i wanna get my windows tinted..and i didnt know which percentage of tint i should get...any suggestions of what percent i should get them at?

 

many threads have discussed this. its really your personal choice. oh yeah, use that button that says "Search". it can be very helpful, also place your thread in a better category

 

Just make sure that you're within the local law limits.

gay places like NYC, you cannot have tint darker than 70%. yep. 70% , applies to side windows. Front no tint allowed. Back u can Tint but if its too dark and affect the rear view mirror, u're still fucked.

 

I had mine done at 15%. perfect at day and a little dark at night but not a problem for me.

PIcs here:
http://www.serissolutions.com/rx8/IMGP5475_web.jpg

 

go for limo. it looks the best.

just gotta sacrafice a lil vision at nite and go against the law.

 

Search your state laws for the limits on tint.

 

Stick with what your local laws allow.

Around here, it's 35%. That's what I currently have on my RX-8. I used to have 20% tint all the way around on my Eclipse GS-T. Got pulled over by a Statie at night and was given a $250 ticket. He could have given me a $500 ticket for the 2 front windows, but he said he was gonna write me up for one only. He told me to remove all the tint and show up at court, then they'd drop the ticket. I have a court date on 07/13.

The thing is, I already traded in the car for my 8. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna prove to them that I took the tint off. I actually did have it re-tinted legally.

Yeah, your car will look cool with 20% or darker tint, but I don't think it's worth all the hassles. It's just a waste of time and money.

 

Not to derail, but do you have the paperwork, or could you perhaps get the installers word / statement that you had this done? Or was it a DIY thing?

 

well.. i don't know why you didn't get it done with and get proper proof before you sold the car...

 

The cars not registered under your name anymore, therefore, it is not your responsibility. Its even better (or easier to prove) then having the car re-tinted. Heres what I'd say.

"Sir I got rid of that ricer car. Nothing but problems with that thing. I've decided to get a classy RX-8 and I have every intention of keeping it legal. Its outside with legal tint right now if you would like to see it."

Sorry I had to bust your chops. I actually would of killed for a GS-T about 6 years ago.

 

haha, i guess that works too.

 

LOL...My GS-T was a '97 and I'd owned it up until about 5 weeks ago. I had a K&N intake and Greddy exhaust on it, so it could be quite loud when I stepped on it. Guess what? I also got a ticket for having an "objectionable/harsh" exhaust. Interestingly, many people loved the Eclipse and quite a few people also called it "rice" and stuff, because of the loud exhaust and big spoiler. I'm sure you know it's a factory spoiler, but I had to explain that to many people who thought that it was an aftermarket item.

Anyway, within a span of four months prior to when I traded the car in (which was like 5 weeks ago), I got pulled over in the Eclipse five times. One of which times I even got charged with drag racing on top of speeding. The ticket was $750 total. It was just unreal. I wasn't drag racing anyone, btw. Some loser in a riced out Civic tried to tailgate me while I was doing 95mph. Long story short, I had to hire a lawyer and they dropped the drag racing charge when I went to court. I still have to pay the speeding fine ($200).

I loved my Eclipse, and still do, actually. I miss the torque and how I could get thrown back in the seat when the turbo got spooled up. But I'd had it for quite a long time, so I was ready for something new. Hopefully, the 8 will last as long as the Eclipse did. If it wasn't for the troubles with cops, I'd keep the Eclipse and drive it into the ground.

 

I've got:

Rears and back window = 18%
Front windows = 35%
Front windshield = 45%

Looks very nice, good overall compromise between tint/attention from po-po/night vis

 

As dark as is legally possible ... with reflection

 

I have 15% all around with 50% on the front windshield.

Getting pulled over is really a matter of where you live. Here in Colorado the cops dont care. Might get a warning at most.
I would probably get a ticket for 5% limo tint though, according to my tint shop.

Heres my tinted car. 15% or even 20 is really dark. 5% is overkiill IMO

 

Black baby.....

 

Having the windshield tinted is so straight, but is so illegal. The legal limit in GA is 32%, but I went with 20% on all windows and have had it for 2 years and had no problems with the law.

 

I may have to go back to the tint shop and ask them to give me some sort of an invoice for the retint. The owner was nice enough to do it gratis.

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I guess it really depends on where you live when it comes to tints. Around here, it's a real PITA. I had to pay this guy an extra $50 so that he could pass my "illegally tinted" Eclipse when I needed an annual inspection sticker. And not every guy at every inspection station is even willing to do it. And then the Staties...there are just too many of 'em around here. For all the hassles, it's really not worth it to tint darker than 35% here.

 

Anyone do 50% or 70% tint on their windshield? I'm thinking of doing that...

 

im pretty sure in every state its illegal to tint your windshield.

i have a friend with a TG that tinted it with some sort of tint used for office buildings. it was a reflective metallic gray color. matched the 8 really well. looks hot.

 

i have 35% up front and 20% in the back.

 

Yes 50% on mine. Cant even tell its there

 

15% ftw

 

30% in front, 5% in back

 

here in NC i had 25% but the legal limit is 35% so I couldnt pass my yearly inspection. I had to rip it all off just to pass inspection. I bought the car used late last year so the guy who owned it before me had it put on below the legal limit. Sucks, but like i said, i couldn't pass our state's yearly inspection with below legal limit.

I dont know how others from the same state like notears gets by with it unless they retint after inspection every year or know someone to pay off to pass.