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View Poll Results: Would the M3 in AW look best with or without window tint?
Best with tint. 39 73.58%
Best without tint. 10 18.87%
I don't know... 4 7.55%
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      12-09-2007, 05:02 AM   #1
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Alpine White M3. To tint or not?

Hi guys,
I don't know whether I should get my windows tinted, which means I will probably drive around without tint initially but would appreciate any input.
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      12-09-2007, 05:10 AM   #2
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I'm not a big fan of tints and will not be getting them on my M3 regardless of the colour of the car. Additionally its not worth the hassle with cops over in the UK.
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      12-09-2007, 05:33 AM   #3
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light tint. no more, no less.
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      12-09-2007, 05:33 AM   #4
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I have ordered the factory sun protection glass which gives you darker glass on the rear side windows and the rear glass. I've seen it in the flesh and it looks pretty good. I think I'll leave the front windows though due to hassle from the cops.
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      12-09-2007, 05:38 AM   #5
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IMHO no tint since it always has a different shade than the CF roof.


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      12-09-2007, 07:39 AM   #6
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I haven't had window tint since the mid-90s. Don't care for it anymore.
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      12-09-2007, 07:53 AM   #7
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All I gots to say is tell me this doesn't look good.

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      12-09-2007, 08:05 AM   #8
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Tint! Always tint!

If not for the good looks, for the ability to leave expensive things in the backseat and not have to be worried about break ins.
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      12-09-2007, 08:41 AM   #9
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medium tint, black wheels!!!!!!!!!
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      12-09-2007, 09:26 AM   #10
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Definitely tint.

Not an M3, but close enough. White with tint just looks sooo classy and sporty. Pics from e90post, btw.





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      12-09-2007, 09:36 AM   #11
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All I gots to say is tell me this doesn't look good.
Illegal in Germany.


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      12-09-2007, 09:38 AM   #12
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Illegal in Germany.


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Lame.

Front window tint is illegal in IL but in most parts of the state cops don't care.
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Lame.

Front window tint is illegal in IL but in most parts of the state cops don't care.
Front window and front side window tint is illegal here, and the German police would care!


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      12-09-2007, 10:37 AM   #14
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Well, also depends on where you live, clearly (not Bayern - grey winters and also the regulatory). Tint is a must in hot / bright climes like Australia, SW USA, TX, SAR ....

I also think a moderate tint looks good on Bimmers - especially w/ shadow trim. Both mine have a medium tint - looks good, and cuts glare.
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Alpine white, of all colors requires tint to look it's best IMO. South has a point that the shade won't always match with the CF roof (or maybe he's just bitter about german law ) but that color needs tint more than any other color if you ask me. It's hard for me to get the look of that color w/o the total white/black contrast.

Likewise, I think jerez/jet black require tint the least to look their best...but hey, that's just me.
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AW with tint

I've never had tint, myself. I think it can look good, especially with white. Here in Oregon several months are pretty gray, and I can't imagine how dismal it would be in the cabin with no sunroof and dark tint. Also, front window tint (beyond a light level) is illegal and gives the law a reason to stop you if they're looking for one. If I lived in like California or Florida or Oz I would probably do it.
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      12-09-2007, 12:23 PM   #17
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Melbourne red + tint

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Likewise, I think jerez/jet black require tint the least to look their best...but hey, that's just me.
A mate of mine saw a red w/ the dark 18" rims and tinted glass (on the Gold Coast, Queensland) and said it looked fantastic & menacing.

Is it just me or does it appear that the Melbourne red + CF roof doesn't look that great in pics - yet the several who have seen this colour in the metal say it looks great
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Hate that look. While the tint looks good, the slammed to the ground kills any class the car had. I like flush finishes between the wheels and wheel well, when it over laps like that I cringe and want to punt a baby.
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Hate that look. While the tint looks good, the slammed to the ground kills any class the car had.
+1 And impractical to boot: don't want to drive that on TX country back-roads = body work inevitability
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i would def. tint.
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Thanks for your input everyone, especially for those pics, I didn't think to look at other BMW models in AW with tint.

I will be sure to take before and after photos!
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I never liked heavy limo tints, especially on a white car i feel like the contrast is too jarring and sometimes makes the car look less authentic, more aftermarket, which for a car as spectacular as the M3 can be a major downfall, you want the car to look clean and pristine, not constrained by aftermarket additions (no offense to anyone)

I think a medium to light tint can look really classy, provides a nice contrast to the white and even adds to the classiness by taking away the mess of the weird contrast between the pillars and the clear glass. if that makes any sense.

in the end, whatever looks good to you, whatever makes you happy every time you look at your car in the garage is what's important, not necessarily what other people think.
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