looking to get some tints, my Z is silver if that matters. I had 20% on my last car. I was wondering how people with 5% tints like it? is it too dark? tough to see at night? will I have problems with police with 5% tint? any thoughts on this?

 

i had 5% on my civic before and its unbearable. you will get use to it but its just looks tacky after a while.. I also lived in LI and I got pulled over it all the time. I had to drive with my windows open most of the time. I think 35% looks the best imo.

 

Most states anything below 35% is illegal so it doesn't matter 5 or 20. 5% is great during the day and sucks at night. 20% is a better choice but still illegal. 35% is legal and is almost as good.

 

I have 20 on rear & side rear (legal in CA) and 50% on my door glass (illegal, but I don't care).


I had 5% on one of my other Z's and it is really to dark for me. The 20% looks good to me and still provide great protection. The 50 looks almost stock depending on the angle & lighting.

 

I have 20% all around on my CS Z.
My friends tell me it looks sick

 

I'm in Los Angeles and have the same as bixby. The 20% rear and sides This darkens the 50% door glass a bit looking into the car. The side windows are so tiny as well as being blocked by the seats, that you can't see much in anyway. That is a great combination.
I have had tint in all my cars, in CA, since the 80's I always go lighter. Cops have NEVER pulled me over for tint. Even when I have gotten stopped and cited for speeding, tint was never added to the citations.
I know several cops. They hate tint that is too dark. It makes approaching a car dangerous, in their mind, especially at night. They will cite those cars for tint.
I also think that tint that is too dark looks ghetto LOL (my opinion, off course) and as we all know opinions are like a-holes, we all have one.
MJD

 

I live in L.A. Black Z I have 5% in the rear and 15% from ones, Very nice look.

 

I got 35% all around, looks great but it seem like its a 5% tint.

 

I have 17% they stopped making the 20% in the brand my tint guy uses. I did all 5 windows and a 4 1/2 inch strip across the windshield. The strip makes a world of difference. I think you should go with 20% its not unbearable at night and the cops don't bother me. The 35% looks good but doesn't give nearly as much privacy.

 

I have 5% tint all around on my Z and I can't see cars next to me at night. I have to roll down the windows when getting on the freeway at night.

 

I just got 20% all around as a present from my wife. Looks smooth, real smooth.

 

i got 5 in the back and 30 in the front, its perfect

 

15% all around theres a post somewhere with a pic of my car ... im too lazy to find it for you though

 

My car was tinted 35% all around...then I peeled the door windows off and left the others on...looks pretty badass with the white color...they see the driver...but they can't see what's in the back

 

I just got my tint done today. 22% for the rear window. 5% for the two small side windows. 35% on the two front windows. The car looks great. By going 5% on the two small windows, the windows looks like part of the body with piller.

I would have to say 35% is a bit light. Wished I would have stuck to my guns and gone 22% for the fronts as well. Will post pics after I wash my car tommorow.

Dave, who did my tint at Solar Reflections in WA, kicked *** and did the best tint job that I have seen. Cut the lines perfectly and there was no gap at all.

 

I have a chrome silver z with 5% tint on every window on the car. I even have 35% tint on my windshield and the car looks awesome it is a little hard on to pull out onto dark roads but no real problems i love my tint

 

I like lighter tint personally because I want to be able to see out. Besides, when you have such a sexy car you want people to know who's driving it, .

 

Silverspeedz - 5% is limo tint and you did it for all of your windows? If so, you are a daring man. Don't the cops pull you over? On dark roads at night, you won't be able to see much or anything when backing up.

 

One of your most important tools is vision. What's cool on the street may not be wise on the track.

 

i went with 20% just like on my last car and it looks good but just like on my last car and i see it on other people car, there is like a boarder around the window (not the front 2) thats like a quarter of an inch not tinted. Like around the little black dots. Its tuff to explain but does every car come out like this?
heres a pic, its dark but if u can see where the light shines, on top, theres that little non-tinted part of the window, it goes all the way around and it like a boarder between the window and tint i guess