I drove 12 hours for my tint job (NoVA-->Gainsville, Fl) :Freak_ani

well...and to see my brother that lives in Jacksonville, but the tinting in Florida is much more competitive and the beaches are nice :)

There are tons of tint shops around...I live 2 minutes from one, and got it done there. 20% all around isn't too dark. Backing up at night isn't bad either. Know why not? Because 99% of the time I'm backing up I have my foot on the brake. The brake lights help a lot.

What tint place did he suggest if you don't mind me asking? I haven't put any tint on my 8 as I'm worried about visibility (then again I'm basing that on a friends crap tint 10 years ago). I know it would look better with tint though... :scratchhe

coastal tinting in milford. around $220 for the metallic tint or $185 for the non-metallic. if you're interested we'll have to see if he'll give us a group discount.

/thread hijack

Leesha,

While metal tint MAY only effect the lower portion of the AM band where the radio is concerned, it can cause a lot of interference other places as well.. Whether you use a phone or a portable GPS system in your car, you’re going to want the radio waves these devices depend on to be able to pass through the window tint without interference.

To that end, look for a film without metal in it for at least the back window because it is made without metals, it does not interfere with any radio signals like GPS or cell phones. and yes............sometimes the radio signals.

My two cents. Do a search on the net and you will see people have varying opinions, but for the most part, it may not be so much about the radio as other devices.

Dave :rock:

SHIT> I got pulled over ALL 3 times in 3 different cars when I tinted my front windows here in Michigan.... . :mad: :mad:

With my luck, I just tinted the back ones.... I cannot pay $200 ticket everytime I get pulled over... :mad:

Thanks!! Will keep that in mind...

Here's a shot of before and after that I dug up. Yes, the lighting is different and I tried to find two pictures of roughly the same angle, but not much luck!
15% on the rear and 30% on the sides. I didn't rename the files, so it's putting the after shot first and I'm too lazy to go fix them, but you'll get the idea.

Well you can't really tint the windshield..

Yay for tint! I got Llumar tint which takes away 99% of UV rays, it will save your interior.

Just do it!!

I got an amazing tint for my 8. Darkest legal all the way around, and a visor strip in front. 150 for everything. It looks amazing and makes the car look a lot nicer. It also has a lifetime warranty. Go for it.

I opted not to get the windshield strip......you have any pics? I'd like to see how it looks.

Yeah show the pics....

I was out of the town for the weekend and just got back, I'll take pics tomorrow when the sun is out.

Make sure you know the tinting law of your state before you decide how dark to tint your window. I got nailed 3 times in 2 days by cops and the last cop that pulled me over got so piss he said he would come and help me take the tint off! I got so annoy with cops that today I almost lost my temper with him. He ordered me to get back in my car after he saw that I was getting a bit hot. My tint came when I bought the car and even when the window sticker list that it came with the car cops don't care. He wrote me a ticket today after 3 warnings. One cop told me to show the window sticker and I would be OK. Well, it is annoying to keep getting pull over and get nervous everytime you see a cop...I took mine off this afternoon but left the rear window and back window on. It is sad. I love the way my car look with tint but it doesn't worth keep it with all those hassels. MN law said 50% or more is OK. Mine check in at 33%. I am going to drive my car to the police station tomorrow and show him that the tint is off and hope that he will throw away the ticket.

Ok, here are the tint pics.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/backtint.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1.../fronttint.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/sidetint.jpg
(This is my favorite new car picture thus far :) )

I think it looks good. I'm not sure how good the stripe on the front looks, but it is very practical. I drive during sunrise and sunsets, and it is in just the right spot to block out the sun... so practicality outweighs looks... but I think it looks pretty good.

Definitely makes the car look a little sportier, IMO.

I love the color...this is my color too!! I think the tint will be too dark for Ontario. I wish it could be that dark!!

Your car looks amazing... I love the visor strip in front.

I think I will do my homework and not have the dealers do the tint. I will find somewhere in Canada... Toronto, Ontario.

Does anyone know where???

What tint % do you have?

30% on the sides, 15% on the back... the front strip is at least 15% maybe more... no legislation on that.

And thank you for the kind words, Leesha :).

Funny.........we have the same tint %'s, but it looks darker on a V-red than on a Ti-Gray.
See the first photo of these two, https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...40704#poststop

www.audioheaven.ca

www.tintking.ca

These are the two that were recommended to me by my friends.

I think it has to do with the contrast of the colors.

Beautiful RX8 by the way. I love your rims...

Thanks, and you're probably right about the contrast in colors. Either that or it was just lighting in the pics.

could also be the film. i've been told different films will look darker based on how much light they reflect. seems to make sense and from the films i looked at it was pretty consistently inconsistent from one film to the next with the same % tint.

True...........mine is listed somewhere in this thread above. I'm too lazy to put it all in again. And it's 11:30pm on Sunday night with work at 7:00am........ugh!

I've got 20% all the way around, 5% strip. All illegal, except the strip. It's a five inch strip, which is legal in Louisiana.

http://www.vividaurora.net/images/Ga...tol/RX8_04.jpg

Thanks a billion. Did you tint your car??? Any pics??

I'm going on Saturday morning to get mine done at audioheaven. 180+tax with a lifetime warranty.

over the weekend i decided to tint my windows ... the illinois laws is the front you cant any tints at all ........ just point that i dont get pulled over for stupid stuff like my tints

If you haven't tinted yet let's do it together and see if we can get a deal??

I rebooked my appointment with them for next saturday at 9am. I read on a forum how people got a cash deal (no tax) but then you wouldn't have the lifetime warranty. I plan on keeping my car so I'll take the warranty...

Best Mazda in Houston did my RX-8 for $65

a few months ago i was a little paranoid about tinting my car because there are laws in illinois that you cant tint the front at all but ..... alot of ppl do it and most cops dont care as long as its noit that dark so i did it and the car looks alot better for it

http://koreagenx.com/temp/midnyte/IMG_0719.JPG

Maybe we can find more people and get a group rate??

I love the way that looks...

But I wouldn't be able to do that her in Canada...

Do you guys know anything about window tink with Factory Navigation system?
I heard some of Metallic window tint job may blocking the signal for GPS, Cell Phone and radios.... I wanna know if that is true.

I am about to get one, need help from people who got tint with Factory navigation system.

Thanks.

Read the first few pages of this thread and your question should be answered... :)

As RI tint laws are pretty brutal, I can only do 20% on the rear windows and nothing on the sides/front. Has anyone else done just the rear? How does it look and does it help keep the interior temps down?

Thanks

20% all the way around for a year now. 2 RI cops have stopped me (a trooper & a Johnston cop) and neither mentioned the tint at all. As long as you roll both windows down and are nice to 'em you should be fine.

Has it made a big difference in the temps inside the car? My car is bb and even on the few warm days we've had I've had to use the anemic AC. Since I'm doing the AP pulley, the AC is only going to get worse and I figure tint might help offset the issue. What are your thoughts?

hhmmm. The combo of tint + a $5 sun shade for the windshield works great while parked. When driving the temp is only controlled by open windows or AC, for the most part. The tint helps some in the spring & fall as long as the sun is not directly in front & blasting through the windshield.

So I guess the answer is no, tint doesn't make a big difference when you really need it to.

Was it you that I was behind on RT 37 yesterday @5.30?

I had to rethink my reply ^. I guess my opinion on how much tint controls cabin tent is invalid. I got the 8 in March 06, and tinted the windows by mid April, so I never really experienced the really warm weather w/o tint.

:dunno:

My SB8 with 35% ceramic tint
 

For anyone who is curious as to what 35% all around looks like, I took some pictures to post here on the forums:
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/378...2039fz4.th.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8...2044of3.th.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4...2045fj9.th.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/181...2037oi1.th.jpg
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9...2036es9.th.jpg
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3...2035jg8.th.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8...2033hd0.th.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/701...2038le8.th.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4...2051lc6.th.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6...2050sk3.th.jpg

Ouch. As others have stated on this thread, I'm sure, that is outrageous.

I have 35% on my driver/passenger windows and 20% in the back wings and rear window. I wish I had done 20% all around and may actually get the front doors changed.

I paid ~$200 US to have mine done by an independent shop.

It is illegal in Washington State to have anything more than 35% on a car on any window. SUV’s and trucks have special exemptions from these rules – The driver/passenger windows can be maximum 35% tint and the rest of the windows can be as dark as you’d like to go. That said I’ve never met anyone who has received a ticket for windows tinted beyond the limit.

Excellent pics...I will be doing a group thingy soon at a tint shop soon. Thanks for all the help and I will post pics when it is done.

Because we are doing it as a group my price is 170 with taxes...TurboEight Rocks!!
https://www.rx8club.com/canada-forum-35/gta-durham-tinting-115998/page2/

I really like the strip at the front so will add that to and as for the % not sure yet...will check out their examples!!

Thank you soooooo much everyone for the help... :cuddle: I just love it!!

I got my tint today. Sorry bout the night pics...will post more...

Lifetime warranty, 16% all around, Metallic.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...a_023/Tint.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w..._023/Tint1.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w..._023/Tint0.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...07-07_1950.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...07-07_1949.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...07-07_1948.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...07-07_1932.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...07-07_1928.jpg

I've got the metallic tint...35% all around, and it didn't have any effect on my factory navigation system at all...also haven't noticed any changes in my cell phone or radio signal. So I wouldn't worry about that.

btw...Leesha...looks real nice!

Do I know you and how do you know how I look...maybe stalking me in my other threads... :rollingla: