Window tint
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Austin Texas
St. Jude Donor '15
No, not unless you are parking your car in the Mohave Desert everyday, all day. And in that case I think that the car would disintegrate first. I owned a C6 for 6 years and left it outside every day in Texas and had no problem with interior pieces.
The materials used today for interior trim are far superior to the materials used years ago and have better surface treatments. They handle adverse conditions very well.
I would tint for the heat reduction and to help control glare while in the car, for my own personal comfort, not for the car's interior.
The materials used today for interior trim are far superior to the materials used years ago and have better surface treatments. They handle adverse conditions very well.
I would tint for the heat reduction and to help control glare while in the car, for my own personal comfort, not for the car's interior.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 169
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From: Houston Texas
I always tint the windows in all my vehicles. However, now I have them tinted with the more expensive tint that blocks heat. Just had my truck done with Huper Optic tint and it makes a huge difference. Even put 70% on windshield to block the biggest heat gain from that window.
One hint, I put my inspection sticker on a piece of cling plastic so I don't have to scrape it off the tint which would be impossible by the way without damage. Get ready to pay $500 to $700 dollars for the high performance tinting though.
One hint, I put my inspection sticker on a piece of cling plastic so I don't have to scrape it off the tint which would be impossible by the way without damage. Get ready to pay $500 to $700 dollars for the high performance tinting though.
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 169
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From: Houston Texas
When you get older you will find out! Driving at night is difficult with tinted windows. I will still tint my windows but it will be a lighter shade or clear using the high performance tint. The dark tint looks better of course so just enjoy while you can. You live long enough the changes will come I assure you!
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Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 92
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From: Miami Florida
When you get older you will find out! Driving at night is difficult with tinted windows. I will still tint my windows but it will be a lighter shade or clear using the high performance tint. The dark tint looks better of course so just enjoy while you can. You live long enough the changes will come I assure you!
Last edited by chrsschb; Jun 14, 2016 at 10:08 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Upstate NY
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2007
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Do you guys disable the window indexing to get the sides tinted? My local shop says no rolling the windows down for 3 days after the tint. I haven't had mine done yet because I don't know how to stop the side windows from rolling down. I honestly haven't looked yet, but now that I have some time off I want to start looking 