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    Question Does anyone know what the factory window tint percentages are?

    Title, basically. I want to know what our Mirage's factory window tint percentages are, so it doesn't go below my legal limit when I put on aftermarket tint.

    Thanks in advance!



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    you have factory window tint?

    are you sure it wasn't dealer installed?
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    I think what he wants to know is what is the percentage of the OEM tinted ("clear") glass. If you are trying to stay legal (people do that?), you have to consider the tint of the OEM glass combined with the film.

    I think OEM glass is around 15% (85% VLT). Your tint shop should have a meter to measure your OEM glass...so they can tell you what you can legally install. I seem to remember my shop telling me that my tint film was legal...but once they put it on over my OEM glass, it would be slightly over the legal limit. I still had them do it. My shop didn't really care if it was legal or not, they would install whatever the customer wanted. But they would let you know if you were technically over the limit.

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    Any tint on the front side glass or windshield is illegal here. But tons of people have.


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