Fresh tint...

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 02:49 PM

Just got it tinted this morning (my first mod). Very happy with the result and wanted to share a couple pics.

doublevanosrc · 02-23-2011, 02:53 PM

Very nice!!!

Brian135i · 02-23-2011, 02:53 PM

Damn..that would not fly in Cali. (But it looks good.)

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian135i

Damn..that would not fly in Cali. (But it looks good.)

Yeah, here in Florida I haven't had problems in the past with dark tint on my cars so I am not too worried about it. The only time I got warned about it was when I got pulled over in my Mini Cooper for speeding and the cop said she was "being nice" for not ticketing me for that too.

R33K128i · 02-23-2011, 04:12 PM

That's the first mod I did too. Looking good brother.

KingOfJericho · 02-23-2011, 04:19 PM

Looks great! Specs?

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Looks great! Specs?

If you are asking for specs on the tint %, I can't tell you for sure right now. An old friend of mine owns a tint business. He came by today and asked me what I wanted done. He has been in the business for like 20+ years and always does a good job (he has tinted like 14 cars for me and my family in the past), so I just told him I don't care and make it look good. I didn't even ask him what % he did. He did something light on the windshield and did the rest darker. Based on what he has done for me in the past, I think it is 18%. The brand he uses is SunTek, and it is the Carbon series that doesn't interfere with electronics.

The specs on my car are:
128i Jet Black
Terra Leather
Premium Package
Value Package
Convenience Package
Non-sport (i know, i know, this is a fail for many of you, but when my budget allows i may go with the performance suspension. i definitely miss the stiffness of the sport suspension a little bit like what i had in my previous mini cooper, but i am getting used to it)

Some new wheels might be my next mod. I just got to be careful, spending too much time on these forums will break my bank.

amancuso · 02-23-2011, 05:57 PM

Looks great CommaD!

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by amancuso

Looks great CommaD!

thanks!

meg180 · 02-23-2011, 08:28 PM

Looks great!

Rawhide · 02-23-2011, 08:59 PM

Looks really good, but isn't tint on the front kind of a bad idea? Night time visibility and all that.

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rawhide

Looks really good, but isn't tint on the front kind of a bad idea? Night time visibility and all that.

The front has a very light tint that generally only goes on windshields. I have done it on all my cars. I went out driving tonight and there was absolutely no visibility issues all the way around. To be honest, the windshield didn't seem much different than it was before without the tint. It looks a lot darker from the outside because of the darkness of the interior with the other windows being tinted. I wouldn't feel comfortable riding in a car that I couldn't see out of, especially at night.

Here is an example:
The photos below are of my 2 previous cars. Believe it or not, they have the same exact tint on the front windshields. The Crossfire appears much darker because there is less light from the inside. They both, however, have the same visibility from the inside out.

FlashBimmer9er · 02-23-2011, 10:25 PM

Vinyl wrap your trim to black and your car is set!

haha all black looks great

but I'm an AW/CR guy myself!

CommaD · 02-23-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by flashprats128i

Vinyl wrap your trim to black and your car is set!

haha all black looks great

but I'm an AW/CR guy myself!

i'm still undecided on the trim, but was seriously considering it. AW/CR was actually my second choice.

leftlanechillin · 02-24-2011, 03:30 AM

damn that looks good, i gotta get around to putting tint on my baby

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