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boister77
Total Posts: 56
Last Post: 11-18-08
Member Since: 09-30-06
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here's a couple of mine. i'm using 35% for all the windows except the windshield. the windshield only has a 5% visor. overall, i got the tint primarily for function. i drive my mini almost daily and california traffic means a lot of time sitting in traffic; the tint helps a lot. 
'73 VTEC Mini...click for pics
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tvanderh
Total Posts: 757
Last Post: 09-14-08
Member Since: 08-21-05
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I like to tint all side windows with 35% (legal here) and go the next step darker on the rear glass due to the light coming through the windshield. Keeps the heat down in the summer and helps headlights from cars behind you from blinding you. My Mini's are un-officially sponsored by Coor's brewing company.
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Spitz
Total Posts: 6622
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 01-22-03
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Just the rear sides tinted....not sure of %.  A FATHER CARRIES PICTURES WHERE HIS MONEY USED TO BE 1130cc, 12g295, SW5 cam, LCB, HIF38, CA spec.
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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Figured I would bump this back up one more time and see if anyone else wants to vote or has pictures. WANNAMINI (Jon)
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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Anyone else got pics of their tinted mini? Please let me know what % tint it is also. Going to hold off a few more days before I do anything. WANNAMINI (Jon)
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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So far in the poll No tint is leading followed by only tinting the rear half of the car. Think i will do the rear half for now and see how I like it, can always do the rest later and if I dont like it at all it is not thet hard to remove. Keep the votes, comments, and suggestions coming. Thanks for your input and pictures. WANNAMINI (Jon)
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IK
Total Posts: 497
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 01-19-07
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Quote: Originally Posted by bollox electric privacy glass... tint on....tint off..... best of both worlds. and it reduces noise. I wanna see some one do that. |
New Ferraris have this as a feature, Adjustable tint. would be expensive i would imagine. People are like slinkeys; they dont really serve a purpose but you cant help laughing when one falls down the stairs.
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Spank
Total Posts: 3393
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 03-09-99
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My experience was different on my MK4. The staples that hold the felt/rubber to the inner wiper did scratch my tint on the front windows in one spot. Also had the window rattle in the door and tick the tint in a few places. Old seals, though. If you are careful to roll the window up every time you close the doors, wouldn't be a problem at all. Resting an elbow on the top of the glass with window down or partially down is also something that may cause contact inside. If you replace all of the door rubber, you will certainly minimize the chance of the scratching. --Spank
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mabeita Quote: Originally Posted by wannamini Does the tint on the front windows get scratched easily from roling the windows up and down? |
I haven't had any problems with the tint getting scratched, and I roll the windows down almost every time I drive. As long as you use a quality tint there shouldn't be any problems. |
Thanks, that was my only concern as far as the front windows WANNAMINI (Jon)
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Mabeita
Total Posts: 329
Last Post: 11-14-08
Member Since: 03-12-07
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Quote: Originally Posted by wannamini Does the tint on the front windows get scratched easily from roling the windows up and down? |
I haven't had any problems with the tint getting scratched, and I roll the windows down almost every time I drive. As long as you use a quality tint there shouldn't be any problems. Michael Abeita
mikea@audioexpressusa.com
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Spank
Total Posts: 3393
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 03-09-99
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for a light car with chrome stuff (grill, mirrors, handles, etc) I like silver/chrome tint. It's pretty light but works well. The downside (when I had it on my door windows) was it reflected on the inside of the car, too, so if Narcissus were to drive your mini, he may become distracted by the slight reflective glare on the inside of the glass. --Spank
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H82WRK
Total Posts: 293
Last Post: 11-18-08
Member Since: 12-14-07
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See I would have said No to the tint but now that I see the Minis in this post, it looks really really nice. I wouldn't do mine because I think it would look queer with sliding windows but I think on a newer Mini it looks good. oh and how cool I beat Mark to the finish line  hahahaha!!! Grille still holding steady!
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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And so my next question for those of you who do have tint. Does the tint on the front windows get scratched easily from roling the windows up and down? Mini's dont have the same soft rubber that modern cars do for the window to slide down into. WANNAMINI (Jon)
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bollox
Total Posts: 57
Last Post: 05-26-08
Member Since: 03-15-08
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electric privacy glass... tint on....tint off..... best of both worlds. and it reduces noise. I wanna see some one do that. "22's? Shee, i be creepin on 10's gangsta. Bentley? real ballas drive minis" (real life first response of my best friend seeing my mini)
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kerr
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call me a "purist", even though I hate to be hot, and won't drive when it is really hot out (I'll use my air conditioned Camry above 80 or 90F), I just don't think a mini looks right with tinted windows.
Oh, sure, a super modified modern type mini can look fine, but since I like the "old" look, I'm not going to do it on mine, and i have thought about it a LOT.
Here's the thing though: the windows are so vertical, and the roof hangs so far over the front and the back (compared to modern car styling), that my mini with the windows open is actually COOLER to drive around in than my convertible MG with the top down. That's because the radiant sun heat doesn't get to me in the mini, I'm sitting in the shade the whole time.
So, who needs tint? ":o)
NOrm
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mr.x
Total Posts: 844
Last Post: 07-29-08
Member Since: 09-30-05
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Tint it to the legal limit. OH allows 50% up front (which is really useless) and anything on the rear. They also allow 70% on the entire windsheild (which is very strange and rare). I'd go for 50 up front, 20 in the rear, and 70 on the windscreen. UNLESS you know for a fact that local cops don't carry tint guns and could care less about dark tint. In that case, I'd go for 20 all around, and 70 on the windscreen. If you never drive at night you could try 5 all around.
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Latka
Total Posts: 6748
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 12-03-99
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Here in Hawaii it's a needed item! We've tinted all of our road-going minis and it helps to keep things cooler inside.
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My Higher Authority is the German Purity Law of 1516 .
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mabeita Your poll needs the addition of, "Tint it because you want to, not beacause someone else thinks that it would be a good idea." |
Pretty sure I want to do it, just trying to get ideas WANNAMINI (Jon)
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tint it 
Go drive a mini 
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wannamini
Total Posts: 109
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 09-19-07
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Quote: Originally Posted by helpmymini DAMN. Every time I come up with an idea, someone beats me to it. H82WRK did the lights and the checkers before me, now you are doing the tinting. I was thinking of doing just the rear sides, partly because I think the rear would be too bowed to get a smooth fit. With my recent racer look, I though a couple vintage racing stickers of dark windows would look cool, and like you said, if you don't like it, take it off. If you have a picture of your car in good light, send it to me or post it. I'll tint it via photoshop for you. |
Tint away sir. I have more pics if you need 
WANNAMINI (Jon)
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Poll: Total votes: 36
Posted: May-07-2008 11:53AM
Edited: May-06-2008 08:21PM
