Opinion needed: e92 Tint -15% or 35%?

DaRickSta81 · 06-30-2009, 08:11 AM

Hello folks!

I just picked up my '09 328xi coupe - Space Grey, Black Dakota Leather interior. This car is replacing my '06 e90.

Now on my old e90, I had 20% tints all around and I thought that was the perfect blend. Unfortunately, my tint shop said they no longer carried the 20% anymore. So now my choices are 15%, 35%, or some combination of the two.

I think 15% all around is a little too dark and makes me a prime target for cops on the low side of their ticket giving quota for the month. But I also think that 35% may be a bit too light?

So here are my choices:

- 15% all around
- 35% all around
- 35% on the doors; 15% on the rear quarters & rear window
- 35% on the doors & rear quarters; 15% on the rear window only

Any thoughts guys? What do you have?

Thanks!

Juanto · 06-30-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DaRickSta81

Hello folks!

I just picked up my '09 328xi coupe - Space Grey, Black Dakota Leather interior. This car is replacing my '06 e90.

Now on my old e90, I had 20% tints all around and I thought that was the perfect blend. Unfortunately, my tint shop said they no longer carrier the 20% anymore. So now my choices are 15%, 35%, or some combination of the two.

I think 15% all around is a little too dark and makes me a prime target for cops on the low side of their ticket giving quota for the month. But I also think that 35% may be a bit too light?

So here are my choices:

- 15% all around
- 35% all around
- 35% on the doors; 15% on the rear quarters & rear window
- 35% on the doors & rear quarters; 15% on the rear window only

Any thoughts guys? What do you have?

Thanks!

I think that 35% is a good tint. It doesn't attract too much attention but gives you the privacy that you want.

Fresh330 · 06-30-2009, 09:15 AM

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I think that 35% is a good tint. It doesn't attract too much attention but gives you the privacy that you want.

Agreed. I have 20% but left the front windows untinted for the same reason as you. I don't want to be hassled by cops. If I could do it all over again, I would have got 35% all around.

20% looks good on my black on black e90 but the back window is quite dark at night.

NoMods · 06-30-2009, 10:05 AM

35%, when it's so dark it gets ghetto looking

Craig@SupremePower · 06-30-2009, 10:08 AM

i think 20% or 35% looks best... that being said i went 35% all around!

DC516 · 06-30-2009, 03:42 PM

15% FTW, dont get the two diff tints, its looks horrible IMO, get the same all around, that being said, its your car, you have to live with it. My friends 35% looks good but not dark enough for me.

TwnTrboCAT1212 · 06-30-2009, 04:13 PM

The best combo you could ask for with an E92 (IMO) is 35% on all side windows (left and right) with 20% rear. This is what I run on my E92 and I couldn't be happier. Reason being, when its really dark or raining/snowing out, you can still see perfectly out of all the windows, but from the outside, people have a much harder time seeing in and the car looks much stealthier and darker. Also, with the rear window being a bit darker, it automatically darkens up the little rear side passenger windows and gives a very cool transition effect. Good luck!

~ Chris ~

08EUROE90 · 06-30-2009, 04:19 PM

20% all around or 35% all around with 50% on the entire windsheild!

isugoo · 06-30-2009, 04:24 PM

35

halB · 06-30-2009, 04:35 PM

35% all around

ims · 06-30-2009, 04:38 PM

i've got 35% , http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277706

Peanuto · 06-30-2009, 05:20 PM

I always go with one stage past the legal limit. That way you can argue it with a cop if need be. However after having a possibly precancerous mole removed a few years back I got my doc to write me a note stating I need a darker tint for health reasons do to an increased risk of melanoma... Always pays to be friends with your doctor haha.

iheartsole · 06-30-2009, 05:44 PM

i would go with 35% all around not to dark. are you tinting the front wind shield as well?

E92-Lighting · 06-30-2009, 05:59 PM

35

vtec96 · 06-30-2009, 06:05 PM

I just got 28% all around!
I love it! 35% is a little bit too light but 20% is too dark...

CPI · 06-30-2009, 06:16 PM

20% all the way around!

XPO186 · 06-30-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Juanto

I think that 35% is a good tint. It doesn't attract too much attention but gives you the privacy that you want.

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Originally Posted by Fresh330

Agreed. I have 20% but left the front windows untinted for the same reason as you. I don't want to be hassled by cops. If I could do it all over again, I would have got 35% all around.

20% looks good on my black on black e90 but the back window is quite dark at night.

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Originally Posted by armoredsaint

35%, when it's so dark it gets ghetto looking

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

i think 20% or 35% looks best... that being said i went 35% all around!

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Originally Posted by 08EUROE90

20% all around or 35% all around with 50% on the entire windsheild!

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Originally Posted by isugoo

35

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Originally Posted by halB

35% all around

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Originally Posted by ims

i've got 35% , http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277706

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Originally Posted by iheartsole

i would go with 35% all around not to dark. are you tinting the front wind shield as well?

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Originally Posted by E92-Lighting

35

I think the answer is clear.

DaRickSta81 · 06-30-2009, 07:11 PM

thanks folks... I guess I'll do 35% all around! I'll post pics as soon as I get 'em done! Fingers crossed!

lpphreakx06 · 06-30-2009, 07:27 PM

Depends on the light but I like 15%

roozie2001 · 06-30-2009, 07:54 PM

i think SG with 35 is sick. i have AW and im gonna get something lighter than 35. maybe 45-50ish range

NoMods · 06-30-2009, 08:00 PM

i think some of you need 5% because you are ugly looking

Enjoiyourlife · 06-30-2009, 08:01 PM

35 imo

06-30-2009, 08:11 AM	#1
DaRickSta81 Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 219 Posts Drives: 2009 328xi Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (4) Garage List 2009 328xi, e92 [10.00] 2006 325i, e90 [0.00]	Opinion needed: e92 Tint -15% or 35%? Hello folks! I just picked up my '09 328xi coupe - Space Grey, Black Dakota Leather interior. This car is replacing my '06 e90. Now on my old e90, I had 20% tints all around and I thought that was the perfect blend. Unfortunately, my tint shop said they no longer carried the 20% anymore. So now my choices are 15%, 35%, or some combination of the two. I think 15% all around is a little too dark and makes me a prime target for cops on the low side of their ticket giving quota for the month. But I also think that 35% may be a bit too light? So here are my choices: - 15% all around - 35% all around - 35% on the doors; 15% on the rear quarters & rear window - 35% on the doors & rear quarters; 15% on the rear window only Any thoughts guys? What do you have? Thanks! Last edited by DaRickSta81; 06-30-2009 at 08:42 PM..
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NoMods Colonel 1202 Rep 2,372 Posts Drives: 2022 M5 Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (10) Garage List 2022 M5 [10.00]	35%, when it's so dark it gets ghetto looking
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1018 Rep 74,992 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	i think 20% or 35% looks best... that being said i went 35% all around!
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DC516 Counts Beans 19 Rep 465 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Monrovia iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] The Past [0.00] 2006 Yamaha R6s [0.00]	15% FTW, dont get the two diff tints, its looks horrible IMO, get the same all around, that being said, its your car, you have to live with it. My friends 35% looks good but not dark enough for me. __________________ E90 TiAg/Black 6MT \|Hamann Style Diffuser\|Quad Magnaflow Exhaust\|Dinan Strut Brace\|Eibach Pro Kit\|19" Iconz 930z\|F1 Pinnacle 15%\|OEM Splitters\|MTech Spoiler\|Debadged\|Mtec Cosmos Fogs\|Transmissive Polarizer Mod\|Silver CF Amber-Gone\|MTech Dead + ACS Pedals\|
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TwnTrboCAT1212 The Moose Whisperer 22 Rep 406 Posts Drives: '08 E92 GIAC S1 335xi 6-MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (2)	The best combo you could ask for with an E92 (IMO) is 35% on all side windows (left and right) with 20% rear. This is what I run on my E92 and I couldn't be happier. Reason being, when its really dark or raining/snowing out, you can still see perfectly out of all the windows, but from the outside, people have a much harder time seeing in and the car looks much stealthier and darker. Also, with the rear window being a bit darker, it automatically darkens up the little rear side passenger windows and gives a very cool transition effect. Good luck! ~ Chris ~
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08EUROE90 Second Lieutenant 32 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2013 740li, 2006 650i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: orlando, florida iTrader: (6) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00]	20% all around or 35% all around with 50% on the entire windsheild!
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halB Colonel 55 Rep 2,384 Posts Drives: W211 E350 4M MkV GTI 987.2 S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Just north of Toronto iTrader: (0)	35% all around __________________ 07 E93 335i - Returned at lease end 09 W211 E350 4Matic Avant Garde - Blk/Blk, AMG pkg w/18". Sport Susp. F1 Asym. Debadged. 09 MkV GTI w/Leather & 18" Huffs. F1 Asym 10 987.2 S w/Leather sport seat, Sport Chrono, 19" Carrera S II wheels
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ims RockStarish 13 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	i've got 35% , http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277706 __________________ 19" RD2 Wheels Sapphire Black on Coral Red with Poplar Grey Trim 6MT obviously Vishnu tuned V3 Rev II www.tolworld.com
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Peanuto Private First Class 66 Rep 122 Posts Drives: E92 335i Lemans Blue M-sport Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I always go with one stage past the legal limit. That way you can argue it with a cop if need be. However after having a possibly precancerous mole removed a few years back I got my doc to write me a note stating I need a darker tint for health reasons do to an increased risk of melanoma... Always pays to be friends with your doctor haha.
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06-30-2009, 05:44 PM	#13
iheartsole Brigadier General 85 Rep 4,928 Posts Drives: 08 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (2)	i would go with 35% all around not to dark. are you tinting the front wind shield as well?
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vtec96 Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 286 Posts Drives: E89 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (2)	I just got 28% all around! I love it! 35% is a little bit too light but 20% is too dark... __________________ CURRENT: 2009 E89 35i Dinan Stage 2 PAST: 2008 E92 335xi
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DaRickSta81 Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 219 Posts Drives: 2009 328xi Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (4) Garage List 2009 328xi, e92 [10.00] 2006 325i, e90 [0.00]	thanks folks... I guess I'll do 35% all around! I'll post pics as soon as I get 'em done! Fingers crossed!
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lpphreakx06 Professional Moose Racer 324 Rep 7,509 Posts Drives: SG 335i E92 RIP + 2015 SS M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue, Wa iTrader: (25)	Depends on the light but I like 15% __________________ Visit my blog anytime: http://www.sfpayments.com BMW Dream Team PNW Chapter, member #1 \|HP Autowerks \| AR DESIGN \| BMW PERFORMANCE \| STOP TECH \| Volk Racing\| AMS \| ARKYM
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roozie2001 Just some guy 49 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: 2008 White 335i sedan Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (4)	i think SG with 35 is sick. i have AW and im gonna get something lighter than 35. maybe 45-50ish range __________________ 2008 BMW 335i/Sedan/Alpine White/Terra/Steptronic/Premium Package/Sports package/Comfort Access/USB/Sirius
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NoMods Colonel 1202 Rep 2,372 Posts Drives: 2022 M5 Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (10) Garage List 2022 M5 [10.00]	i think some of you need 5% because you are ugly looking
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Enjoiyourlife Sensei 52 Rep 1,054 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego iTrader: (3)	35 imo __________________
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