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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Tint- How dark will this be?!

Ok I'm aiming at 20% on the back three windows and a 30/35% on the doors and the strip on the front.. how do you think that will look?!
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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i have the exact same setup. 20% on rear2 windows 20% on windshield and 30% on the driver/passenger, it will look dyno-mite.
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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i have the exact same setup. 20% on rear2 windows 20% on windshield and 30% on the driver/passenger, it will look dyno-mite.
Would you be able to post some pics man?!
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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I have 20% all around, and love it. Looks nice, and doesn't impair my vision even at night.
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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this is mine rite after i got it tinted 20% all around, mind you the tint is wet at that point so it is a bit darker..imagin it to lighten up a little tiny bit.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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i have 15% all around and as well as a 15% windshield stripe, BTW theres nothing uglier than clear windows
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by xmusic_addictx
Ok I'm aiming at 20% on the back three windows and a 30/35% on the doors and the strip on the front.. how do you think that will look?!
I believe when I got mine it was 15/20% on the rear 3 and 30/35% on the front. I forget the exact percents but here is what it looks like.



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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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That tint looks really good man, I am thinking I may want mine to look a little darker. So I called the place and they are gonna do 10% on the back and on the strip and 25% on the doors
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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dont do two shade tint...

looks cheap..

either do 1 shade all around, or dont do any at all.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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dont do two shade tint...

looks cheap..

either do 1 shade all around, or dont do any at all.
everyone has their own opinion
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Heres mine:
5% sun strip
30 on the front
10 in the back





Remeber that the sun is completely out in these pics so the tint is darker than it shows
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Wow, that I really like!, Thats what i'm going for!
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Do you want more pics with it alittle darker so you get the idea?
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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i got 20% all around, i love it, a lil hard driving at night but its worth it
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Look in my garage.. Both rides have 5% All the way around and the front winshield on both have the top and bottom tinted.... Dark as hell, but I love it
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by syP
dont do two shade tint...

looks cheap..

either do 1 shade all around, or dont do any at all.
That makes no sense. I would love to hear your explanation for that. Most states allow rear windows to be darker than fronts, therefore people try to stay on the lighter side on the front, while going dark in the rear. I run 35/20 and wish I had of gone darker on the front. I had 35/5 on my cavalier, but the rear was hard to see out of in the dark. 20/20 would probably work the best and not be too dark. Otherwise, you could do 20/5.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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i actually agree with him, well not that it looks "cheap", it just doesn't look good. I would much rather get one shade all around for a more uniform, streamline look.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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nice tint prokekt
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 03:28 AM
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I really like the way your car looks in this pic.

Originally Posted by sick06cobalt
Heres mine:

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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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im debating between, 20% all the way around or 30%
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by originaladrian
i actually agree with him, well not that it looks "cheap", it just doesn't look good. I would much rather get one shade all around for a more uniform, streamline look.
Well, looking cheap and not looking good are two different things. Tint from schucks with air bubbles in it cause you put it on yourself looks cheap. Tint that is professionally done and costs the same no matter what percentage you get may not look good to some people, but in no way does it look cheap.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Do 15% all the way around. I have mine done like that and a buddy changed his cobalt to match mine he liked it so much.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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hey what color is your cobalt?
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by originaladrian
i actually agree with him, well not that it looks "cheap", it just doesn't look good. I would much rather get one shade all around for a more uniform, streamline look.
goddamn i didn't know tint could be streamlined. does that give you like 10hp the wheels when your tint is uniform/streamlined?
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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^it just makes your car look good. everything doesnt have to add hp, people want a good looking car too.
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