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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:40 PM
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I live in Daly City has a 04 G35 Sedan. I want to tint my window to keep my car cool and looking cool. After climbing the post I found out KINGTINT in San Bruno is a good place.DOMO

I came there today, their boss on holiday. The price is $200 for all window in back by using Sunterk tint plus detail carwash. $90 more for front both window. Is that acceptable?? he say Sunterk Tint will change to purple after 5 or 6 years, it really scare me, but it is really good to know. If change to use 3M Tint The total is about $390!!!

Deal 1:
all window go 20%/35% with Sunterk. "The guy say cop will catch me when i out of the door. " WITH 3M $390

Deal 2:
Font window go 35%, back window go 20%.

Deal 3:
Just do the back window for $200

Which one should i take? and i really want my car LOOKING good what % should i take for windows, and should i keep use same % on all window or different from font and back?

Should i change to 3M??I am poor.
pls help.....thx so much
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:43 PM
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deal 2
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:45 PM
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I did 20% on the back 3 and 35% on the front 2 cause I didnt want to risk being messed with by the popo. Empty the penny jar and get the more expensive film...don't go the cheap route.
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:48 PM
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Get the same percent all around. I am running 20%.

And don't use tint that will fade. Pay the extra money. You only tint your windows once, so don't go cheap.

As for the price, it seems a bit high.
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:49 PM
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but will front and back window looks much different? can u upload a photo for me thx SO MUCH
by the way i am new. You guys reply so fast thx and thx again
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 07:53 PM
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by G35papa
I didnt want to risk being messed with by the popo.
WE...are not messing with you. If you tint your front windows, you brought it on all yourself. WE...just simply observe and document.
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:06 PM
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click my sig if u want to see some pictures of g35papas car
thx so much. YOUR CAR MAKE ME CARZY! Such a nice car.
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 10:56 PM
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i would like to ask.. how many percent is legal for the front window??
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 10:59 PM
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In California you can't tint the front windows at all unless you have a doctor's note.
 
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Old 03-03-2008 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by g35 chippie
WE...are not messing with you. If you tint your front windows, you brought it on all yourself. WE...just simply observe and document.
okay okay...you got me...but this post....now your messin with me!
 
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Originally Posted by G35papa
I did 20% on the back 3 and 35% on the front 2 cause I didnt want to risk being messed with by the popo. Empty the penny jar and get the more expensive film...don't go the cheap route.
Originally Posted by g35 chippie
WE...are not messing with you. If you tint your front windows, you brought it on all yourself. WE...just simply observe and document.
Originally Posted by G35papa
okay okay...you got me...but this post....now your messin with me!

LMAO . . . Bang! Gotcha! I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself, Chris. LOL . . . g35 chippie's timing and comments were just perfect ans sooooooo true.
 
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Old 03-04-2008 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by RawFusion
In California you can't tint the front windows at all unless you have a doctor's note.
not really true... if you get a doctor's note saying your eyes are sensitive to light, the "fix" would be removable sun shades, not tint. At night, you can just pull them off, where with tint, you can't.

My uncle has a note from his doctor, yet he got cited. Judge said same thing, must use removable sun shade.
 
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Old 03-04-2008 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RawFusion
In California you can't tint the front windows at all unless you have a doctor's note.
Not true either. Here is the long, boring, window tint rule section. Read subsection (b)(10) regarding doctor's notes. It talks about a sun screening device. And it cannot be used during darkness.

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon
the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view
through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other
materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner
of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger
common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not
interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to
the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite
the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which
occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner
toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a
wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section
26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's
front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in
his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed
physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from
the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession
a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist
certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not
be used during darkness
.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center
uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that
is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either
of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of
the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped
with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on
public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be
installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the
windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above
the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in
front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its
rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other
lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through
the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into
the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any
greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent
material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49
C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance
of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as
specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the
ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful
ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the
vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying
that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of
this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the
material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the
material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by
the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the
material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the
requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address.

(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or
bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be
removed or replaced.

26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.
 
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Old 03-04-2008 | 12:54 AM
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