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When I bought my car, the previous owner had done a terrible job of tinting the car. He was willing to remove it all which I had him do until I could get it done right. So yesterday took the car to the shop I seem to be at every 2-3 months with some new project, a shop I really like and trust. I went with 15% on the sides and 20% on the back. Hope you like it, wanted to share with the collective
Hey Muti007 - just wanted to check in again and ask if you recall if the tint shop had to remove the third brake light when they installed your tint?
Also, did you vinyl wrap your chrome trim around your windows, or paint? Or plastidip? Looks nice.
Thought I’d update here after getting my tint done at a respected shop this past week. I can confirm that in order to properly tint the rear windshield on our vehicles, the third brake light must be either removed fully, or at the very least, the two upper rubber pegs must be removed from the window so the tint film can be slid down behind the brake light. This is what my tint shop did, since they were nervous about removing the entire assembly for chance they’d break the fragile plastic. I’m happy with the results and I didn’t have to lose the third brake light!
Ended up going with Suntek CXP 18% all around in case anyone is wondering.
Looks real nice, accents the car well, ..good before and after....
I don't want to rain on your parade, but here's the law, or variance thereof, regarding the 3rd brake light.
This is a federally mandated law on the 3rd brake lamp: A stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light, visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps. An object, material, or covering that alters the stop lamp’s visibility from 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight may not be placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied over a stop lamp.
I'm only saying this because it looks invisible from the pics. I've been pulled over for the tint I had on my Expedition. It didn't cover the 3rd light, but PA and IND didn't like how dark it was on the front doors. Got warnings in both states.
05-25-2020, 01:25 PM
