Tint or no tint?

louieinyo · 09-04-2006, 03:35 AM

I have a rally red ex coupe.I've been wanting to get 20 percent tints but can't decide.I think black and fiji blue look best with tint,but i think with rallye red it looks way cleaner without any tints.What do you think?

6spdChick · 09-04-2006, 03:39 AM

I used to hate tint. I've had a few cars and never had tint on any of them because I also thought it looked a lot cleaner. I wasn't planning on tinting this one either but I had the chance to get it done for free so I took it. Now I love it. I think if you get a good tint job and don't go crazy it making it dark it looks nice. Go for it if you hate it, it may be a pain to do but it always comes off.

louieinyo · 09-04-2006, 04:08 AM

Did they have a hard time doing your tints.I noticed the back window looked difficult.

loflynrr · 09-04-2006, 04:13 AM

Back window is only difficult to the tinter due to the little black bumps at the top. Some tinters will cut away a line so they dont go over the little black bumps. A good tinter can go over the bumps and make them so they dont trap air and sooner-then-later the tint wont start to bubble and peel. Just ask your window tinter and see what he/she says. You CAN tint over the bumps and it WILL stay if the tinter knows what they are doing and are patient.

Kurt · 09-04-2006, 04:27 AM

Get 20% on your RR. It will look hot, trust me.

6spdChick · 09-04-2006, 04:38 AM

My back window looks fine.... Where the matrix dots are the tint isn't pushed all the way down in between them but right up to the ends of them it's perfect so it doesn't look bad at all. I can go back and have it pushed down if I want but it's not bothering me. Good luck with the tint if you decide to get it done. IMO I think it makes the car look totally different

**atruhondagrl** · 09-04-2006, 05:01 AM

All of these cars look better with tint IMO. If you're in VA, go to a different state to get it done because VA's 50/35% law sucks. I have it. I'm planning on getting mine redone.

Lucky13 · 09-04-2006, 08:47 AM

Tint the Muther Trucker...it looks f'n great .....I say "Always go stealth"

B&W07Si · 09-04-2006, 09:14 AM

Reason I'd consider getting any tint (maybe lighter than 20% even if you don't like the dark window look) simply because of the heat reduction quality of good tint jobs.

I had a VW Rabbit that I tinted myself for much less than anyone charged, it definitely kept the car much cooler in florida. Reason I know is because I then bought a non-tinted 7th Gen Civic and the sun through the non-tinted window was just about un-bearable.

And yeah, VA tint laws do suck. I'm ordering mine without, then getting 20% when I get to Seattle.

wargate · 09-04-2006, 09:14 AM

Yeah I have a RR SI and I am going to go 35%, stupid Army make me move so much I can never have a permanent home. I know members on here have RR with 35, 20 and 5, personally i would say 20 is the limit. Unless you have some blackish rims, not dirty I mean black, then 5% will be a little bit contrasting IMHO.

rdss · 09-04-2006, 09:23 AM

I had tint put on my Si seven days after I got it. I have had all my vehicles tinted and can't stand going with out it.

**atruhondagrl** · 09-04-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wargate

Yeah I have a RR SI and I am going to go 35%, stupid Army make me move so much I can never have a permanent home. I know members on here have RR with 35, 20 and 5, personally i would say 20 is the limit. Unless you have some blackish rims, not dirty I mean black, then 5% will be a little bit contrasting IMHO.

Keep outta state plates! Except I bet evil A55 Virginia has laws about that too.

Don't feel bad about having a permanent home. I just moved back to the East Coast after 12 years of bouncing around the U.S. at the Navy's will and now they called my butt back up to active duty.

I'm leaving again. I can't win for loosin'.

***'06Siguy*** · 09-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Tint it!!! Tint is for pimps.

***rippars*** · 09-04-2006, 10:47 AM

yup va sucks with that 50 front 35 rear crap... thinking i just might do 35 all around on mine asm whenever i get around to it.

09-04-2006, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
louieinyo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 354 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Tint or no tint? I have a rally red ex coupe.I've been wanting to get 20 percent tints but can't decide.I think black and fiji blue look best with tint,but i think with rallye red it looks way cleaner without any tints.What do you think?

09-04-2006, 05:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,972 General Zod iTrader: 23 / 100%	All of these cars look better with tint IMO. If you're in VA, go to a different state to get it done because VA's 50/35% law sucks. I have it. I'm planning on getting mine redone. __________________ Rise before zod. AWD is RWD with training wheels.

09-04-2006, 10:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
*'06Siguy* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Age: 29 Posts: 6,598 Scott iTrader: 3 / 100%	Tint it!!! Tint is for pimps. __________________

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09-04-2006, 03:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
6spdChick Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,528 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I used to hate tint. I've had a few cars and never had tint on any of them because I also thought it looked a lot cleaner. I wasn't planning on tinting this one either but I had the chance to get it done for free so I took it. Now I love it. I think if you get a good tint job and don't go crazy it making it dark it looks nice. Go for it if you hate it, it may be a pain to do but it always comes off.

09-04-2006, 04:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
louieinyo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 354 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Did they have a hard time doing your tints.I noticed the back window looked difficult.

09-04-2006, 04:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
loflynrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brentwood, Tennessee Age: 34 Posts: 115 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Back window is only difficult to the tinter due to the little black bumps at the top. Some tinters will cut away a line so they dont go over the little black bumps. A good tinter can go over the bumps and make them so they dont trap air and sooner-then-later the tint wont start to bubble and peel. Just ask your window tinter and see what he/she says. You CAN tint over the bumps and it WILL stay if the tinter knows what they are doing and are patient.

09-04-2006, 04:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kurt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 4,025 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Get 20% on your RR. It will look hot, trust me.

09-04-2006, 04:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
6spdChick Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,528 iTrader: 1 / 100%	My back window looks fine.... Where the matrix dots are the tint isn't pushed all the way down in between them but right up to the ends of them it's perfect so it doesn't look bad at all. I can go back and have it pushed down if I want but it's not bothering me. Good luck with the tint if you decide to get it done. IMO I think it makes the car look totally different

09-04-2006, 08:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 297 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tint the Muther Trucker...it looks f'n great .....I say "Always go stealth"

09-04-2006, 09:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
B&W07Si Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Posts: 36 Pat iTrader: 0 / 0%	Reason I'd consider getting any tint (maybe lighter than 20% even if you don't like the dark window look) simply because of the heat reduction quality of good tint jobs. I had a VW Rabbit that I tinted myself for much less than anyone charged, it definitely kept the car much cooler in florida. Reason I know is because I then bought a non-tinted 7th Gen Civic and the sun through the non-tinted window was just about un-bearable. And yeah, VA tint laws do suck. I'm ordering mine without, then getting 20% when I get to Seattle.

09-04-2006, 09:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
wargate Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah I have a RR SI and I am going to go 35%, stupid Army make me move so much I can never have a permanent home. I know members on here have RR with 35, 20 and 5, personally i would say 20 is the limit. Unless you have some blackish rims, not dirty I mean black, then 5% will be a little bit contrasting IMHO.

09-04-2006, 09:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
rdss Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brunswick, Me Posts: 148 C.K. iTrader: 1 / 100%	I had tint put on my Si seven days after I got it. I have had all my vehicles tinted and can't stand going with out it.