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Homeless Man · 05-01-2015, 07:48 PM

Yea I made sure to pay attention today and visibility is exactly the same out of the 19% side windows as the windshield. No different. You do know with tint they make it so that you can't see from the outside but u can see from the inside right

Ace0751 · 05-01-2015, 08:38 PM

Mine is tinted and the only problem I have is when it's raining while it's dark but I don't drive it when it's that condition, other than that I can see just fine and it's not the legal limit either, 35% all the way around and not one problem. Plus it helps with restricting a lot of light coming in and I get headaches a lot and the tint helps a lot with preventing the headaches. And of course it makes the car look nice, tint is on for number of reasons not just to look cool or show off so saying it is unsafe is an invalid point but that's your own opinion.

gtaylor318 · 05-01-2015, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Vertwheal

Do you get it removed and then just put it right back on?

After the 2nd ticket I took off tint front two windows...it was a 4 door 2002 Lincoln Towncar No problems since

AnUnarmedMan · 05-01-2015, 08:46 PM

At least he didn't shoot you, or put you in the back of his cruiser handcuffed and without a seatbelt, then do doughnuts while your spine severs. F Tha police

ratfinkharley · 05-01-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

It ISN'T a free country. It is ILLEGAL. And it is ILLEGAL for a reason - it has killed people before and it will kill more people.... Driving is not a right, it is a privilege, and you're putting my life into your hands by disregarding my safety so you can look cool. That's what you're doing.

Your tail lights look tinted? That's illegal and puts others at risk.

Please present data to support your facts. Ever consider the fact that Crystalline windshield tint reduces headlight glare, improving night driving vision?

My windshield is tinted and I accept the risk of a ticket. Just as many accept the risk of a ticket or unsafe driving consequences when they don't obey traffic laws.

Austin45 · 05-02-2015, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroCracka

It's not just aesthetics. In some areas, the sun really beats on your car and deteriorates the interior as well as making it just plain hot. Who wants to sweat for 5 minutes waiting on the AC to catch up.

I have tint first and foremost because of the sun and second because it looks good.

Mikey D · 05-02-2015, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

Yes, people get pulled over for tint. It is illegal in most states.

The Camaro already has horrific visibility. Why anyone would want to make it even worse confuses me. I guess I don't get the aesthetic appeal. Tint is like a big tattoo. It seems like a good idea at first but it's only a matter of time until you regret it.

What are you talking about? Tint looks great on these cars. Also functional for people who don't live in cold climates like Philly. The sun gets hot in the south, gotta have tint for the summer.

Obviously you don't like tattoos and therefore would regret getting one, doesn't make it true for everyone else.

Norm Peterson · 05-02-2015, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeless Man

Yea I made sure to pay attention today and visibility is exactly the same out of the 19% side windows as the windshield. No different. You do know with tint they make it so that you can't see from the outside but u can see from the inside right

How did you measure the light? If you didn't use the same light meter, the results of your test only apply to you under those particular daytime conditions (yesterday ranged from cloudy but fairly bright to outright sunny in our region). And maybe your test only holds "for now", as even your eyes will change over time.

IOW, while you may be able to cope with 19% perfectly well under some or even most conditions now, others can't or won't. And eventually you probably won't be able to either. Insisting that 19% is a good tint level for everybody forever - your arguments do come off sounding like you think it's a universal truth - won't make it so.

Norm

Homeless Man · 05-02-2015, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey D

What are you talking about? Tint looks great on these cars. Also functional for people who don't live in cold climates like Philly. The sun gets hot in the south, gotta have tint for the summer.

Philly is a cold climate

And I never said 19% is good for everyone I just said it affects visibility 0 @Norm

Norm Peterson · 05-02-2015, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeless Man

And I never said 19% is good for everyone I just said it affects visibility 0 @Norm

At least we're getting somewhere.

You may perceive it to not affect you at all, personally, under the conditions of your test. But ultimately you're arguing with physics (and time) here, not me.

Norm

CamaroCracka · 05-02-2015, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeless Man

Philly is a cold climate

Where I live it never drops below freezing. I don't think you can say that about Philly. Comparatively it's cold.

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Originally Posted by Austin45

I have tint first and foremost because of the sun and second because it looks good.

My last trip to Jonesboro I was wearing a suit and it was 102 degrees (not heat index) and 90% humidity. I haven't been that miserable since the summer I spent in Ft. Jackson 30 years ago and that includes many trips to Vegas and Phoenix.

Surfrod · 05-02-2015, 09:02 AM

I debated hard about tinting my windows and i never went ahead and did it even though the salesman at the dealership recommended doing it. Now I guess I won't do it. I'll just ware my sunglasses, who need to be pulled over!

snarky · 05-02-2015, 09:12 AM

Cell cams have taken all the fun out of being a police officer.

Homeless Man · 05-02-2015, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by snarky

Cell cams have taken all the fun out of being a police officer.

Do you mean you wish there were no cams so they can keep beating people?

05-01-2015, 07:48 PM	#85
Homeless Man Homeless Life Chose Me Drives: LS3 (sold 4/21) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Streets of Philly Posts: 3,650	Yea I made sure to pay attention today and visibility is exactly the same out of the 19% side windows as the windshield. No different. You do know with tint they make it so that you can't see from the outside but u can see from the inside right __________________ Pity a man in familiar places, who yet feels like a stranger.

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Ace0751 GEN5 Detail Drives: 2011 Synergy Series 2SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Northeast, OH Posts: 1,986	Mine is tinted and the only problem I have is when it's raining while it's dark but I don't drive it when it's that condition, other than that I can see just fine and it's not the legal limit either, 35% all the way around and not one problem. Plus it helps with restricting a lot of light coming in and I get headaches a lot and the tint helps a lot with preventing the headaches. And of course it makes the car look nice, tint is on for number of reasons not just to look cool or show off so saying it is unsafe is an invalid point but that's your own opinion. __________________ Roto-Fab CAI, Borla ATAK Exhaust System, Stainless Power Headers, RX Performance Catch Can, ACS T4 Splitter, Oracle side markers, Dyno Tuned by RDP Motorsports

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snarky ultracrepidarianism Drives: '14 1SS/RS/1LE/NPP '18 Accord Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: where folks drive like shit Posts: 1,297	Cell cams have taken all the fun out of being a police officer. __________________

05-02-2015, 09:02 AM	#96
Surfrod Drives: 2013 Hot Wheels Camaro Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Ashtabula, Ohio Posts: 15	I debated hard about tinting my windows and i never went ahead and did it even though the salesman at the dealership recommended doing it. Now I guess I won't do it. I'll just ware my sunglasses, who need to be pulled over!