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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by slickrick
50% 3M crystalline tint and I love it...had on 15% tint prior to and this is much better. Yesterday in the record heat in NY the side windows (tinted) were cool to the touch, the windshield was very hot.
What you think about 15% tint? Do you think it's too dark?
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirG
What you think about 15% tint? Do you think it's too dark?
I used to live 30 min south of where you are, and LOVED the look of it. Up in NY now 15% stands out too much. My 50% 3m tint rejects more heat than my 15% tint did.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by slickrick
I used to live 30 min south of where you are, and LOVED the look of it. Up in NY now 15% stands out too much. My 50% 3m tint rejects more heat than my 15% tint did.
Any pics with the 50%?
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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35% is better than nothing. But I'd go 20%. Now that I have 20%, I shoulda went a bit darker.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rpkg37xs
I went with 50%
Is that even considered tint?

Originally Posted by slickrick
50% 3M crystalline tint and I love it...had on 15% tint prior to and this is much better. Yesterday in the record heat in NY the side windows (tinted) were cool to the touch, the windshield was very hot.
50 is better than 15?



I would go with 20% hands down. It's just right. Anything darker is tough to see at night and even tougher at night when it's raining.

If you/anyone has a white G consider a bronze tint at 35 or 20%.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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https://www.myg37.com/forums/members...tint-3-001.jpg
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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Tint! I have 50%
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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I wonder who clicked "Stay Stock - no tint"...
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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I've got 30% all around and so far, I love it. +1 for the tints.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dipstix6996
Is that even considered tint?



50 is better than 15?



I would go with 20% hands down. It's just right. Anything darker is tough to see at night and even tougher at night when it's raining.

If you/anyone has a white G consider a bronze tint at 35 or 20%.
the 3m crystalline tint is a high end tint that is made to look "light", IE doesnt go darker than a 40% film, but rejects more heat than normal tint. there are other high end films like this such as Vkool brand tint.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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This is the stuff my local shop has:

3M™ Color Stable Automotive Window Films

I need to look at 35 v 50 in person.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by g37auug
This is the stuff my local shop has:

3M™ Color Stable Automotive Window Films

I need to look at 35 v 50 in person.
Color stable is good film too check 3m's site to compare the specs between the CS and crystalline film.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ShyAznB8oi
I wonder who clicked "Stay Stock - no tint"...

Hater?
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyAznB8oi
I wonder who clicked "Stay Stock - no tint"...
Come on, you know it was me, your favorite old fuddy-duddy. With no tint on my car I never have to worry about being pulled over, I have no restricted night views, and I will never fear that ugly bubbling on the back window that I’ve seen from time to time from poor or older tint jobs.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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I have 35% on the fronts. Rear windows are darker!! It depends where you live to! I am still a bit paranoid about getting stop! I really don't want a fix ticket! In the night they are completely dark! Can't see anything through them! Sometimes I wish I was a bit lighter on the fronts!
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