MrH's BRZ Thread

[Raza]

Anyone who gets tint on their windows gives up the right to complain about cars with poor visibility.  You can't see shit out of it anyway. 

[850CSi]

Anyone who gets tint on their windows gives up the right to complain about cars with poor visibility.  You can't see shit out of it anyway. 

[hotrodalex]

I can't decide if I should get 35% or 50% on my El Camino. It'll be on the side windows and back window. I'm fine with darker on the back, but I'm not sure if I want it to be too dark on the sides.

Then again the side windows are down all the time anyway, except when it's cold/raining, so I might not even be affected by it while driving.

[2o6]

I have 35% on my Yaris.

[SVT666]

I would never get tint on my front door windows even if it were legal.  It's one thing to not be able to see very well at night when backing up (you can go slowly and use your mirrors more), but to not be able to see very well out of the windows you need for turning corners is stupid.

[MrH]

You talk about not being able to see, then get 5% tint on your focus.

[hotrodalex]

I would never get tint on my front door windows even if it were legal.  It's one thing to not be able to see very well at night when backing up (you can go slowly and use your mirrors more), but to not be able to see very well out of the windows you need for turning corners is stupid.

Well I don't have any rear side windows.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The visor on my motorcycle helmet is tinted.

[SVT666]

You talk about not being able to see, then get 5% tint on your focus.

Not on the windows I need for turning corners or going forward. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I would never get tint on my front door windows even if it were legal.  It's one thing to not be able to see very well at night when backing up (you can go slowly and use your mirrors more), but to not be able to see very well out of the windows you need for turning corners is stupid.

My fronts are 50% and I have no problem seeing day or night.

[CJ]

Mine are 35% all around and visibility isn't hampered at all. In fact, I find it better. Vehicle lights behind me are not nearly as bright.

[Rupert]

Tint is like sunglasses, and you wouldn't drive with sunglasses in the dark, would you (unless maybe it's 106 miles to Chicago)?

[nickdrinkwater]

Not on the windows I need for turning corners or going forward. 

Don't you need all of the windows for that though?

[SVT666]

Don't you need all of the windows for that though?

You look behind you when you turn a corner? 

Contrary to popular belief on these boards, but if there is a car behind me, I can still see the damn thing at night.  It's no worse than an auto dimming rearview mirror.

[Rupert]

Backing up at night can be interesting if your mirrors are small, but otherwise tint on the windows behind the driver is fine.

[nickdrinkwater]

You look behind you when you turn a corner? 

Contrary to popular belief on these boards, but if there is a car behind me, I can still see the damn thing at night.  It's no worse than an auto dimming rearview mirror.

No but I do check my rear view mirror and my blind spots from time to time.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I'm going to get 35% all around once I get my signing bonus

[Raza]

It's like wearing sunglasses all the time.

Like I said, it should be illegal.  Darker than 50%, anyway.

[Raza]

You look behind you when you turn a corner? 

Contrary to popular belief on these boards, but if there is a car behind me, I can still see the damn thing at night.  It's no worse than an auto dimming rearview mirror.

Having driven my friend's car at night that had what he described as limo tint in the back, backing up is a nightmare.  Yes, you can see a car, but not much of anything else that doesn't have a headlight. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Having driven my friend's car at night that had what he described as limo tint in the back, backing up is a nightmare.  Yes, you can see a car, but not much of anything else that doesn't have a headlight.  

Limo tint is as dark as it gets. I had it on my Blazer and yes it is hard to reverse at night. But 50%/35% is no problem.

[850CSi]

It's like wearing sunglasses all the time.

False.

[Rupert]

Well, sunglasses are about 15-20%, so 35% tint isn't quite the same, but it's pretty close.

[Raza]

False.

No, true.  True is the word you're looking for, buddy. 

[850CSi]

No, true.  True is the word you're looking for, buddy. 

Well, sunglasses are about 15-20%....

Nah, dude. "False" is the word I'm looking for.

And there's an enormous difference between 15 and 25, let alone 35, at night.

[AutobahnSHO]

Your car looks pretty cool here

http://youtu.be/0jmVHaEjT8A

HAWT.

[AutobahnSHO]

As far as tint, I believe my Subie is 35%

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13591918@N07/4818993175/sizes/l/in/set-72157605957969519

I have had to roll the window down a couple times at night if it's been raining or whatever. Otherwise never been an issue.

Van has factory tint but about a 15% on front windows. Previous (Georgia) owner had it put on. It's about perfect, and it doesn't look retardedly different front to back windows.

[Raza]

Nah, dude. "False" is the word I'm looking for.

And there's an enormous difference between 15 and 25, let alone 35, at night.

And what's the difference between 100% and 35%?  

I know you're a lawyer and all, but "like" doesn't mean "exactly the same", you dumb fuck.  

[SVT_Power]

 

[Rupert]

Nah, dude. "False" is the word I'm looking for.

And there's an enormous difference between 15 and 25, let alone 35, at night.

100 - 35 = 65; 35 - 15 = 20.

Putting tint on your front windows is about a step above tinting your headlight lenses.

[850CSi]

And what's the difference between 100% and 35%?   

For practical purposes, less than the difference between 20 and 35, in addition to the way sunglasses are worn. Sunglasses being more than 2x as dark and worn on the face means they are not remotely "like" window tint.

100 - 35 = 65; 35 - 15 = 20.

Putting tint on your front windows is about a step above tinting your headlight lenses.

IIRC it's an exponential function. You cant't really even tell the difference between 100 and 70.