Window tint percentage? - Toyota Yaris Forums

andy55447 · 08-31-2006, 10:37 PM

Can some one post windows that are 50% or can they say how tinted there windows are because i want to tint my windows when I get a yaris and in minnesota you only can tint them 50% and im wondering if thats going to be not that dark at all. Please help me out. Thanks

johnnyfive · 08-31-2006, 11:07 PM

50% really isnt very dark :) 50% is legal for fronts here in wisconsin, but i went with 35% fronts, and was amazed at how much darker everyone else is, but i am still happy with the 35's :)

andy55447 · 08-31-2006, 11:19 PM

I might just have to break the law if the windows aren't very dark. I might just have to go with some 30% or something and tell the police if they pull me over that my eyes are really sensitive to light

riceboy · 08-31-2006, 11:23 PM

I have 35% all around and it's very light...

Dylanby · 09-01-2006, 08:57 AM

50% will give your windows a smoked glass look (won't really look tinted). It'll still help with heat & glare (depending on brand).

GabL · 09-01-2006, 09:05 AM

I went with 20% all around, and it's just good! I found 35% a bit light too...

riceboy · 09-01-2006, 10:02 AM

20% is sweet... my bro got that done on his copper orange mica yaris... looks great..

ceres · 09-01-2006, 10:53 AM

Apparently in NY, you can have any % tint on every window but the driver side (and of course the front). They've also been cracking down on this because of cops getting shot doing routine stops. They want to be able to see inside the driver window. I'm really rethinking doing this because of the initial cost and then if I get pulled over, it's a ticket :(
Doing everything but the driver side will look pretty stupid. Otherwise it's probably 35% in rear & back two windows and 50% in front two windows but I don't like the way that looks.

riceboy · 09-01-2006, 11:11 AM

ummm better no tint than half tint... then again... it all depends where you are, and what cops you encounter... i've met some good ones in the past.. it's all about respect... you treat them right, they'll do the same..

Violin · 09-01-2006, 11:44 AM

I just got mine done 50% in the fronts, 20% in the back.

In NJ it's illegal to have any tint on the fronts so I'm taking a chance with the 50%.

I'll post a picture if it ever stops raining around here.

There's definitely a noticeable difference with 50%. I went with the 3M Color-Stable.

riceboy · 09-01-2006, 11:58 AM

Good luck with that.. isn't it supposed to rain all weekend?

Violin · 09-01-2006, 12:16 PM

We're hoping for a break on Monday.

SimmZ · 09-01-2006, 12:49 PM

I always use the same recipe on all of my cars...

20% for back (back glass, rear doors) and 50% for front. The actuall law in most of place are 60% minimum for front doors, but it's pretty hard to see difference between 50% and 60%...

07WYarisRS · 09-01-2006, 03:37 PM

Back hatch/rear windsheild should be 5%
all the side windows should be 35%

doing the back side windows and front side windows different % looks stupid and cheap.

My Yaris is 20% and it's too dark.
Not only is it hard to see out of at night but you can't se in it at all. All you can see if the outline of a figure but it's dark enough you can't make out gender or tell what people are wearing etc.
When I cross the border at customs if I forget to put down my rear windows as i pull up they always ask me if there are anyother people in the car and to put the windows down.It's that dark with 20%

The best tint I ever had was 35% on my Xtreme... it was perfect
the back cab window was 5%, the 4 side windows were 35%. Still dark enough people could not see in the truck yet light enough it was easy to see out at night.

GabL · 09-01-2006, 04:38 PM

I found 20% all around is ok, but I do admit that it is a bit dark at night or in an underground parking. You gotta get use to it.

ECHOKnight2000 · 09-01-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by andy55447

Can some one post windows that are 50% or can they say how tinted there windows are because i want to tint my windows when I get a yaris and in minnesota you only can tint them 50% and im wondering if thats going to be not that dark at all. Please help me out. Thanks

I live in Minnesota and I have 30% on all windows (except the front of course

). Anyway I had no trouble with cops...so far, I guess it depends on where you live, I think if it was a jerk of a cop they would write you up along with whatever they pulled you over for. Yeah 50% is light.

fnkngrv · 09-01-2006, 07:10 PM

I got 35% done in Columbia Heights, in the cities, Echo. I went to Jerde's and his work is great. He does make you sign a waiver tho stating that he is free of all liability. I paid him around 220 I believe. I would recommend him to anyone. You can see my tint in my Car Domain listing fro my signature.

Violin · 09-02-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

doing the back side windows and front side windows different % looks stupid and cheap.

You mean like what... 90% of all SUV's and minivans on the road toaday?

08-31-2006, 10:37 PM	#1
andy55447 Drives: Yaris Sedan Black Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MN Posts: 4	Window tint percentage? Can some one post windows that are 50% or can they say how tinted there windows are because i want to tint my windows when I get a yaris and in minnesota you only can tint them 50% and im wondering if thats going to be not that dark at all. Please help me out. Thanks

09-01-2006, 12:49 PM	#13
SimmZ Drives: 2k3 Cavalier & 2k2 Echo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Quebec Posts: 260	I always use the same recipe on all of my cars... 20% for back (back glass, rear doors) and 50% for front. The actuall law in most of place are 60% minimum for front doors, but it's pretty hard to see difference between 50% and 60%... __________________ 2003 Chevy Cavalier Ecotec - His car! 2002 Toyota Echo Sedan - Her car... FOR SALE!

09-01-2006, 07:10 PM	#17
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	I got 35% done in Columbia Heights, in the cities, Echo. I went to Jerde's and his work is great. He does make you sign a waiver tho stating that he is free of all liability. I paid him around 220 I believe. I would recommend him to anyone. You can see my tint in my Car Domain listing fro my signature. __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

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08-31-2006, 11:07 PM	#2
johnnyfive Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 582	50% really isnt very dark :) 50% is legal for fronts here in wisconsin, but i went with 35% fronts, and was amazed at how much darker everyone else is, but i am still happy with the 35's :)

08-31-2006, 11:19 PM	#3
andy55447 Drives: Yaris Sedan Black Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MN Posts: 4	I might just have to break the law if the windows aren't very dark. I might just have to go with some 30% or something and tell the police if they pull me over that my eyes are really sensitive to light

08-31-2006, 11:23 PM	#4
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	I have 35% all around and it's very light...

09-01-2006, 08:57 AM	#5
Dylanby Drives: RS 5-DR Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: GTA Posts: 113	50% will give your windows a smoked glass look (won't really look tinted). It'll still help with heat & glare (depending on brand).

09-01-2006, 09:05 AM	#6
GabL I want JDM bumpers! View User's Garage Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 419	I went with 20% all around, and it's just good! I found 35% a bit light too...

09-01-2006, 10:02 AM	#7
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	20% is sweet... my bro got that done on his copper orange mica yaris... looks great..

09-01-2006, 10:53 AM	#8
ceres Club Baby Seals Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 206	Apparently in NY, you can have any % tint on every window but the driver side (and of course the front). They've also been cracking down on this because of cops getting shot doing routine stops. They want to be able to see inside the driver window. I'm really rethinking doing this because of the initial cost and then if I get pulled over, it's a ticket :( Doing everything but the driver side will look pretty stupid. Otherwise it's probably 35% in rear & back two windows and 50% in front two windows but I don't like the way that looks.

09-01-2006, 11:11 AM	#9
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	ummm better no tint than half tint... then again... it all depends where you are, and what cops you encounter... i've met some good ones in the past.. it's all about respect... you treat them right, they'll do the same..

09-01-2006, 11:44 AM	#10
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	I just got mine done 50% in the fronts, 20% in the back. In NJ it's illegal to have any tint on the fronts so I'm taking a chance with the 50%. I'll post a picture if it ever stops raining around here. There's definitely a noticeable difference with 50%. I went with the 3M Color-Stable.

09-01-2006, 11:58 AM	#11
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	Good luck with that.. isn't it supposed to rain all weekend?

09-01-2006, 12:16 PM	#12
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	We're hoping for a break on Monday.

09-01-2006, 03:37 PM	#14
07WYarisRS HardlyDangerous Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ridgeway Ontario Posts: 573	Back hatch/rear windsheild should be 5% all the side windows should be 35% doing the back side windows and front side windows different % looks stupid and cheap. My Yaris is 20% and it's too dark. Not only is it hard to see out of at night but you can't se in it at all. All you can see if the outline of a figure but it's dark enough you can't make out gender or tell what people are wearing etc. When I cross the border at customs if I forget to put down my rear windows as i pull up they always ask me if there are anyother people in the car and to put the windows down.It's that dark with 20% The best tint I ever had was 35% on my Xtreme... it was perfect the back cab window was 5%, the 4 side windows were 35%. Still dark enough people could not see in the truck yet light enough it was easy to see out at night.

09-01-2006, 04:38 PM	#15
GabL I want JDM bumpers! View User's Garage Drives: 5 Dr Yaris RS in Blazing Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 419	I found 20% all around is ok, but I do admit that it is a bit dark at night or in an underground parking. You gotta get use to it.