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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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5% tint

how dark is 5% tint? does anyone have pictures
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 07:17 PM
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I had it on a Volkswagen Bug and I had to roll down the windows at night to see out. Way too dark for me.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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I have it on my hatch, its not too bad. Plenty of pics on my website... link is in the sig
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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pretty freakin dark, definitly rool down the windows at night
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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sorry forgot my pic
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 03:14 AM
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man i used to have 2 1/2% on mine then got tired of the run ins with the cops so it came off
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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Heres a pic from the back showing 5% on the Z28, got some glare though ...


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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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<=== never gets tired of seeing CrazyHawaiian's Z28
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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i have pictures in my sig. 5% is way too dark if you have to drive your car in the cark with the windows up . I have to roll the windows down if i drive at night . But its fine during the day and it looks sweet as hell.
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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The factory T-tops, IIRC, are 20% right? So look at how dark your T-tops are if you have them. 5% will be more than 2x darker.
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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the back is fine.. the streets though. for a toy i like it, if i had to drive it every day no way.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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My eyes require it which, is what makes driving the co. vehicle a pita (no tint allowed)...
Even with 5% all around.. daily driver.... I still wear sunglasses untill the streetlights come on (drivers window is down)....



5% all around (ex-daily driven)....
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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This is 5% in the sun.
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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5% on the hatch, lighter on the sides... I definitly do NOT reccomend 5% on the sides if you drive your car at night...

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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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what do you reccomand on the sides 90firebird? and my car is daily driver but still want the tint to be dark.
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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my tint shop described my tint as "dark" on the hatch and "medium" on the sides... I'd approximate that they're something like 35% or so...
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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darker then your avg 20% , but its just right for a daily driver..just have to adjust your eyes a little bit when you drive at night but other then that its great...its actually ligther then it looks in the picture .. i wouldnt get anything lighter then 20%.. i live in new york and im suprised i havent gotten a ticket for tints yet, been pulled over many times just never for tints or for driving with my fog lights on , gota love them blazzers

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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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If this is going on a daily driver, I recommend at most 20% all around. I have 20% on the back of my RS and it's plenty dark. I think I'd rather go 35% all around... no side tint allowed in NJ, but you don't get hassled much for 35%.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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yeah i got 5% on the back 5% strip on the winshield 15% on the driver and passanger side and 2.5% on the ttop. i have no problem at night. but 5% on side windows would be to much.
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