Whatever you decide, go with a legal tint. Nothing more pain in the *** than getting pulled for tint being too dark. I don't know if laws fluctuate from state to state, but I believe here in SC, you can go 35% on the sides and 20% in the back. That might have changed though. Laws always change! Also, get it done right by some one who is very experienced or by a tint dealership. Nothing more annoying than bubbles all over the tint. Secondly, if you get it done, do it in the hottest part of the year. Tint adheres better in warmer climates and takes longer and doesn't stick as well when it is colder. Lastly, no windex unless you want purple looking windows and I always put masking tape over window handles or power switches to remind me don't touch!! Not to forget to not use the rear defrost or you will get lines in the back.

MisterT

 

Yeah. I had to look into that stuff. The tint laws do differ from state to state so you will have to look up the legal limits in your area. And the windex thing... dont use the blue or pink stuff from the grocery store because they have ammonia D in them and that is what makes the tint turn purple. If you go to home depot or some place like that, you can get bottles of green windex that doesnt have the ammonia D in it and that is safe to use without ruining your tint.
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I have 15% all around, and I have no problems at all seeing at night. It is pretty dark but not so dark, that I have every cop staring at me. I don't think you would be happy with 35%, it is just too light. In the daytime you can probably see right through it. My 15% is still see through when the light hits it right.
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Why not put on a green tint? If its not dark enuff for you, you can put a layer of black tint behind it to make it a darker green...

 

Hey i'm in SC, some one mentioned some laws about darkness on windows here, but i hadn't heard anything about that. Plus i don't really know anything about tinting (can it keep the inside of the car cooler??), but i'd like to have my windows a bit darker. What's a reasonable darkness and how easy do you think it would be to get pulled over for having the windows too dark?

(I always thought the rule was that if you can't see in when you are right in front of the window then it is too dark.)

 

I live in Chas. SC and the first place I had tint my windows did it 35% on the sides and 20% on the rear window. The 2nd place with a different car that I traded the 1st for, did it, but did 35% all around and told me that it was as dark as she could do it. The first guy said the darkest was 35 on the sides and the back window 20. I don't know which of the two is correct. The 35% all around looked okay, because it was a hatch, it looked pretty dark. The other car looked darker because it was a 2 door coupe with smaller windows in the back.

MisterT

 

ok, so the higher the %, the lighter the tint? thats what i'm getting from reading these posts.

 

here is mine after what the tint shop said was the darkest legal in SC. Do a google search for window tinting laws, and you should find your state's info.

The # is the amount of light allowed to pass through. Higher number, less tint. Lower number, more tint.

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So Glyph, what is the darkest tint allowed. I had one shop in N.Charleston tell me 20 on the rear window and 35 on the sides. Another shop, the woman didn't speak English very well and just told me "I tint LEGAL!" Made me feel like an undercover cop with a lot of time on his hands in a sting operation. "Okay fellow officers, we'll hang out at the donut shop for an hour, and by that time the tint will be done, and THEN we make the arrest!!" I was simply asking the beeyaattcchh to tint it as dark as I am allowed to, not asking her for limo tint!!

MisterT

 

Well I think it would depend on preference and how much you want to deal with cops...here in cali any kind of tint in the front windows will get us in trouble. So in florida I wouldnt know ...if they dont hassel I would go limo all out with reflective...tthat's pretty pimped out! Good luck!

 

I checked online, and what I found said 35 on the sides, and 20 on the back. That's what the tinting shop I went to said as well.