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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Is there much of a noticeable difference between 20% and 25%? I'm thinking 20% all the way around but dont know if it will be too dark.
On a GG I'd go 30 or 35%. 20% is nice in the summer but on a dark car 35% will look just as nice. 20% is a ***** to see out at night, especially backing up.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dbsears
On a GG I'd go 30 or 35%. 20% is nice in the summer but on a dark car 35% will look just as nice. 20% is a ***** to see out at night, especially backing up.
This is true.

5% is really difficult
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Okay my Dad friend tint shop..

Kool Image 253-686-3350... His name is Chris..
tell him that Clayton Ching or Chris Ching sent you to you.. so he will know ya..

Chris
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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I got 15% on mine all the way around. and I don't have any problems see out at night. I've had 35%, 20%, 5% on some of my old cars at the past, by far the 15% is the perfect dark IMO.
my car actually had 35% on it when I first bought it and I didn't like it, its not dark of enough, so I stripped them down have a local guy re-tinted them for me.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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30 or 35% you can barely notice I thought... DB Sears?

Thats why I was thinking 25% or something.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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35% is easily noticable trust me. Although 15-20% is pretty dark but does look nice.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Some of the guys at my work got tinted at SRP in Auburn. Anyone have expierence with them? I think he paid a little over $200 tho...
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by boostedwrx
Some of the guys at my work got tinted at SRP in Auburn. Anyone have expierence with them? I think he paid a little over $200 tho...
SRP is TOP NOTCH.

They are crazy big in the subie wrold.

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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Yea my buddie drives an STI and his bro drives a WRX and both got done at SRP. He said their machine has a pattern for the car and cuts the tint automagically.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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if i was you id go with 15% or 5%. and im not sure of the name of the place but its off of s.meridian in dt puyallup, they do good work . you want to make sure that they use good tint, not the kind that will fade to a purple color once the sun beats down on it.

good luck.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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After seeing the work and customer service that Dealer Xpress offeres i would steer clear of them
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by boostedwrx
Yea my buddie drives an STI and his bro drives a WRX and both got done at SRP. He said their machine has a pattern for the car and cuts the tint automagically.
I'm sure they would still do it for you.

I say go 15%.. its perfect!

IMO
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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SRP is best in Crazy of Subbie world.. and they do Evo too..
Mine is 35 or 30% i dont remember.. and it dark euff for me.. lol
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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15%
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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I wouldn't go lower than 35%, I got pulled over by Federal Way police for illegal window tinting for 35%. Cop wasn't very friendly at all, he had a tintmeter gun on his motorcycle. He told me to look up the law because I always thought 35% was legal, I did and he lost in court.

The 35% is for the film measured against clear glass, the true light transmission on vehicle glass is 24%, the tintmeter gun measured 27% thus meaning the factory glass has a glazing of approx. 8%.

I've had alot of cars in my life and this car gets hassled easily the most out of them all, I've lost alot of respect for law enforcement.
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