Window Tint

[RandallNeighbour]

I'm thinking that if I'd had a legal tint I would have liked it... but my tint was limo black.

Illegal and dangerous... with the windows up at night, I've had three or four near misses with pedestrians and the side of my gate and garage. I simply could not see out of them to navigate safely. I can see why they're illegal for front windows.

I'm with you though... ANY car I buy get tint on the windows the first week of ownership. Houston's known as "sauna city" for a reason!

Interesting observation: I rarely see convertibles with dark tint on the windows. Looks odd with the top down to lots of other convertible owners as well I guess.

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I'm thinking that if I'd had a legal tint I would have liked it... but my tint was limo black.

Ah Randall, you ol' timers and your eyes... Actually, limo tint may be kinda dark. I'm the next step up from limo. I love it. C'mon, this is Texas, we need it as dark as we can get it!

okay then randall you win...lol...i guess limo tints can be dangerous, looks aside. i just like the way they look on the car...lol. make the car look real mean.

i have legal tints and they aren't that dark at all. but i would also take them off, if they were dangerous, because i couldnt see.

[RandallNeighbour]

Oh dude, don't misread my thoughts on dark tint... it looked WICKED on my boxster from the outside looking at the car and I felt like I owned a batmobile or stealth fighter jet! The whole removal decision was about safety, legality and passing my inspection.

[Brucelee]

Nothing says " I am from the hood" like a nice dark tint job.

That and really really big rims!

IMHOP!

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For stubborn tint:

you need 1 blk trash bag, 1 blade,1 spray bottle filled with amonia, 1 mid day sun.

Cut the bag to roughly the shape of the window, spray the amonia liberly on the tint, place bag on tint, pressing all bubbles and wrinkles out... leave in sun for 20 min.

Remove bag, spray again, scrape. It will come off like tissue paper.




edit: sorry about typos.. Im sleepy//

I would consider 20% tint. I have it on my black boxster and it looks close to limo tint, but from inside its not near as bad. plus, you can barely see through it from the outside, so its almost legal... at least in missouri, here its 35%. Ive had no problems with cops or inspections.