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Old 05-17-2011 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Serpentene
Yeah I'm not talking about protection from sun damaging UV which is acceptable and understandable...I'm talking about the horror of "pimping yo ride."

It's a P-car people show some respect.
It's a car meant meant for transportation. It's not some national treasure.

Explain why it needs respect, last I checked it nothing more than plastic, metal, rubber and dead cow skins. Don't think the car cares if the window has tint or not.
 
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I also prefer no tint for sports cars but had to face reality as summers are brutal in Eastern WA and mine is a DD that sees it's share of outside parking. I would have loved to go with 50% but went with 35% as that's what Metropolitan detail had carried when they first started out. Here you go: Before and after pics. Let me know your thoughts. I think the lines of the 911 are better without the tint. As much as silver colored cars get the "boring badge", it is a real stunner IMHO. Metropolitan John's crew did a great job (no surprise) on the tint (and the entire car clear-bra install). I am sure John would give me a discount if I wanted to re-do with 50% tint but ...


 
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To each his own. I agree with the no-tint look, but some climates definitely require the protection of some type of window film.
 
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Good looking car!

I would note that the majority will view the car at window level which shows a LOT more glass when untinted and the so-called 'fishbowl' affect.

YMMV,
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It is a great tint - installers will tell you more difficult to install because of thickness and it does take longer for the bubbles to dry - sometimes up to a month. I had it on two P-cars in Colorado - great installer. Couldn't find anyone with good rep here so went with 35% Forumla One Pinnacle - also a great ceramic.
JH, can you tell me which installer you used in Colorado?
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JH, can you tell me which installer you used in Colorado?
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http://www.idswindowtint.com/
 
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Let me ask a relevant question. I've tinted all my vehicles and will continue to do so.

My question is to those that track-day their cars. Do you tint your partial street/track car? Would tint affect your vision?

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I've never seen a car with tints that didnt look good. I'm not into the reflective/mirror type (although it came with the p-car), but smoked glass makes a car look Great, Especially silver, and black, and red, and white, and.............

I've never owned a car without tints, it offers so many benefits down here in Fl.

Just my $.02
 
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I dont think this looks cheezy
 
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I dont think this looks cheezy
Looks great! I'm on the fan side of window tinting.
 
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Tints are a pre-requisite to any car I buy, and I always make the dealer 'throw it in'. I get my cars tinted for several reasons:

1) It looks better (as long as it's not too dark)
2) I don't like for the world to see me, and I don't want people to think that I want to be seen
3) Its just freakin HOT in the south. Tinting helps with UV and Heat in the car.
 
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Originally Posted by Overdraft
Please - no disrespect to any guys with their car windows tinted...but I am starting to think it 'cheapens' for lack of a better expression, the look of the car....and having it removed on Tuesday. I am just trying to figure out in my own mind why I got up one morning and said - "this looks to gangster for me". Is it just me or our TT's simply too classic and too special to tint?
To classy for tint? never heard that but i think black wheels cheapens the look of almost any car.
 
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Originally Posted by w00tPORSCHE
I also prefer no tint for sports cars but had to face reality as summers are brutal in Eastern WA and mine is a DD that sees it's share of outside parking. I would have loved to go with 50% but went with 35% as that's what Metropolitan detail had carried when they first started out. Here you go: Before and after pics. Let me know your thoughts. I think the lines of the 911 are better without the tint. As much as silver colored cars get the "boring badge", it is a real stunner IMHO. Metropolitan John's crew did a great job (no surprise) on the tint (and the entire car clear-bra install). I am sure John would give me a discount if I wanted to re-do with 50% tint but ...


Looks much better.
Originally Posted by Cbad308
Let me ask a relevant question. I've tinted all my vehicles and will continue to do so.

My question is to those that track-day their cars. Do you tint your partial street/track car? Would tint affect your vision?

~A
5% will. 35% will not.
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I've never seen a car with tints that didnt look good. I'm not into the reflective/mirror type (although it came with the p-car), but smoked glass makes a car look Great, Especially silver, and black, and red, and white, and.............

I've never owned a car without tints, it offers so many benefits down here in Fl.

Just my $.02
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I dont think this looks cheezy
Originally Posted by wjohnson36
Tints are a pre-requisite to any car I buy, and I always make the dealer 'throw it in'. I get my cars tinted for several reasons:

1) It looks better (as long as it's not too dark)
2) I don't like for the world to see me, and I don't want people to think that I want to be seen
3) Its just freakin HOT in the south. Tinting helps with UV and Heat in the car.
^This.
Originally Posted by ///M3power
no tint is much better
Move to the south and tell me that.
 
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Old 05-19-2011 | 02:25 AM
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I agree with most people on here that tint doesnt cheapen the look. I dont think the car is to classy to tint, I think it's to classy not to tint. Although I'm on of those persons who tints everything they own (Including my boat windows haha). I went with 20% on the TT just cause I wanted to be able to see curbs at night without rolling down my windows.
 
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