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      03-27-2015, 08:51 PM   #1
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Tint & moving to LA

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I'll soon be living in southern LA and commuting to hollywood for a new job.

That said I have an appointment to tint my new EB 235 (black interior) tomorrow morning. I'm thinking 70% or 50% - but what is actually safe? Can I go darker? Is 70% on the front windows too dark already?

I'd love some ideas of what will pass vs getting me lulled over..
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I'd love some ideas of what will pass vs getting me lulled over..
I'm sure you meant "pulled" over. I think the law is that you have to be clearly visible though the window. I don't know what percentage of tint that equates to but obviously the darker the tint the more likely you'll become a target for a ticket.

Oh, and BTW, I work in Hollywood too. I'll keep an eye out for you.
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      03-28-2015, 12:08 AM   #3
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Haha, that's what I get for typing on my phone waiting for a movie to start!!

I'll have to take a look at the levels. I'm thinking 50% all around (except windshield, of course). 70% is like nothing =\
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Here's mine at 20% all around. Felt a bit dark driving at night but I seem to have adjusted. The lighting isn't helping in the pics but hope this helps you out a bit.
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Your car looks great! My old E92 was 35% all around. It really helped with the heat in Vegas. I think ANY tint on the front windows in California is illegal.. But I really like the visual of darker windows..

I'd like dark enough to see, ceramic that blocks the IR radiation, but not so dark that the cops make me remove it
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I'd go with 35% all around with 30% on back windshield, no tint on front windshield.
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Thanks! I agree somewhere in the 30% range would look great without drawing too much attention.
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I totally agree with you guys, but 30% is really dark compared to 70%.. I would love to go that dark, but don't want even more attention

I ended up with 50% on front and 35% on the rest. I think it looks nice, and the contrast between the back and front makes the front look lighter..



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I had 35s all around except front windshield and it turns out it was way too light. Had to go 20s in the back 3 windows
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Looking good!!!
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      03-28-2015, 07:20 PM   #11
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Thanks.. she's out baking in our 90-degree record high since '89 heat. It already looks a lot less wavy - I'll leave it out sunday as well and by then it should be pretty well set.

I know that the window droop isn't an issue with new tint, but I still worry about it every time it happens given the "don't touch your windows for 3-5 days" that I was told..
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