Has anyone here put a mirror tinting job on their 8th gen? I like the idea of extra heat reflection and extra privacy, but I got to thinking that all that shiny surface might detract from the beauty of the chrome window trim. So what's the word? Any experience? Pictures? Opinions? Thanks!

Check out your local tint laws. I believe mirrored tint is illegal in many places now as a safety hazard, as you can blind or distract other drivers. Besides, unless you're rolling in a shagadelic 70's era van, :beatnik: its reeallly tacky. :thumbsdow

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/CT/

I'm fairly certain its illegal but if you insist, I ask that you install them on an Accord Crosstour since that travesty of a vehicle can't look any worse.

I think mirrored tint looks retarded, and that's saying a lot when we sell the stuff to a couple of owners. I'll tell you this. Mirrored tint is the only tint we've ever had someone come back in 2 months and tell us to get rid of it and replace it with normal high quality tint at whatever cost it would take. Tint removal + re-tint ran about $400. This was on top of the $220 he already paid to have the car tinted the first time.

Our cars won't look good with mirrored tint. I personally don't think ANY cars look good with mirrored tint.

gangsta

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Lol spinners .. oh how crap those are. I like when 1 doesn't spin, other ones spin at various speeds.

And mirrored tint is legal in some states with limitations like regular tint, I think if this is what they mean by "luminous reflectance".

This is Texas:

What are the actual state driving laws for after-market window tinting?
Passenger Cars

Windshield
Glass coating or sunscreening devices

* Cannot extend downward beyond the AS-1 line; or
* Cannot extend more than 5 inches from the top of the windshield without an AS-1 line.
o If sunscreening devices are used above the AS-1 area of the windshield, the light transmittance value must be 25% or more;
o The luminous reflectance of any additional sunscreening devices used must be 25% or less;
o Sunscreening device cannot be red, blue or amber in color.

Side Windows
All side windows must have at least 25% light transmittance and luminous reflectance of 25% or less, over the entire surface area of the window.

*Rear (back) Window

* If vehicle has left and right outside mirrors, there is no minimum light transmission requirement.
* If not equipped with both outside mirrors, the rear window must have no less than 25% light transmittance and a luminous reflectance of 25% or less.
* The manufacturers installed glazing shade band is excluded.

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/CT/

I'm fairly certain its illegal but if you insist, I ask that you install them on an Accord Crosstour since that travesty of a vehicle can't look any worse.

Ha! Thanks for the link. Didn't realize it was such a no-no, guess I'll cross that off my list!

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aaaaaaawwww yiiiiii, baby!

gangsta

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Ice cold

Mirrored tint with spinning hub caps, ohhh yeaaa get it

yea buddy, shinnin like a big shot lol (rollin like a big shot i know, i know)

The ugliest thing you can do to your car. :thumbsdow

The ugliest thing you can do to your car. :thumbsdow

personally i think rain guards are pretty bad too. i guess the only thing they have up on mirrored tints is that you can smoke in the rain, and i dont smoke.

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Im gonna make my accord look just like that!!

o man i messed up this thread pretty good haha

Haha. Just a little, Ray.

sweet im on a roll then haha

I dont know about the mirrored tint but the newer s classes come stock with this kind of tint, reflective, metallic idk..but it looks good. It seems like 35-45% in person. And i dont think its illegal.
http://www.montreallimo.ca/english/images/s550.h1.jpg

Has anyone here put a mirror tinting job on their 8th gen? I like the idea of extra heat reflection and extra privacy, but I got to thinking that all that shiny surface might detract from the beauty of the chrome window trim. So what's the word? Any experience? Pictures? Opinions? Thanks!

Hmm na, dont want a pimp machine....I think that it's illegal too.

I think mirrored tint looks retarded,

Spoken with wisdom! I agree!