part of me wishes my car was white. What level of tint did you go with? I had my windows tinted today at 32%. It looks better but I was a bit scared to go to 20% because I've heard driving at night the visibility can be a bit of a challenge especially in the rural areas where street lights are somewhat rare and isolated.
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Originally Posted by Mazor1
Absolutely beautiful car. Prior to owning my 04 Millenium Silver I have owned six white cars and still a small part of me wishes my car was white. What level of tint did you go with? I had my windows tinted today at 32%. It looks better but I was a bit scared to go to 20% because I've heard driving at night the visibility can be a bit of a challenge especially in the rural areas where street lights are somewhat rare and isolated.
You’re absolutely right about the visibility at night, Mine is 25% all around and I do have some difficulty when driving at night and I live in metropolitan. The dark tin is good for blocking the sun ray, keep the car cool and also makes the SC looks good, especially it’s black.
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Those are very nice wheels. I like the graphite finish with white.
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Nice. I'm thinking about getting my windows tinted.
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Looking good!
what brand wheels did you install?
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Originally Posted by GmanSC
You’re absolutely right about the visibility at night, Mine is 25% all around and I do have some difficulty when driving at night and I live in metropolitan. The dark tin is good for blocking the sun ray, keep the car cool and also makes the SC looks good, especially it’s black.
Mine is tinted at 35%. If I could have gone higher, I would have. I wanted UV protection for the aging leather, not a black-out look.
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Originally Posted by Bgw70
Looking good!
what brand wheels did you install?
Wheels are from 2016 Lexus NX200t found on Ebay and were priced very well! Bolt up well with a small (negligible) difference in offset.

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Side and rear windows are 35%, a little below maximum legal tint in Texas.....The windshield is maximum 25%.

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