New Tint (35%)

[07Vsdn]

Cost me $180. Which was cheaper then he quoted me a month or two ago I think...

Anyway, I like it. Riding in this car it always felt like the sun was coming right through the windows. 35% is legal in most states.

I still think the window visors, rain/wind deflectors, whatever they are called, would look really nice but the wife doesn't want them...

[Clipsed]

l00ks classy, I like it!

[cmoody2006]

I personally think if your going to go dark go all the way........... I'll only run 2 1/2% thats super dark. Its whats on my 240 cops where i live don't care

[BillyBeaneBall]

Looks sharp! I like it alot! But I have a few questions if you don;t mind me asking (you already answered my first question which was cost)

How long does it take and what's it like in the dark? I work nights and I wonder about night visability on the way into work...I'd only do the legal amount as well.

[Clipsed]

I personally think if your going to go dark go all the way........... I'll only run 2 1/2% thats super dark. Its whats on my 240 cops where i live don't care

Family oriented people don't get limo tint, and 2 1/2% would be a lot for most of the Versa community since it is a very diverse community. You have to remember that there are older people on the forums, and 2 1/2% for them at night would be very strainful on their already aging eyes.

[Clipsed]

Looks sharp! I like it alot! But I have a few questions if you don;t mind me asking (you already answered my first question which was cost)

How long does it take and what's it like in the dark? I work nights and I wonder about night visability on the way into work...I'd only do the legal amount as well.

A good tinter should only take around an hour or two, you have to remember that it all depends on how many windows you are doing, and the more curved windows, the longer it will take to do it right. You have to heat shrink the tint on curved windows which can sometimes be a PITA even to more experienced tinters. I know I still have a rough time every once in a while. Also remember that you will not be able to roll the windows down, I always advise not to roll down for 4 days to allow the tint to be heated by the sun, and get all the lil tiny air bubbles out that I was not able to get out, and to get the solution to dry. As for 35% at night, you should be a-ok. 35% is a nice number, and user friendly haha.

[07Vsdn]

+1

My guy took just over an hour. He said 24 hours before rolling them down but I'm sure the longer you wait the better. Like Clipsed said at first there will be little bubbles but they'll go away.

I've got 20% on my car (a 2-door coupe) and it is noticeably darker (also has a slight factory tint) on the outside and from the inside looking out. I have lowered the windows in the past while backing out of the garage or pulling out into difficult intersections at night.

Driving THIS car home, with zero factory tint and two extra doors letting light in, I could BARELY notice the tint looking out from the inside. My wife didn't want it dark at all and I don't think she'll complain. I don't see night time driving being affected much at all.

A good tinter should only take around an hour or two, you have to remember that it all depends on how many windows you are doing, and the more curved windows, the longer it will take to do it right. You have to heat shrink the tint on curved windows which can sometimes be a PITA even to more experienced tinters. I know I still have a rough time every once in a while. Also remember that you will not be able to roll the windows down, I always advise not to roll down for 4 days to allow the tint to be heated by the sun, and get all the lil tiny air bubbles out that I was not able to get out, and to get the solution to dry. As for 35% at night, you should be a-ok. 35% is a nice number, and user friendly haha.

[07Vsdn]

Hey! My eyes aren't that aged!

The sting is more severe since I'm turning the big 3-0 in two months...

I know, you were talking about those "other" guys...

Family oriented people don't get limo tint, and 2 1/2% would be a lot for most of the Versa community since it is a very diverse community. You have to remember that there are older people on the forums, and 2 1/2% for them at night would be very strainful on their already aging eyes.

[Clipsed]

lol no pun intended, but we all know that older people have seeing problems. You have to remeber that we have members here that are 50yo+

[KimberKenobi]

How long does it take and what's it like in the dark? I work nights and I wonder about night visability on the way into work...I'd only do the legal amount as well.

EV did a good job of explaining this when I asked him about it...

The percentage is the reduction of light... so the less light there is, the less it is reduced so at night it doesn't cut out nearly as much light as it does during the day...

clear as mud?

[Clipsed]

EV did a good job of explaining this when I asked him about it...

The percentage is the reduction of light... so the less light there is, the less it is reduced so at night it doesn't cut out nearly as much light as it does during the day...

clear as mud?

no, actually it is the amount of light allowed to pass through, not how much is reduced. 35% window tint allows 35% light to pass through while the rest (65%) is blocked out by the tint. at night, it is still going to block out 65% of light and only allow 35% of light to pass through. Now you are mis-informing people.

Think about what you just said, that would mean that 2 1/2% would be LIGHT tint lolz

[Clipsed]

If you are concerned about night visibility, order 3M Select Series Film . . . .

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/po...6BVgl

[KimberKenobi]

no, actually it is the amount of light allowed to pass through, not how much is reduced. 35% window tint allows 35% light to pass through while the rest (65%) is blocked out by the tint. at night, it is still going to block out 65% of light and only allow 35% of light to pass through. Now you are mis-informing people.

Think about what you just said, that would mean that 2 1/2% would be LIGHT tint lolz

so ... 1) the percentage reflects the reduction of light (true)2) since it is based on the total amount of light available, the tint doesn't seem as dark at night because there is less light to block and therefore less that is blocked (65% of 100 units is more than 65% of 40 units)... right.

Basically my point was an answer to the above concern (and my original concern about tinting) which is the fact that I don't want to drive around at night feeling like I'm wearing sunglasses... the overall effect of tint is greatly reduced at night because there is less light to start with.

[Martini]

You car looks awesome!

[Ever Victorious]

Exactly.

And you didn't quite get the sensation of driving with your sunglasses on when you drove V Squared, did you?

35% is good for most people. Those who do darker tint, do so at your own risk. Never forget that if you put on illegal tint, no matter how "common" it is, or how you may think the "cops don't care", it's still illegal... and Murphy's law says you will PROBABLY find the rookie cop who will ticket for anything.

[BillyBeaneBall]

OK...so those of youthat have tint basically say you like it alot? Awesome

I don't want my car to be illegal...my gf's ex (who won't leave her alone) is a cop...I don;t need to give the jerk an excuse to harass me

And I'm 31...but my eyesight is definitely not the greatest...I see fine at night but once..ONCE made the mistake of going golfing during the day with my prescription sunglasses...going to dinner...and by the time I was ready to leave it was dark out and I didn;t have my regular glasses with me. Scary, let me tell you!!!!!

[Ever Victorious]

I use the tint for two primary reasons.

First is light control in the cabin, since I'm on the road a lot. I actually now almost never use my sunglasses because, between the tint and the window visors, the sun is never bothering me.

Second is heat control. I can turn down the A/C another notch, and it's not nearly as burning hot when I get back in the car after it's been sitting.

and I have no problems driving at night with it. Yeah, you get less light through the side and rear windows, but usually if you're looking at something in that direction, it has headlights. And it's also not as dark of tint as your average sunglasses, so you still get more light anyway.

[CopyChief]

I never even considered getting the windows tinted until I read this forum.

I had it done a few months ago, and could not be happier. With the dark interior it really made a difference this summer in keeping the car cool. I don't remember exactly what percentages I went for - although I do know it was about 35% on the front, since that's legal, and somewhat darker in the back (which is legal in MO).

Highly recommended.

[KimberKenobi]

No it didn't feel like I was wearing sunglasses. I was very surprised how minimal the tint seemed. The only thing stopping me now from tinting is knowing how much I liked the open window space in my 'kik and now in my V and trying to decide if I'll like looking at the tint all the time... (if I tint I'll probably opt for a blue color...) I'm just so freakin' picky...

[jfanaselle]

The car looks awesome! I am going to get my windows tinted in a couple of weeks. I was going to use 35% on the front windows and 20% all the way around, but after seeing your setup I may just go 35% all the way. Maybe clipsed can answer this: is it more expensive to use two shades of film typically? I just figured using a lighter shade on the front would possibly lessen the look that the front windows are tinted to a cop so that I won't get a ticket. I went to a shop down here in Temecula and the guy wanted $300 to tint - outrageous! He said it was because of the two little front windows near the mirrors and the two extra windows on the back doors that don't roll down - appearently he charges by the cut.

[lain]

Yup thats how it works with our cars seeing they have 10 pieces of glass. In california its illigal to tint any of the front glasses at all...you can only tint the back ones. And you can tint them as dark as you want. I'm probably going to tint the front ones anyways but not really dark..just slightly. I figure since my car is going to have coilovers soon might as well seeing coilovers are illigal in california anyways.

[VersaTiidaMX]

I had mine tinted by the dealer here in Mexico, I used 50% in the front sidewindows and 35% in the back. They charged me $150 USD and I don't have any problems at night.

[Rockhound]

lol no pun intended, but we all know that older people have seeing problems. You have to remeber that we have members here that are 50yo+

Wow, this cracks me up. (That and making up a word earlier, "strainful")

My wife, who's 23, has "seeing problems" (aka vision problems) as she's near sighted and has had glasses (now contacts) since grade school.

At the moment, I don't own a truck, so I borrow my brother's truck every weekend (we just bought our first house) to haul landscaping materials/furniture/you name it and it has limo tint all around. My wife already doesn't like driving at night and she commented that she couldn't have driven this truck, as when we'd pull up to a 4-way stop, she could barely see out the side windows.

So yeah, it can be "strainful" even on 20-something eyes, too!

[Martini]

Question about tinting and out of state driving: it my tint is legal in Oregon but illegal elsewhere, how does that affect me if I were pulled over?

[Rockhound]

Question about tinting and out of state driving: it my tint is legal in Oregon but illegal elsewhere, how does that affect me if I were pulled over?

Many states enforce their tint laws on out-of-state drivers. At least that's what I gather from reading various forums/articles.

Seems like a gray-area, though, since things like radar detectors can be turned off and stored in the trunk whilst passing through states in which they are illegal, but tint cannot be peeled off in the same manner.

It probably all boils down to a) getting pulled over for another offense in the first place, and b) how anal the officer is who pulls you over.

[Clipsed]

Yup thats how it works with our cars seeing they have 10 pieces of glass. In california its illigal to tint any of the front glasses at all...you can only tint the back ones. And you can tint them as dark as you want. I'm probably going to tint the front ones anyways but not really dark..just slightly. I figure since my car is going to have coilovers soon might as well seeing coilovers are illigal in california anyways.

That is where you are wrong, in Cali, you have to allow 70% light through the front windows, and there is no body that I know of yet that make less than 35% tint, SOOO it is illegal in a sense if you think about it. BUT a cop is not going to bother you with 35% unless he is just a pr***. I have 35% all the way around on my Sidekick which I am soon going to replace, but I have NEVER been harassed about my tint, and trust me, I would be the one to be harassed about it.

The car looks awesome! I am going to get my windows tinted in a couple of weeks. I was going to use 35% on the front windows and 20% all the way around, but after seeing your setup I may just go 35% all the way. Maybe clipsed can answer this: is it more expensive to use two shades of film typically? I just figured using a lighter shade on the front would possibly lessen the look that the front windows are tinted to a cop so that I won't get a ticket. I went to a shop down here in Temecula and the guy wanted $300 to tint - outrageous! He said it was because of the two little front windows near the mirrors and the two extra windows on the back doors that don't roll down - appearently he charges by the cut.

Good tinters usually won't charge for lower percentage tints. If your tinter wants $300, he is off of his @$$! At the most you should spend about $200 for a GOOD tint job, and at the cheapest that someone would do it is probably like $120. I know some good tinters, but nothing out in your area. I had to deal with dealer tint on my Versa, and that was the fuggin WORST the owner was cool about everything, BUT his employees did not agree with what he was going to do for me, and wow it was bad, and they charged an arm and a leg. Search around see what you can find, but if you are going to pay $300 for tint, you better make sure that it is 3M tint, and that no matter what it is warranted for that price! Any more questions, just ask.

[Rockhound]

That is where you are wrong, in Cali, you have to allow 70% light through the front windows, and there is no body that I know of yet that make less than 35% tint, SOOO it is illegal in a sense if you think about it. BUT a cop is not going to bother you with 35% unless he is just a pr***. I have 35% all the way around on my Sidekick which I am soon going to replace, but I have NEVER been harassed about my tint, and trust me, I would be the one to be harassed about it.

Well, just because you haven't heard of something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.

You can purchase 80% VLT (visible light transmission) tint that blocks UV rays and 50% VLT, which is considered "very light" tint.

Plus, like EV already said, just because you've NEVER been "harassed" about it doesn't make it legal - and you never know when you will encounter the officer who's anal enough to ticket you over 5% VLT difference.

[Clipsed]

Well, just because you haven't heard of something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.

You can purchase 80% VLT (visible light transmission) tint that blocks UV rays and 50% VLT, which is considered "very light" tint.

Plus, like EV already said, just because you've NEVER been "harassed" about it doesn't make it legal - and you never know when you will encounter the officer who's anal enough to ticket you over 5% VLT difference.

Well I can honestly careless, if you have encountered some of the things I have, then you know, until then, you can say nothing.

[Rockhound]

Well I can honestly careless, if you have encountered some of the things I have, then you know, until then, you can say nothing.

Huh? I was merely pointing out that yes, there are in fact tints less than 35% available. So have you encountered that? Obviously not.

Just FYI, the logic of "well, I've never been caught" isn't very, well, logical.

[KimberKenobi]

But Clipsed, they sell tint at 50%.