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Old 04-11-2002, 10:57 AM
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/9620/3-12_137.jpg"></center><p>With summer approaching I have been considering tinting the car. I like the look of metallic tint but I have never seen it on a black car. Any recommendations?... Good shops in SoCal?
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tint tint tint tint tint....
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Default Do 35% Metallic, all around...
Try Al at Canoga Auto Tint.
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I've got 35% metallic and love it. Keeps the bright sun out and you can still see perfect at night
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Default Tint. I found a great shop off La Cienega, if you're near there. Just be warned
it is illegal to tint the front two windows. Usually, if you do 50% in the front and something darker in the back, you won't have a problem -- I did, but the cop was a jerk looking for stuff to ticket on my car at the time, as he was pissed off that I had a Euro plate.

Also, I really like the look of the Matte-finish metallic tint, though that's a personal preference -- the quality of the high end glossy tint is the same.
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I went bling bling reflection silver :-) I need some pics of that.
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Default I just did mine with a 18% LLumar "stealth" metallic.
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You can check my poster. Also see justDave's post above. My pics aren't as true to life.
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20% all way round is awesome on black. Thats what I have on my black
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what is "stealth" metallic?
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