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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Yeah, I know my aunt's Mitsubishi came this way and I'm totally okay with it but the canopy design restricts me plenty with that idea..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
To me, when SVX windows are tinted, you dont see the cockpit window design which makes the SVX unique.
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Well, yes.....
But you would certainly see it very well if you only tinted the fixed glass, and left the moving glass clear.
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Is there such a thing as "gradient" tint? (where the film starts out darker at the top and gradually gets lighter towards the bottom)
I wanted to try that if it was available. It would block the hot/bright sun that comes in the upper side window (which always seemed to be behind where the visor could reach ) yet not overly darken further down, where you'd look to see other traffic and surroundings.
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Edit: Here is a page on Canadian tinting. Keep in mind we measure it the opposite way of the US. We go by how much light will be let through, so 70% means 70% of light is let through the tint. http://www.courage.ca/services/autotintlaws.htm Also, this page doesn't say it but some provinces allow 15 cm's of tint at the top of the windshield. Whatever the case, I suggest anyone who's looking to add tint to pay a visit to their official provincial automobile law website and find out 100%.
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
ya i am in texas...i don't know if you all know how hot it is down here...but i have limo all the way around...i get burned easily too.
i have not gotten pulled over yet...but hopefully i don't
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And you can still see the line of the window.
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Used to live in Kerrville, bout an hour south of San Antonio..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Texas is much the same as Arizona where I lived for two years. If you did not have your windows tinted (and more than 35%, as is required here in VA), you could not stand the bright sun, and if the car was parked outside, the interior is gone in a few years. Cops did not press the issue at all, because EVERYBODY tinted heavily ......
I like tint, although I have not done either of my SVXi yet. I would lean toward only the upper / fixed glas and the rear window......... Harry
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Harry, explain the term "bright sun" please.
I live in Ireland, we don't know what that is. However, we have whole industries grown up around the need to prevent "water ingress". If the interior of a car goes here, it will be from damp and mould.
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Bright sun in Arizona is when you can tell the native residents by how dried up and leather-like their face is . Seriously, the sun is very tough on EVERYTHING!! But as the old saying there goes, "It's a "dry" heat!! Humidity runs, on average, in the single digits (7%). Best drink plenty of water, cause you don't sweat - it evaporates as soon as you do ....... and you don't know it.... But, it a great place to visit Harry
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Here in Ireland, we have hundreds of ways to describe how wet the weather might be. If an Irishman greets you with the term "Soft day, isn't it?", to an outsider that will mean a pissing wet day. But if he says "Very wet out" that means anything you drop from your hand will be washed down the street before you turn around to look for it. And if he says "You wouldn't put a dog out in that", that's your cue to stay in the pub. All day.
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Black Betty [Bam a Lam!] '93 UK spec, still languishing Betty Jersey Girl Silver '92 UK [Channel Isles] 40K Jersey Girl @ Mersea Candy Purple Honda Blackbird Plum Dangerous White X2 RVR Mitsubishi 1800GDI. Vantastic 40,000 miles Jersey Girl |
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Thats how it is in the US as well
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Re: Thinking of window tint? Think twice..
Yeah I was a little confused by what he meant by opposite..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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