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Old 11-02-06, 04:43 PM
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Tinted verts?

any pics or opinions on tinting on a vert?

considering it for my '89 (blaze red) ... would probably go 25-35% all round.
Old 11-02-06, 05:18 PM
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I run 35% on my rear window in my vert.

Makes a big difference on sunny days that you don't have the top down.
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interesting .. just the back .

how black does the 35% appear next to the vert top vinyl from the outside .. close / lighter / darker ? ..... on a bright day
Old 11-02-06, 06:10 PM
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I wish I lived somewhere where I could legally tint my windows.
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Mine was tinted when I bought it. Inspection dude made me take the side windows off. It looked cool but I think I prefer it without the tint.
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Originally Posted by DR_Toast
Mine was tinted when I bought it. Inspection dude made me take the side windows off. It looked cool but I think I prefer it without the tint.
Inspection dude, like a cop or smog inspector? Can a smog inspector make you take your front tint off? I love my front tint. It really helps with reducing glare.
Old 11-02-06, 07:40 PM
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My vert came with a tint, didnt realize it was slightly purple till after I bought it though lol. The darker the tint the more it compliments the top in my opinion. I got sides and back.
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Originally Posted by ourxseven
interesting .. just the back .

how black does the 35% appear next to the vert top vinyl from the outside .. close / lighter / darker ? ..... on a bright day
on a bright day, it appears pretty close to the same darkness as the top
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I would never tint the side windows because IMO it would look a bit silly with the roof down and the windows up. Even with them down the front quarter-light glass is fixed, so it would still look odd. I like the rear window idea though. Pics please Mark!
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When we got the vert, it had on sides and rear. But the tint had gone to crap so it was like looking through purple haze. Cannot even see out of it. I so far have gotten the old tint off of the sides, but the back is a pita. They double layered it. I need to find something that will let it release from the glass. I don't want to get in there with a razor, because I don't want to mess up the rear defogger.

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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
I like the rear window idea though. Pics please Mark!
Yeah its been raining the past couple of days here...maybe this weekend I can take some
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I have 15% all around. My tint guy also made it so it's only 1 sheet on the back window instead of 2. I love my tint and cops here don't really mess with me for it.
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wreckless and live wired ................ how about some pics ? ( and ice)
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
I would never tint the side windows because IMO it would look a bit silly with the roof down and the windows up. Even with them down the front quarter-light glass is fixed, so it would still look odd.
I agree for the same reasons.
I only tinted the rear window.
Limo black.
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Mine were tinted when I bought it, and they are pretty dark, but the only thing I got stopped for was no front plate...he did not even give warning......nothing about windows....
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