[Shotimes] Re: Window Tint Citat

[Ron Nottingham]

DUDE, it was the 80's, man...  I had the Sting look going on :-) during that
time...  Early 80's, can we say "SPIKED!" and electric blue :-O

And I am positive I had 2 layers, as I helped put it on :-)

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "David P" <jpotter8@bellsouth.net>
To: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Window Tint Citat


> Boy, talk about giving cops a reason to draw on you! 2 layers of 5% film
> don't let enough light IN to see out during the daytime, in full sunlight.
> Did you happen to sport a mullet in those days? Oh, yeah, drugs, you
> probably wouldn't remember. Hell, they probably just TOLD you they had
> tinted your windows, and you drove around all summer trying to convince
your
> buddies that your windows really WERE tinted, but the free expansion of
your
> mind was allowing you to see through the veil perpetuated by the man ;D
>
>
>
> David P
>
> 95MTX
>
>
>
> ~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 09:03
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Window Tint Citat
>
>
> > Thanks for the heads up.  But, like I said, it has been a while (like in
> the
> > in the 80's), and too much beer, and possibly drugs, could have clouded
my
> > memory.  Upon researching my receipts (yeah, I have all my automotive
> > receipts from about 86/87 :-) I noticed the tint percentage for my
T-bird
> > was 5%, 2 layers.  Boy, I got that one backwards!
> >
> > Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> > 90 SHO
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Nope, you have it backwards. A 35% tint allows 35% of the light
through.
> > > http://www.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Ron Nottingham <nottingham@alltel.net>:
> > >
> > > > The way I understand window tint film grades (been a while since I
> > > > helped my
> > > > friend in his tint business), the percentage # is the % of light
> > > > blocking.
> > > >
> > > > For example, 33% tint would block 33% of the light entering the
> window,
> > > > not
> > > > let 33% of the light through.
> > > >
> > > > As an aside, before any tint laws were enacted in GA (I think the
law
> > > > now
> > > > states 35% max), I had 2 plies of limo tint (95%) on my Turbocoupe
> back
> > > > in
> > > > the 80's.  Could not see anything at night, and always had to put
the
> > > > windows down to pull out of anywhere (big fun when it was cold, like
> > > > 20
> > > > degrees :-)
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Michael S Wojton" <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Maybe I'm thinking about this wrong.  33% film would be darker
than
> > > > 50%
> > > > > wouldn't it?  The percentage is the amount of light it will let
pass
> > > > through,
> > > > > I believe.  So 33% light transmission would be beyond the 50%
limit.
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows
> > > > )---------------------
> > > > > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:03:59 -0500 (EST)
> > > > >
> > > > > According to http://www.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/ MN allowns
> > > > 50%
> > > > film. As
> > > > > for suggestions, if you're not legal, get legal. If you are, prove
> it
> > > > in
> > > > front
> > > > > of the judge.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Just got 1 this morning :-(
> > > > > > My tint checked in @ 33%, which is one of the lightest
> > > > > > tint available.  Just my luck, had the tint for over 3
> > > > > > years w/o any problem...
> > > > > > Just wondering if anybody had any suggestion to get of
> > > > > > of this :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > MN laws suck!!!
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