iyamdman Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 So, if you wanted to know what 15% ceramic tint looks like in full sunlight... At night it is dark if no outside light, but very drivable and safe on the streets for night driving. Might get strange on a dirt road in the middle of a forest with no moon light... During the day, it is the right tint for bright SoCal days and freeways. If they had made a 20% ceramic, that might have been just a little better, but I am happy with the 15%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChE Outback XT Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Wow, looks great! I don't know if I have the guts to go that dark, but it lookds good. Might be too much on my black car... I'm thinking 35 in back, 50 for the fronts. How much should I expect to pay for ceramic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyamdman Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 I paid $250 - dealer did it. I like to put my mountain bike in the back, so I wanted it dark. I can always pay $100 and get the front sides redone at 35%, but the 15% was so nice during the day, and comfortable at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sde Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 what dealer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sde Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 oh, and looks great .. nice photography too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne53 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Looks really good! Your car looks so clean and you didn't even debadge it. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezy Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Looks Awesome! I had my Saab & Firehawk tinted with 15 & 18 % metallic until I got a ticket in my Saab in a torrential downpour . I had to pull it off both cars. I'm bummed because my LGT would have looked great with tinted windows. Yes I knew it was illegal before I tinted them here. It's only recently they are stopping everyone with tinted windows here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerMan Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 New York blows for tinting. iyamdman - looks real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSpeed Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 New York blows for tinting. . I guess I've been lucky. I've been rolling in NY in my MX-6 with 15% for almost 10 years now...I roll down both front windows when I get pulled over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Sure looks good. Very damn good. But God almighty, have mercy and turn LAPD, SFPD, SDPD, CHP away...far away from our friend here... Dude...I dig the daytime necessity...but at night ? At night it must be super-ultra-mega-über-dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomshnka Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 If they had made a 20% ceramic, that might have been just a little better, but I am happy with the 15%. I got 20% metallic on all windows except for the back one which I got 20% ceramic on (for radio reception). It does exist. I paid $200 for the whole thing but they said it would have been about $225 for 20% ceramic all the way around. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyamdman Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 I will de-badge it this weekend. Make it look really clean! One of those cheep plastic jiggling hula dancing girls mounted on the front dash and a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror and I should be pimped!:lol::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyamdman Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 As I said, at night it is not that dark. Only time it was a little dark, was when there was no outside light present. On the street, it is great. You lose a little detail, but nothing that would create a problem or be a safety issue. Looks great. We will see how the Police deal with it. My business partner has Limo tint - 8% on all sides/rear of his BMW 330ci. Only one fix it ticket. Barrowed a friends BMW 330ci without tint and got it signed off. I rode in it at night, and it was still livable, but the 15% is better at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 that looks sick!!! so dark even the front windshield looks tinted ....that's definitely a no-no here in Cali In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolesun Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 On my current cars, I have 20% in the back and 35% in the front on my Acura and it looks the same, but on my Lexus, I have 20% in the back and 45% in the front and you can't really tell that my fronts are tinted even at night. Both of my cars has black interior so it does look darker than a lighter interior color. In CA, I believe only 70% is legal in the front and 5% in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezy Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I guess I've been lucky. I've been rolling in NY in my MX-6 with 15% for almost 10 years now...I roll down both front windows when I get pulled over. They have become anal about in here in Binghamton. Just another way to increase revenues. They make you put the windows up anyway to check it with a tint meter. It doesn't help that I drive by the sheriffs complex 5-10 times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Looks great. We will see how the Police deal with it. At least you have your front plate on the car, one less thing for them to notice when they look at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDTURBO Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 looks sharp... prob. too dark for me, but for photos, looks good. illegal as fk over here in MD too. 2012 Forester XT. Stage 2+ Retired from Racing. I used to build FMIC and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonFo Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Great Pics. I also have a silver GT Ltd wagon. But will probably go with 35% tints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Just got my car tinted with 35% Titanium tint... http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1503&page=10&pp=10 In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteNJ Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Just got my car tinted with 35% Titanium tint... http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1503&page=10&pp=10 Both look great guys. Any issues at night with the 15% tint? I wish NJ's tint laws were not as strict (No tint on front 2 windows). Although I can understand from a Police officer's standpoint why these laws exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 I would have gone darker but with Cali's 15% or so limit (pretty much to factory tint ) for the front windows, I'm afraid that cops will be concerned here...it's really how much risk you can drive with (i really hate rolling down my windows when there's a cop next to me or coming up )...but i'm still chancing with the 35% that I have In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSpeed Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 I would have gone darker but with Cali's 15% or so limit (pretty much to factory tint ) for the front windows, I'm afraid that cops will be concerned here...it's really how much risk you can drive with (i really hate rolling down my windows when there's a cop next to me or coming up )...but i'm still chancing with the 35% that I have Mind if I ask how much your tint job cost ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Mind if I ask how much your tint job cost ya? $160 plus tax in SoCal In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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