WHat % FILM to achieve 35% NET?

Hello all.


I recently had my '06 Infiniti G35x tinted with 35% film thinking it would remain legal. However, i've come to realize that the law in MA is 35% NET and with the factory tint this would give me 28-30% VLT.

I'm getting too old to be hassled by cops so this is not desirable to me. I want to strip the tint off and go with a tint that will be above 35% NET. I've been reading up and it seems that 45% tint would NET ~37% on the meter?


Basically how dark a film can i go and remain about 35% NET. I just want to drive my car and not worry about having anything !llegal on it

sounds like you already have the math down so just figure it out? I don't think you will find a film that is 45% so I am guessing you are going to be at a 50% film if you want to get that number.....

Illinois I don't have to worry about all that noise. Any on the rear and NOTHING on the fronts

Well I am not 100% sure on the math, so was asking for confirmation of my numbers.


Sounds like 50% is what I will need to get then. Thanks

if the math of 35% and the "normal" auto glass at 70% simply multiplied then you get 45.5%

I don't know of any companies that have a 45% film. 50% and 40% but not any 50%.....now some do have films that might be a bit darker and called a 50% but you will not be able to tell the difference in that small number...

suntek has a carbon 45

SO ideally, which would probe the best way to get as close to 35% NET without exceeding? 50%?.... or will 45% film (suntek was one of the companies i found offering 45%) get me closer without going over

Suntek specs show that the Carbon 45 is at 43% VLT and if the math figure out right then you will be darker....

Is there a tolerance of + - on the law? If not then I would say go for a 50% film as you are going to bust 35% with anything darker.

Now the only thing else I can add is that if you find a shop with a light meter that has a 45% film you can get them to check out the actual VLT....

No there is no +/- variance.

Guess i'll stick with 50%


Thanks

one question for you would be where are you located? State and town?

Do you have a black interior ? Dont see why they would notice the difference .

Massachusetts - close suburb of Boston.


I have a light gray interior.

Here's a photo. Hopefully it shows. It's 35% tint on top of the factory tint (whatever that may be). It's been on a week and i'm very self conscience about it even though i've been told "it's not that bad don't worry about it"

http://www.mcrparts.com/forums/attachment....mp;d=1230840096


I'm just the type that doesn't like to get my balls busted for silly things. I wish it was slightly lighter but i hate the idea of ripping off a 1week old tint job :(

I say roll with it and worry about it if you get a ticket.....

Ticket is $250 AND goes against your insurance. It's not just a fix-it ticket in MA. Kinda the #1 reason why i am a little paranoid. If it was a $100 fix-it only ticket, i wouldn't care as much.

Is that salt on the car? Damn you guys getting a bad winter up there. If its $250 you should get it changed . If you asked for legal the tint shop should put on lighter tint. I am sure you paid good money to get it tinted so i am sure the tint shop would replace it with a 50% . You can ask maybe just pay for the materials and they do free labour .

Yup. That's salt. We had a decent storm the day before and i had to drive the entire storm's duration. 2nd big storm so far this year and they are doing a CRAPPY job plowing. Damn recession must be killing the plow budget :(


I gotta wash it off ASAP

Have you had the windows metered to see what they really are ???

We can sit here and speculate all day long..... Lots of manufactures 35% film ACTUALLY is 38% - 42% film giving a NET 35 in a lot of cases......

Get your car metered!

theirs a few companys making 40%-42% tint, tops out at 35% when installed. great for wind sheilds,

If you paid a company to tint the car legally to MA vlt then they should have provided a film that would pass the meter. I have a sample board up in the shop with all the different films we provide and then we also test the film on the car with our own meter if the customer is looking for a legal film. SunTek makes a Carbon series 38, and 45 that will pass, and SolarGard makes a HPSupreme 42 that will pass these are the darkest available for a 35vlt and most of my customers choose the 38.
If I were you I would remove the 2 front roll ups and retint those legal and not worry about the rest. If you want a good install call my shop, 1800757tint or www.GTStintpro.com

I bought a meter. Yeah i could have just gone to the shop, but i have another car i cant drive yet that i want retinted.

Anyway, it came back 28%. Doing the math, that would be 80% factory tint with 35% film. I tossed the meter on the windshield and it came back 78%

SO 45% tint would get me 36% all around on my vehicle....in theory


Thanks i learned a bunch on this forum..i just wish i came here two weeks ago

Easy! The answer is Global 45% all day long.

all you are wrong.

infinit glass should meter at 70% by default, multiply that in decimal order by whatever film you want to apply in this instance we can say putting a 50% film.

it would be .70 x .50 = .35

so you have to apply 50%

Sorry, there is no math involved, you need to buy a tint meter, put in a new battery, clean the window and test each film you are interested in using. I have personnaly used Suntek carbon 38 film on this exact car and it tested 35%. I have also tested Solargard true grey 38 and that tested 28%, solargard HPsupreme 35 also tested 28%. The vlt the manufacturers state is not exact, it varies with each brand so you can throw out the math calculations.
We test each vehicle with the meter if the customer is looking to pass inspection.
Thanks
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FWI, ATR 40 has a VLT of 45% and will work on any vehicle, with a law 35% net. Suntek Carbon 45 will have a VLT about 1-2 points higher than ATR 40. I tint where the law is 35% net and have tried every combination. Formula 1 FM 40 is a little dark than the ATR, but I'm having a hard tiome finding the VLT. It will work on just about anything out there also...

You have to know the VLT of the glass you are putting the film on so you will need a meter no matter what and then you can properly calculate the VLT of film on glass. For example if you have a window that has a VLT of 80% and you are using a film that has a VLT of 38% out of the box you can then do the math as 38% x .80 which will come out to about 30% film and glass together

Sorry, but your formula doesn't work..

what should carbon 38 "meter" at..vw, honda, chev. i know all manu glass reads diff
but i thought the point of c38 was to meet the 35% state mandates

It's going to be different on every manufacture because all of their glass meters different from the go....

You will more than likely be less than net 35 with that film..