Cyber2010

Good input in this thread. I'd like to get tinted but can't find anyone that can or will do it. I am close enough that I checked with Mid America Motorworks in Effingham IL...but they don't do tint. Go figure.

Anybody with referrals in St Louis-paducah-central or southern Illinois?

Drewstein

5% on sides, 5% on rear and I roll down the windows if I need to reverse at night.

0Jason.ServiceSpecialist

I did 5% in the rear (this is a must) and 45% on the sides because of California laws. If you can do 5% all the way around, I would do it.

TURKVETTE

looks sweet! your gs is identical to mine and i will be getting the same exact percentage for my tint! man we are lucky to drive such a sweet ride arent we? the gs is spectacular!

school tester 1

35 tint sides and back love it not to dark great for visibility.

The NNIAL8R

I have limo tint on all of my black rides .....This pic of my SSR gives the best idea of how dark it is...Nothing looks stealthier than a black vehicle with limo tint.....

NavyC4S

I have 18% all around. I wish I had gone with 5%...but if I had, I wouldn't be able to back up at night. Even now, I still roll down my windows to park at night.

mgtr

28% on back and sides, none on windshield. That is the max in Florida, and it looks good, and helps keep it cool. Very pleased. Had my Chevy dealer contract with a guy they used, because then the dealer would guarantee my satisfaction, and continues to stand behind it. No problems with the install or since.

terryzx

The cost for all windows is $450 out the door cash

Not likely the heat was from that as I went there directly after having the car detailed in a shop about a mile away

terryzx

There is a very slight blue to it

I looked at his Hummer windshield and it was not even noticeable when looking through it as one piece. Looking at a single piece did not allow me to get the idea of what a finished piece would look like. It's barely noticeable even when comparing the same area through the open door. Had I not known it was tinted, I would have not realized it was different than a regular windshield.

Top Flight

I had mine done and the car was fine then a few weeks later I seen the quality wasn't what I wanted. the back window wasn't to my standard so I had it taken off. Good Luck!

STLBLUES

Do your research...

Find the best tinter in your area by looking at his work on another vette if possible. Dont go by referrals or you will end up retinting like me.

Very few tinters can handle the rear window contour and the dot matrix at the top. Dont let them use the glue in the dot matrix area( it can be done without it )

Also watch out for computor cut tint. Some programs cut the tint short and it does not fit the side windows tight to the edges. Hard to beat a good hand cut job but not many of those guys around still.

Good luck

Wayne O

I live in Arizona so window tint in automobiles is virtually mandatory. I would never, however, tint the front windshield. I stayed within legal limits on the side glass and went a bit darker on the hatch glass. I'm not a fan of blackout or near blackout tinting...it's dangerous at night. My tinting works just fine for me.

terryzx

Normally I had never even thought of windshield tint, but my old Vette's lost their leather color within a year and it really bothered me. Not after checking this new Llumar out it seems that this is a real solution to that problem.

Infor on windshield tint:

http://www.shadestint.com/LLumar_AIRBlue.html


As I was told by my installer, he does hand tinting and has been doing it for 22 years now. He guaranteed me top quality and wants to use my car for his web site.

Sample of his work:

http://www.shadestint.com/Pictures.html

Vinnie T

I guess you didn't read my original post which notes that I do have the darkest tint on my rear window, and also stated that the outside appearance does look good with that dark tint. Someone else brought up the "ghetto" look. That was his "opinion" as stated. I understood what he meant as the dark tint does look cheesy on some cars, especially those with the 22's and 24's on them. What truly looks bad are the stupid gradient tints. The place that has tinted my cars for the last 15+ years won't even carry the gradient stuff, but they were getting calls for it all of the time for a while.
Bottom line, use the tint that looks and works best for you.

Sparo2

I had 5% all the way around. It was nice during the day but at night it was kinda harry. It's hard to see padestrians walking when making turns. So I kept the 5% in the rear and went with 20% on the doors. Looks good and I can see out at night.

Lemans C6

Dont know what % mine is but I love it.

elitebomberX

I went with 5% in the rear and 35% on the side. 35% was the darkest I could get on the sides with the tint I used. The tint I got was the Pinnacle series from Formula One. It comes with a lifetime warranty. I've been very satisfied with the way it looks and the amount of heat it reduces. It comes in handy for the Texas summers.

wbvette

I have the premium charcoal tints 17% all the way around. I would go to the eye dr first and get a prescription for it cause I get pulled for it all the time and have to show the prescription