Tint the rear window?
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Tint the rear window?
You guys think I should get the rear window tinted? My side windows are 15% right now...and I have no tint on the back. I rarely have the side windows up...they are always down. Here are a few pictures of it with tint...and without tint.
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and without....to me....it just seems to look cleaner without the tint on the rear window...plus, it shows my stereo without having to open my hatch at shows.
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only tint the rear window if you go with 5% .I think it looks better with tint. lemme bust out a before and after with the tint for ya so you can get a real world idea.
here is a before tint.
here is a before tint.
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and the after. btw i have 5% all around . but with the sides down and sunny it looks lighter than 5% but it is 5.
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also depends on if you want the five-0 sweatin ya
since you have the sides tinted ,might as well do the hatch
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since you have the sides tinted ,might as well do the hatch
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no it doesnt have deforsters, i bought one just to get it tinted so it doesnt have the lines. No one ever notices that it doesnt have defrosters though. But i do so thats what counts.
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NO BRAINER in my eyes.My '86 here is tinted and my '92 is next. Already priced it out. $75.00 is nothing. Your car would look awesome with tint. With only side and no rear it would seem strange, especially since you can get a ticket for the side and not the back. 5% in the back by the way.
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Keep in mind that you wont see nothing out the window at night. (makes the backing up process somewhat harder.)
Other than that prety cool & it will keep the interior a lot more cooler.
You can allways go with 15% or 25% & get a happy medium.
Other than that prety cool & it will keep the interior a lot more cooler.
You can allways go with 15% or 25% & get a happy medium.
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I'm not sure what the tint percentage on my rear window is, but as long as I keep the glass clean and it's not fogged up on the inside or outside, I can see OK backing up at night. However, I prefer using the mirrors since visibility is reduced.
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Originally posted by Crayz9000
I'm not sure what the tint percentage on my rear window is, but as long as I keep the glass clean and it's not fogged up on the inside or outside, I can see OK backing up at night. However, I prefer using the mirrors since visibility is reduced.
I'm not sure what the tint percentage on my rear window is, but as long as I keep the glass clean and it's not fogged up on the inside or outside, I can see OK backing up at night. However, I prefer using the mirrors since visibility is reduced.
On a black car 5% is the only way to go. 15% is too lite IMHO.
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Originally posted by 18inchboyds
no it doesnt have deforsters, i bought one just to get it tinted so it doesnt have the lines. No one ever notices that it doesnt have defrosters though. But i do so thats what counts.
no it doesnt have deforsters, i bought one just to get it tinted so it doesnt have the lines. No one ever notices that it doesnt have defrosters though. But i do so thats what counts.
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o man , i honestly dont remember i think it was around 150-200 , im not really sure, shipping was the expensive part . The kid was gonna throw it out so hes like cheap for a price and then shipping . But my bro got a defrosterless hatch from an 88 maro with the 88 only spoiler for 75 and their like 1 mile from the house . So i got hosed on that one. The only place i didnt check and it was the best place . So check everyplace you can first .
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i had my back windows tinted 20 percent. looks great.. there some defects tho
i need to bring it back...
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and without....to me....it just seems to look cleaner without the tint on the rear window...plus, it shows my stereo without having to open my hatch at shows.
and without....to me....it just seems to look cleaner without the tint on the rear window...plus, it shows my stereo without having to open my hatch at shows.
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Mine Is 2 percent Double Layer Cant see in cant see out a little to dark might re-do mine and make it 5 percent.
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While we're at it does anyone have pics of a white car with the rear hatch tinted (and preferably the side windows too)?
I've done a few chop jobs of my car but I still just wanna see what it'd look like.
I've done a few chop jobs of my car but I still just wanna see what it'd look like.
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So what do you do if you DO have the rear defroster lines? Can those still be tinted, or am I S-O-L?
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Do they just put it over the lines, or cut out around them? Thanks for the reply!
Also - how well can you see out it at night w/15%?
Also - how well can you see out it at night w/15%?
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Originally posted by vernw
Do they just put it over the lines, or cut out around them? Thanks for the reply!
Also - how well can you see out it at night w/15%?
Do they just put it over the lines, or cut out around them? Thanks for the reply!
Also - how well can you see out it at night w/15%?
I have 5% on my windows vern, you have seen it. (Daniel from NTTGA)
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Yep, just never looked that close at the defroster lines. I'll probably go with a 15-20% tint on my rear window. Use Old Pharts need to be able to see when backing up at night....
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Originally posted by vernw
Yep, just never looked that close at the defroster lines. I'll probably go with a 15-20% tint on my rear window. Use Old Pharts need to be able to see when backing up at night....
Yep, just never looked that close at the defroster lines. I'll probably go with a 15-20% tint on my rear window. Use Old Pharts need to be able to see when backing up at night....
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I'm still undecided. I never park my car anywhere unless it's at a show. Plus, my side windows are always down. At shows, I want people to see my stereo set-up without having to open the hatch. I might have to see if someone could photoshop a few pictures for me....that would probably help me out.
Here is a picture of the stereo. I agree, if I drove it alot, and parked it alot....the rear window would be painted black because I wouldn't want anyone to break in to steal my stuff. But...since I don't..and it's for show purposes only...I would like to leave the hatch down so people can take a peek at the stereo.
Here is a picture of the stereo. I agree, if I drove it alot, and parked it alot....the rear window would be painted black because I wouldn't want anyone to break in to steal my stuff. But...since I don't..and it's for show purposes only...I would like to leave the hatch down so people can take a peek at the stereo.
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just dont blast the tint then....do something subtle but still noticable (so a higher %)....I can see into my hatch just fine with 15%
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Originally posted by JungleMan
While we're at it does anyone have pics of a white car with the rear hatch tinted (and preferably the side windows too)?
I've done a few chop jobs of my car but I still just wanna see what it'd look like.
While we're at it does anyone have pics of a white car with the rear hatch tinted (and preferably the side windows too)?
I've done a few chop jobs of my car but I still just wanna see what it'd look like.
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tint looks awesome on the hatches in my opinion, 5-15% on the hatch and 20-35% on the windows...
custom you should leave it as is.... or go light on the hatch, say 35% or so...
perriz28, sweet car...how's that edelbrock FI holding up? I've been eyeballing an FI system, but for vortec heads...
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custom you should leave it as is.... or go light on the hatch, say 35% or so...
perriz28, sweet car...how's that edelbrock FI holding up? I've been eyeballing an FI system, but for vortec heads...
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i have 35% in the fronts and 13% in the rears. Never got a ticket on my tint but got pulled over onces by the bart police because of my tint
. I've had my tint for over 2 1/2 years and only been hassled that one time. Installation of the side windows and the rear window was $150 at a local stereo shop.
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i have 5 all the way around, at night its pretty damn rediculous as far as vision goes, but its worth, i looks awesome....
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