how hard is it to see with 5% tints?

xpillzboyx · 03-11-2008, 03:19 PM

i wanna get 5s on the front and back doors and like 15 or 20s on the back in my e90 i heard having black interior matters. i wanted to know about night time visio especially out the back... is its really hard cuz i dont have pdc? or u think i should go wit 15s all around. io have aw

mds82 · 03-11-2008, 03:27 PM

i think it would be hard to see the cops coming up to your window to give you a ticket.....

xpillzboyx · 03-11-2008, 03:32 PM

lol tickers arent thatbig of a deal im more orries about parrallel parking at night lol

koreez88 · 03-11-2008, 03:46 PM

Tickets are not big of a deal??? You do know that if you pay like $120 for tints, next time you get caught it's probably gonna be around $200? 5% tints will get you pulled over a lot.

Heat00 · 03-11-2008, 04:11 PM

depends on where you live

5% is going to be hard to see out at night, you can forget looking through the "auto dimming" rear view mirror. I have 15% all around and although you can see in a bit during the day, it's a good combination overall and it won't get you in trouble.

then again, most of my previous rides have had limo.... it is hard to see out at night with limo.

BMW///Motorsport · 03-11-2008, 04:24 PM

dude w/o PDC at night 5% tint is going to be hell to park. I still roll down my passenger window a bit when parallel parking to make sure i dont f#*k up my wheels. It looks amazing though with the windows that dark and a black interior...

am_ver · 03-11-2008, 05:54 PM

Thats sick!!

aut0sh0cker · 03-11-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW///Motorsport

dude w/o PDC at night 5% tint is going to be hell to park. I still roll down my passenger window a bit when parallel parking to make sure i dont f#*k up my wheels. It looks amazing though with the windows that dark and a black interior...

Nice, the guys at Bob Smith though seemed like assholes...

323d · 03-11-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW///Motorsport

dude w/o PDC at night 5% tint is going to be hell to park. I still roll down my passenger window a bit when parallel parking to make sure i dont f#*k up my wheels. It looks amazing though with the windows that dark and a black interior...

damn that is dark

Bimmerchop · 03-11-2008, 08:20 PM

It's only really a concern if there are no street lights around, like if you're reversing in a driveway or something similar like that. Honestly, it's really not as bad as some people try to make out, at least in my personal experience

ARA5HE90 · 03-11-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by xpillzboyx

i wanna get 5s on the front and back doors and like 15 or 20s on the back in my e90 i heard having black interior matters. i wanted to know about night time visio especially out the back... is its really hard cuz i dont have pdc? or u think i should go wit 15s all around. io have aw

just go with the 15 because if you go with 5 or limo tint.. its gonna be a bitch to drive.. my brother had limo tint on his car and it pissed me off when i had to drive it.. especially when sunset was around and at night.. you cant see shittt

xpillzboyx · 03-11-2008, 08:43 PM

i think imma go wit 15s or 8s
is there any diff between 5s and 8s in regards to visibility?

hipnotic · 03-11-2008, 09:12 PM

i have 15% tint all the way around. and my car is jet black with black interior. i do not have any problems seeing out of it at nite or during the day. plus it looks better than lighter tint. never had any tickets with it so far. knock on wood. but i like it a lot.

ModMyVi · 03-11-2008, 10:11 PM

i say go with 15% , if u dun like it, double layer it with a 30%, that would give your 5%

shoei · 03-12-2008, 04:41 AM

i've had nothing but 5% tints on all my cars... once you get used to it, it's fine... to be honest, i feel weird, almost nekkid, when i get into a car that has light or no tints... i think partly though i got used to it, all my motorcycle helmets have dark smoke visors, which is equivelant to limo tints...

and, i've NEVER gotten a ticket for tints... everything else, but not for tints... *knock on wood*

and my last couple of helmets...

2FST2C · 03-12-2008, 07:50 AM

i got 5% all around except windshield. its fine i just roll my window down when backing up at night. no big deal.

FastLane · 03-12-2008, 08:44 AM

Got 5% on my cobra and I love it. Get compliments everywhere on the car yet I have gotten 2 fix-it tickets. F the Po.

Reversing/Parallel parking can be tricky if there are no street lights but if you opted for PDC that wont matter. (when spring hits im puttin on 50% or 35% because I dont want that much attention)

2FST2C · 03-12-2008, 11:16 AM

in florida everyone has dark tint...its the sunshine state! pretty much cant live without it here...

SteveMondragon · 03-12-2008, 11:24 AM

I have 20% on my Cayenne and it's a little difficult to see out at night (and that's just regular driving & going through intersections with people walking around). In my friend's Tahoe, he has 5% all around and it's pitch black period. At every 4-way stop sign or with people walking around, you need to roll down the windows to see out and make sure you're all clear. Sure you can still parallel park but it takes a few seconds for your eyes to adjust and figure out where in perspective you are to the curb.

IMO, when you go too dark like that on a smaller car, it looks tacky.

MFL101 · 03-12-2008, 11:27 AM

I advise 20% as the darkest, but that's just me...

I might get 35% next time...safer.

BMW F22 · 03-12-2008, 12:20 PM

I wouldnt get 5% if I were you. It's super dark and like Heat00's said, the auto dimming mirror would be close to useless. I would go with a 15 or 20% tint.

P8ntplayer · 03-12-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW///Motorsport

dude w/o PDC at night 5% tint is going to be hell to park. I still roll down my passenger window a bit when parallel parking to make sure i dont f#*k up my wheels. It looks amazing though with the windows that dark and a black interior...

they dont look like 5%...i have 20% and they look almost the same

03-11-2008, 03:19 PM	#1
xpillzboyx Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 08 E90 328i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	how hard is it to see with 5% tints? i wanna get 5s on the front and back doors and like 15 or 20s on the back in my e90 i heard having black interior matters. i wanted to know about night time visio especially out the back... is its really hard cuz i dont have pdc? or u think i should go wit 15s all around. io have aw __________________ \|AW E90\|Blacklines\|Black and White Roundels\|LUX 5.0\|LED Front Turn Signals\|LED Sidemarkers\|Silver CF Overlays\|Black 328 Emblem\|Black Grill\|LED Interior\|15% Tints\|19" Hyper Silver Maya STM's\|Black Roof\|
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mds82 Major General 364 Rep 5,842 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Central Connecticut iTrader: (40) Garage List 2006 325xi Snow Pics [0.00] 2006 BMW 325xi [0.00]	i think it would be hard to see the cops coming up to your window to give you a ticket.....
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03-11-2008, 03:32 PM	#3
xpillzboyx Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 08 E90 328i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	lol tickers arent thatbig of a deal im more orries about parrallel parking at night lol __________________ \|AW E90\|Blacklines\|Black and White Roundels\|LUX 5.0\|LED Front Turn Signals\|LED Sidemarkers\|Silver CF Overlays\|Black 328 Emblem\|Black Grill\|LED Interior\|15% Tints\|19" Hyper Silver Maya STM's\|Black Roof\|
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koreez88 Всем привет ;) 146 Rep 3,358 Posts Drives: Tesla Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	Tickets are not big of a deal??? You do know that if you pay like $120 for tints, next time you get caught it's probably gonna be around $200? 5% tints will get you pulled over a lot.
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03-11-2008, 04:11 PM	#5
Heat00 Major 51 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weston, Florida iTrader: (0)	depends on where you live 5% is going to be hard to see out at night, you can forget looking through the "auto dimming" rear view mirror. I have 15% all around and although you can see in a bit during the day, it's a good combination overall and it won't get you in trouble. then again, most of my previous rides have had limo.... it is hard to see out at night with limo. __________________ 08 - M3 Sparkling Graphite/blk leather/tech/6 speed 08 - 335i Sport/Prem/Auto White/Terra - AA Exhaust 07 Acura MDX Tech, 07 G35S /Nav
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BMW///Motorsport First Lieutenant 6 Rep 382 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Venice, CA iTrader: (1)	dude w/o PDC at night 5% tint is going to be hell to park. I still roll down my passenger window a bit when parallel parking to make sure i dont f#*k up my wheels. It looks amazing though with the windows that dark and a black interior... Attached Images __________________ 2007 e92 335i / 6MT / ZSP / ZPP / Black Sapphire / JB+ / Vorsteiner Wheels / Brembo BBK / Borla Exhaust /
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am_ver Lieutenant 37 Rep 587 Posts Drives: Audi A6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area (Woodside) iTrader: (2)	Thats sick!! __________________ 2006 A6 3.2 Quattro 2008 e93 335i, 6sp MT, Montego Blue, Saddle, Burl, ZSP, Bluetooth, iDrive, PDC, V1+CD 2007 e92 335i coupe, 6sp MT, Montego, Beige, ZPP, iDrive, PDC 2006 e90 325i, ZPP, iDrive, Arctic, Xenon
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Bimmerchop First Lieutenant 28 Rep 313 Posts Drives: AW/IR/6MT E46 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	It's only really a concern if there are no street lights around, like if you're reversing in a driveway or something similar like that. Honestly, it's really not as bad as some people try to make out, at least in my personal experience __________________ Rich \| Euro.Technics \| Flickr \| Instagram
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xpillzboyx Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 08 E90 328i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	i think imma go wit 15s or 8s is there any diff between 5s and 8s in regards to visibility? __________________ \|AW E90\|Blacklines\|Black and White Roundels\|LUX 5.0\|LED Front Turn Signals\|LED Sidemarkers\|Silver CF Overlays\|Black 328 Emblem\|Black Grill\|LED Interior\|15% Tints\|19" Hyper Silver Maya STM's\|Black Roof\|
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hipnotic Major General 149 Rep 6,604 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [7.00]	i have 15% tint all the way around. and my car is jet black with black interior. i do not have any problems seeing out of it at nite or during the day. plus it looks better than lighter tint. never had any tickets with it so far. knock on wood. but i like it a lot.
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ModMyVi Private First Class 2 Rep 110 Posts Drives: Stock TiAg E90 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia iTrader: (0)	i say go with 15% , if u dun like it, double layer it with a 30%, that would give your 5%
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03-12-2008, 04:41 AM	#15
shoei Banned 7779 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: MW Vespa w/pink racing stripes Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Peeing in your garden iTrader: (3)	i've had nothing but 5% tints on all my cars... once you get used to it, it's fine... to be honest, i feel weird, almost nekkid, when i get into a car that has light or no tints... i think partly though i got used to it, all my motorcycle helmets have dark smoke visors, which is equivelant to limo tints... and, i've NEVER gotten a ticket for tints... everything else, but not for tints... knock on wood and my last couple of helmets...
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03-12-2008, 07:50 AM	#16
2FST2C Captain 55 Rep 762 Posts Drives: 2008 AW E92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central FL iTrader: (2)	i got 5% all around except windshield. its fine i just roll my window down when backing up at night. no big deal. __________________ 08 AW 335I \| VMR 710 \| H&R SPORT \| 2 PEDALS www.SPEEDIMPULSE.com
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FastLane Live life in this lane.... 13 Rep 327 Posts Drives: E92 335xi Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chi-Town, USA iTrader: (0)	Got 5% on my cobra and I love it. Get compliments everywhere on the car yet I have gotten 2 fix-it tickets. F the Po. Reversing/Parallel parking can be tricky if there are no street lights but if you opted for PDC that wont matter. (when spring hits im puttin on 50% or 35% because I dont want that much attention) __________________ '08 E92 335xi: the girlfriend '04 Yamaha R6: the mistress '99 Mustang Cobra: the wife
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03-12-2008, 11:16 AM	#18
2FST2C Captain 55 Rep 762 Posts Drives: 2008 AW E92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central FL iTrader: (2)	in florida everyone has dark tint...its the sunshine state! pretty much cant live without it here... __________________ 08 AW 335I \| VMR 710 \| H&R SPORT \| 2 PEDALS www.SPEEDIMPULSE.com
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03-12-2008, 11:24 AM	#19
SteveMondragon Seaman 69 Rep 518 Posts Drives: E92 \| I01 \| G30 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (4)	I have 20% on my Cayenne and it's a little difficult to see out at night (and that's just regular driving & going through intersections with people walking around). In my friend's Tahoe, he has 5% all around and it's pitch black period. At every 4-way stop sign or with people walking around, you need to roll down the windows to see out and make sure you're all clear. Sure you can still parallel park but it takes a few seconds for your eyes to adjust and figure out where in perspective you are to the curb. IMO, when you go too dark like that on a smaller car, it looks tacky.
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03-12-2008, 11:27 AM	#20
MFL101 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 267 Posts Drives: RRS SC Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I advise 20% as the darkest, but that's just me... I might get 35% next time...safer.
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03-12-2008, 12:20 PM	#21
BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	I wouldnt get 5% if I were you. It's super dark and like Heat00's said, the auto dimming mirror would be close to useless. I would go with a 15 or 20% tint.
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