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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Originally posted by LX4CYL
hmm, never seem that dark. It really varies in lighting conditions. In the pics I posted, it really does look darker than normal. But think about it, a nice clean 35% tint on your graphite Accord. That will look mint :thumbup:
Yeah, I hear you man, I think it'll look sweet too, as long as it's not too dark, but my front windows are gonna be like 50%
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Originally posted by 94uhkord
Yeah, I hear you man, I think it'll look sweet too, as long as it's not too dark, but my front windows are gonna be like 50%
personally, I'd go even all the way around. I think having 2 different shades of tint is really lame, and your car is too damn sexy to screw up. good luck man!
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by gibson
personally, I'd go even all the way around. I think having 2 different shades of tint is really lame, and your car is too damn sexy to screw up. good luck man!

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But I don't think that IS300 is his car...is that the sexy car you were talking about Gibson?


Mine is 35% all around. It's a charcoal color. I like it. Not too dark, not too light. Night visibility is not an issue.

Mirror and colored tints never look good to me. I do love the tinted blue glass Mercedes does on a few of it's cars. Seems like I've only seen it on a few CLK's. :idunno:

Anyway, here is mine if it helps:





You can kinda see my wife in the passenger seat.

Random pic, but at least it shows the visiblity looking out through the windows.


Hope that helps.
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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35% it is, front and back. No reason to do 50% on the front cause that's illegal too so might as well do the same on front and back cause it looks better imo.:thumbup:
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 09:36 AM
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**** you can not tell a difference between 35% and 50% on my car..... If you are happy with 35 then get it, but I would recommend Full Metalic.....It has been 2 years and 0 fade on mine.....Plus it does it s slight reflection...
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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yes 35% all around. Whatever you do, make sure it's the same % tinit all around, as it looks cleaner that way.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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Originally posted by Go-N-Low
**** you can not tell a difference between 35% and 50% on my car..... If you are happy with 35 then get it, but I would recommend Full Metalic.....It has been 2 years and 0 fade on mine.....Plus it does it s slight reflection...
I wasn't happy w/35% it was too light for me, I ending up going w/20%
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by LX4CYL
yes 35% all around. Whatever you do, make sure it's the same % tinit all around, as it looks cleaner that way.
I ended up going w/20% on the back 3 windows and im gonna get 35% on the front ones. The 35/20 is a good combination,they accent each other well, doesn't look tacky, besides, w/the back windows darker, it'll make the front ones look darker than they really are. The dude hooked me up nicely, he gave me 3M Scotchguard metallic tint, did the back window in one-piece and removed the 3rd brake light to tint that area as well. The metallic tint was supposed to be a $50 upcharge, as was the single piece back window, but we were choppin' it up for like a 1/2 hour, dude was hella cool, and I threw in there the fact that I drove from Sacramento to Stockton to get it done and he charged me $20 for the single piece back window and gave me the metallic tint for free. Llumar film, 20%, dual piece back window would have ran me $139, I paid $160 and got 3M scotchguard metallic film, 20% and single piece back window. Now when I get my car painted, the tint will closer match the paint:thumbup:
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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Originally posted by 94uhkord
I ended up going w/20% on the back 3 windows and im gonna get 35% on the front ones. The 35/20 is a good combination,they accent each other well, doesn't look tacky, besides, w/the back windows darker, it'll make the front ones look darker than they really are. The dude hooked me up nicely, he gave me 3M Scotchguard metallic tint, did the back window in one-piece and removed the 3rd brake light to tint that area as well. The metallic tint was supposed to be a $50 upcharge, as was the single piece back window, but we were choppin' it up for like a 1/2 hour, dude was hella cool, and I threw in there the fact that I drove from Sacramento to Stockton to get it done and he charged me $20 for the single piece back window and gave me the metallic tint for free. Llumar film, 20%, dual piece back window would have ran me $139, I paid $160 and got 3M scotchguard metallic film, 20% and single piece back window. Now when I get my car painted, the tint will closer match the paint:thumbup:
Cool.. Very nice.. :thumbup:

With my budget limit.. I am just going to get 3M Scotchgurad 20% on my car.. except for the front winshield.. (Korea: $180)

Front and rear window with one-piece tinting job... only can be done with Llumar film and you got it. In my opinion.. you got a hell of deal and nice tint film choice..
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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Originally posted by AccordManiac
Cool.. Very nice.. :thumbup:

In my opinion.. you got a hell of deal and nice tint film choice..
I think I got a hell of a deal too, I will post pics soon.
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