Cavero

That sucks, I've heard way too many stories like that. Even with Google and online reviews there are still places that try and do get away with **** like that. Did you ever get the chance to get down there and see what they were talking about? Don't know if them seeing you checking out their work would've kept them a little more honest.

woody24

I didn't. From what I understood what they did, the shop I took it to didn't have the equipment to do all the work that was needed, so they took the transmission to the main shop. Car stayed at the original shop though. Not sure where that shop was exactly, but couldn't have been as convenient as the one I dropped it off at.

So when they told me how much it was going to be, it would have been a nightmare to get it all back if I declined.

typesredline

Congrats! The blind spot mirrors bothered me at first too. They really messed with my eyes and being able to quickly look. But you get used to them and now it's difficult to drive a car without them.

woody24

Windows Tinted! First time I've ever tinted my windows. Should have done it on my black '06.

Lime GT

That looks nice. I'll assume it's more than 50%?

Mustang Freak

Yep had my windows tinted for a whole two months before I got a ticket to remove it!

woody24

You know, I never checked with the Indiana state law. I'd been keeping an eye out for other people on the road, and there's a lot of tinted windows that look pretty dark. I asked my buddy where he got his done at, so I went to the same place.

Got there and they asked me, "20%?" I said, whatever the most I could go legally is. He replied with, "20% is what most people go with." So I said okay.

I just looked it up, and I think it says Indiana law is 30%. This place said they offer a lifetime warranty for as long as I own the car, so if I ever get pulled over and ticketed, at least they should be able to replace it with 30%.

EF1

Window tint laws vary by state. Here is a pretty good look up by state:
https://www.windowtint.com/pages/state-window-tint-laws

Cavero

Do you go interstate a lot? Might be worth checking out the laws in those other states. NY exempts non-resident cars from their laws (70%) but I don't think most states do that

SpectreH

35% was the limit in SC and GA. I haven't checked OK's laws but I haven't been harassed about the tint and I have been pulled for speeding (warning only fortunately).

Rasn1320

Pa sucks,none allowed unless you have a suv lol. I think im going to get mine done amd give it a try,ill just roll my windows down when going thru a certain area,they pull you over for anything they can,i tinted my windows 30% on mu suv and they didnt bother me,but then again its a suv,who cares lol

Mustang Freak

Agree and good luck with that it didn't work for me. I can't help myself but get po'ed when I see illegal tinted windows in PA.

Rasn1320

where in pa do you have issue with getting pull over for your tint?

Rasn1320

wow was this lancaster police or some small town deal? I had a ford lighting few years ago and tinted them and didnt have a problem. I heard tint is a bit h to get off?

woody24

Never understood lens covers and license plate covers. I've seen those smoked lights before, and I don't care for them. It dims the brightness of them, so in the wrong situation they can be hard to see for other drivers. And because I don't want other people hitting me, I'll never put them on my cars.

And the license plate are the thing on my car that I care about the least. It's a required object that has to be on the car. It's not required to keep it spotless. Free and clear from not being covered, sure. But I don't care if it gets rusty, muddy, dirty, bent. And same goes for the temporary paper ones. It's what a government office gave you, I'm not going to keep it in my window of my car. If it gets wet, soggy, its not my problem. It's not any worry to me. To me, if you're putting a cover on it, it's to hinder the viewing of it. I've seen some that are so bad, I still can't even read the plates while parked directly behind someone at a stop light.

Now, I did put a license plate frame on mine since I've gotten my '17. Its a plain black one. Every single car in town has the right corner bent up just a little. It's a sign of going to the car wash, and we have a monopoly on a specific name of car wash here in town. And just by the little tale-tail bend of the plate, it advertises the car wash facility. I got the frame to cover up the fact that I go to a car wash during the winter, and don't hand wash my car.

Mustang Freak

Yep good old local police in Lancaster. They even got my optometrist who has a legal document for eye sensitivity to very bright light. He said he didn't even fight it he just removed the tint and paid his fine. BTW the tint removal is a giant PITA!!!

Rasn1320

whats the easiest to remove it,im assuming its time consuming? Ive had tint on every car ive had,even camaros and mustangs,lightning. Im seriously thinking of saving my self 140$ and not getting it done (

Mustang Freak

I don't know if there was an easier way but I used A LOT of nail polish remover, cloth and a razor blade window scraper.

Cavero

I had to remove a crappy tint job on my first car, spent a week of my summer vacation roasting under the rear window scraping away with a Gila removal kit. Eventually I ran out of whatever spray the kit came with and started using a combo of windex (the kind that has ammonia in it) and rubbing alcohol.

There's options:
https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Window-Tint

edit

don't even think about using a metal scraper on the rear window. I only had three or four defroster lines that worked on that car

m05fastbackGT

Gary, I got nailed in Castle Shannon for having tinted windows. Luckily the cop didn't issue a ticket however, I was given 30 days to have the window tint removed and then provide proof in writing that it was removed by a PA state inspection station. At any rate, lesson learned!