Question for LB owners with windows tinted - Toyota Yaris Forums

myt · 08-10-2007, 02:08 AM

Hey all,
I am going to get my windows tinted on my blazin blue LB. I had an idea of going with limo tint on the back windows and 30% or 35%(whichever is the legal limit) on the front 2. But I am afraid on how it would look. So if you guys have any pics on your setup and can let me know the % I would greatly appreciate it.

MYT

slvryaris · 08-10-2007, 02:18 AM

It would probably be really hard to see out of at night. I know 5% on anything at night and it will be pitch black.

black2yaris · 08-10-2007, 02:56 AM

i did 50% on the back windows & 15% on the side & windshield verry happy with it

black2yaris · 08-10-2007, 03:01 AM

here's the pix DSC06918.JPG

myt · 08-10-2007, 07:17 AM

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i did 50% on the back windows & 15% on the side & windshield verry happy with it

Huh? Do you have the numbers reversed? Because I always thought that the higher the number the lighter the tint. I like the look a lot though black. How hard is it to see out the back window at night?

Thanks,
MYT

Doc Zaius · 08-10-2007, 07:30 AM

I got 32% sides and back. Turned out darker than I thought it would... I attribute that partially to the all-black interior that the Canadian RS gets.

RShatchback · 08-10-2007, 08:46 AM

I did 20% all the way around - and it looks good. I had 5% on my eclipse and at night you literally had to roll the window down to see what was going on...it looked real cool though.

myt · 08-10-2007, 09:08 AM

I was contemplating going with 20%, but I know it would be just my luck to get pulled over here because the tint is too dark. I do like the look of the 32% Doc has. But legal limit is 35%...hmmm. So maybe I will go 20 or 15 on the back and 35 on the front.

yarisuzr · 08-10-2007, 09:53 AM

15% all the way around. I can still see out at night.

Black Yaris · 08-10-2007, 09:57 AM

15% all the way around...

sherryberry · 08-10-2007, 10:49 AM

I myself have a question about tint. It's illegal to tint front windows here in IL but I've heard that this guy gets away with it every time because he has astigmatism. Now, I have really bad astigmatism myself. but i'm not sure why that would be ok to use tint on front windows??

Black Yaris · 08-10-2007, 11:01 AM

astigmatism has nothing to do with window tint.... that is BS.... and if you get a note from your doctor saying your eyes are soo light sensitive that you have to have that dark of tint, you will get a restrictive drivers licence were you are not able to drive at night.... catch 22

black2yaris · 08-10-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by myt

Huh? Do you have the numbers reversed? Because I always thought that the higher the number the lighter the tint. I like the look a lot though black. How hard is it to see out the back window at night?

Thanks,
MYT

Yeah i might have the #'s reversed , but that's what my guy who did it called it a 15% reduction in light passing thru on the front & sides & then 50% reduction on the backs .. can't tell any difference at night(but that I don't get the glare off on coming traffic headlites thru the windsheild ) & can see out the backs just fine for backing & looking over my shoulders for the blind spot .. did the windshield soo not to show the difference in the side windows as in Calif. it's illegal to tint any side driving window as well the windsheild

sherryberry · 08-10-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

astigmatism has nothing to do with window tint.... that is BS.... and if you get a note from your doctor saying your eyes are soo light sensitive that you have to have that dark of tint, you will get a restrictive drivers licence were you are not able to drive at night.... catch 22

Thanks Black Yaris, I thought it was weird when I heard it the first time.

08-10-2007, 02:08 AM	#1
myt Drives: Blazing Blue 07 YAris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 76	Question for LB owners with windows tinted Hey all, I am going to get my windows tinted on my blazin blue LB. I had an idea of going with limo tint on the back windows and 30% or 35%(whichever is the legal limit) on the front 2. But I am afraid on how it would look. So if you guys have any pics on your setup and can let me know the % I would greatly appreciate it. MYT

08-10-2007, 07:30 AM	#6
Doc Zaius Lurker supreme! View User's Garage Drives: old and boosted! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 792	I got 32% sides and back. Turned out darker than I thought it would... I attribute that partially to the all-black interior that the Canadian RS gets. __________________ 2006 Red Blitzed RS 5-door

08-10-2007, 08:46 AM	#7
RShatchback Drives: 07 yaris liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 220	I did 20% all the way around - and it looks good. I had 5% on my eclipse and at night you literally had to roll the window down to see what was going on...it looked real cool though. __________________ Car forums are kinda like the public library - somepeople are just checking stuff out, and plenty of other people are just telling stories...

08-10-2007, 09:57 AM	#10
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	15% all the way around... __________________

08-10-2007, 10:49 AM	#11
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	I myself have a question about tint. It's illegal to tint front windows here in IL but I've heard that this guy gets away with it every time because he has astigmatism. Now, I have really bad astigmatism myself. but i'm not sure why that would be ok to use tint on front windows?? __________________ Don't Milk the Cat! -Said by me during a game of Cranium.

08-10-2007, 02:18 AM	#2
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	It would probably be really hard to see out of at night. I know 5% on anything at night and it will be pitch black.

08-10-2007, 02:56 AM	#3
black2yaris The Man In Black Lives View User's Garage Drives: Black Sand Pearl L/B 'o7 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 477	i did 50% on the back windows & 15% on the side & windshield verry happy with it

08-10-2007, 03:01 AM	#4
black2yaris The Man In Black Lives View User's Garage Drives: Black Sand Pearl L/B 'o7 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 477	here's the pix DSC06918.JPG

08-10-2007, 09:08 AM	#8
myt Drives: Blazing Blue 07 YAris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 76	I was contemplating going with 20%, but I know it would be just my luck to get pulled over here because the tint is too dark. I do like the look of the 32% Doc has. But legal limit is 35%...hmmm. So maybe I will go 20 or 15 on the back and 35 on the front.

08-10-2007, 09:53 AM	#9
yarisuzr Drives: 2007 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 31	15% all the way around. I can still see out at night.

08-10-2007, 11:01 AM	#12
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	astigmatism has nothing to do with window tint.... that is BS.... and if you get a note from your doctor saying your eyes are soo light sensitive that you have to have that dark of tint, you will get a restrictive drivers licence were you are not able to drive at night.... catch 22 __________________

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