New tint. What'dya think?

[DAVPX]

Just got new tint on my V. It seems really reflective. The guy told me it was top of the line. Some sort of new metallic type film. 35% on front and 3.3% on rear and visor.

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[lain]

for reasons i wish i lived in arizona

[justmerging]

It looks hot on a black car but I hate it when tint shops do that to the third brake light. Especially since you can see the beige showing through. I know they do it for legal reasons, it's just a pet peeve of mine.

[Clipsed]

looks good, but I would remove the third brake light, and paint it black.

[justmerging]

I didn't even think about doing that, When I have it done I usually just remove the rear shelf and then take it to get it tinted. Most film will allow the light to shine through enough to see and it really isn't any different than smoked tail lights.

[Clipsed]

I didn't even think about doing that, When I have it done I usually just remove the rear shelf and then take it to get it tinted. Most film will allow the light to shine through enough to see and it really isn't any different than smoked tail lights.

I hate that, I don't mind smoked tail lights, but not third brake lights. They are what act as the big defining difference in park and brake lights. Tint blocks light, you have to remember that, that is why people tint their windows. So tinting the third brake light is going to make it dimmer than what it should be. This is why you should not tint it, it is an extra brake light which 99.9% of the time is easier to see than the park/brake lamps.

[BunnyBunnutty]

I <3 it. The Versa i'm buying friday is black and I plan on tinting my windows at 35% too so thanks for the photos, I know now what it will look like!

[jfanaselle]

Looks nice! I'm going to get mine done soon with 20% for the back and sides and 35% on the front. How do you like the strip on the windshield? I noticed that they cut it down where the little black dots are near the rear view mirror... I was wondering how my tint shop was going to handle that. Do you notice alot of light shining through right there when you're driving? I was thinking about not having the visor strip done at all, but after seeing it on your car it looks nice.

[bulld0g]

Looks nice! I'm going to get mine done soon with 20% for the back and sides and 35% on the front. How do you like the strip on the windshield? I noticed that they cut it down where the little black dots are near the rear view mirror... I was wondering how my tint shop was going to handle that. Do you notice alot of light shining through right there when you're driving? I was thinking about not having the visor strip done at all, but after seeing it on your car it looks nice.

I have my front strip done and they tinted right over the black dots....its one solid strip all the way across....no problems here

[DAVPX]

I hate that he didn't tint over the brake light too. It says that they do if they have sufficient room to do so (which of you go take a look there is,,, that bastard). I may go get some film and experiment trying to cover it up myself or even go ask the guy if I can have a few square inches of film to give it a shot. If I succeed, I'll be sure to keep you guys updated. Until then, I guess I'll have that ugly looking brake light cutting into the tint.

[DAVPX]

I have my front strip done and they tinted right over the black dots....its one solid strip all the way across....no problems here

Every tint job I've ever had with a visor was tinted over the little black dots. Sometimes the film doesn't adhere properly so you want to make sure to give the film a little persuasion before it sets (rub it lightly). After the film sets. there usually aren't any problems as far as light shining through differently and this area seems to blend right in with the rest. If you experience any problems, be sure to ask the guy who tinted your windows before it's too late.

[Clipsed]

I hate that he didn't tint over the brake light too. It says that they do if they have sufficient room to do so (which of you go take a look there is,,, that bastard). I may go get some film and experiment trying to cover it up myself or even go ask the guy if I can have a few square inches of film to give it a shot. If I succeed, I'll be sure to keep you guys updated. Until then, I guess I'll have that ugly looking brake light cutting into the tint.

GL, it is not as easy as you think. PLUS blending the tint is not going to work, you will have the lines. I would just paint the third brake light black instead of tan, and call it a day.

[DAVPX]

GL, it is not as easy as you think. PLUS blending the tint is not going to work, you will have the lines. I would just paint the third brake light black instead of tan, and call it a day.

If I use the same tint he used, the lines wont show as much as you may think. Rear windows are tinted in strips of film overlapping each other to accommodate the large size and curvature of the window. You can look really closely and see these lines but to the untrained eye, they're virtually invisible.

[Clipsed]

a good tinter uses one piece of tint and forms it to the window. I guess you got a double whammy since the tinter didn't know how to do that, and he didn't tint the third brake light area like you wanted.

[DAVPX]

a good tinter uses one piece of tint and forms it to the window. I guess you got a double whammy since the tinter didn't know how to do that, and he didn't tint the third brake light area like you wanted.

I didn't ask him to tint over the light, I thought it would be a given. Secondly, every car I've ever had was tinted this way. I don't find the quality to be any less, it's just how they do it around here, don't know why. The guy that did mine had over 30 years of experience. I'm sure if you saw it up close, you wouldn't be dogging it so much.

[Clipsed]

not dogging it at all bro, just saying that pro tinters use one piece of tint, faster, and a WHOLE HELL of a lot easier than having to cut all kinds of strips. Don't believe me? youtube it.

[DAVPX]

Well, whatever. I'm happy with it and I can't even see the lines unless I'm so close that I'm breathing smog on the window.

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