35% sides 5% hatch or 35% front 2 then 18% on the rest...(pic)

I had Suntek carbon series and I had 35% done. With the tint meter the sides read 29% VLT. In IL, it has to be at least 30% VLT. On other 2010 I had 38% done and it reads 31% VLT. This was done also with Suntek carbon series. I would go with 35% all around. I like the look of uniform. But, You could go darker in the hatch area since it has expansive glass and to keep things out of people's eyes. Also, with the bisque interior the tint will look lighter since the interior isn't dark.

Here is window tint thread:
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...s/63864-tinting-prius-2010-good-idea-bad.html

 

I say go for 18% all around until you get your first fix it ticket, then replace with 35% on the front two. Who knows, you might get as lucky as you've been with the 300?

 

So you habitually drive drunk? Did I read that right?

 

I actually went with 50% all around this time. I've had tint ranging from 38% to 20% in various color temperatures and, at my age (39), I found the 20% was very difficult to see out of when backing out of a driveway at night.

Given that you don't have the solar loading in Cleveland that you would in, say, Las Vegas (I should know -- born & raised in North Canton and have lived in Vegas), I would pick a lighter tint which retained the same UV/IR rejection capabilities.

@ibnird: No. I don't see where he said that. What I was able to infer from "worried about getting pulled over especially after wing night at my local watering hole" was that he frequented a heavily-patrolled area and didn't want to do anything to attract undue attention. Same reason I use the cruise control along a 35-mph stretch of Route 22 near my home. It's two miles of straight shot, waaaaay to easy to "get going" and very closely monitored.

 

May I ask why are you doing tint? For more privacy?
To keep the cabin cooler? For looks?

I prefer no tint. When I am biking and a car pulls up
to an intersection on me, I like to see that the driver
sees me. When a car has dark tinted windows, it's
pretty much impossible to see the driver and get
acknowledgement that he sees you. By the way,
that also goes for when I am driving my car!

 

That's definitely true. I once passed a bar and changed lanes twice within a short period of time and got pulled over for "wavering."

 

Thanks for the clarification. Drive safe!

 

Looks great. I like dark tint on white cars (but light tint on black cars).

 

George,

It looks very nice. When I come to Akron next to visit my grandmother (sometime in June), we'll have to meet up, compare notes and take some photos! (And maybe a beer at the Quaker Steak and Lube... )

 

I need to take pictures of my IV during the day - this is with 30% tint all round - nothing on the windshield