Window Tint

[bhw33191]

Ok so i want to tint my windows, but i'm not sure which percentage i want. In MA where i live, you can tint up to 35% on all of the windows "except windshield of course." So the question is, is 35% really dark? I'm looking for sort of a medium tint. And also, what will i need to tint my windows once i buy the tint? Another thing, does the tint go on the inside or outside?

[EngineandJuice]

Originally Posted by bhw33191

Ok so i want to tint my windows, but i'm not sure which percentage i want. In MA where i live, you can tint up to 35% on all of the windows "except windshield of course." So the question is, is 35% really dark? I'm looking for sort of a medium tint. And also, what will i need to tint my windows once i buy the tint? Another thing, does the tint go on the inside or outside?

1. 35% is average it's basically what you see when during the day you can tell someone has tint but you can see straight through it and can count the people inside including infants.

2. I've never tinted my windows but I've seen it done. Basically some source of hot air like a hair dryer, something to clean the window and liquid to keep the window moist while cutting the tint adn while applying it. Most of the time I see people use a mixture of soap and water or some glass cleaner. Also a rubber squeegie (sp?) or something like a hard piece of plastic to remove the bubbles from the tint.

3. The tint goes on the inside. Lots of people do the cutting of the tint on the outside of the window I'm guessing because it's alot easier than wrestling with the tint on the inside of the car.

4. I've never installed tint so if anything above is wrong screw you.

[mike561]

Its different of course where you live, my tint although im sure you cant tell or not is 15% all around, but it looks like limo from some angles. the cops around here where i live are like nazis but i've never been bothered about it before. i was worried at first that it was too dark but ive had it like this since march of '07

[EngineandJuice]

Originally Posted by mike561

Its different of course where you live, my tint although im sure you cant tell or not is 15% all around, but it looks like limo from some angles. the cops around here where i live are like nazis but i've never been bothered about it before. i was worried at first that it was too dark but ive had it like this since march of '07

I have 20% on the side windows and 35% in the back. Here 35% is the legal limit and the cops pull me over all the time swearing they can't see inside the car. Right now my registration i suspended due to not removing the tint when I got a repair order to do so. The police around here are so bored. Maybe they should go solve some of those murders!

[463]

here is a link on tint installing http://www.gilafilms.com/autozone/

[beat88ls]

i think the max is 35% on side windows in mass. i had 20% on all the back windows of my ranger, which was an extended cab. and 25% on the side windows. i had been pulled over many times and never ticketed for the tint. it all depends on how picky the cops are in your area. 35% is like a lightly smoked look,which would be a light tint, you can make out features on the occupants of the vehicle, 25% is starting to get to the point you cant see details from a distance but can tell there is someone in the car.

[bhw33191]

Originally Posted by beat88ls

i think the max is 35% on side windows in mass. i had 20% on all the back windows of my ranger, which was an extended cab. and 25% on the side windows. i had been pulled over many times and never ticketed for the tint. it all depends on how picky the cops are in your area. 35% is like a lightly smoked look,which would be a light tint, you can make out features on the occupants of the vehicle, 25% is starting to get to the point you cant see details from a distance but can tell there is someone in the car.

Thanks thats good to know. I'm going for that light smoked look. Nothing too dark.

[mike561]

Just dont get those colored tints like green or red, those are SO stupid looking lol

[drifttruck99]

the tinit definitly goes on the INSIDE. if you remove the windows it makes it easier to tint. i always used a cheap snap-blade utility knife found at the dollar store taped to a bic pen to get an even cut around the outside edge. 35% is a decent tint. i used it on my honda accord and nobody said anything until a state trooper with an attitude made me peel it off right there but that was almost 2 years after i did it. make sure you clean the window throughly. and be patient. anything and i do mean anything left on the glass will show up on the outside and make a tint job look like crap!!!!!!! i know i've seen me do them numerous times. the film will want to "run" or lift esecially around the four corners of the glass. i use a warm soapy water but dont use alot of soap. let them sit for AT LEAST a day in a warm sunny area. be careful putting them back in the vehicle when they dry. good luck

[87BoxClassic]

also remember that tint stacks so if your tint a stock window that has 95% tint in the glass, and say you put 35% the legal over it. when the cops use their little tester it's going to be illegal if the cop is a d**k about it.