Re: Tint (was: VDO gauges and...)

[Mike <lerb@redrose.net>]

Try 35 % all the way around this is usually dark enough to still be able to
use a window as a window should be used. Limo tint is way to dark unless
you do not mind rolling your window down and sticking your head out of it
to see to back up.



At 09:48 PM 3/5/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>> Ryan,
>> 	how exactly did you tint your Scirocco? Yourself, or you went to 
>> a specialist? Cost? Is it bright enough when you are sitting inside?
>> 
>I went to a shop  down the street where I worked for convienience 
>sake, asked them to do a 3M Limo tint all around and a strip at the 
>top of the front windshield. I lucked out..this guy did a killer job, 
>limo tinted all windows with the darkest tint 3M makes, which is 
>illegal unless you sign a waiver..which I never got around to doing.
>And I also lucked out on inspection day...'87 was the last year Texas 
>had no tint restrictions! yay!
>Every time I get pulled over I just roll down both front windows, even in 
>winter. It's dark as night in there. There is good and bad points to 
>this. Good, during the daytime the sun never bothers me unless its 
>dead on ahead of me...I'm talking a 10-20deg differemce at least, 
>also noone can see in my car unless the sun is shining directly 
>through the windshield..and then they can only see a silouhette. Bad 
>points...makes it difficult to wear my sunglasses at night. now 
>before you hop off and call me crazy..I wear Gargoyle Classic Burt 
>Amber sunglasses when I drive no matter what time. I can actually see 
>better with them on..it completely reduces all glare from headlights 
>and I can still see all the road reflectors etc just fine....see down 
>here in Texas, my car is lowered,and the majority of the bubba-trucks 
>are jacked up..which means i'm looking directly into the beam. The tint
>makes it more difficult to see cars on the blind spot at night
>
>Ryan
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