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View Poll Results: Window Sunshades or Window Tint
Sunshades 19 33.93%
Tint 47 83.93%
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Old 02-11-2007, 11:53 PM
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Window Sunshades or Window Tint

What would you prefer????
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Old 02-11-2007, 11:56 PM
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Old 02-12-2007, 12:19 AM
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35% on every window, except the windshield, of course.

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Old 02-12-2007, 12:31 AM
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...both. Tint, 20% throughout, passenger, quarter and rear shades.
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Old 02-12-2007, 12:34 AM
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...both. Tint, 20% throughout, passenger, quarter and rear shades.
Do you have any pictures???? I want to go with 20% all around and I can't imagine tint+sunshade combo
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35% on every window?. Did you put 35% over the stock tint in the rear?


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35% on every window, except the windshield, of course.

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Old 02-12-2007, 03:49 AM
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35% on every window?. Did you put 35% over the stock tint in the rear?
Yes, that is why the back windows appear darker. Also the reason that I went with 35%, not too dark that you can't see through, but gives enough darkness to help with sun and headlights behind you.
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you can really only tell if the shades are up when there is a lot of sunlight

but from the inside, it helps so much
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