Need suggestions on Window tint
Le Mans Master
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It's really up to you...I personally like my privacy and also like the fact that it helps keep the car a few degrees cooler...not to mention I think it looks much better as well.
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From: Oak Hill Virginia
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Tint it as much as you can get away with. It will make a HUGE difference in keeping the interior from frying you come summertime. Mine is black and I have limo on it. I need all the help I can get, LOL.
Burning Brakes
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I have film on all my windows...
Just make sure you do your reasearch an find someone who can do the work...
There are alot of people out there that say they can lay film but isnt worth two cents...
Just make sure you do your reasearch an find someone who can do the work...
There are alot of people out there that say they can lay film but isnt worth two cents...
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100%Find someone who has done a C5 or C6 before. Ask them how they plan to handle the dot matrix part on the hatch and if they don't know what you're talking about walk away and find someone else...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oakley Ca
OK what do I need to know about the dot matrix. I am fairly new at this and don't know what you mean my self. Please explain so I will know what I am talking about.
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There are a lot of threads on here about this... Here's one: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...a-few-pix.html
Racer
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From: Bowie Texas
Check your state and local laws. My car came from Oklahoma and they have no tint law but here in Texas it is checked for state inspection and some cops also carry a tint meter and can write a ticket if its too dark. Mine didn't pass at the first place I went to so I rolled the windows down and went to another. He didn't check it 
. I will probably have it changed before my next inspection is due.
Other than that and the fact its harder to see out at night I love the dark tint.
. I will probably have it changed before my next inspection is due.Other than that and the fact its harder to see out at night I love the dark tint.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
Check your state and local laws. My car came from Oklahoma and they have no tint law but here in Texas it is checked for state inspection and some cops also carry a tint meter and can write a ticket if its too dark. Mine didn't pass at the first place I went to so I rolled the windows down and went to another. He didn't check it . I will probably have it changed before my next inspection is due.
Other than that and the fact its harder to see out at night I love the dark tint.
. I will probably have it changed before my next inspection is due.Other than that and the fact its harder to see out at night I love the dark tint.
We have a system here they put you in so you can't inspection hop.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
The dot matrix are all of those little "dots" toward the top of your rear glass. If you just lay tint over them the tint will detach from them over time and it will look like $hit. There are ways to tint over them and good shops know what they are. It usually involves sanding down the dots a bit and putting an adhesive on them so they'll stick. Another alternative is just to cover that portion with black vinyl; it will not obstruct your rear vision at all. Most good tint shops will give you the choice.
There are a lot of threads on here about this... Here's one: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...a-few-pix.html
There are a lot of threads on here about this... Here's one: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...a-few-pix.html
I had a guy do my 90 and it came out perfect. So I took my C5 to him and you could see the matrix. So I took it back and he said oh yeah, we can put vinyl on it if you want
For another 20 bucks.it wasn't the twenty bucks, it was him not mentioning it to begin with.
So make sure you ask and never assume like I did.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oakley Ca
The dot matrix are all of those little "dots" toward the top of your rear glass. If you just lay tint over them the tint will detach from them over time and it will look like $hit. There are ways to tint over them and good shops know what they are. It usually involves sanding down the dots a bit and putting an adhesive on them so they'll stick. Another alternative is just to cover that portion with black vinyl; it will not obstruct your rear vision at all. Most good tint shops will give you the choice.
There are a lot of threads on here about this... Here's one: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...a-few-pix.html
There are a lot of threads on here about this... Here's one: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...a-few-pix.html