Tinted windows or not? Help...
Hi All,
What do you think? Should I tint my windows or not. Should I tint my windows at the dealers or else where? https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=96344 |
tint elsewhere, and if ur gonna tint, pls tint all windows, not just the windows you don't need, and it helps inside the car, +more privacy
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every rx-8 should be tinted. :)
i do not suggest going to the dealer (don't even know if they do it) because they will rape you. search any recommended local tint ships |
I was quoted $500 from the dealer. And I haven't picked my car up yet. They told me I am the 1st to get the Performance Pkg. and will pick my car up at the end of April. This is why I have to come to a decision.
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I am in Canada and we have tinting laws...our windows cannot be too dark....
This is why back windows are dark and the front are light. |
hmmm.....ahem.............say.....what?
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Everyone should tint there windows. Their are laws in the U.S. about tinting but who cares, it makes the car look 100% better. You should tint you windows because: keeps the car cool in the summer, car looks better, and of course you can look at hott chicks without them seeing you.
thats my take on it |
Leesha,
I know the prices might be different in Canada, but let me give you an example. I got the darkest allowable in Florida at 15% in the rears and 30% in the front by a company called Sunstoppers which used the FormulaOne Performance Automotive Film(Pinnacle Ceramic Series) with Lifetime Warranty for $189.00 Make sure they use ceramic in the back and not metal as your antenna is in the rear window and you don't want metal tint back there or you will ruin your reception. $500.00 is way too much! IMO |
Tint is good. You should probably go to a specialty shop instead of the dealership.
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Definitely tint (even if you can't go very dark, the heat & UV reflective properties will make your interior much cooler and will protect the interior). I went with 35% all around ceramic formula1 tint and I love it (cost $245).
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what? tint laws? lol!! who listens to that these days =/
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I use carbon 50% blue tint in CA and not even the cops that pull me over cars (all around the car, 7" in front)
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Originally Posted by llzjayarzll
what? tint laws? lol!! who listens to that these days =/
You 'll care when a cop either starts peeling it off right there, or hands you a good size ticket. I actually can't see a cop peeling it off, but there was a thread on here where somebody in Missouri had a cop do that! Yikes! |
how does he do that!! @.@
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Don't go to the dealer. Look around for a reputable shop to do it. Find out what the tint laws are and figure out how dark you want to risk it.
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My friend just got a Ticket 3 days ago, when he parked his WRX near the Jabco Javits Center for the NY Auto Show.
Cops in New york mostly dont CARED about Tinted windows, unless you're too *dark* like 5% and the cops are in *bad* mood. I see all these Explorers and Escade have 5% windows, cops dont give a shit. I guess my friend was unlucky, he said the whole street's cars got a ticket, all for tinted windows, so I guess cops were being a dick that day. You guys can check your state laws from this site http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/ Sometimes I dont understand, Lets take NYC for example, if they dont allow tint at all shouldnt they disallow the sales of windows tinting products? I mean I see all these *tint your windows for $199* ads everywhere. I gotts say that I think more than 1/2 of NYC's cars were tinted. What kind of stupid law is that? and I think California is the most pathetic state, cuz all out of state cars when they enter CA they are required to follow CA's tinted law. |
Originally Posted by nycgps
My friend just got a Ticket 3 days ago, when he parked his WRX near the Jabco Javits Center for the NY Auto Show.
Cops in New york mostly dont CARED about Tinted windows, unless you're too *dark* like 5% and the cops are in *bad* mood. I see all these Explorers and Escade have 5% windows, cops dont give a shit. most of the time in this area its fix it tickets. unless you got a state trooper on your ass. and for some reason there only on the southern state and meadowbrrok around here! |
I just got my windows tinted recently at a specialty shop in New Mexico, and the best quality tint cost me $149.95 installed. Most specailty shops will have details of whats legal and whats not, and my car has the 35% front and 20% back treatment. Another point of concern is that I have heard of horror stories where the tint shop got the door panels and interior dirty during the tint install process, so setting expectations with the person thats actually going to do the tinting helps a bit.
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Originally Posted by llzjayarzll
most of the time in this area its fix it tickets. unless you got a state trooper on your ass. and for some reason there only on the southern state and meadowbrrok around here!
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
Leesha,
I know the prices might be different in Canada, but let me give you an example. I got the darkest allowable in Florida at 15% in the rears and 30% in the front by a company called Sunstoppers which used the FormulaOne Performance Automotive Film(Pinnacle Ceramic Series) with Lifetime Warranty for $189.00 Make sure they use ceramic in the back and not metal as your antenna is in the rear window and you don't want metal tint back there or you will ruin your reception. $500.00 is way too much! IMO About the Price...Everything in Canada is double the States. Maybe I will come to Florida and do it there. :) I need a medium tint not to dark because I can't see too well at night...And I don't want to back up into a pole. |
Originally Posted by Leesha
Thanks for the info I will make sure and look into the ceramic for the back.
About the Price...Everything in Canada is double the States. Maybe I will come to Florida and do it there. :) I need a medium tint not to dark because I can't see too well at night...And I don't want to back up into a pole. and the reason that there are laws for how dark the tint can be is so that a cop coming up to your window after pulling you over can see into the car. if they don't know how many people are in the car or what they have they are at a disadvantage. |
get colored tints, they look awesome on rx-8s
but I don't know how available they are |
Originally Posted by Leesha
Thanks for the info I will make sure and look into the ceramic for the back.
About the Price...Everything in Canada is double the States. Maybe I will come to Florida and do it there. :) I need a medium tint not to dark because I can't see too well at night...And I don't want to back up into a pole. |
I will have to research prices then...
What color tints would you put on a Red RX8 |
I hate tinted windows. They reduce visibility, they make the too-dark black interior of the 8 even darker plus, to me, they say either "I'm 17", "I'm a self-important Donald Trump wanna-be", or "I wish I knew Tony Soprano". Of course, maybe you like those things—many do.
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