18% dark tint...Pictures!
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Car looks fabulous! (and, yes, the Panaramic roof is wonderful). I've yet to see - nor do I expect to see - any color combination (or wheel for that matter) which doesn't look spectacular with this stunning vehicle.
Hard to pick just one (combination).
My wife tends to be a bit sheepish when it comes to my vehicles (she met me when I had a [gorgeous] Monte Carlo Blue 1997 NSX) and knew she would be delighted when I came home with my Stratus Gray Jag with Black interior and camel stitching...
Understated - if one can call our cars that - and elegant.
Hard to pick just one (combination).
My wife tends to be a bit sheepish when it comes to my vehicles (she met me when I had a [gorgeous] Monte Carlo Blue 1997 NSX) and knew she would be delighted when I came home with my Stratus Gray Jag with Black interior and camel stitching...
Understated - if one can call our cars that - and elegant.
Last edited by RickyJay52; 11-05-2014 at 04:45 PM. Reason: Added text
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Buick,
It looks great, but we could never get away with a tint that dark on the driver and passenger side windows. The law enforcement authorities consider it a matter of life and death for their personnel, and they are very aggressive in enforcing it.
It looks great, but we could never get away with a tint that dark on the driver and passenger side windows. The law enforcement authorities consider it a matter of life and death for their personnel, and they are very aggressive in enforcing it.
Last edited by Foosh; 11-06-2014 at 02:32 PM.
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The state of WA allows 25% and it's only sunny about 3 months out of the year here. I have 20% on one of my vehicle and it's not an issue. As someone said earlier, you get used to it.
That said, I don't dive at night much and most of my driving is in suburbia where crosswalks are rarely used and traffic is often fairly light where I live at.
That said, I don't dive at night much and most of my driving is in suburbia where crosswalks are rarely used and traffic is often fairly light where I live at.
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According to my tint guy and what I've read, WA is 25% but feel free to show me otherwise.
kjamo
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Can anybody show any actual stats that suggest tinting is dangerous?
Anyway, to the OP, your f-type looks great!
To kjamo, I thought I got the darkest legal tint when I went 35%. I could be wrong. It was the first item on my agenda after getting the car. Really improves the look of my black car, I think. I also blacked out the side reflector (living on the edge, I am!)
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Kjamo (11-07-2014)
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No, not you. But there have been many threads on the forum about tinting and I'm still shocked at how many people do have such strong opinions against it. To the point of insinuating (or blatantly stating) that those who tint their windows are irresponsible or dangerous.
Can anybody show any actual stats that suggest tinting is dangerous?
Anyway, to the OP, your f-type looks great!
To kjamo, I thought I got the darkest legal tint when I went 35%. I could be wrong. It was the first item on my agenda after getting the car. Really improves the look of my black car, I think. I also blacked out the side reflector (living on the edge, I am!)
Can anybody show any actual stats that suggest tinting is dangerous?
Anyway, to the OP, your f-type looks great!
To kjamo, I thought I got the darkest legal tint when I went 35%. I could be wrong. It was the first item on my agenda after getting the car. Really improves the look of my black car, I think. I also blacked out the side reflector (living on the edge, I am!)
It's a well known fact that there is a higher probability of accidents at night than during the day due to reduced visibility in the dark.
Nighttime Driving Restrictions Statistics
It's common sense that if you block out 100% of light and can't see anything then accident risk goes up dramatically. So the question is at what point is it irrelevant that you block out light. Can you drive safely with 1% visibility, 10% visibility, 18% visibility as the OP has through his side windows. Most state governments require you have 30-60% visibility and these laws exist like speeding laws to prevent accidents.
Police often go on the record to talk about accidents being caused by dark tints:
UK police force statement that dark tints cause accidents.
U.K. police to enforce limits on tinted car windows - Europe - Stripes
Las Vegas police representative saying crashes are being caused by drivers being unable to see through excessively dark side windows.
Metro Cracking Down on Tinted Windshields (Sept. 17) - 8 News NOW
My issue with some people on this thread is that they think it makes no difference. That is just retarded. It would be a different matter to say - "yes it increases my risk of an accident but I don't care" - but to say your risk of collision is the same with increased versus reduced visibility is stupid.
Of course we all pick the risks we take. Eating unhealthy food can kill you. Smoking can kill you. Speeding can kill you.
I choose to speed. I think it is foolish to double down my driving risk by both speeding and having an illegal tint that reduces visibility from my side windows. And I don't want to run over a cyclist - they are hard enough to see at night even with untinted windows.
My car will get a 70% tint.
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Heres mine (black mirrors; no tint):
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