Window tints
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Window tints
Any of you guys that have tints have any issues with really bad reflections during night driving? I had a Mercedes at one time with tinted windows and it was dangerous to drive at night because the reflections inside the cabin were so bad. Is this an issue with Vettes?
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From: Leon Iowa
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Never heard of that problem with tinted windows. Had both my vettes tinted as well as my last BMW and never did have a reflection problem. In fact it helped alot by reducing the glare from car lights behind you.
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35% sides and 20% for the back.......works great.......get a shop that knows what they are doing especially for the back window and only use the best tint materials.......
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I've never heard of issue wrt light reflection on tint. Maybe light refraction. That's weird.
I agree, it's probably the type of tint used. I could see where some metallic or semi-metallic tint *could* show a reflection. Try Carbon. I've got Suntek CXP on both my cars and have had no issues so far.
I agree, it's probably the type of tint used. I could see where some metallic or semi-metallic tint *could* show a reflection. Try Carbon. I've got Suntek CXP on both my cars and have had no issues so far.
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I just bought a car with a tinted rear window, and on the drive home I noticed that the reflection in the mirror was distorted. Is this common with tinted windows? I can't see any bubbles or other imperfections in the tinting.
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All of my cars get tinted, none have any more distortion. Might be the rear glass.
