05-09 Interior and Audio Mods Enhancing Your Mustang's Interior and Sound System

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Old 3/18/05, 03:19 AM
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Dark colored cars with dark windw look good imo, but i'm not sure how the mineral grey will look with dark tinted windows. I was planning on going with 5% ("limo") on the back and 1/4 windows and 15% ("dark") on the side window.
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Living in So.Cal my last car had 38% all the way around, never got pulled over and looked pretty nice.

Limo is too dark imo. If/when I decide to tint the Mustangs windows, I'll probably go 38% again but a little darker on the back glass because the window is so big.

I think even tint looks so much better than limo in the back and grey in the front.

The only reason I haven't tinted yet is I'm waiting for it to heat up some so they will cure faster, the front windows rub a bit on the very top 1/4 inch. Don't want them to peel or scratch.

I think moderate tint would look great on your car, definately wouldn't do limo though.
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I went with 35% all around and think that looks good.. not complete privacy like limo but looks good on a lighter color
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5% on the back and quarters on my Redfire, 35% on the sides.

The 5% sure is dark from the inside, not everybody will like it, but I certainly do.
Here in the land of heat and sunshine I figured anything less wouldn't cut it.

I cuts the heat dramitically! On the side windows the legal 35% is just fine with me, any darker and I'd feel like I was driving in a cave
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Just got mine done last week...25% all the way around...

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5% back , 35% sides, no windshield stripe
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5% back and 35% doors
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Ours came with tint from the dealer, so I don't know the percentages. I think in Arizona tint is a requirement.
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Well just had mine tinted yesterday, wanted to stay legal. So on back I went one step above limo which was 20%, rear side qaurter windows 20% also, and drivers and passenger window 35% to stay legal. Looks nice and dark. Good luck
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15% rear, 50% sides. Me likey.
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Originally posted by Buck_Nekid@March 18, 2005, 2:12 PM
15% rear, 50% sides. Me likey.
Thats what I am thinking.... do you have any pictures of that? I am afraid 50% will be too light.
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Hey Bob, I'm heading up to Ukiah in may, how many 05's cruising down state street these days?

I remember back in high school, friday nights state st. cruising was the thing to do, although that was almost about 15 years ago...
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I have Mineral Grey, and got 40% all the way around, other than the front. I am happy with that because I didn't want it too dark. Here is a pic of mine to reference.
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Heheh Bill, nothing has changed. I graduated from UHS in '84.

There are some pictures at my site, Emperorjordan, but they're not good for evaluating the 50%. (Link in my sig) I wish I could go lower on the sides, but CA law says 70%... I didn't want to push it. 50% is livable
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32% all the way around .....dark charcoal interior so it looks darker than 32
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35% all around (except windshield).

Perfect for me. I wanted tint, but didn't want my windows to look completely black (especially since in Michigan you can't have tint on the driver and passenger side windows, except for a strip at the top).
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Guys, great pics. But I think the starter of the original thread wanted pictures of Mineral Grey Mustangs with tint. Where are all the MG stangs with tint?
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Originally posted by RMac@March 18, 2005, 9:56 PM
35% all around (except windshield).

Perfect for me. I wanted tint, but didn't want my windows to look completely black (especially since in Michigan you can't have tint on the driver and passenger side windows, except for a strip at the top).

I live in Michigan too. Have you had tinted windows before? And,if so, were you pulled over for the windows at all? I am thinking of tinting, probably 35%, but I want to make sure I don't attract flashing lights on a regular basis. Thanks.
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Originally posted by acadian@March 18, 2005, 11:22 PM
Guys, great pics. But I think the starter of the original thread wanted pictures of Mineral Grey Mustangs with tint. Where are all the MG stangs with tint?
Mine is out in the Ohio cold at the moment. But after seeing yours (which looks like the mods I wanted to make to mine before I got it) I'm really considering going 40% tint. So far the only "mod" I have is the replacement tire I had to buy when I drove over some kind of debris on the road. $180 for one tire, and it took the dealership a week to get it.

Anyways, I think 35% all around would look great on MG, I'm just thinking about going 40% to avoid any kind of hassle.
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I went 15% rears and 30% doors. It's really dark, maybe not limo, but all the darker I'd want. I was worried about the way the black would look w/ the red, but the combo I went with is perfect IMO, and would be the best for Mineral Gray too.


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