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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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Post pictures of your window tint on your Cobalt. Please include what percentage the tint is.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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20% on the sides, 5% on the rear window (don't ask. the tinting place fucked up.) getting 35% on the windshield in a few weeks.



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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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15% i think the cops meter was off she read 11 or 12 you can just make me out during the day but night you cant see


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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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20% on the sides, 5% on the rear window (don't ask. the tinting place fucked up.) getting 35% on the windshield in a few weeks.



I want 20% again. I had it twice on my 2.4L. I switched over to 30% after being pulled over twice for the 20%. It's a really frustrating ordeal if you get caught with illegal tint in Maryland. BUT, my 2.4L was hit broadside and totaled. Moving on to bigger and better things, I'm picking up a White SS/TC this weekend and 20% will stick out like a needle in a haystack. I'll probably stick with 30% again.

I meant to ask you who did your retrofits?

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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12% all the way around. Pre-purpleness






Result of getting too many tint tickets...



Might get it put back on one more time though lol.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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^^I was the same way with 20%. California is strict with tint aren't they? If I'm not mistaken, you can't have any tint other than the OEM tint that comes on the car, correct?
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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Yup you can't have any tint on the front side windows, the rest is fair game. You can't see me at all when it's dark out.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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Mine before being totaled.

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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20% all the way around



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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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Awww how did it get totalled?
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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I was coming down towards an intersection and was in the right lane to turn on a major highway. While driving in the turn lane to come up to the intersection, a old 83' truck on the opposite side of the road decides to cut across traffic backed up at the light of the intersection to turn into a gas station and hits me broadside as I'm coming down the turn lane.

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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Ooouuucchh that sucks
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Ooouuucchh that sucks
It does. That was my first car. A lot of **** went down in that thing. TOO many memories to ever forget. I kissed it goodbye when I was cleaning it out yesterday before it was taken to the junk yard.

It's alright though, I'm picking up a White SS/TC this weekend.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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Woo!! Better post some pics!
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ssweeet
It does. That was my first car. A lot of **** went down in that thing. TOO many memories to ever forget. I kissed it goodbye when I was cleaning it out yesterday before it was taken to the junk yard.

It's alright though, I'm picking up a White SS/TC this weekend.
I hope you took all the parts off of that baby!

8% all around, cops around here don't really care unless you give them a reason to pull you over for it. So far i haven't had any problems in the 8 months of having dark tint.... ok pic, just had it sittin around.



sorry it's so small lol, took it on my cell.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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darkest legal limit in florida.

28% front
15% rear

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BLAZIN07SS
darkest legal limit in florida.

28% front
15% rear

Maryland's legal limit is 35% all the way around.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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percent = dark as ****
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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percent = dark as ****
Its *******'s like you that tint your windows so ******* dark that give states even more reasons why to give tint tickets. 5% is dark enough for window tint and the fact you think you need to tint this dark is just ******* ignorant.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Its *******'s like you that tint your windows so ******* dark that give states even more reasons why to give tint tickets. 5% is dark enough for window tint and the fact you think you need to tint this dark is just ******* ignorant.
go **** yourself

its my car ill tint it as dark as i want to
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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20% film, which is now only on the back 3 due to living in a town where the cops pull people over for miniscule things (like tint) to collect overtime.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by chris88z24


20% film, which is now only on the back 3 due to living in a town where the cops pull people over for miniscule things (like tint) to collect overtime.
yea that will nail me another ticket
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Crappy pic... but...

38% front
15% rear

Legal and I like it

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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Cobalt - 5% all around (except windshield)


SRT-10 Ram - 5% front, 1% rear
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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I got FL plates but I'm stationed in VA where they are a bit strict on the tint. Best thing is when the MP's pull me over to try and ticket me for tint and I ask, "Well, SGT do you have a device to check the tint?"
SGT says, "No, but I know it's illegal." "Well, then SGT if you can't check it you can write me a citation but I'll take it to court and it'll be throw out soooo..." Lol. As far as local police, they never bother looking up FL tint laws so when I point out my plates, they let me off with a warning and tell me to watch myself. So, due to the law enforcement around here not being able to nab me, I plan on tinting my new balt with 20 all around cept the windsheild. It's gonna look sexy with Victory Red.
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