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hitman2k
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22nd Dec 03 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Lo guys


Whats the legal limt i've been told 30% front but some1 and 35% by sum 1 else whos right also if its a lil darker then limit will i get stopped or not? what r the penalities?


How would 35% front 2 windows and the rest complete blacked out look like on a c?

or what should i go for

how does £150 sound seems bout right to me?

[Edited on 22-12-2003 by hitman2k]
kev_corsa
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22nd Dec 03 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

legaly, your wind screen and front windows must allow at least 70% light to pass through them. Mine let through 15% light and i have been fined for them and tested twice by the police with light meters. Heres what mine looks like:



[Edited on 22-12-2003 by kev_corsa]
Greasemonkey
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22nd Dec 03 at 13:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I got 20% ish on my front side windows and 15% on the rear quarters and rear windscreen, never been stopped fined etc, wish i had gone 15% on the fronts too
Greasemonkey
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I would go one shade darker on the fronts if its gonna be blacked out at the back, might look a bit silly. i paid £225 to have mine done so yeah thats a good price but you get what you pay for
hitman2k
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price they normally charge around £200+ but my m8 knows the guy so he is sortin it out!

ave seen there work looks sweet!
stuyw
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22nd Dec 03 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

as said, 30% is the maximum u can go for, any darker, then if u get stopped by the police and they ask u to take it out, then uve just wasted all that cash
Noonster
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I have 20% backs and 35% fronts looks good at night, cant tell they are different, but during the day you can tell the backs darker.

Would have liked to have 20% all round, though it would have been hard to drive at night with it like that.

Even now I have to have the windows down when reversing at night
kushti
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27th Dec 03 at 17:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

imagine a 3dr hatch

the darkest the front is allowed to go is midnight tint

the rear window & the rear passenger sides can be limo black tint.

should blend well but remember anymore on the front and they will pull you over like someone else said you have to be able to see a shadow at least of someone driving gay rules I think because the americans off the base have all the windows limo tint an I've even seen the front window screen limo tint before too sickening.

glasgow_corsa_c
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27th Dec 03 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Noonster19
I have 20% backs and 35% fronts looks good at night, cant tell they are different, but during the day you can tell the backs darker.

Would have liked to have 20% all round, though it would have been hard to drive at night with it like that.

Even now I have to have the windows down when reversing at night


i got 20% aLl round on mine and even during the day it looks slightly lighter onthe front 2. Think its jsut due to the fact that all the lights cummin in thru the front windscreen.

ppl that get dark as fuck tints on the rear and then like 35% on the fronts just look proper shite!
Greg_M
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27th Dec 03 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

rekon its better to get legal limit all round or shade darker on the back?

how does ot stand when you have tinted windows in the car anyway as a optional extra?
combatprojex
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27th Dec 03 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

think mines 25% at the front and 70% at the back... but i think the legal tint for the front is 15% i decided against this tho... dont think youll get a quality job for 150 mine were 250 very good job and a courtesy car while i waited.











Greg_M
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27th Dec 03 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how noticable is the difference between the back and front, could you get a progressive tye of hing so it gets darker down the car? that'd be cool
combatprojex
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27th Dec 03 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its not that noticeable really, looks phat in the dark... and just as good in the light
Danz_Corsa
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28th Dec 03 at 01:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Actually law:

30% on fronts
100% on anything behind B-pillar

Discussion over!
L33 LEG
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28th Dec 03 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i have 30-35% on front windows, and not sure wot back ones are but are proper limo like.


 
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