OEM Tint

Hammer Werke · 02-13-2018, 01:55 PM

I saw a thread about a "Sun Package" from the factory. Thinking about tinting my f31 and just wondering if anyone knows what the % of tint Munich uses?

Dang3r · 02-14-2018, 04:03 AM

Not sure if the grades of tinting for exported cars from Germany to the US are differs, but at my reimported (former Cali) F32 I would rate the percentage to 35% at the rear passenger windows and rear window.
Hence you could not choose at ordering the depth of tinting (e.g. VW let you choose 65% or 95%) and facing the fact that your different states into the US have different tolerances before got pulled over I would guess around 20% but not more.

Billfitz · 02-14-2018, 11:15 AM

All US passenger models are 70%, because every state has their own rules, and they're not going to build different versions for every state. What's nonsensical is that SUVs don't have to follow the same rules, as they're not classified as passenger vehicles. If they're not passenger vehicles then it would be logical that they wouldn't have rear seats, but 'logical' and 'governmental regulations' are mutually exclusive terms.

Hammer Werke · 02-14-2018, 01:08 PM

Interesting thanks. I like a lighter tint so maybe I'll try 20%. Just want to keep the temps down a bit and I also have the rear blinds for extra privacy if needed.

Billfitz · 02-14-2018, 03:35 PM

20% is not a light tint, 50% is a light tint. Also be sure of what your state allows. In New York it's 70%, and since the factory windows are 70% that means no tint. In my state it's 35%, but since the factory tint is 70% adding a 50% tint to it makes a total of 35%.

Hammer Werke · 02-14-2018, 03:50 PM

Ah I see, I was backwards. I think I might like 50% on the front side windows and then maybe 35% in the rear. Or maybe just 50% all around minus the front of course.

Billfitz · 02-14-2018, 03:56 PM

Any tinting of the front side windows is probably illegal.

Hammer Werke · 02-14-2018, 04:50 PM

Yea. Although here in LA...very common. Many people have blacked out front sides. Its only a fix-it ticket I think anyway.

Billfitz · 02-14-2018, 08:38 PM

It's also cop bait, a highly visible probable cause invitation to pull you over and give you a hard time.

02-13-2018, 01:55 PM	#1
Hammer Werke Second Lieutenant 105 Rep 219 Posts Drives: '15 328d Touring Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	OEM Tint I saw a thread about a "Sun Package" from the factory. Thinking about tinting my f31 and just wondering if anyone knows what the % of tint Munich uses?
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02-14-2018, 04:03 AM	#2
Dang3r Schmollbraten 12512 Rep 1,985 Posts Drives: M4CPC // HP4 Comp. Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liandri Central Core iTrader: (0)	Not sure if the grades of tinting for exported cars from Germany to the US are differs, but at my reimported (former Cali) F32 I would rate the percentage to 35% at the rear passenger windows and rear window. Hence you could not choose at ordering the depth of tinting (e.g. VW let you choose 65% or 95%) and facing the fact that your different states into the US have different tolerances before got pulled over I would guess around 20% but not more. __________________ Citizen of ///M - Town, where too much is just right Some say, that my scrotum has its own small gravity field and when Im slowing down that brake lights come on at my buttox
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02-14-2018, 11:15 AM	#3
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8264 Rep 16,111 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	All US passenger models are 70%, because every state has their own rules, and they're not going to build different versions for every state. What's nonsensical is that SUVs don't have to follow the same rules, as they're not classified as passenger vehicles. If they're not passenger vehicles then it would be logical that they wouldn't have rear seats, but 'logical' and 'governmental regulations' are mutually exclusive terms.
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02-14-2018, 01:08 PM	#4
Hammer Werke Second Lieutenant 105 Rep 219 Posts Drives: '15 328d Touring Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Interesting thanks. I like a lighter tint so maybe I'll try 20%. Just want to keep the temps down a bit and I also have the rear blinds for extra privacy if needed. Last edited by Hammer Werke; 02-14-2018 at 03:45 PM.. Reason: words
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02-14-2018, 03:35 PM	#5
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8264 Rep 16,111 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	20% is not a light tint, 50% is a light tint. Also be sure of what your state allows. In New York it's 70%, and since the factory windows are 70% that means no tint. In my state it's 35%, but since the factory tint is 70% adding a 50% tint to it makes a total of 35%.
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02-14-2018, 03:50 PM	#6
Hammer Werke Second Lieutenant 105 Rep 219 Posts Drives: '15 328d Touring Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Ah I see, I was backwards. I think I might like 50% on the front side windows and then maybe 35% in the rear. Or maybe just 50% all around minus the front of course.
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02-14-2018, 03:56 PM	#7
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8264 Rep 16,111 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Any tinting of the front side windows is probably illegal.
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02-14-2018, 04:50 PM	#8
Hammer Werke Second Lieutenant 105 Rep 219 Posts Drives: '15 328d Touring Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Yea. Although here in LA...very common. Many people have blacked out front sides. Its only a fix-it ticket I think anyway.
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02-14-2018, 08:38 PM	#9
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8264 Rep 16,111 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	It's also cop bait, a highly visible probable cause invitation to pull you over and give you a hard time.
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