50% Windshield Tint

C8Jake · 2015-04-23 20:50:17

amazing difference :thumbs: Summer heat reduction + no sun glasses :cool: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1754/80-img_1188_c420b7b8c358c781fdc8fc98ff5507c7fef7d06f.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1170/80-img_1186_031d70c7999623ccafe3481dbb9b39351c4ead76.jpg

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Apr 23, 2015 | 04:50 PM

C8Jake

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50% Windshield Tint

amazing difference

Summer heat reduction + no sun glasses

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Apr 23, 2015 | 05:23 PM

05c6vert

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Dang, To live in Canada!

That looks good

Apr 23, 2015 | 05:27 PM

C8Jake

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Dang, to live in Canada!

Taxed to death!

Apr 23, 2015 | 05:48 PM

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Looks good.Is it dangerous at night?

Apr 23, 2015 | 05:53 PM

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Dang, To live in Canada!

That looks good

What does Canada have to do with it? It's still very illegal here as far as I am aware lol.

Apr 23, 2015 | 05:59 PM

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Looks good...is it dangerous at night?

Negligible difference...windshield specific tint

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Apr 23, 2015 | 06:25 PM

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Looks great.

Apr 23, 2015 | 06:28 PM

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Damn. Sexy.

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Apr 23, 2015 | 07:11 PM

3 Z06ZR1

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Looks good.Is it dangerous at night?

Looks way too dark but I'm not a tint guy. Your windows never look clean to me. I cannot see the point of tinting the windshield.
Actually I don't want any tint and don't like the look of any tint.

Apr 23, 2015 | 07:15 PM

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Looks way too dark but I'm not a tint guy. Your windows never look clean to me. I cannot see the point of tinting the windshield.
Actually I don't want any tint and don't like the look of any tint.

If you lived in any sunny state you would understand. Arizona, Florida, Texas the sun is killer.
At 80 degrees the sun will bake your car inside!

Apr 23, 2015 | 07:21 PM

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If you lived in any sunny state you would understand. Arizona, Florida, Texas the sun is killer.
At 80 degrees the sun will bake your car inside!

Oh yes if I was living in Texas. I would likely get some tint not that dark though. I bought a car from Arizona and it was tinted.
But superdark for looks Never in this life.

Apr 23, 2015 | 08:08 PM

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It's very illegal in Canada.

No mufflers = super illegal

Apr 23, 2015 | 11:44 PM

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I had my windshield tinted n my Lexus and loved it. Doesn't need to be dark and makes a huge difference. I just got my vette today and tint is coming Within next few days including windshield. Will post some pics once it's done.

Apr 24, 2015 | 02:12 PM

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You say that you don't like the look of tint? Did you know that each piece of glass on the C7 is rated at 70% tint? So, in this case his 50% tint is really 35% give or take for refraction. If it's a carbon ceramic tint then it will look nice and dark on the outside but be easy to see out of at night.

Apr 24, 2015 | 03:41 PM

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I was thinking that a light tint (70-90) on the windshield would be nice to cut down IR/UV and heat buildup, but assumed that any tint on the windshield would interfere with the HUD.

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Apr 24, 2015 | 04:05 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch Rapp

If it's carbon ceramic tint it'll look dark on the outside & be easy to see out of at night.

correct

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I assume that tint on the windshield would interfere with the HUD.

Not recommended with HUD

Apr 24, 2015 | 04:35 PM

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correct

Not recommended with HUD

I have ClearPlex on the outside and 70% on the inside for additional IR/UV rejection. The HUD is NOT affected. Looks great!

Apr 24, 2015 | 09:08 PM

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There is really no such thing as a tint that works well during the day and yet allows good night vision. All tints work the same way. They reduce the amount of light passed through the windows.

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