Window Tint for Florida

Ok wanted to get some input from Florida Forum Members on Window Tint and personal experience. So here we go another poll question. Which of the three would you pick?
I am looking for really great night time visibility and really good heat & UV protection. Not interested in dark tint - only protection. What percentage should I go with?
35%, 40% ??

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When I bought mine, it had 35% already installed from the dealer. With the black interior, it is more than dark enough without drawing unwanted attention from LEO and keeps a lot of the heat out. I intend to get a windshield sunshade to help keep it even cooler real soon.

I have no idea what brand the dealer installed though....

I had SunTek installed on mine...
20% all around and 15% on the windshield strip

3m crystalline but it was around $400, so not cheap

I went 32%

lwnslw said:

I had SunTek installed on mine...
20% all around and 15% on the windshield strip

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Have you had any issues with cops and having tint that dark? I was thinking about overlaying darker tint over the 35 so it can be darker but if I get bothered too much by the cops I can remove a layer.

^ I've got 20% 3M Colorstable on mine, nothing on the windshield yet but I'm thinking I might end up getting something like 50% there because it gets hot while parked outside at work. No trouble with cops so far.

For the topic, for heat/UV protection I'd consider getting something on the windshield at least though.

I have 20% all around and no issues yet

I went with the 3M Crystalline, it had the best protection while not being to dark. I got 40% on the side and rear windows and 70 on the windshield (you can't even tell anything is there). However the downside was cost, $750 for everything.

30% Pinnacle, still need to get the windshield done...considering Stratos 70 for that. Flying Window Tinters in Longwood did an excellent job on mine.

jruocco said:

I went with the 3M Crystalline, it had the best protection while not being to dark. I got 40% on the side and rear windows and 70 on the windshield (you can't even tell anything is there). However the downside was cost, $750 for everything.

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This. I have the same exact setup, lol.

Tons of heat rejection, just not quite dark enough for my usual tint mod taste (but this car was for my wife initially, and I tinted it for her when she was still driving it).

Orange Tint & Tunes in Oldsmar, Fl

I have Llumar ceramic 20% on the sides and Air 80 on the windshield with a strip of 20% at the top. Heat rejection is pretty nice but I still use a sun shade when parked outside. Not too dark and I can still see out at night. My DD has 35% and it's too light in my opinion.

I have SunTek carbon 16% all around.. if you ask me, it's not dark enough.

No issues in SwFla with 15%

I advise everyone to stay away from this thread.. some bad juju here.. Lol.

I got my car tinted 2 days after I got in almost 2 years ago.. been riding around with 16% tint this whole time with no issues.. 1 day after posting on this thread I get pulled over for illegal tint.. Lol. The cop was nice tho and he let me off then proceeded to leave quickly at a high rate of speed which leads me to believe the tint was just an excuse.. he did bring out the tester tho and said in the state of Florida 28% is the limit, mine read 17%.. supposed to be 16%

Honestly doesn't seem that dark at all, I actually wanted it darker.. not anymore.