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I did 20 all around. But I have white interior. I have no problem seeing through my windows at all. At night, all the interior lights are on, nav is on, it you can see through the front. Rear, you can't see through for shit from the outside. You can see out though no problem.

Personally, I think the rears became too dark with 20. Had I known it was going to be that crazy, I would have gone with something like 50% in the back, and 20% in the front.

I don't need to use the window shades at all now in the rear.

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Originally Posted by SlickGT1 (Post 855925)

Pics!

Just dropped my truck off today, going 15% on the front two windows, he said doing 20% on the rear of the car will match well, I told them as close as possible.

Will be updating impressions and pics within the next day or two :)

Looks perfect for me! With 15% on the front it will match the rears I'm sure, thanks for the reference pic! Your car looks beautiful :)

Thank you. Don't forget, white interior. Had I known the rear would be so dark, I would have gotten like 50 in the back. I think it would match much better. Other than that, I love them.

All great advice. I ended up getting mine done a few weeks back. I ended up doing 20 on the front and 30 on the rear over the factory privacy glass. I could not be happier with the results as I think it looks great all around.

Good to hear you're happy with the results. I used to own a tint shop, and something to keep in mind is the fact there aren't only different percentages of darkness, but there are numerous types of film. Some have more metal in them than others, resulting in a more "reflective" look from the outside. And, different brands have different standards of measurements of darkness.

Unfortunately, even the pros have a hard time knowing what is going to match 100%, so sometimes even if your math is right, they might not be perfect.

Also, I used to tint all of my windshields. I love how it looks, and how it keeps the u.v's off of the interior. But, if you don't have medical proof of an eye condition that requires it, you stand to be in deep (seriously deep) trouble if you cause an accident. Last I knew it was actually a federal offense. Laws might have changed, but I doubt it.

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Originally Posted by mike_dmt (Post 864569)

Absolutely right about the pros getting it to match, at first i thought "well stock is 35 so if i want it to be cut in half just throw 50% over to make it 17.5%"

Well I told the guys at the shop (they use Llumar) and he said no way would i get dark enough with that kind of math, its not as simple he said. He said if i want it to match the fronts at 15% he would do 20% on the whole rear on top of the privacy glass, and low and behold it matches pretty damn close! So when in doubt, just ask the pros, I'm sure they will know!

And about the windshield, I would love to have the whole thing done, but last time I checked there are a handful of shops in Jersey that will do it, and you HAVE TO KNOW SOMEBODY there, or be a cop.

I had the sunvisor strip done at 5% to help with sun glare as well, I have it on my other cars, it really helps a lot. And I also did the sunroof at 5% becuase it's way overlooked on tint jobs and you'd be surprised at how much heat that sunroof lets in over the summer, personally I like my sunshade open all the time, and having the sunroof tinted allows for that but I don't get the heat coming in the top and roasting my dome!

And thankfully (although not great for me medically) my macular dystrophy is an ok for the state, my eye specialist signed off on a form so I have medical exemption from the state for both my cars tint.