[solalee325]

Anybody got tint pic on Alpine White 328 or 335?

I want to do the same tint level all around..

I personally like the flow of same level all around and i'm debating from 20% all around or 30%.

I know i will end up getting tint tickets in CA, but from my past experience, i only got caught once a year when i had limo tint on my e46. and the fine was like 100-150 bux per ticket.

and i had my e46 for 4 years and with 4 tint tickets..

i'm willing to pay 100 or 150 bux for tint ticket per year as a donation to CA police department.

[///Matt]

get 15%. It's what i've got. I love it. It's light than limo, but plenty dark.

[solalee325]

have you got any tint tickets yet in LA with 15% all around?

[///Matt]

yeah, but only because I got stopped for something else. Never been stopped or hassled for the tint.

[lkevinl]

Originally Posted by ///Matt

yeah, but only because I got stopped for something else. Never been stopped or hassled for the tint.

"...stopped for something else..."

And that something else would be...?????

[edgarj]

Originally Posted by lkevinl

"...stopped for something else..."

And that something else would be...?????

Merging into another car due to lack of peripheral visability/'50-cent' themed fantacy rudely interrupted by the former scenario? Seriously, seeing through your windows under the gamut of lighting conditions is less important than your 330i sedan pimp action? How low can you go, player? I suggest a diet of carrots and malt liquor with that 15% tint, but //Matt is an official BMW representative, certainly certified in bling by BMW-NA, so what do I know? 35- is enough tint-myopia for me, and it's not a ticket regardless of the initiating factor of the citation.

[matt_435xi]

anything below 25%, in my opinion, looks ghetto. i always get 35% tint, looks classy and legal in PA.

[///Matt]

Originally Posted by edgarj

Merging into another car due to lack of peripheral visability/'50-cent' themed fantacy rudely interrupted by the former scenario? Seriously, seeing through your windows under the gamut of lighting conditions is less important than your 330i sedan pimp action? How low can you go, player? I suggest a diet of carrots and malt liquor with that 15% tint, but //Matt is an official BMW representative, certainly certified in bling by BMW-NA, so what do I know? 35- is enough tint-myopia for me, and it's not a ticket regardless of the initiating factor of the citation.

I can see out of my car wonderfully. The ONLY time it's an issue is backing up, in the dark, without street lights. Then I just roll down a window.

And in California, ANY tint on you front windows is a ticket. Even 35%.

[teknochild]

u tinted your front window?

[just4kickz]

heat rejection differences arent that much between 20 and 30% i believe.

[masediggity]

Go with the 15%....It looks great on the black sapphire I have.

And go with 15% all the way around.

I just used Chuy's Mobile Tinting, came to my house in Manhattan Beach and was done in 2 hrs. $175 and lifetime warranty.

The only place you will get a ticket is LAX, stay away, those cops have nothing better to do.

[jjhan85]

20% is great too! i got 20% all around, and it makes me HAPPPY

[teknochild]

yea 20% is good, not so dark that you cant see out and people cant see in, but dark enough so that its not really easy to look in your car

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by just4kickz

heat rejection differences arent that much between 20 and 30% i believe.

With Formula 1 Pinnacle (Ceramic)
Product UV Protection Heat Rejection Glare Reduction
Pinnacle 50 99.5% 43% 44%
Pinnacle 35 99.5% 50% 60%
Pinnacle 15 99.5% 59% 81%

Ultimate Series (Metallic)
Ultimate™ 50 99.9% 37% 42%
Ultimate™ 38 99.9% 47% 58%
Ultimate™ 28 99.9% 52% 68%
Ultimate™ 18 99.9% 59% 79%

Premier
Product UV Protection Heat Rejection Glare Reduction
Premier 50 99.9%% 41% 44%
Premier 35 99.9%% 47% 58%
Premier 20 99.9%% 60% 74%

I'd personally go with 35% +, but mostly because I prefer the lighter look. I don't like what looks too dark on a white car but that's my opinion.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by OC 335i

With Formula 1 Pinnacle (Ceramic)
Product UV Protection Heat Rejection Glare Reduction
Pinnacle 50 99.5% 43% 44%
Pinnacle 35 99.5% 50% 60%
Pinnacle 15 99.5% 59% 81%

Ultimate Series (Metallic)
Ultimate™ 50 99.9% 37% 42%
Ultimate™ 38 99.9% 47% 58%
Ultimate™ 28 99.9% 52% 68%
Ultimate™ 18 99.9% 59% 79%

Premier
Product UV Protection Heat Rejection Glare Reduction
Premier 50 99.9%% 41% 44%
Premier 35 99.9%% 47% 58%
Premier 20 99.9%% 60% 74%

I'd personally go with 35% +, but mostly because I prefer the lighter look. I don't like what looks too dark on a white car but that's my opinion.

are you proving me wrong or something? doesnt look like a big change between 20-30%... maybe only for the premier... but can you feel a 7-9% change in heat? i dont think so.

[shragon]

i like 35%. 20% is nice too, a lil darker than 35%. i wouldn't go with anything below that (too dark imho).