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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.
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)
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
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)
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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