07-10-2014, 06:54 PM | #1 |
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Tint on the Windshield
What are everyone's thoughts on light tint on the windshield?
I was considering going Huper Ceramic 70 on the windshield to help keep the heat and UV out of the car. Is there a brand of tint that works best for windshield use? How about a brand that works best for cars with a HUD? |
07-10-2014, 06:57 PM | #2 |
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On every car I have ever tinted dark or light I have gotten a ticket within a week of tinting...
No, 70 may be fine, this is the first car I am thinking of going that light. And I was going to go all around and possibly even the windscreen, so dont get me wrong, my comment was not personal to you or anyone who wants to tint their windscreen. If you do it, please report back in this thread. If you havent gotten a ticket in the first 4 weeks, Ill do it too! Thats about how long till I get my car. D |
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07-10-2014, 07:56 PM | #6 |
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For windshield tinting I would go with vkool. It's easily one of the best windshield tints out there imo and I have used it on my two past builds. Before vkool I had huper optik 70% on there and it was nowhere near as cool as it is with the vkool. The ceramics trap the heat instead of repelling it like vkool. The vkool 70% is still crystal clear and it does not interfere with any of the electronics or garage signals. In fact here in Hawaii vkool for the windshield is considered legal.
Link to their site: http://v-kool-usa.com/ Good luck! |
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"Is this product ceramic? No, ceramic products are based on the technology of absorbing heat. Due to the high absorption rates, ceramic films cannot offer comparable solar heat gain coefficient measurements with equal light transmission as V-KOOL. V-KOOL is a metalized product that contains microscopic gold and silver particles that rejects the heat without a shiny appearance versus absorbing heat." |
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07-16-2014, 06:51 PM | #12 |
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My E46M3 had Huper Optik 70 on the front windshield and I didn't like having a tinted front windshield - but that's me. I never had any problems with LE for the 5 years I owned it either. After I got my E90M3 I had 3m Crystalline 90 put on the front and liked that a lot better since it had pretty much 0 tint to it. Heat rejection was obviously less but I was doing it more for UV protection. I looked into AirBlue but it most definitely had a blue hue to it (reminded me of Benz) and it wasn't for me.
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Sorry for the newb tint question. Never tinted my car, but I have a baby now so I'm considering clear tint all around to block out heat and UV. |
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I had llumar air blue 80 on my old car. It has some blue tint to it. Under some light condition, it can show somewhat like rainbow on shiny chrome surface effect from outside (hard to describe this). All these tint should provide 99+ uv protection. I am going to try 3m this time as they provide best ir and heat rejection. |
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I think crystalline 70 or 90 will be safer choice because blue tint from llumar air blue may catch some cop's attention. |
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