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WFO_Racer 05-17-2011 01:30 PM


Originally Posted by Serpentene (Post 3206943)
Yeah I'm not talking about protection from sun damaging UV which is acceptable and understandable...I'm talking about the horror of "pimping yo ride."

It's a P-car people show some respect.

It's a car meant meant for transportation. It's not some national treasure.

Explain why it needs respect, last I checked it nothing more than plastic, metal, rubber and dead cow skins. Don't think the car cares if the window has tint or not.

w00tPORSCHE 05-17-2011 03:00 PM

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I also prefer no tint for sports cars but had to face reality as summers are brutal in Eastern WA and mine is a DD that sees it's share of outside parking. I would have loved to go with 50% but went with 35% as that's what Metropolitan detail had carried when they first started out. Here you go: Before and after pics. Let me know your thoughts. I think the lines of the 911 are better without the tint. As much as silver colored cars get the "boring badge", it is a real stunner IMHO. Metropolitan John's crew did a great job (no surprise) on the tint (and the entire car clear-bra install). I am sure John would give me a discount if I wanted to re-do with 50% tint but ...

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...1&d=1305665977
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...2&d=1305665983

CanyonThompson 05-17-2011 03:23 PM

To each his own. I agree with the no-tint look, but some climates definitely require the protection of some type of window film.

forerunner 05-17-2011 03:25 PM

Good looking car!

I would note that the majority will view the car at window level which shows a LOT more glass when untinted and the so-called 'fishbowl' affect.

YMMV,
Nels

denlinn 05-17-2011 05:08 PM


Originally Posted by jhbrennan (Post 3206982)
It is a great tint - installers will tell you more difficult to install because of thickness and it does take longer for the bubbles to dry - sometimes up to a month. I had it on two P-cars in Colorado - great installer. Couldn't find anyone with good rep here so went with 35% Forumla One Pinnacle - also a great ceramic.

JH, can you tell me which installer you used in Colorado?
Thanks,

Dennis

jhbrennan 05-17-2011 05:36 PM


Originally Posted by denlinn (Post 3207580)
JH, can you tell me which installer you used in Colorado?
Thanks,

Dennis

http://www.idswindowtint.com/

denlinn 05-17-2011 06:15 PM

Thank you.

Cbad308 05-17-2011 06:48 PM

Let me ask a relevant question. I've tinted all my vehicles and will continue to do so.

My question is to those that track-day their cars. Do you tint your partial street/track car? Would tint affect your vision?

~A

03 996tt 05-17-2011 07:39 PM

I've never seen a car with tints that didnt look good. I'm not into the reflective/mirror type (although it came with the p-car), but smoked glass makes a car look Great, Especially silver, and black, and red, and white, and.............

I've never owned a car without tints, it offers so many benefits down here in Fl.

Just my $.02

TiDr 05-18-2011 12:15 AM

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I dont think this looks cheezy

mathys 05-18-2011 07:08 AM


Originally Posted by TiDr (Post 3207897)
I dont think this looks cheezy

Looks great! I'm on the fan side of window tinting.

dallascajun 05-18-2011 07:25 AM

Tints are a pre-requisite to any car I buy, and I always make the dealer 'throw it in'. I get my cars tinted for several reasons:

1) It looks better (as long as it's not too dark)
2) I don't like for the world to see me, and I don't want people to think that I want to be seen
3) Its just freakin HOT in the south. Tinting helps with UV and Heat in the car.

BB Supra 05-18-2011 07:44 AM


Originally Posted by Overdraft (Post 3203743)
Please - no disrespect to any guys with their car windows tinted...but I am starting to think it 'cheapens' for lack of a better expression, the look of the car....and having it removed on Tuesday. I am just trying to figure out in my own mind why I got up one morning and said - "this looks to gangster for me". Is it just me or our TT's simply too classic and too special to tint?

To classy for tint? never heard that but i think black wheels cheapens the look of almost any car.

POWERHOUR 05-18-2011 05:35 PM


Originally Posted by w00tPORSCHE (Post 3207421)
I also prefer no tint for sports cars but had to face reality as summers are brutal in Eastern WA and mine is a DD that sees it's share of outside parking. I would have loved to go with 50% but went with 35% as that's what Metropolitan detail had carried when they first started out. Here you go: Before and after pics. Let me know your thoughts. I think the lines of the 911 are better without the tint. As much as silver colored cars get the "boring badge", it is a real stunner IMHO. Metropolitan John's crew did a great job (no surprise) on the tint (and the entire car clear-bra install). I am sure John would give me a discount if I wanted to re-do with 50% tint but ...

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...1&d=1305665977
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...2&d=1305665983

Looks much better.

Originally Posted by Cbad308 (Post 3207673)
Let me ask a relevant question. I've tinted all my vehicles and will continue to do so.

My question is to those that track-day their cars. Do you tint your partial street/track car? Would tint affect your vision?

~A

5% will. 35% will not.

Originally Posted by 03 996tt (Post 3207734)
I've never seen a car with tints that didnt look good. I'm not into the reflective/mirror type (although it came with the p-car), but smoked glass makes a car look Great, Especially silver, and black, and red, and white, and.............

I've never owned a car without tints, it offers so many benefits down here in Fl.

Just my $.02


Originally Posted by TiDr (Post 3207897)
I dont think this looks cheezy


Originally Posted by wjohnson36 (Post 3208002)
Tints are a pre-requisite to any car I buy, and I always make the dealer 'throw it in'. I get my cars tinted for several reasons:

1) It looks better (as long as it's not too dark)
2) I don't like for the world to see me, and I don't want people to think that I want to be seen
3) Its just freakin HOT in the south. Tinting helps with UV and Heat in the car.

^This.

Originally Posted by ///M3power (Post 3208531)
no tint is much better

Move to the south and tell me that.

Chris A. 05-19-2011 02:25 AM

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I agree with most people on here that tint doesnt cheapen the look. I dont think the car is to classy to tint, I think it's to classy not to tint. Although I'm on of those persons who tints everything they own (Including my boat windows haha). I went with 20% on the TT just cause I wanted to be able to see curbs at night without rolling down my windows.


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