Ryne

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ANY percent of tint in Chicago is technically illegal - it's a city ordinance. They will even ticket you while parked.

Unless that has changed recently...?

staskz

i bought mine with 5 windows with 35% all around. It was ok but I wanted darker, so i tinted my windshield at 35%. A lot better now, and from inside the car i have no issues at all with darkness, you can barely tell its tinted on the windshield.

csmith2030

That's just asking for a ticket here though. I don't think that would make my life any easier lol.

Ryne

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That's not safe and I hope a cop does pull you over and make you take the tint off your windshield, for the sake of the people driving around you.

donshou

I run 20% on sides of car and 35% on rear glass.

csmith2030

Donshou,


Do you have pictures?

Furlow

Personally, I don't like darker in the back - one color all the way around looks cleaner. I think 35% is plenty.

UTVolz

35% front windows, 20% on all other windows.

csmith2030

That looks nice. I feel like my 35 is gonna turn out so much lighter. The jump to 20 is just a big jump. Especially at night

jjlee206

Go 20%! 35% doesn't even really look tinted on the outside. The best local shop near me didn't have 20%, whatever film they used the closest was 18% according to that brand, but they said it's really like 15%. I live in Seattle where cops really don't care about tints even though I believe the law states you cant have darker than 25%. I haven't found seeing outside in the dark to be a real issue. One of the things I really like about getting the windows tinted is that it makes the car luck SOOOOO much better, and if you get 35% it doesn't make a big difference in overall look of the car. Unless you think you will be ticketed on a regular basis, go 20% ! Just my $.02, and as I said tint laws aren't strict where I live so easy for me to suggest going darker.

bri

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What wheels are those? Looks just like the new TSW Bathurst we're talking about here
https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheels-...-wheels-2.html
but there are some tiny details that show they are not Bathurst.

Furlow

Vossen VFS1. I'll join that discussion, sounds intriguing...

VQCrew

I'm from Chi-Town and according to the person I bought my car from he said its 30 all around. I think its more like 35 all around since during the day when the sun is shining bright, its pretty weak, you can see clearly see throughout the car as if it wasn't even tinted. But when Its a cloudy/foggy/darker day, its pretty good. I was thinking about taking it off and going with 25 all around but Its already there and I don't want to pay a few hundred for something that's not that important.

csmith2030

I think I'm going to go with 20 in the back and 35 in the front. Can't wait to get it done on Saturday!

Jdogg13

It's not just getting pulled over that's a concern. Make sure your car will pass the state safety inspection (if required in your state). When I lived in Maryland, the mechanic wouldn't pass my car until I went to the DMV and had all the windows tested to make sure they were no more than 35% (MD law).