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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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What do you mean by front and back? Windshield?

IMO, I would stick with one percentage so it doesnt look like some of the windows are darker/lighter than others
 
Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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yeah, windshield. That 5 inch band on the top of the front, and the whole rear which is very bubbly right now. Meh, call it 35% all around and be done with it, I suppose.
 
Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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O ok. I thought you meant tinting the entire windshield, which I have seen done before.

Peeling tint off is such a PITA, so make sure you like what you pick. The shop doesnt have any pieces of glass that are already tinted showing you what it looks like? j/w
 
Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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It's side work for a friend of the guy who rebuilt my engine, and he works at a dealership so I doubt they have samples unless he wants to show me the car lot, lol. And yeah, I tried peeling some off myself but that **** sucks.
 
Old Jul 28, 2012 | 08:00 AM
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At the tint shop now. Looks like it's gonna be 15% on the rear windshield, 15% on the back windows, 30% on the front windows, and 15% on the front windshield eyebrow. Sounds strange but I saw it on another car and it looks good.
 
Old Jul 28, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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Hours later, the tint looks GREAT. I didn't realize how ****ty the tint on the back had gotten until I saw how clear it was with the new stuff. It's SO great to be riding with matching tint instead of a purple eyebrow, mixed 50% and 75%, plus one green window.
 
Old Jul 29, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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Pics bitch.
 
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Not the greatest cell phone pics but they get the idea across.

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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Lucky! You would be pulled over pretty quickly in my area for that. I miss tint
 
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Manifold get!

Finally found and bought a stock EX header and downpipe. Last piece of the puzzle is a stock catalytic converter, then I get to make a trip to the exhaust shop.
 



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