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Originally Posted by dvs

you will have to remove them otherwise you will fail inspection.

Good point. Well...I'm not due for inspection until May 2010, so I'll just keep on "keeping on" until then. Plus, the fronts totally look like factory glass...let's see what happens.

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Originally Posted by rh71

do they use a meter on the windows during inspection? Is that one of the to-dos on the list? I really want *something* on the fronts, to block heat for one, and so it's not a clear-to-tint transition. I like the way that 50% looks for the fronts.

The 50% will be insufficient to make any difference with heat/sun. Even the 35% is marginal. Keep in mind that however dark these tints may look from outside, they look much clearer from the inside. If I didn't get the 20% in the back, my kid would still be complaining about the sun rays.
Now there's still sun coming through but it's bearable.

I guess that's where Huper Optik shines then? Heat rejection should be great regardless of the % used for that film, correct? I was hoping it was somewhat true with others but I guess not.

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Originally Posted by rh71

After reading about privacy glass and seeing some tint jobs I've decided to go for it. But in NY there are laws of 70% for the fronts so I'd have to do rears only and my initial thought is that it looks awkward half-done. Show me some of what you guys got whether it's fully or half tinted please and what %. Also, does anyone know what % it comes from factory with? Is it already 70%? People say 35% is a good spot but I don't want to go too dark - keep it a good shade to compliment the white.

see the door tints on this guy: http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture516.jpg - is this 35% or is it lighter?

I'm thinking of Suntek Carbon (non-metallic) after getting quoted double the price for Huper Optik... $500-600 for tints is ouch plus it doesn't get terribly hot here like in Arizona.

I was pulled over in times square not to long ago on my way to the office. As i was turning onto the street where my garage is, there were several cops in the area walking down the middle of the street pulling people over to check their tints with some electronic device. He put the device on my drivers side window and it read 28%. He said i was close enough to the 35% NY legal limit and let me go. My rears are around 20% but they're only concerned with the fronts.

^ interesting, i thought the front sides had to be 70% as well?

http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

http://nysdmv.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/n...i=&p_topview=1 (DMV site)

Im thinking about getting 20% ceramic all around.

here is a pic of my benz with 50% all over...
:D

mine is double 20% and it looks great