r/WindowTint

15% tint at night for the 2 front doors.

Hello,

I was wondering what do you guys think about 15% tint on the front two doors I like dark tint I got 30% tint on the front 2 doors and 5% on the back for my old car and I was thinking 15% for the front 2 doors this time, however I am concerned about night visability will it be fine for normal driving at night ( by normal I mean Not going into backroads and areas that do not have a single light )

Thanks in advance!

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u/AdministrativeWin519 — 9 days ago

will getting 70% tint for windshield make it hard to see the handicapped placard on rearview mirror?

will getting 70% tint for windshield make it hard to see the handicapped placard on rearview mirror? (it's hanging from a clear pouch hanging on the rearview mirror) either when it's real sunny outside... or at night in a dark parking lot or the street.

Thanks!

u/Firm-Nerve4437 — 9 days ago

What tint % and will two-tone look bad?

What tint percentage, will two-tone look bad?

I’m looking to get tints on my Gen 4 Mazda3 soul-crystal red sedan. Think they’ll look great with the black rims too but most importantly stop people from snooping in the backseat of my car lol (sometimes I nap in there or can be a bit messy at times).

I was thinking 35% fronts 15% rears but will that look too jarring a transition? With black interior is 20% in the rears enough to make looking inside difficult? If I did 20% fronts 15% rears would that be a cop magnet or make it too hard to see out the front?
(Legal in my area is anything for the back and 35 in the front)

Also is Xpel XR nano-ceramic a good brand? Or is it worth hunting around to see if I can find a shop that does Llumar where I live?

Really appreciate any advice!!

u/Emergency-Comedian99 — 8 days ago

My dad won’t let me tint my BMW windows what should I do?

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME i bring up about tinting my windows my dad gets PISSED at me. He keeps saying that i don’t need tint and it’s fine the way it is but for me it’s not because i am the one driving the car not him and i feel like what is comfortable for me. I don’t feel comfortable driving around looking like a fish bowl with no tint at all and also as a BMW driver i don’t want to have a bad image of having no tint. I mainly want tint because of that and also privacy but my dad keeps saying “who is going to look at you” but that is not what i am thinking of like damn i just want so privacy. Let me know your thoughts.

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u/Purple_Phrase_2692 — 9 days ago

Acceptable work or not?

Recently took my Explorer to a shop to get ceramic tint all around + full windshield + strip on top. Everything looks great, except one small spot that was miscut near the dot matrix. Can only see it when looking at the tint from outside the vehicle, but it’s driving me insane. Half of me says leave it alone because I know they will have to remove both the strip and entire windshield tint to re do it, but the other half of me reminds myself I paid a large sum of money to get this done, and it should be perfect. Looking for input on if this would be sensible for me to request being fixed.

u/Blake-Stinson — 8 days ago

Ceramic tint from dealership

I have tints from the dealership and they said it’s ceramic tint. I went to the local dealership and they ran the meter and said it is ceramic tint. However I took a picture of the meter and wanted to know if anyone can explain to me what it means. Thanks in advance.

u/dwn-n-undr — 10 days ago

Decent ball park tint prices

Hi i’m in MN and looking to get my lil volvo s40 tinted. The legal limits in mn is 5% (unfortunate, ik) and i’ve learned the llumar film is of good quality after some research. i found a place and they quoted me for 330. another place that uses ceramic quoted 350. are either of these reasonable? especially for my car? she’s a little compact sedan and my quotes are very close to the quotes my friend got who drives a honda SUV

also open to other suggestions and locations! i am aware that most times when u pay a cheap price, you get a cheap result which is not what i want

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u/HeadHot4286 — 10 days ago

XPEL XR Black or 3M Ceramic IR price comparison

4 doors, rear window, front windshield and eyebrow…

XPEL XR Black - $670

3M Ceramic IR - $400

Are these good prices and comparable tint? Thinking of going with the obvious lower price.

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u/Mc_Lovin81 — 9 days ago

If BMW windshield says “TRANSP 70% MIN”… after applying 70% ceramic tint, does it become 49%?

If BMW windshield says “TRANSP 70% MIN”, what will happen after applying 70% ceramic tint? Does it become 49%? Photo attached.

u/Majestic-Emu-9823 — 8 days ago

Tinting a Accord 2007

I’m planning on tinting my 2007 Honda Accord sedan myself. This will be my first time ever tinting a car, so I want to buy enough extra film in case I mess up a window or two.
I’m planning to do all 4 side windows and the rear windshield. What width and length roll would you guys recommend? I was looking at 20”, 24”, 36”, or 40” rolls, but I’m not sure what would be best, especially for the rear windshield.
Would a 40” x 25’ roll be enough with some extra for mistakes

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u/AloneIllustrator6583 — 10 days ago

Tinted windows issues

I honestly don’t know if this is even a good place to post this, so disregard if not. I own a 2023 D90, from brand new, with about 30k miles. It is kept in the garage.

I love it.

Today, I noticed that the window tinting on both side windows, that was installed by the dealer I guess, is bubbling and getting wrinkles. To be clear, I didn’t take it to a place to add tinted windows; it came from the dealer like that.

I live in Florida, and all vehicles I’ve ever purchased for the past 20 years, new, come like that. This is the first time that I’ve ever seen anything like this happening. And I really would never expect it in a 3 year old car.

No clue what to do? Call the dealer and see if this is covered by warranty?

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u/UserLB — 10 days ago

Irregular outside window shape - Peugeot 207

Hello guys, how do you deal with these "hidden" corners? Almost every tutorial I've watched suggests shaping the tint from the outside, but unfortunately, the Peugeot 207 has a different window shape on the inside compared to the outside.

From the inside, you can see the black rubber corner, which backside of the outer cover. But there is still a glass window and I assume it should be tinted as well.

I wanted to tint my shitbox after recently tinting my main car, but this difference completely caught me off guard. I tried shaping the tint from the inside, but that didn't seem to be possible.

Is disassembling the window the only way to deal with this?

u/chojak00 — 9 days ago