to tint or not to tint?
 

hi guys,

I'm thinking of tinting my back 3 windows on my 98 integra. I'm paranoid, so i'm either only gonna tint the back 3 or none at all. Also, it'll have to be something like a 35% tint.

So based on that,

1. here are some pics of the car with no tint. Wondering if someone with photoshop skillz out there can make an accurate pic of what it'll look like with something like 35% in the back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...lubwheels3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dyclubwh-1.jpg

2. should i tint or not? I'm still debating on whether it'll look good or not. My friend did a crappy quick photoshop, so i'm hoping someone can give me something better, but here's what I THINK it'll look like, from the side at least, no tint vs. tint

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...lubwheels3.jpg
vs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tintmockup.jpg

help!!

go for the tint!

are u worried about looks or getting busted by cops

I say Tint the photoshopped one looks pretty good, 35% on the sides really isn't much though

5% or go home :p

to answer the questions:

i'm afraid of getting busted by cops, plus visibility. Visibility is also why i want a more subtle tint.

i sorta agree with the "5% or go home" thing which is why i'm having a problem with if i want this or not in the first place hahaha

hmm how long can i go without fucking up visibility? haha

Dont worry about cops, I dont think its illegal to tint the back windows.
Only the front windsheild, and passenger+driver side windows.

And from the inside... it doesnt really affect your vision... at least not that much.

say somebody looks at your car from outside, it might look pitch black... but from the inside you can see fairly clearly.

imo

^15% is the darkest you should go, you could do 5% on the sides though and 15% in the rear, I have 5% on all 3 though, big mistake... can't see shit out back at night

really that bad? maybe 15% is good then...

does anybody know... are there diff types of tint used (material wise)... or pretty much all the same film

I'm mostly fucking with you man
And ya, cant get in any trouble for tinting back windows. I had 10'ish% on the back of my old wagon, didn't really affect anything at night. Now that I think about it I think I prefered it; cut down the blinding lights of the cars behind me

go for the tint man.

+1 for getting the tint.
+1 for 5% being way too dark
+1 for rear tint not being illegal

i personally have 35% tint and i find it more than dark enough. most oem tints are 35% too, in case you're wondering.

5% isnt' that bad at night
it isn't that bad at night whilst raining either.

the only trouble i have with my tint is when i'm parallel parking int he rain, it's hard to see the curb with little droplets of water on my side view mirror through the tint.although on my front tint isn't that dark 50%

do w/e you're willing to put up with, illegal mods come with their consequences.

that being said since you seem pretty set on just getting the rear, 5% will be fine.

35/50 is dark enough for most

and please just do the back 3

tint tat bitch
just the rear

lol yeah i know back isn't illegal, that's why i said i'm only willing to do back 3! hahaha

hmmm anyone able to photoshop what 15% would look like? if 15% will not fuck up my visbility of the outside, then i'd def go as dark as possible!

you're better off asking people for real photos of their cars and respective tint %

also, if you live in an area where street lights are very far apart, 5% will kill you. without another light source, its basically pitch black.

while you're at it, slam your car more and get a JDM front end :thumbsup:

lol my car's def not slammed but it's much lower than it looks in pics! and jdm front end+paint? I'd rather buy another integra instead for htat money lol

but yeah, great idea, post your car pics with back 3 windows tinted! integras or hatchbacks especially!

You can do anything you want to your rear windows. You could replace them with steel panels if you really wanted. Just nothing up front.

I hate BC for that. Whenever I see Washington cars up here with full tint around their car I get super Jealous.

I have 20% tint on the rear windows of my Prez, and I'm REALLY tempted to do the side windows, but at roadblocks they check me everytime.

yeah i know the law, but if i was to put steel panels or a dark tint, i wouldn't be able to see clearly...that's my problem

anyone have pics of their tints???

My friend's GTI 5% in the rear...
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1397188_n.jpg
My car 5% in the rear
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5521842_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1756757_n.jpg

Parallel is not actually too bad at night, because you can actually see the reflections of your brake lights and reverse lights so its okay with 5%, 15% would be pretty ideal IMO
and also 5% as you can see, a huge contrast between the front non tinted windows, would look great if it were say 35% up front but thats illegal...

TINT

I have 20% and it's probably the most that I would do while maintaining decent night visibility. In BC, the tint laws are that as long as you have 2 working side mirrors, you can have any tint on the window as long as it is behind the driver...:)

5% for 3 rear windows
50% for 2 front windows