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Solara with tints

Postby Dawgz » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:44 pm

Im gettn tints this week, i dont know what to do, What tint looks good on a 2000 se black?, with black interrior. I heard its illegal to have the front driver and passenger windows tinted, but my friend said its just pointless if i dont tint those too.. So what should i do. So far ive heard 15% all in the back and 35 for the front two, but i might not get the front done...what would you guys suggest?
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Postby indiglosolara » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:59 pm

I went thru the same thing you did when i had my cars windows tinted..

i went with 16% in the rear and 32" in the front. This is titanium tint

Heres a picture of how they look like. Also i have tan interior so the tint didn't show up as dark. If you have gray or black its gonna look darker.

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Re: Solara with tints

Postby TRD_solaRa » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:07 pm

Dawgz wrote:Im gettn tints this week, i dont know what to do, What tint looks good on a 2000 se black?, with black interrior. I heard its illegal to have the front driver and passenger windows tinted, but my friend said its just pointless if i dont tint those too.. So what should i do. So far ive heard 15% all in the back and 35 for the front two, but i might not get the front done...what would you guys suggest?


Hmmm, 15 in the back will be pretty dark . . . I would say go a lil lower on the fronts, maybe like 30% or somethin. Mine are 18% all around except the front windshield. I also have a tan interior, but it's already nice and black on the outside. :D It's an old pic, but the tint is jus the same.
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Postby Dawgz » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:12 pm

yea ill prolly get like 20 for the back and the back seat windows, and just leave the front driver and passenger alone.
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Postby SolaraGuy22 » Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:13 am

I'm not sure what I have on mine but it's not dark enough IMO.

Just make sure you go below the AS1 line otherwise it looks goofy.
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Postby Turbosolara » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:16 am

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front is level 2, back is level 4 darkness (1 is minimum, 5 is maxmum)
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Postby FLASH » Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:07 am

20% all around. It is illegal to have it on the fronts here in N-E-W Jerz, you wont pass inspection, but I've found that if you have the sunroof open, pigs won't bother you.
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Postby Dawgz » Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:40 am

lol, how does the sunroof have anything to do with the front windows, and yea i heard about the fronts being illegal if it was tinted....

Thanx for all the replies everyone....Im gonna go with 20's all around the back.
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Postby sto » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:20 am

i got 35 all the way around
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Postby SleeperSolara » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:14 am

Dawgz wrote:lol, how does the sunroof have anything to do with the front windows, and yea i heard about the fronts being illegal if it was tinted....


It let's more light in man.
I have 20% all around.
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Postby prowlerartist » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:29 am

i got pulled over with my windows down because of tint. The cop told me to roll them up so he could see if the fronts were tinted. I asked is that the only reason you pulled me over, he said yes.
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Postby thealkimo » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:46 am

pr0wlerartist wrote:i got pulled over with my windows down because of tint. The cop told me to roll them up so he could see if the fronts were tinted. I asked is that the only reason you pulled me over, he said yes.

same thing happened to me...

i got like 4 fix-its for my tints (20% full side and rear) within 2 months, decided no more tinting on the sides unless it's state legal which is 70% which is hardly worth the $$$ and i'd prob even get pulled over for that too which is ridiculous :x

but anyways, 20% is about as dark as i would go, it can get mighty hard to see out your side windows at night with anything lower...
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Postby Fresco Bob » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:16 pm

i got 20% in the back, nothin up front and im satisfied. It looks dark enough from outside, and from inside there isn't a problem seeing out when i am backing up
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Postby neo6205 » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:58 am

I have 18% all around. I have never gotten pulled over for having too dark of tint. Backing up at night is a little of a pain in the rump but I find it's the perfect darkness. I do have a tan interior so it makes it look a little lighter from the outside. Also, the fairway pearl green kind of reflects off the tint and gives it a small amount of green tinge to the tint. Love it.
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