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blankets3
02-13-2010, 11:13 PM
looking to get some tint on the top of my windshield whats the darkest your legally allowed to go...

i cant use my sun visors so id rly like to get something around 2%

anyone know a place id let to get this done right away.

Krazy
02-13-2010, 11:22 PM
I got mine done at Auto-Links for $20.

Same % as all of them give them a call.

aris
02-13-2010, 11:26 PM
I got 5% on the top of mine

McGuyver_3
02-13-2010, 11:31 PM
they dont usually give you a hassle with the strips but if you wanted the entire windshield done yeah they would try to negotiate you out of it or just not do it lol.

blankets3
02-13-2010, 11:44 PM
issnt the front tint done diffrent? its not exactly a sticker or something????

cuz if a cop pull me over for it can i remove it?? if need be?

cwp_sedan
02-13-2010, 11:52 PM
It's 100% illegal to have any tint on your front windshield. You might be able to get away with a strip on the top but other than that, don't do it.

blankets3
02-14-2010, 12:14 AM
some cars come stock with them :S my moms sebring has blue tint

Krazy
02-14-2010, 12:16 AM
i meant the visor strip. not the WHOLE windshielf.
They told me it was illegal to do so.

I think at Auto-links lowest is 20%? (can't remember)

aris
02-14-2010, 07:46 AM
some cars come stock with them :S my moms sebring has blue tint

Yes must cars do come from factory with the top half tinted...if you look most cars have a/s at the top and legaly your not supposed to past that if your tinting...

I tint the top half of my windshields on everything i own and never had a problem...

blankets3
02-14-2010, 04:27 PM
Yes must cars do come from factory with the top half tinted...if you look most cars have a/s at the top and legaly your not supposed to past that if your tinting...

I tint the top half of my windshields on everything i own and never had a problem...

okay so its just a matter of a place and how dark i can get away with.

McGuyver_3
02-14-2010, 04:51 PM
they shouldnt give you a problem with the strip and usually if the strips get done their wont be a receipt so that there is no paper trail to who did it

aris
02-14-2010, 07:16 PM
okay so its just a matter of a place and how dark i can get away with.

I'm at 5% and mine is below the line..but what you need to understand is that if a cop wants they can give you a ticket..It's up to the cops discreation (not sure if i spelled it right)

aris
02-14-2010, 07:17 PM
they shouldnt give you a problem with the strip and usually if the strips get done their wont be a receipt so that there is no paper trail to who did it

I got a recipt when i did the top half of my windshield

blankets3
02-14-2010, 07:26 PM
close/nice pics of the 5%?


i was thinking 2.

aris
02-14-2010, 07:41 PM
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/a004.jpg

This is my truck with 20% top and bottom
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/1111truckwashedandwaxed004.jpg

aris
02-14-2010, 07:48 PM
This thread has som pics of cars with the tint on top of windsheild
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?7668-Sunband-Tint-Strip&highlight=tint+on+front+windsheild

CoolColombian
02-14-2010, 08:52 PM
I'm pretty sure Tint Boys in Stoney Creek will do it for you.

blankets3
02-14-2010, 09:01 PM
5% looks pretty nice mind takign a pick from the inside? the 30% from the link u sent was way to bright

also can ur tint have more of a matte finish instead of a glossy look, is that possible to do?

mazdaskit
02-14-2010, 09:42 PM
you are aloud in Ontario 3" on the front windshield by the laws

aris
02-14-2010, 10:23 PM
5% looks pretty nice mind takign a pick from the inside?
?

This the only pic that i got from the inside
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/a007.jpg

blankets3
02-14-2010, 10:39 PM
thats nice and dark i love it

m_bisson
02-15-2010, 10:42 AM
they shouldnt give you a problem with the strip and usually if the strips get done their wont be a receipt so that there is no paper trail to who did it

Doesn't make a difference. The cops don't care who does it. It is the responsibility of the owner/driver of the vehicle to ensure it is street legal.

McGuyver_3
02-15-2010, 11:21 AM
Doesn't make a difference. The cops don't care who does it. It is the responsibility of the owner/driver of the vehicle to ensure it is street legal.

yeah I know that but the tint shop i use said they have had cops show up and give them shit hence they didnt even give me a receipt for my car. When they tinted mine they were wanting me to go lighter on the tints as they were so convinced i would have to take them off.

Shizuka_Osamu
02-15-2010, 11:30 AM
got the tint on the top of my windshield done at AutoLinks over a year ago. makes a huge difference when your driving in traffic facing the sun.

kaycee
03-05-2010, 06:37 PM
does the mazda 3 have those little black dimples on the windshield at the top around the mirror/rain sensor? and if so does that affect the tint if its placed over it?

i could go check my car but am too lazy ;) but i thought it did

gabbygenier
03-05-2010, 08:00 PM
the rain sensor is at the top where the miror is. not sure if it will affect the things or not though.

also last time i checked you had to have so much of ur windshiled with no tint. not sure on how much though

cwp_sedan
03-05-2010, 08:22 PM
the rain sensor is at the top where the miror is. not sure if it will affect the things or not though.

also last time i checked you had to have so much of ur windshiled with no tint. not sure on how much though

The last time I checked it was ALL of it. They do let you get away with a strip up top but it can cause you hassle.

aris
03-05-2010, 08:40 PM
My tint on the top of my windsheild is cut around the rear view mirror...mine does not affect the rain sensor at all

Scroll down to thread #20 and their is a pic of mine and you can see that mine goes around..i tinted mine over those dots

dave2010GT
03-07-2010, 05:56 PM
So you can only have the top part done???

Or does it come halfway down?

anth_g
08-28-2010, 08:21 PM
I got my tints at Formula 1 in woodbridge, and i asked them about tinting my windshield, n they said it was illegal.

Woohoo my first post!!

Souls
09-04-2010, 01:25 PM
see my pics in here: http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?46424-Freshie-fresh-tinted-finally

it's about 4" wide at the sides and narrows down to meet the shade behind the mirror. It's 35% like the rest of my car

wormburner
09-04-2010, 07:37 PM
35% is the bomb. Looks so classy.