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Window Tinting Thoughts

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00_Koda
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So ive bought my truck and i want to tint the windows, my pops has his truck murked out limo tint (badass) and he hasn't had to rip it off but inspection is a bitch for him. I wanted to know: A;have you guys/girls ever been hassled from police and had to tear your tint off and B:does 20% darkness look good i mean for a clean no completely blackout but you don't want to be seen.
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Jun 10 2010 12:28AM
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00_Koda
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35% is the darkest here and i have a 2001 honda passport
Jun 10 2010 12:32AM
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Shadows
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5% is legal in CO baby!
Jun 10 2010 12:32AM
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00_Koda
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Damn your lucky
Jun 10 2010 12:33AM
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Shadows
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ps - get a prescription form a doc so you can tint your windshield too!
Jun 10 2010 12:43AM
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00_Koda
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yeah i mean my dad is murked out camper top on his tacoma and hes never been pulled just because of his tint and 20% is all i could find at the local store here so ill pro do that and stay within the strip line on the windshield.
i'm tinting it to kinda hide the sub im installing and just my ski gear and in general my shit,we dont have a bad crime rate car break ins but its just something i feel my comfortable with.

Jun 10 2010 12:45AM
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Style+eeze
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a lot of kids i know fuck with 5% tinting, but i wouldn't personally. you'll be fine getting a 20 which is what some other friends of mine have and it's dark, but not HELLA dark.

i live in seattle, btw, and the legal limit is 35%, but none of my friends have gotten in trouble for it.
Jun 10 2010 12:47AM
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00_Koda
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dope bro thanks for the reassurance
Jun 10 2010 12:49AM
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00_Koda
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yeah i thought going 20 on side and rear and 35 on the passenger and driver and 20 for the strip idk how that would look
Jun 10 2010 12:55AM
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00_Koda
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yeah sorry for not saying strip on windshield
Jun 10 2010 1:03AM
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NWPA
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i would recommend going the same tint on all windows and lighter on the strip in the front because thats the only part ive ever seen someone get screwed for..i have never been called out and im too dark for co
Jun 10 2010 1:05AM
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skibum193
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I have a Subaru Outback with 15% all around, then 20% on the driver/passenger. I like it because it keeps out sun, I can sleep in it, looks good, and i can still see at night. Anymore than 15% at night I doubt you can check your blind spot for switching lanes. There are different rules for trucks and SUVS, so double check what is legit.
Jun 10 2010 1:06AM
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00_Koda
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yeah true that i mean would you think 20%all around and 35% on driver/passenger and 35 on the strip windshield would look good?
Jun 10 2010 1:11AM
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Schlop
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I know a kid that had 20% everywhere, including the windshield. got fucked by the law and had to peel it all off
Jun 10 2010 1:18AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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I would never tint out my truck that dark.  Backing up a trailer at night in the rain becomes almost impossible.  And the cops get a little uptight during traffic stops when they can't see inside the vehicle.
Jun 10 2010 9:39AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Not sure what was on mine, I think it was 20 or 15?? Had it for almost a year here in PA before I got stopped, pulled over totally for the tint and nothing else. Removed it myself in about an hour total.

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I just took the driver and passenger window off, I'm pretty sure your allowed to tint anything behind that however you want.
Jun 10 2010 9:55AM
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Static
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no it isn't, it's 27%

I have 18% and have never been hassled about it, and I get pulled over fairly often
Jun 10 2010 10:06AM
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Static
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P.S. if you have frameless windows make sure you explicitly tell them to take the tint all the way to the edge, or you might end up with some ugly lines you can see form the outside.
Jun 10 2010 10:08AM
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Dustin.
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No it isn't. That's not legal anywhere.
Jun 10 2010 12:19PM
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RICK_ROSS
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uh no, your stupid.

doesnt mean i dont have it...
Jun 10 2010 12:21PM
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Balto
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my buddy and I got pulled over because his truck had 15% in washington
Jun 10 2010 12:23PM
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skia4life89
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used to have 5 all the way around in my explorer, never got hassled, and it passed inspection. but sw back to 20 bc i couldnt see anything at night, and it still passes inspection. so your good either way.
Jun 10 2010 3:35PM
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dex.
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everything's legal in co
Jun 10 2010 3:37PM
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