BSM Without Tint?

[Draper]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Agreed. This is what EVERYONE should do

Pull over
Roll down all windows
Put Keys on dash (I realize it doesn't matter where the keys are in modern cars but it tells the officer i'm not gonna run)
Hands on wheel
Light on in car if it's nighttime

This will put the officer at ease and in turn will be a better interaction for all parties

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Agreed. This is what EVERYONE should do

Pull over
Roll down all windows
Put Keys on dash (I realize it doesn't matter where the keys are in modern cars but it tells the officer i'm not gonna run)
Hands on wheel
Light on in car if it's nighttime

This will put the officer at ease and in turn will be a better interaction for all parties

I’ve never thought about rolling down all the windows or putting keys on the dash but I do keep hands in view on the steering wheel.

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by Draper

Not sure why your confused.

I'm a speeder and try to do everything I can to mitigate the situation

PBA cards also help

[m3pilot]

Originally Posted by ChuMpion3

Moved into a new car that is BSM. Last black car I owned had tinted windows. I was 22. I am older now (late 30s). Can I get away with not tinting my BSM or is that sacrilege?

I'm not a fan of tint on dark colors. I'd leave it.

[golovko]

I've been telling myself everytime I get a new car that I will tint but never get around to it. Last car I had tinted was in 1998. The nice thing about BMWs with BMW ConntectDrive is you can remotely vent the car to cool it off a bit before getting in.

[Draper]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Not sure why your confused.

I'm a speeder and try to do everything I can to mitigate the situation

PBA cards also help

I guess, but I've never found any of that even remotely necessary.

Different parts of the country maybe?

[golovko]

Originally Posted by Draper

I guess, but I've never found any of that even remotely necessary.

Different parts of the country maybe?

Your race/ethnicity also factors in.

[Draper]

Originally Posted by golovko

Your race/ethnicity also factors in.

True, but the car also has to factor in as well.

A tinted late model M3 is different than a tinted 95 civic.

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by Draper

True, but the car also has to factor in as well.

A tinted late model M3 is different than a tinted 95 civic.

The car definitely factors into the equation.

Knock on wood. I have no front plate and the cops leave me alone.

Not so sure they would leave me alone in a 95 civic that sounded like a trash can

[scott13]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Agreed. This is what EVERYONE should do

Pull over
Roll down all windows
Put Keys on dash (I realize it doesn't matter where the keys are in modern cars but it tells the officer i'm not gonna run)
Hands on wheel
Light on in car if it's nighttime

This will put the officer at ease and in turn will be a better interaction for all parties

Bah. Just rock the "I know, I know" sticker and everything works itself out...

...

[Tall Tom Cruise]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Agreed. This is what EVERYONE should do

Pull over
Roll down all windows
Put Keys on dash (I realize it doesn't matter where the keys are in modern cars but it tells the officer i'm not gonna run)
Hands on wheel
Light on in car if it's nighttime

This will put the officer at ease and in turn will be a better interaction for all parties

+1. This is my exact sequence. Additionally, before grabbing my license/reg./insurance, I'll tell the officer where it's located and that I am going to reach for it.

Courtesy goes a long way. Cops pull over a fair amount of idiots on a daily basis so proper etiquette certainly is noticed. It's important to make them feel at ease and comfortable.

And then you watch COPS and you see people leave their radio on and keep smoking their cigarette while pulled over. Hahah. But then again, those are the Grade A idiots

[420Coupe]

I've had my car for 6 months now and i keep telling myself every weekend, 'i'll get it tinted this weekend' .... 6 months later still not tinted LOL

I'll get it done this weekend

[CigarPundit]

Originally Posted by scott13

Bah. Just rock the "I know, I know" sticker and everything works itself out...

...

I want that.

[ChuMpion3]

My better half squashed this for me. My 22yr self drove a tinted Lexus. She asked me a simple question related to how we lived then. It was a trump card. Needless to say, no tint for me. Sucks getting old but sometimes your perspective changes.

[f80er]

Originally Posted by ChuMpion3

My better half squashed this for me. My 22yr self drove a tinted Lexus. She asked me a simple question related to how we lived then. It was a trump card. Needless to say, no tint for me. Sucks getting old but sometimes your perspective changes.

True but as you get older you can just get lighter tint.

[tropicalypso]

Stay dark my friends...

[Speedwell-Industries]

35% Ceramic all around! Including the windshield! Perfect for So Cal

[EricSMG]

Very few cars look good with dark paint and dark tint, in two ways:

1 - The lack of contrast blurs the dimensions/shape of the actual car so it ends up looking like a big black blob, and
2 - Makes the car look cheaper (Nissan Altima, much?)

For a black car, 50% is the darkest I would go - that's plenty dark especially with a black interior. But no tint is ultra classy/clean.

Oh, and age directly correlates with tastes - as you get older you get more conservative. Dark tint is not conservative. Not passing judgment - just presenting a real world perspective from a 42 year old who's become considerably more conservative relative to his 20s.

[anamnesis111]

I have 35% ceramic on my car to keep out the heat while keeping the car looking classy. I used to have 20% tint in my 20s and that's too dark for me now that I am 30s. Once I hit 50, I will tint 50%. I tint according to my age. lol

[GOLFFRR]

I have not done tint in a long time on a lot of cars. not bc I don't want to but bc I live in a small town and when I use to put tint on I would get pulled over and really couldn't hide so I was over it. but I do like the light tint look all the way around. I think it looks a little off when you tint the back windows really dark and the rest of the window have no tint. but thats just me!

[CigarPundit]

Originally Posted by EricSMG

Very few cars look good with dark paint and dark tint, in two ways:

1 - The lack of contrast blurs the dimensions/shape of the actual car so it ends up looking like a big black blob, and
2 - Makes the car look cheaper (Nissan Altima, much?)

For a black car, 50% is the darkest I would go - that's plenty dark especially with a black interior. But no tint is ultra classy/clean.

Oh, and age directly correlates with tastes - as you get older you get more conservative. Dark tint is not conservative. Not passing judgment - just presenting a real world perspective from a 42 year old who's become considerably more conservative relative to his 20s.

No accounting for taste, but I love my 35% tint on my MGM F80, and I'm in my 50s.

[Speedwell-Industries]

Originally Posted by CigarPundit

No accounting for taste, but I love my 35% tint on my MGM F80, and I'm in my 50s.

I'm loving it as well!!