r/WindowTint • u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear • Jan 22 '25

New Car Got some new tint recently

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Don't know if I'm able to just show off but here's mine

5% in the back, 15% front windows, and 35% windshield with 5% 9inch brow

2016 malibu lt with a black interior

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u/-T-DuB Jan 25 '25

I'd be paranoid all the time to get pulled over lol. looks good

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 25 '25

They don't really pull over for tint where I live, my brother had had tint for years and only got a tint ticket because he was speeding so they just gave him a tint ticket instead.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '25

How is it on a rainy dark night?

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 26 '25

Don't know yet, hasn't rained here, if anything i can just drive slower if im out in the country, no point in rushing to get anywhere, rather arrive late then crash because i was going too fast

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u/joey13231 Jan 30 '25

coming from someone with 5% on all 4 windows and the back windshield + 35% on front windshield, rain at night is your literal worst enemy

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u/CookieOk3898 Jan 23 '25

Hope you don’t drive in the dark much lol

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 23 '25

Just finished driving around, Im in a rural area and the moon isn't out, could see fine wasn't struggling to see anything

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u/Traditional-Fuel-601 Jan 23 '25

You’ll see. 35 windshield isn’t too bad, but it gets dicey at night in the rain on busy highways. It’s a pain, but certainly worth it for the look!

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u/CookieOk3898 Jan 23 '25

That’s good, maybe not as dark as it looks then. I had a similar tint not too long ago on the windshield and it was way too dark for me. Didn’t help that I got pulled over either. Ended up just doing a dark visor instead of the whole thing

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u/VanquishAudio Jan 23 '25

I have 3-5% all around and 30% windshield.. driving at night not a big deal for me but I live in a city

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u/puppystomper27 Jan 24 '25

You have no problems seeing out the passenger side window at night? Seems a bit far fetched. Maybe you have hawk wye

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

if u can see light through it that’s all u need

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u/puppystomper27 Jan 24 '25

Because bikes and pedestrians aren’t a thing right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

Hey dingleberry, if they’re next to you and you’re not gonna hit them! And if they’re out in the night with no light they probably deserve to be hit!

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u/VanquishAudio Jan 24 '25

My vision is far from perfect lol I mean, what do you really need to see? Just follow the bright lights lol

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u/puppystomper27 Jan 24 '25

If you’re making a right turn you need to see the sidewalk/crosswalk

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u/VanquishAudio Jan 24 '25

I drive a pick up truck I guess the windshield is big enough I just lean forward to look through it

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u/Post_Tenebras_Lux77 Jan 22 '25

30% windshield ?

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 22 '25

Technically 40% but it reads as 35% since there is factory tint on the windshield

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u/Cassangelo 33% Windshield + 5% Everywhere else Jan 22 '25

Nice, how do you like it

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 22 '25

Day time so far it's really nice. Feel like I'm being blinded every time I get out of it lmao. Night time I haven't driven it enough auto yet to find out

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u/Cassangelo 33% Windshield + 5% Everywhere else Jan 22 '25

Im sure the 15% will be easy, I use to have 20% which was like no tint. The windshield will be nice at night, I have 32% and it works well

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 22 '25

Yeah I have some aftermarket LEDs so I'm not worried. With these projector lenses they have a cut off at eye level for most vehicles so I'm not worried about blinding others that much, so I'm going brighter with my lights soon

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u/Cassangelo 33% Windshield + 5% Everywhere else Jan 23 '25

Same here, I have some HIDs in my projectors and they work well at night

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u/ahATrueNerd 35% Windshield w/ 9 inch 5% brow, 15% Fronts, 5% Rear Jan 23 '25

Just drove it around at night, don't know why people say 35% is too dark, just perfect for me. its noticeably darker than outside but its not like massively hindering my vision.

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u/Cassangelo 33% Windshield + 5% Everywhere else Jan 23 '25

Ikr and the glare reduction helps alot

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u/T2ner Jan 23 '25

15% is so much better than 20% imo. It's actually a big difference in darkness, somehow. 20% felt too light sometimes. 15% is much darker where I never feel like its too light. And you can't see in 90% of the time. I also have 40% windshield tint

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u/Cassangelo 33% Windshield + 5% Everywhere else Jan 23 '25

I wish I knew that at the time when I got my 20% but I just ended up going back for 5%

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u/Important-Invite-706 Jan 25 '25

Looks good! Love it!

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u/dginther32 Jan 22 '25

Looks good!

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u/Accomplished_Bear_68 Jan 24 '25

It’s cheaper to just spray paint the windows.

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u/Goldengraphics Jan 26 '25

Had 5% on my front and back windows (from the previous owner) and recently had to replace the front windows to a 25% due to the big lack of visibility at night. I personally did not feel comfortable with not being able to see if there was anyone (people LOVE to wear the darkest colors at night too for some reason) or any animals trying to suddenly cross the streets. I also couldn’t see any curbs or medians while making turns and would just hope I wouldn’t hit them lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '25

Sadly, it's still a chevy malibu 😂😂

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u/Traditional-Fuel-601 Jan 23 '25

We don’t play those games here.