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Turbo 900
19-06-04, 05:49 PM
I recently went to a car show (last weekend), and they were giving an offer there, for $85 to tint any car. The only 'catch' was you had to sign up for an appointment that day. Tinting a Saab is usually somewhat pricey because of that large hatchback, at it would have costed me a lot more.
So I signed up for an appoinment and got my windows tinted. I got 35% all around (except the front window), and I thought I'd post some pics. Another thing to keep in mind, is when I got there they 'hooked' me into getting the lifetime warrenty for an extra $30 charge (so $115 total which wasn't bad at all).
Enjoy! :D
Looks great man! I'm about to get mine redone. 5% all around, and 20% on the windshield. :o It'll be great.
Very nice! I was wondering which shade I should get on my black car. Now I know. :D
Turbo 900
19-06-04, 09:54 PM
My friend also got 15% on his Black Honda Del Sol, and he can barely see out of his windows at night. Not to mention if your going to be driving in rain or snow- you'll be blind. And that's 15%... 5% could be dangerous! But that's up to you; just a word of caution. I saw the sample of 35%, and I thought it was gonna turn out way too light- I was wrong and I love it! Thanks for the comments.
-Bill
Funny.. I have 15% on my del sol as well lol. My buddys bmw has 5%. It actually isnt soo bad. I might go for 10% and 20% in the front just for the rare times where theres no street lights.
sethsev7n
19-06-04, 11:09 PM
My friend has 20% all the way around and it looks real good.. you can still see inside. I was planning on going with that.. however my car is exactly the same as the one above and daaammnnn that looks good :) .. i might go with 35%, now you've got me split!
ragtopcav
19-06-04, 11:23 PM
I'd like to go down that route but UK legislation does bot permit front side glass tinting anymore, but if the front sides are say 5 - 10% but all the rears are 35%, it would be difficult to tell :wink: . Looks damned good btw Turbo 900.
Surely with all the regs over there, they'd check you out with a tint meter at your MOT, wouldn't they Raggy?
That tint looks nice BTW, 900t. I wouldn't mind some light tint on mine.
For those lightning blue Viggen owners, I would think that amber tint would look great. My brother has it on his blue Nissan Pathfinder and it really makes an impression.
ragtopcav
20-06-04, 02:25 AM
Surely with all the regs over there, they'd check you out with a tint meter at your MOT, wouldn't they Raggy?
doesn't happen yet [give it time though :roll: ]
ricot83
20-06-04, 02:45 AM
i dunno if u can get 5 here in he states, and besides 5 i salmost 0 so how the hell will u see
sethsev7n
20-06-04, 07:14 AM
you can get basically any kind of tint anywhere here in the states.. the shops will do it, only because people do it for their show cars, ect. 5% is overkill though... i think 20% is the darkest anyone should go. You arent a limosine.
Turbo 900
21-06-04, 12:00 AM
Thanks for the comments! :D I really thought 35% would be really light, but on a dark colored car, it looks amazing.
Seth, if I could do it over again- with 20% or 35%, I'd do 35% again. My friend with the Del Sol actually complains that he can't see that good with the 15% at night; but he only drives that car in summer- so he doesn't have to deal with snow and the majority of the rainning season. That could be a major issue that would make you pick 35% for sure. I can see fine at night, but the tint is still looking good.
i dunno if u can get 5 here in he states, and besides 5 i salmost 0 so how the hell will u see
I've seen 2.5% tint. Might as well paint the windows black though. I'm going with 35% all around, but 20% might be nice for the sunnier states.
abdukted1456
21-06-04, 03:38 PM
First, I just want to say that your new 35% tint looks excellent on your Saab. Great job! :D :cheesy: :D :cheesy:
Second, in response to the ultra dark tints...
I think it is important to get a good balance between looks and safety. I mean, if some guy hits my precious Saab because he can't see anything anything else on the road through his super black tint, he is getting his *** whooped.
Kind of like those aftermarket HID kits that are not installed correctly or aimed properly and they blind oncoming traffic and also blind you when they are behind you. I have almost been run off the road because of those! :evil:
so, in the name of safety, sometimes it is best to compromise a little bit. That said, I fully understand and can agree with not liking when some hippocritical lawmaker or policeman in a limo-tint car tells you what you can and can't do with your own car.
:roll: :roll: :roll:
PunktKruger
21-06-04, 05:50 PM
5% is limo tint. I went 15% all the way around and it's more than enough, and on very rare occasions I think it's a little too much.
I did 35% on my windshield, but that was a mistake, IMO. Since I've been getting rock chips and now have a crack in the windshield, I'll have to get the tint redone when I replace the window, and tint places don't insure the tint for your windshield, and many won't even do it.
When I replace the windsheild, I won't be redoing the tint.
What is the legal limit in the states? or is it set different by each state?
abdukted1456
21-06-04, 06:40 PM
it's different for each state.
http://www.iwfa.com/iwfa/Law_Chart/State%20Law%20Chart.htm
Turbo 900
21-06-04, 07:48 PM
I couldn't agree with you more abdukted1456.
roadkil34
28-06-04, 04:49 AM
after seeing this im definitely thinking 35 all around on my saab, anything lower would be too dark, plus delaware has a very light legal tint level, something like 75%, not even worth it to get it done to that level, id rather have the ticket and save the leather.
-Frank
Vengeance
30-06-04, 08:34 AM
I have a 98 900 black with all windows besides the windshield tinted at 35% aswell. I must agree it does look great.
tidewatersaab
01-07-04, 07:32 PM
Adding my kudos for the great looking window tint.
I got to go to the car shows and find a deal like that one.
Turbo 900
02-07-04, 04:45 PM
"For those lightning blue Viggen owners, I would think that amber tint would look great. My brother has it on his blue Nissan Pathfinder and it really makes an impression." - bkrell
Do you have a picture of that car? I was wondering what an amber tint looked like.
Better yet, anyone have a Viggen with an amber tint?
P.S. - Thanks for all the comments! :cheesy: