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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 01:57 AM
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And I have a friend did double 5% on his CLS. It is Mafia style ,he said.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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I hate tinted!! any way here in Mexico is illegal!!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffreyjames
I have a black 997.2. No tint. Looked pretty classy but I've always tinted my cars. Went to tint shop, great guys. Said 95% of people go with 20% tint. So I did it. It looks good, but looks a little more "bad a$$" then im going for. Maybe should have done 35%. Thoughts anyone, and impressions on what you did with your tint would be helpful.
u can never have tint too dark !!!
20% is a great look you will like it after a while it will grow on you !
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Here in Los Angeles the cops would hit you up with a fine. They want to be able to easily look into your car to make sure you don't have something illegal.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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How expensive is it to remove and redo?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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back isn't bad, not digging the dark tint on the front windows though.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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It is illegal in someplace. You will get fix ticket. And I know cops to sign it of god bless america !! woohooo
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Looks great, I would leave it. I have seen 20% on a black 911 before and it is not that dark. The picture you took does not do it justice. With 20% you can still see inside the car from the outside. When taking a picture of a car with tinted windows the tint always looks darker especially if the picture is not taken with a level on view.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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IMO I think it looks perfect.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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I think it's ok since it's a black car, but make sure it's not dark enough to invite the PoPo for an impromptu check. What's legal in FL?

What color is the interior? IMO, the darker the interior, the lighter the tint needs to be because the darker interior helps 'darken' the look from the outside (even though darker interiors probably need more tint to keep the heat out). Light interiors need a darker tint since the lighter interior shade will show through the tint more.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 12:11 AM
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I have a black on black 4S and I have 50% side + back and 67% windshield tint from Premier. I think 20% is a little too dark for my taste + practicality (I go to work at 4-5am usually).
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 04:37 AM
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Looks great. Keep it. Don't worry what others think about you. If they cant tell what your like by talking to you and getting to know you, then their in trouble.
If they're his customer and think something negative..................he's in trouble!

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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by krysFly
funny, my tint guy said 90% of people get 35 . That's what I went with, but you're right 20% might be kind of dark. It might also depend on your local tint laws, here cops do not really appreciate tint that dark. Can your tint installer change it to a different shade?
90% of people go with X. Do 90% of the customers drive a 911?

Or are they tinting a lot of escalades, hondas, range rovers?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by GOLENJEEPTJ
I don't understand why dark tint gives a "bad ***" image,is that a Floridian thing?lol. It gets very hot and sunny out here in Cali. and the darker tint keeps the interior cooler and keeps from fading issues.
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