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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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Yea ive got 25% but i saw another car with 25 and i think my car is more like 20%. I tinted all the windows except the windshield. I think he legal limit in florida is 40%. And yea no front plate.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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FL Tint laws

YEAR INSTATED
1991

TYPE
FILM+GLASS

WINDSHIELD
AS1

FRONT SIDE
28%

BACK SIDE-(car)
15%

BACK SIDE-(MPV)
6%

REAR-(car)
15%

REAR-(MPV)
6%

L&R.MIRROR REQ.
YES

CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
NO

STICKER/LOC
SPEC/DOOR

MEDICAL
NO
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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From what I understand, metallic paint does not affect radio or gps, isn't hat what the shark fin is for??? I like the 50% tint all around, nice and uniform, plus, with auto interior dim on rear view, 35% may be a little dark
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 04:07 AM
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It affects Radio reception. The radio antenna is in the Back window. Also if you have a GPS reviever or XM/Sirus radio antenna in the windshield, it will likly stop working.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 05:17 AM
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The window tint goes INSIDE the rear window, leaving the antenna outside of it. It won't affect reception.

I've had window tint in every car I ever owned, and it's never affected radio.



The only time I ever had window tint affect any type of reception was when I had an Alpine GPS system installed in my Lexus, and the antenna was on the dashboard near the windshield wipers. I then got my whole front windshield tinted, and lost the GPS signal. So I had to relocate the GPS antenna to the top of the windshield where there was a small cutout for the rearview mirror. This allowed the signal in.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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In theory it should affect your reception, but it does a little bit. Some times when your car is covered by tree's or in a restricted area, it gets some signal from the other windows through the car. It affects it a little bit. I lost radio reception on a few channels.
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