corvettes and tints
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Burning Brakes
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corvettes and tints
planning to get tints all around on my coupe by the end of this year... just wondering what % visibility you guys decided to go with and how dark it was during night time. pics would also be cool!
btw i was thinking of doing 20% visibility all around since my interior is all black i think it would make it seem darker also.
btw i was thinking of doing 20% visibility all around since my interior is all black i think it would make it seem darker also.
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Might want to check what your state allows in terms of the darkness of the tint, especially on the side windows. Around here, you can go as dark as you want on the rear, but on the sides you cannot go any darker than 35%.
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anyone have pics of what 35% tints look like?
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Anyway...here is what 15% ceramic looks......nothing on the windshield
Looks much lighter at this angle............
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Burning Brakes
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is that 15 % visibility? thats probably along the lines of the shade i want... i think i can still pull it off from the leos with that kind of visibility. BTW nice set of calipers you get there!
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Thanks on the BBK! The stopping power is crazy!
The % number is reference of how much light passes through. So mine is 15%, which means 15% light passes through. The lower that number is the darker the tint is.....the higher the number is the lighter the tint is..and that darkness will vary from brand to brand and also will vary depending on tint material. Ceramic tint at 15% will be lighter than A dyed tint at 15%.
My tint is made by FormulaOne, and it is the Pinnacle Series 15%. The clarity of Ceramic tint is awesome when compared to dyed tint.
I think they do the Pinnacle in 5, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, and 50 percents http://formulaone.com/en/pinnacle.aspx
The % number is reference of how much light passes through. So mine is 15%, which means 15% light passes through. The lower that number is the darker the tint is.....the higher the number is the lighter the tint is..and that darkness will vary from brand to brand and also will vary depending on tint material. Ceramic tint at 15% will be lighter than A dyed tint at 15%.
My tint is made by FormulaOne, and it is the Pinnacle Series 15%. The clarity of Ceramic tint is awesome when compared to dyed tint.
I think they do the Pinnacle in 5, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, and 50 percents http://formulaone.com/en/pinnacle.aspx
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Thanks on the BBK! The stopping power is crazy!
The % number is reference of how much light passes through. So mine is 15%, which means 15% light passes through. The lower that number is the darker the tint is.....the higher the number is the lighter the tint is..and that darkness will vary from brand to brand and also will vary depending on tint material. Ceramic tint at 15% will be lighter than A dyed tint at 15%.
My tint is made by FormulaOne, and it is the Pinnacle Series.
I think they do the Pinnacle in 5, 15, 20, and 35 percents http://formulaone.com/en/pinnacle.aspx
The % number is reference of how much light passes through. So mine is 15%, which means 15% light passes through. The lower that number is the darker the tint is.....the higher the number is the lighter the tint is..and that darkness will vary from brand to brand and also will vary depending on tint material. Ceramic tint at 15% will be lighter than A dyed tint at 15%.
My tint is made by FormulaOne, and it is the Pinnacle Series.
I think they do the Pinnacle in 5, 15, 20, and 35 percents http://formulaone.com/en/pinnacle.aspx
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what side skirt and chin spoiler are those? looks impossible to drive through speed bumps and driveways tho!
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If your in California then you can't do what you would really like.
California =
Front side windows = 70%
Rear side = Any tint
Rear window = Any tint.
http://www.tintlaws.com
The lower the % .... the darker the tint.
The % means how much light is allowed to pass thru the window tint.
I have 20% side, and 5% rear.
Toque
California =
Front side windows = 70%
Rear side = Any tint
Rear window = Any tint.
http://www.tintlaws.com
The lower the % .... the darker the tint.
The % means how much light is allowed to pass thru the window tint.
I have 20% side, and 5% rear.
Toque