Tint Simulation - 100% 85% 70% 50% 35% 20% Vote for which looks best

scottwww · 01-22-2007, 12:29 AM

My Montego Blue E92 does not yet have tint added to the glass. Here is a photo that has a tint simulation for 100% (no tint), 85%, 70%, 50%, 35%, 35-20-20% (Idaho legal limit), 20%, and 15% light transmittance. What looks best?

You could support your opinion by posting pictures of your bimmer with tinted glass. Provide pertinent data (percent tint, kind of tint, etc.).

SES_D · 01-22-2007, 12:45 AM

35%

BMWPower06 · 01-22-2007, 12:53 AM

35% is what i have, i think 30% would be best tho...

mgl · 01-22-2007, 01:01 AM

35% would be my first choice.

if the police aren't picky where you live, i'd even go with 20% all around.

6SpeedMan · 01-22-2007, 01:13 AM

20%, I have 15% and I love that.

cm3rc · 01-22-2007, 02:01 AM

i like mine.

ArmyBimmerDude · 01-22-2007, 02:12 AM

35% from your choices, although I'd probably go with 30% for mine.

By the way, thanks for this thread. I've been wondering which percentage to go with!

AH · 01-22-2007, 02:20 AM

For montego blue, i think 35% is better than 20%...

BMW335TT · 01-22-2007, 10:12 AM

5%

gary328xi · 01-22-2007, 10:21 AM

35% looks classy....

lance · 01-22-2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottwww

My Montego Blue E92 does not yet have tint added to the glass. Here is a photo that has a tint simulation for 100% (no tint), 85%, 70%, 50%, 35%, 20% light transmittance. What looks best?

You could support your opinion by posting pictures of your bimmer with tinted glass. Provide pertinent data (percent tint, kind of tint, etc.).

Actually thats not accurate. The 35% looks like the 20% and so forth. The factory tint on the E92's is darker than most. So you need to switch your %'s around cause with 20% you wouldn't be able to see in the car.

scottwww · 01-22-2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lance

Actually thats not accurate. The 35% looks like the 20% and so forth. The factory tint on the E92's is darker than most. So you need to switch your %'s around cause with 20% you wouldn't be able to see in the car.

I was thinking I liked the looks of 35% in the simulation, but if it would look more like the 20% picture, then maybe I should be going with 50%.

Could somebody post a picture of an E90/E92 with 50% tint?

My wife likes 70% or 85%. It looks to me that 85% isn't worth the effort. The 70% is an improvement over doing nothing. Maybe 50% is my best middle ground.

What would be really good to see is some before and after pictures. Anybody??

dmboone25 · 01-22-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gary328xi

35% looks classy....

+1

Richwm · 01-22-2007, 03:29 PM

I think your tints are a little off my E46 has 20% all around and my E90 has 40% on the front doors and back window and 30% on the rear doors.

zeebeda · 01-22-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Richwm

I think your tints are a little off my E46 has 20% all around and my E90 has 40% on the front doors and back window and 30% on the rear doors.

Great look vehicles!

klinkerklu · 01-22-2007, 04:10 PM

Somwhere betw. 35-50%, depeding on how off your tint is.
Montego is a classy color, you don't want to KGB it.

Richwm · 01-22-2007, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeebeda

Great look vehicles!

Thanks

bavarian19 · 01-22-2007, 04:20 PM

35 is perfect. It is what I had on my E90. Plenty dark enough, but not too dark... Anything above 40% just doesnt make any sense to me...

ScheerSpeed · 01-22-2007, 06:35 PM

i have 20 up front and 15 in the rear

im getting them redone soon for 5 all around and 80 on the windsheild

scottwww · 01-22-2007, 09:32 PM

I updated the original attached image to add the appropriate tint to the right front window. In the original image, that was not done and may have been why the tints looked lighter than they should.

My method in Photoshop was to create layers for the glass. I used black (0-0-0) for the color of the glass. To simulate different degrees of tint, I selected opacity for the black windows at 85% to represent 15% tint, 65% opacity to represent 35% tint, 50% opacity to represent 50% tint, etc. This should be a good representation of the effect of tint. The right front window was set for it's corresponding tint. The cumulative effect is less than assuming that 50% tint and 50% tint would be 0% tint. This would be far from reality. I think that the equivalent would really be 25% tint and should appear that way in this reworked image.

The interior of my Montego Blue E92 is cream beige which also contributes to the light appearance. This is partially why I want tint.

Is this closer to what it would look like in person?

Not Ur Avg 3 · 01-22-2007, 09:37 PM

my e90 monaco blue has 15%
i luv it

scottwww · 01-22-2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Ur Avg 3

my e90 monaco blue has 15%
i luv it

Please post a picture.

01-22-2007, 12:29 AM	#1
scottwww Brigadier General 555 Rep 4,760 Posts Drives: 07 BMW 335i, 15 Infiniti Q60S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Tint Simulation - 100% 85% 70% 50% 35% 20% 15% Which looks best? My Montego Blue E92 does not yet have tint added to the glass. Here is a photo that has a tint simulation for 100% (no tint), 85%, 70%, 50%, 35%, 35-20-20% (Idaho legal limit), 20%, and 15% light transmittance. What looks best? You could support your opinion by posting pictures of your bimmer with tinted glass. Provide pertinent data (percent tint, kind of tint, etc.). __________________ 2007 BMW 335i E92, Montego Blue on Cream Beige, MT, ZSP, ZPP, CA, PDC, CWP and Style 188 for winter Last edited by scottwww; 04-04-2007 at 12:52 AM.. Reason: updated image links. Previously reworked the attached image and added 15% and 35-20-20%
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01-22-2007, 12:45 AM	#2
SES_D pewpew 505 Rep 21,164 Posts Drives: F10 535i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (26)	35% __________________ LTMW
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01-22-2007, 12:53 AM	#3
BMWPower06 A^M=G is nothing w/o the Power of ///M 173 Rep 1,817 Posts Drives: ///M5 & ///M3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Washington D.C. iTrader: (0)	35% is what i have, i think 30% would be best tho... __________________ Indianapolis Red BMW ///M5
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01-22-2007, 01:01 AM	#4
mgl ________________________ 9 Rep 388 Posts Drives: aw e92 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (9)	35% would be my first choice. if the police aren't picky where you live, i'd even go with 20% all around.
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01-22-2007, 01:13 AM	#5
6SpeedMan Poor rich kid working 73 Rep 829 Posts Drives: 335i soon to be M3 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bellevue, Washington iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	20%, I have 15% and I love that. __________________
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View Poll Results: Pick a tint. What looks best? Post pictures.
100% (No tint)	0	0%
85%	0	0%
70%	3	2.56%
50%	13	11.11%
35%	40	34.19%
35-20-20	21	17.95%
20%	21	17.95%
15%	12	10.26%
Less than 15%	7	5.98%
Voters: 117. You may not vote on this poll

01-22-2007, 02:01 AM	#6
cm3rc Colonel 85 Rep 2,221 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ferndale MI iTrader: (8) Garage List 06 325i [0.00]	i like mine. __________________ www.socale90.com
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01-22-2007, 02:12 AM	#7
ArmyBimmerDude Major General 162 Rep 5,497 Posts Drives: Lola Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Georgia iTrader: (3) Garage List 02/2007 E92 335i [0.00]	35% from your choices, although I'd probably go with 30% for mine. By the way, thanks for this thread. I've been wondering which percentage to go with! __________________ 2007 E92 Montego Blue 335i
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01-22-2007, 02:20 AM	#8
AH Major 26 Rep 1,165 Posts Drives: E90 320i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indonesia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 [0.00]	For montego blue, i think 35% is better than 20%...
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01-22-2007, 10:12 AM	#9
BMW335TT First Lieutenant 11 Rep 388 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NEW YORK iTrader: (0)	5%
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01-22-2007, 10:21 AM	#10
gary328xi JetInsp 13 Rep 289 Posts Drives: 07 328 XI & 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodbridge, NJ iTrader: (1)	35% looks classy....
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01-22-2007, 03:29 PM	#14
Richwm Captain 68 Rep 920 Posts Drives: 06 E90 330i 6MT, 01 E46 330i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canyon Country, CA. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 Jeep JLU Wrangler [0.00] 2006 (Mar 05 build ... [8.00] 2001 330i [9.00]	I think your tints are a little off my E46 has 20% all around and my E90 has 40% on the front doors and back window and 30% on the rear doors. Attached Images __________________ Mar 05 Build date,2006 E90 330i, Sport Package, Premium Package, TR MT-1's . V-1 Hard-wired power with custom V-1 Concealment Display . Rear fogs, Rear power outlet's, M short shifter knob, BlackLines, BMW Strut tower bar, CDV Delete, Front M3 wishbones + tension struts, BMW Performance shocks and springs, BMW Performance Brake kit F&R, OEM short shift kit. Rear M3 Guide rods and Wishbones. 2006 E-90 330i with 302,000 miles.
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01-22-2007, 04:10 PM	#16
klinkerklu Respect my Authoritay 5 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 330xi ED Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SF Bay iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330xi ED [0.00]	Somwhere betw. 35-50%, depeding on how off your tint is. Montego is a classy color, you don't want to KGB it. __________________ 330xi \| 6-speed \| Sparkling Graphite \| Sport Package \| iPod Adapter\| BlackLines\| F1 Pinnacle 35%
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01-22-2007, 04:20 PM	#18
bavarian19 General 559 Rep 18,849 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	35 is perfect. It is what I had on my E90. Plenty dark enough, but not too dark... Anything above 40% just doesnt make any sense to me...
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01-22-2007, 06:35 PM	#19
ScheerSpeed Major General 447 Rep 5,766 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	i have 20 up front and 15 in the rear im getting them redone soon for 5 all around and 80 on the windsheild
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01-22-2007, 09:32 PM	#20
scottwww Brigadier General 555 Rep 4,760 Posts Drives: 07 BMW 335i, 15 Infiniti Q60S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I updated the original attached image to add the appropriate tint to the right front window. In the original image, that was not done and may have been why the tints looked lighter than they should. My method in Photoshop was to create layers for the glass. I used black (0-0-0) for the color of the glass. To simulate different degrees of tint, I selected opacity for the black windows at 85% to represent 15% tint, 65% opacity to represent 35% tint, 50% opacity to represent 50% tint, etc. This should be a good representation of the effect of tint. The right front window was set for it's corresponding tint. The cumulative effect is less than assuming that 50% tint and 50% tint would be 0% tint. This would be far from reality. I think that the equivalent would really be 25% tint and should appear that way in this reworked image. The interior of my Montego Blue E92 is cream beige which also contributes to the light appearance. This is partially why I want tint. Is this closer to what it would look like in person? __________________ 2007 BMW 335i E92, Montego Blue on Cream Beige, MT, ZSP, ZPP, CA, PDC, CWP and Style 188 for winter
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01-22-2007, 09:37 PM	#21
Not Ur Avg 3 Lieutenant Colonel 34 Rep 1,866 Posts Drives: 06' 325i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	my e90 monaco blue has 15% i luv it
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