Lotus99

Sweet ride! What kind of tint and what % did you get for your back doors, and the trunk windows (they look different)?

Bingle

Thanks! It's 3M "Color Stable" tint. Front and back windows are 35% (which is the legal limit here in Georgia). From the part of the rear window that is fixed thru the cargo area it's 20%. Weird law here in that an SUV or truck can tint the back windows more than 35%, but doing this on a wagon is not legal.

E60Sim

Polished and paint-protected, and ready for the summer:




Oh, yeah - got the car back from BMW after the fixed the rust (!) on the trunk lid and replaced the micro-switch, with a flat tyre on a Friday afternoon. Great way to start the weekend:

Ulf E

Looks nice Sim! I like how the evening sun makes the paint turn to dark purple.
I will get my paint worked on in June, either by Ditec or Vonne.

///Ulf

Lotus99

That is wierd... You'd think they'd have the same law for whatever the windows are, regardless of type of car. So then how do they define these new crossovers? LOL!

I'm debating what % to get. I'll be getting a Carbon Black one if all goes well this weekend, and tint usually looks a bit darker on black cars. I'm leaning towards 35% for rear doors and cargo area.

Typically SUV windows that come from factory are 20% tint, right? I used to have 35% on my own sedan a while back and it was good. I would have thought 20% might be too dark, esp. at night or rainy nights. But we've got a Volvo XC70 wagon right now that came with factory tinted glass for rear doors and cargo area, so if that's at 20%, then it might not be bad since it's not causing us any real issues.

I have a feeling that you can see thru tinted glass better than a window with tint film on it...

Ulf E

How many % are BMW's Individual tint?

I also think it is a strange law that separates SUV's from wagons...Who decides if a car is a SUV or a regular wagon?

In Sweden You're not allowed to tint the front side windows, or more exactly...You are allowed to have them slightly tinted but the % is more or less the same as a standard glass so even the lightest film will take You over the limit. For the back seat or cargo area there are no regulations.

///Ulf

Bingle

I could be mistaken, but I believe non-commercial vehicles here are categorized as either passenger cars or trucks, with SUV's being in the latter. I would think crossover's would be in the former as they are typically built on a car frame.

Lotus99: I think 35% will look good, especially a non-reflective, "black" tint on a black car. Not sure about factory percentages but I'd be surprised if they were anything more than 35%.

mvd

Tinted lights

mmitev

I see you just cleaned that garage

mvd

Yep actually, i cleaned after that...jeez...