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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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what looks better???

I wanted to get tint on my car untill one of my friends said the louvers on the back hatch would look better. What do you guys think? I have a 85 silver T/A wiht the black wrap around wing. I respect your opinions.
I am in favor of tint.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 02:26 PM
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bout 90% of the people here are fervently against louvers.. if you like em, go for it.. but id vote tint
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 03:03 PM
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most louvers are really squeky too. go for tint.

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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 03:06 PM
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go with tint
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 03:42 PM
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Tint looks WAY better.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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tint
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 03:49 PM
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Well, if you're talking about the factory style louvers, I'm pretty sure they won't fit on a car with the wraparound spoiler.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 04:08 PM
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louvers are so ghetto, get the tint
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 07:32 AM
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Definitely tint. It is your own choice though.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 11:43 AM
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I would go w/ tint but there are a few poeple out there that like the louvers better........
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 03:16 PM
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Tint.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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tint
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 04:07 PM
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Tint is way better than a louver!
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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tint

go with tint, getting mine redone
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 08:01 PM
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I have louvers in my shed, when i bought the car in november, i saw them and wanted to throw them off before i took the car home. THey just look like something from the 60's or something, go with tint, but remember, its your choice, dont let us determine what u are going to to, do what u want to do.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 08:13 PM
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Well I like both but wih my hood scoop i dont like just the flat widow I wanted something to equal it out in the back so I went with louvers to giveit the equal look.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 12:20 AM
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Maybe it's just me

And I might be all alone on this one but,

I think that you should go for louvers.

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Get the Tint baby, Louvers are GHETTO...
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 01:10 AM
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Tint

I would go for the tint, but if you have rear defrost the lines look tacky if your tint is real dark. Mine stands out.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 03:36 PM
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I don't have a rear defroster so i think i will be okay
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 04:12 PM
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If they are the same color as the car I sat go for it
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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Call it ghetto, trailer trash or whatever, but tint sucks on our hatches because of the defroster lines and the edges. Plus, no matter how good the tint guy is, you'll wind up with a visible seam. And then there's the lovely appearance in 2 or 3 years when it starts to bubble & peel off around the defroster lines. And some tint turns to a lovely shade of purple. Thanks to the defroster lines, removing it will be a sonofabitch. I'd rather a ghetto louver, thanks.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 05:23 PM
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guess im lucky since my car has no defroster If anything is ghetto its those damn black plastic louvers
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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I had mine tinted in one solid piece,no seam,with a lifetime garintee agains bubbling,fadding,turning purple,or pealing,,I don't have the rear defrost so,,I think mine looks great.Go to a good tint shop and don't do it in your garage if you don't know what you'r doing,spend the extra money if you want it done right and see if they have a warenty against these things,,it cost me about $140 for all the windows
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 06:01 PM
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Your choice obviously, but I choose tint
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 07:15 PM
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Tint please. Have them use the good stuff. Mine is 10+ years old and looks good.
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