lighter tint on sedan front windows?

mryakanisachoad · 06-30-2010, 06:47 PM

I'd like to drop to 35% on the front glass, and leave the rest at the existing 20%.

will this look lame?

E92-Lighting · 06-30-2010, 06:48 PM

35% all around

Sara · 06-30-2010, 06:57 PM

Look at my sig. Thats what I have.

mryakanisachoad · 06-30-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

Look at my sig. Thats what I have.

nice.

i can't see bunk when it rains at night...lmao

nhhiep · 06-30-2010, 07:06 PM

35% sounds great. I've 50% now and I think that was a mistake and waste of money $150. still too bright..but then I live in AZ...If I am doing it again, 35% for sure.

mryakanisachoad · 06-30-2010, 07:10 PM

i usually do 35 or 38 all around, but i felt frisky with the sparkling graphite so i went with 20%.

with black dakota i feel like i'm in deep space sometimes...

NiVeDh · 06-30-2010, 07:11 PM

Be consistent. Here's 35%... http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401585

VTECaddict · 06-30-2010, 07:13 PM

35/20 here. Looks fine to me since it's not a huge difference.

e92justin · 06-30-2010, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mryakanisachoad

I'd like to drop to 35% on the front glass, and leave the rest at the existing 20%.

will this look lame?

I got 4% tint all around. and smoked out my lights. looks nice, but parking at night isnt too fun...

OlivaresAnthony · 06-30-2010, 07:30 PM

I have 35% in front and 5% on the rear windows. It looks fine.

BayMoWe335 · 06-30-2010, 08:19 PM

Mixing tint is not clean, imo.

35% is perfect...not too dark, not too light.

ejazbmw · 06-30-2010, 08:29 PM

i have 35% on the door windows and then 20% on the rear window looks nice and clean

BrianMN · 06-30-2010, 08:31 PM

Mixing is definitely not clean...and looks tacky and cheap. You'll be happy by doing it right.

mkato13 · 06-30-2010, 08:31 PM

Not lame at all. I did the same thing on all my prior cars. Stupid jersey makes any tint illegal but its not a points ticket so Im gonna do it anyway. What looks bad is non tinted front windows with the rest tinted

IRL-MN · 06-30-2010, 08:31 PM

I kinda like the look. In Europe you can spec factory tint on the rear and rear side windows, I've seen quite a few and think it looks good. It's all down to personal preference I guess...

Casca · 06-30-2010, 09:47 PM

I did 35% all around and then 50% on the windshield. (yes, I need a drop and it'll happen soon)
It looks lighter or darker depending on your distance and angle to the car. Farther away, the tint looks lite. Up close, it looks dark.

chromisdesigns · 06-30-2010, 10:41 PM

How do you guys with the heavy tints see to drive at night? That's like driving with my sunglasses on!

hpowders · 06-30-2010, 11:24 PM

At night, I drive by instinct.

2 3pair · 06-30-2010, 11:48 PM

I would make it either 35 percent all around or 20 percent all around. I have 20 percent all around now and had 35 percent all around on my ZHP. Both look good. If you're wanting to lighten it up on the front, go ahead and do it on the rear, too. 35 is plenty dark enough to look nice, and personally, I don't think it looks good when it's not uniform.

Blacksapphiref06 · 07-01-2010, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by e92justin

I got 4% tint all around. and smoked out my lights. looks nice, but parking at night isnt too fun...

all of the sudden, out of the darkness, there is...... a loud thump

andrew_chee · 07-01-2010, 06:43 AM

safety comes first

Alexander · 07-01-2010, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Casca

I did 35% all around and then 50% on the windshield. (yes, I need a drop and it'll happen soon)
It looks lighter or darker depending on your distance and angle to the car. Farther away, the tint looks lite. Up close, it looks dark.

Also smoked blacklines and amber deletes.

Nice wheels,

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nhhiep Captain 93 Rep 862 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	35% sounds great. I've 50% now and I think that was a mistake and waste of money $150. still too bright..but then I live in AZ...If I am doing it again, 35% for sure.
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mryakanisachoad Lieutenant 35 Rep 527 Posts Drives: '13 550xi + '09 M5 + '10 135i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	i usually do 35 or 38 all around, but i felt frisky with the sparkling graphite so i went with 20%. with black dakota i feel like i'm in deep space sometimes...
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BayMoWe335 Colonel 1239 Rep 2,143 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Mixing tint is not clean, imo. 35% is perfect...not too dark, not too light.
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ejazbmw blahhh 321 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	i have 35% on the door windows and then 20% on the rear window looks nice and clean
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BrianMN Banned 128 Rep 2,428 Posts Drives: 4 Door Family Sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (7)	Mixing is definitely not clean...and looks tacky and cheap. You'll be happy by doing it right.
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mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Not lame at all. I did the same thing on all my prior cars. Stupid jersey makes any tint illegal but its not a points ticket so Im gonna do it anyway. What looks bad is non tinted front windows with the rest tinted
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IRL-MN Major 46 Rep 1,151 Posts Drives: F82 \| E30 \| E28 \| E24 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA iTrader: (0)	I kinda like the look. In Europe you can spec factory tint on the rear and rear side windows, I've seen quite a few and think it looks good. It's all down to personal preference I guess...
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Casca Captain 46 Rep 643 Posts Drives: 2017 330e Join Date: May 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I did 35% all around and then 50% on the windshield. (yes, I need a drop and it'll happen soon) It looks lighter or darker depending on your distance and angle to the car. Farther away, the tint looks lite. Up close, it looks dark.
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chromisdesigns Lieutenant Colonel 47 Rep 1,753 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i sedan Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	How do you guys with the heavy tints see to drive at night? That's like driving with my sunglasses on!
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hpowders 228i Fanatic 17 Rep 969 Posts Drives: BMW 228i and BMW 328i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	At night, I drive by instinct.
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2 3pair Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 284 Posts Drives: as often as possible Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Memphis iTrader: (2)	I would make it either 35 percent all around or 20 percent all around. I have 20 percent all around now and had 35 percent all around on my ZHP. Both look good. If you're wanting to lighten it up on the front, go ahead and do it on the rear, too. 35 is plenty dark enough to look nice, and personally, I don't think it looks good when it's not uniform. __________________
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andrew_chee New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Singapore iTrader: (0)	safety comes first
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