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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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5% vs 15% tint

i live socal. Which tint should i go for i want it dark but dont want to get pull over all the time so what should i get 5% or 15% all around
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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well i have 5% all around and it looks cool but sucks for night driving , if i were you ig get 5% in the back first and then decide after that what you want to get for the sides.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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I have 15% all around, and sometimes I find it too dark under certain conditions.....but during the day I dont think it's dark enough

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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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hey i live in Nor Cal. i have 5% back, 15%on the front, 5% strip on my front windshield that is 7" tall. its nice any darker and its hard to see at night.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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If you have a lighter color car, the 15% looks darker. I have 15% on my sides, 5% out back and like camaro guy said, at night it looks great but in the day sometimes i wish it was darker.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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20% is my limit for safety issues. With 5% on my buddies CRX back in 96' we couldn't see crap at night. Way dangerous.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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I got 5% in the back and 15% on the sides. I get pulled over all the time for it. Also very hard to see out the back at night and with my blackouts over the tails i think it would be easier to back up with my eyes closed. I would go 15% all around at the most if i do it over again.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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i live in socal and i have 5% on the back and 15% on the sides, looks good during the day and you cant see through it from the outside at night. i dont usually look back too much, so i dont worry about it. i can see headlights and stuff through it so its ok. the best part is when a lifted truck pulls up behind me, i dont get blinded by the headlights.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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Here is a pic of 5% all around for reference.


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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 07:22 AM
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It's like black paint on your windows.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 07:41 AM
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yeaaaah , doesnt it look cool .
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:21 AM
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i like 20% myself..... anything like 15 or 5 is too dark.... maybe if you have ttops go 15% on the side. I just think its tooo dark and sets cops of on a chase if they notice it.

take a look at this car its my friends gt i thought he was crazy for getting 55% but he got it all the way around and it looks good...alot darker then i thought it would be.

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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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5% and 50% windshield

If you dont want to get pulled over then get the legal limit.
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