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CiscoPath
05-01-2009, 02:33 PM
From my title, ya can tell I'm not asking opinions on how you think it loox. I'm asking if it's only for showing off, or does it also protect as well as regular dark tink
cherrington17
05-01-2009, 02:39 PM
as far as i know... it IS tint, as well as reflective.
C_EICK
05-01-2009, 02:43 PM
Cherry would be correct. kinda like a two way mirror effect: mirror on outside. dark tint to the inside.
MattismodderX
05-01-2009, 02:48 PM
not to mention the reflective-ness reflects out more light vs just letting it in
natedawg9640
05-01-2009, 02:59 PM
i have 35% tint w/ 20% reflectivity and i'm quite happy with it. it not gaudy at all like some of that super silver stuff... though sometimes metallic films inhibit the radio reception
CiscoPath
05-01-2009, 03:09 PM
good info, guys. I'm getting tint done soon and since my car is metallic silver, tossing around the idea of mirror. Just knew when it first came out, everyone was getting it, but i guess it "played" out. Then I started seeing that two-tone crap and it sorta ruined it for me. I've always liked the mirror but never knew if it was functional or just a fad. I'll trust in the point you made out there being a dark film tint behind the mirror. Yeah, i knew it was reflective, but reflection alone wouldn't keep from damaging the interior. Now that i know about the black film, I'm good to go. Thanx again
CiscoPath
05-01-2009, 03:12 PM
it not gaudy at all like some of that super silver stuff... though sometimes metallic films inhibit the radio reception

Yeah, the super silver is as ghetto fabulous as you can get. And I've heard the same thing about radio and GPS reception.
natedawg9640
05-01-2009, 03:25 PM
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/tint.jpg

35% with 20% mirror... in the dark and at the right angle.... you can't see through it at all
CiscoPath
05-01-2009, 03:34 PM
kinda what I was going for. Wish I could see it in the sunlight. In this exposure, it's doesn't look reflective at all. Loox more like smoke tint.
Redog
05-01-2009, 03:49 PM
Mirror tint sucks.

The tint company doesn't even warranty the stuff like the regular stuff :eek:
CiscoPath
05-01-2009, 04:11 PM
^^that's definitely something to look into. Are you talking about one particular company, or all of them.
cherrington17
05-01-2009, 04:42 PM
also check local laws. even though the tint level might be legal... reflective might be completely illegal. (like here in NY)

its pretty obvious too...
jayson_waltz
05-01-2009, 06:54 PM
mirror tint is gay IMO. just get normal.
natedawg9640
05-01-2009, 07:16 PM
the reason i like it better than regular... is that the silver haze to it keeps the tint looking more grayscale and less purple.
Redog
05-01-2009, 07:49 PM
^^that's definitely something to look into. Are you talking about one particular company, or all of them.

There's not one company that makes mirror tint that warranty's it ;)
clutch1
05-01-2009, 09:33 PM
Dayumn!
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3365/side1xxzf8.jpg

IMO I like the look, but it'll get you busted faaaast. My friend had the 50-50 fade stuff and got a ticker for it.
jayson_waltz
05-01-2009, 10:18 PM
^his tint is shinyer than his rims :lol: