A few Small Upgrades

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muttsnutts

• Dec 27, 2010

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had tint installed , Stubby Antenna from a 2010 Mazda 3 , and tinted LED Sidemarker Repeaters.

 

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Mazdamatic

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Mazda 2 Sport

• Sep 14, 2011

• #2

how does one go about getting tinted side blinkers?

edit: nvrmind read about the spray lol


looks great!

 

Last edited: Sep 14, 2011

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Domii3925

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2011 Crystal White Pearl Mazda2 Sport

• Sep 15, 2011

• #3

AHHHH SNOW! Not looking forward to that.... BTW Car looks great, love the dark windows on the green the most!!!!

 

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SurlySays

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2011 Mazda2 Touring

• Sep 15, 2011

• #4

... theyres a spray that u can use to darken the side blinkers? point me in the direction of said spray please!!

 

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joshb003

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2011 Mazda 2

• Sep 15, 2011

• #5

I want to get my windows tinted too... it looks awesome, but at the same time I don't want to get a ticket lol... Minnesota only allows 50% on all windows would 50% be worth it?

 

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SurlySays

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2011 Mazda2 Touring

• Sep 15, 2011

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i have 5% all around on mine, sure the passenger/driver is illegal, but i usually roll with them down, and even with them up i've had them done about a year now and havent been stopped or even looked at yet, so MEH! its looks real HOTT on the Green too!

 

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ddawson

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2011 Mazda 2

• Sep 15, 2011

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50% looks good too. I tint for the heat reduction so I've been using Suntek CXP and 3M Crystalline. Both are 70% and hardly noticeable.

For the other windows I usually do 45%. How do people with factory tint deal with Minnesota?

 

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joshb003

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2011 Mazda 2

• Sep 15, 2011

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Maybe I'll do 45% I doubt the cops can notice a difference between 50 and 45 lol. Now I got to find a reputable tint company lol.

 

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Racebrewer

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Mazda, Mazda 2 Touring MT

• Sep 15, 2011

• #9

Hi Guys,

Please consider that tinting your driver and passenger windows does carry a safety issue. At night it obscures headlights from other cars.

One of the most incredibly wonderful young ladies I ever met was killed in a car accident because of it. She pulled out of a gas station in front of a car obscured by another car at night. The second car was behind the first around a curve and apparently she didn't see the headlights of the second car.

I know I'm a downer,,,,,,, but,,,,,,, Just please consider.

John

 

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ddawson

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2011 Mazda 2

• Sep 16, 2011

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I took this picture this morning. 70% Front 55% on the rest. The heat reduction was very noticeable. If I could do the windshield I would because that's were you can feel the heat coming from.

I will say I like the 3M better. The Suntek has a little haze to it almost like the glass is dirty.

 

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DrWebster

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2013 Mazda 2 Touring

• Sep 16, 2011

• #11

joshb003 said:

Maybe I'll do 45% I doubt the cops can notice a difference between 50 and 45 lol. Now I got to find a reputable tint company lol.

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You'd be able to get away with 40% even, that's what I have on mine.

As for installers, the best in the metro is Tint Pros (http://www.tintprosmobile.com). Good pricing and excellent quality work.

 

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Mazdamatic

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Mazda 2 Sport

• Sep 16, 2011

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SurlySays said:

... theyres a spray that u can use to darken the side blinkers? point me in the direction of said spray please!!

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in one of the other posts someone mentioned it. i think he said it can be found at a local auto store. said go easy on the spray and itll be dark but thin enough for the blinker to come thru alright

 

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DrWebster

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2013 Mazda 2 Touring

• Sep 16, 2011

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The spray-on stuff for the sidemarkers (people also use it on taillights and reflectors) is called Nite Shades.

 

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dqniel

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2011 Mazda2 Touring 5-spd (Green)

• Sep 17, 2011

• #14

ddawson said:

I took this picture this morning. 70% Front 55% on the rest. The heat reduction was very noticeable. If I could do the windshield I would because that's were you can feel the heat coming from.

I will say I like the 3M better. The Suntek has a little haze to it almost like the glass is dirty.

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I wonder if the police would ever even notice if you put the CR-70 on the windshield? I know it's illegal, but how would they ever know during a routine stop?

 

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ddawson

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2011 Mazda 2

• Sep 17, 2011

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If you used the 3M stuff no way would he be able to tell.

This was a good review. http://www.modified.com/tech/sccp_0...tint_mitsubishi_lancer_evolution/viewall.html