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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 05:04 AM
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How does it go? Is it the lower percentage the darker? like 35% is lighter than 5 %?

and what does the percentage represent
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 06:07 AM
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5% is darker than 35%. The percentage is the amount of light that passes through. I think the legal limit is 25% front and 15% rear. That is dark as hell.

15% = press your face to the glass, and barely see whats inside
25% = barely make out that someone is driving the car, from the other lane
35% = see people from the other lane, but wouldn't be able to indentify them.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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awesome thanks man
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Default 5% is dark

i just got 5% on the hatch and 20% on the side windows. from the outside you can't see a thing on the hatch. from the side windows you can see pretty good what's inside
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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i have 5% all around...
heres an old pic
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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You should have seen the cops face when I registered 1% on the meter in Tarpon.

Them: "do you just want a fix it ticket? It's $6 when you take it off."

Me: "What's the alternative?"

Them: "You're not taking it off?"

Me: "No."

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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Originally posted by Tom
i have 5% all around...
heres an old pic
do you have tint on the front window?


and with that 5 % do you have trouble seeing at night?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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front window is not tinted, that is illegal. and yes, with 5% it is a little difficult seeing out at night, especially when its raining! next time i do my z, im gonna do somehthing higher.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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i have a strip on the windshield....it took some getting used to driving at night....but i <3 it when big high trucks are behind me (who would normally blind me) and it makes identifying police headlights behind me alot easier

i dont know if i would do it again, maybe just on the back window

in the middle of summer its a life-saver
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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I have 5% on the rear and sides, 20% on the entire front windshield.

Driving at night takes alittle time to get used to...

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