Alright Im trying to decide whether or not to get my car tinted and then how much. Even after doing a search I got different opinions so I thought I thought I would try a poll. Which tint is the best?

 

the kind that is illegal, unfortunately.

I already voted, but a picture of your car might allow of a better response.

I believe mine is 15 sides, 5 back

 

I got mine with the 15/5 combo yesterday, it looks really good...

 

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Theese are the laws and it goes
front sides, back sides, rear window (hatch), and the visor line

AL 32% 32% 32% 6" NET
AK 70% 40% 40% 5" NET
AZ 33% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
AR 25% 25% 10% 5" NET
CA 70% ANY% ANY% 4" NET
CO* 27% 27% 27% 4" NET
CO* NO% ANY% ANY% 4" NET
CT 35% 35% ANY% AS1 NET
DE 70% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
FL 28% 15% 15% AS1 NET
GA 32% 32% 32% 6" NET
HI 35% 35% 35% 4" NET
ID 35% 20% 35% AS1 FILM
IL NO ANY% ANY% 6" NET
IN 30% 30% 30% AS1 ?
IA 70% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
KS 35% 35% 35% AS1 NET
KY 35% 18% 18% AS1 FILM
LA 40% 25% 12% AS1 NET
MA 35% 35% 35% 6" NET
ME 50% 50% 50% 4" FILM
MD 35% 35% 35% 5" NET
MI ? ANY% ANY% 4" NET
MN 50% 50% 50% NO ?
MO 35% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
MS 35% 35% 35% AS1 NET
MT 35% 20% 20% AS1 FILM
NE 35% 20% 20% AS1 OR 5" FILM
NV 35% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
NH NO 35% 35% 6" NET
NJ NO ANY% ANY% NO NET
NM 20% 20% 20% AS1 OR 5" NET
NY 70% 70% ANY% 6" NET
NC 35% 35% 35% AS1 NET
ND 50% ANY% ANY% 70% NET
OH 50% ANY% ANY% 70% NET
OK 25% 25% 25% AS1 OR 5" NET
OR 35% 35% 35% 6" NET
PA 70% 70% 70% NO NET
RI 70% 70% 70% AS1 NET
SC 27% 27% 27% AS1 NET
SD 35% 20% 20% AS1 NET
TN 35% 35% 35% AS1 NET
TX 25% 25% ANY% AS1 OR 5" NET
UT 43% ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
VT NO ANY% ANY% AS1 NET
VA 50% 35% 35% AS1 NET
WA 35% 35% 35% 6" FILM
WV 35% 35% 35% 5" NET
WI 50% 35% 35% AS1 NET
WY 28% 28% 28% AS1 OR 5" NET

 

Do any of you guys have trouble with the 5% in the day? I understand at night but what about day when you will be driving it the majority of the time.

 

Shouldn't be as long as the sun is out, but if it's one of those rainy, overcast days it starts to become a little difficult, but that's just me.

By the way guys, the list is a little dated. In GA, the Supreme Court overruled the tint law (not its intended use, but its application), so right now, there is no law, but I wouldn't be suprised to see it come back into affect soon.

My personnel opinion is for actual driving 20%, but if it's just a show car, 5% looks great with 35% on the windshield, but I WOULD NEVER put that on a car that I drive.

 

no trouble really during the day. And night isn't too bad with the back up lights, now at one point I had blackouts on those, and that made it difficult, lol

 

Im doing tint as well. I live In MA... So its all 35 percent I can pass my car with the inspection tho, but i dont want to be a Cop Magnet. What you think i should do? Go 35s all the way? Can someone post a pic of a black 3rd gen with 35s. That be helpful

 

i have 5% all around and i love it during the day , i dont drive much it at all at night but the two times i did i had the side windows down and its no big deal . Get 5% all around . I drive with the windows down all the time so im not worried about being stopped for the side windows.

 

might as well do it right the first time & go with 5% or even 0% all around....im having mine probably 0% all around

 

where do you get 0%

 

doesnt any tint shop do it???

 

I have 20% on the sides and 5% on the back and I'm very happy with it. So far no cops have pulled me over for them. Pics are on my webpage, mypetroc.net

 

15% all around....no probs with cops, but I wish it was a little darker

 

I've never seen 0% offered...

 

They may make it but I highly doubt they make it for car glass, maybe back limosine windows? That is basically black, 0%.

 

I think Krylon makes it.

 

well i thought a tint shop done it? i guess not though...ill have to go with 5% then.

 

Really? That's kinda cool... Probably not quite legal on our cars though...

 

Ive only seen 2.5% offered...and it was black enough to steal your soul

 

werd, 2.5% is dark. You WOULD NOT be able to see **** at night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

yeah 2.5% is dark i did it to my ttops its nice when its 100+ outside. but you cant see in at all which is nice.

 

5% all around. Here is a pic of 5% next to windows with no tint

 

I justt got 35% all around my car which Im not really too happy about. Does anyone here have 35% or around that? I'm having it done at Ziebart because no one else aorund me can do it at this time. They said they wont do any darker than 35% I was hoping for like 15% all around.

 

Fu*king Wisconsin....................I'm 35%ing it all around.. Fu*k em

 

Does 35% all around really stink that bad? I'm going to cry if I cant even notice it.

 

35% isn't bad at all, friend of mine has that on his grand am, i'll get a pic as soon as possible.

 

35% is about equivilant to 'soft ray' glass only, the tint turn the glass a more greyish color instead of the blueish color it normally is.

If you want 5%.. get a note from your eye doctor saying you have light sensitive eyes.

5% isn't like driving blind at night either... lights and lighted objects are easy to see.. they just have less definition as compared to untinted glass.

IE.. you can tell a crown vic police cars headlights & markers.. just no defined silhoutte of the light bar that's about to come on to pull you over.

Generally, around here, cops could give a rats ___ about tint (as seatbelt tickets bring in more money for the city), unless they are having a slow day. Even then... it's a easy ticket to contest... even w/o an optometrist note.

Just my opinion though...

 

I have 35% sides n rear, n I have been pulled over n checked! All the local yokels have nifty little meters now, just slip it over the edge of the window, n BAM! An exact reading of the percentage of lihgt pass-thru. I came in @ 34%, he said no prob, only writes tickets for 25% or less. Not sure on that list tho, to the best o my knowledge, Or. only limits to the front or side of the driver. Anything behind cud be totally blacked out, so long as you have 2 side view mirrors...?

 

How much have most of your fines been? Ziebart said they wont do anything illegal because they got a $2000 dollar fine along with a $2000 fine for the driver so they stopped doing it.

 

The coolest is to do the back window only and do it dark.
but if not that then no tint at all looks nicest.

Although since im so paranoid i allways think someone's going to shoot me if i dont have window tint but it just looks sooo much nicer without it.

 

nicer without tint?

 

im surprised that people would turn ther zeibart place in , id just say i did it myself, i wouldnt want to get them introuble , but you have to check around , i have one place do my rear window in 1 piece in 5% and the same place wouldnt do the sides in 5% but a place down the street that tried and couldnt do the rear in 1 piece did the sides in 5%, so it matters who you go to , If i were you id get the 5% in the rear window first and then go from there.I wanted the rear as dark as possible , i hate that people can see in my car and like watch me pick my nose or something and the light bothers me at night so i wanted it dark . DO the back and go from there.