TInt Options

vsehraw · 02-24-2010, 05:26 PM

Hi All,

I wanted your opinion about the %, I have Black E92 with red interior. Since I am in Cali, I don't wanna get a ticket and get dark tints.

What would you guys recommend and would you happen to have pictures as well.

Thanks!

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 06:09 PM

Well you dont want to get tickets. I'm not sure whats legal in Cali but if you're not looking to get hassled I'd suggest 35% all around. If you want it just for looks and want the blacked out look, go darker.

If you're doing it to keep the car cool than I suggest going with ceramic tint and putting an extremely light tint on the front windshield (ex. 60%).

SV Concepts II · 02-24-2010, 06:26 PM

+1 35% all around is what I run.

etmathews · 02-24-2010, 06:58 PM

35%

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 02-24-2010, 07:18 PM

Go with 35% if you want to play it safe

Bullet · 02-24-2010, 07:37 PM

My sister had 35 on her 328 i have 20 on mine both of us have gotten fix it tickets (even tho my windows where down!) So go with what ever tint you would like dont let the fear of a ticket stop you.

ibeclueless · 02-24-2010, 08:04 PM

get something that legal in your state, probably 35%

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 08:26 PM

Whatever you do, dont put different %'s on your front and back windows. That looks horrible.

X1 Trojan · 02-24-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ibeclueless

get something that legal in your state, probably 35%

sadly I believe the legal limit in CA is 70%. Which is basically stock tint.

OlivaresAnthony · 02-24-2010, 08:54 PM

^its either 70 or 75%....i think its 75%

I have 5% in the rear and 35% in the front...it looks really good and I haven't been pulled over yet *knocks on wood*

c_jeong89 · 02-24-2010, 09:23 PM

35% all around is best option, nice shade too look clean yet not dark enough to make cops want to pull you over. i haven't gotten a ticket yet and i lived in both norcal and socal with the tints *knock on wood*. I think the legal limit is 70% from what I remember, but with 70% it's going to look like no tint is there anyways lol.

daygo1904 · 02-25-2010, 01:30 AM

25% in the back 35% in the front

Viper Two Four · 02-25-2010, 03:01 AM

California Window Tint Law
California Tint Law Enacted: 1999

Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In California, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.

Windshield Non-reflective tint is allowed on the top 4 inches of the windshield.
Front Side Windows Must allow more than 70% of light in.
Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
Rear Window Any darkness can be used.

Showsol2211 · 02-25-2010, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike@F1 Autohaüs

Go with 35% if you want to play it safe

This is what I did as well.

E92-Lighting · 02-25-2010, 07:48 PM

35% tint all around

02-24-2010, 05:26 PM	#1
vsehraw Private 3 Rep 62 Posts Drives: Free Rider Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	TInt Options Hi All, I wanted your opinion about the %, I have Black E92 with red interior. Since I am in Cali, I don't wanna get a ticket and get dark tints. What would you guys recommend and would you happen to have pictures as well. Thanks!
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JayKay335i Banned 189 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	Well you dont want to get tickets. I'm not sure whats legal in Cali but if you're not looking to get hassled I'd suggest 35% all around. If you want it just for looks and want the blacked out look, go darker. If you're doing it to keep the car cool than I suggest going with ceramic tint and putting an extremely light tint on the front windshield (ex. 60%).
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Bullet Major 55 Rep 1,069 Posts Drives: 09 e92 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So cal iTrader: (6)	My sister had 35 on her 328 i have 20 on mine both of us have gotten fix it tickets (even tho my windows where down!) So go with what ever tint you would like dont let the fear of a ticket stop you. __________________ Cobb // Helix // BMS // E9X Picture game: 1
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JayKay335i Banned 189 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	Whatever you do, dont put different %'s on your front and back windows. That looks horrible.
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c_jeong89 Banned 85 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: E90 TiAg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Irvine/Bay Area iTrader: (16)	35% all around is best option, nice shade too look clean yet not dark enough to make cops want to pull you over. i haven't gotten a ticket yet and i lived in both norcal and socal with the tints knock on wood. I think the legal limit is 70% from what I remember, but with 70% it's going to look like no tint is there anyways lol.
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daygo1904 Private First Class 20 Rep 149 Posts Drives: E92 328i 2007 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	25% in the back 35% in the front
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