Tinting Windshield
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Tinting Windshield
SO I was planning on tinting my windshield with 90% 3m Crystalline.
I was reading the manual, yes I do that, and it says do NOT tint the windshield if you have the camera installed.
Thoughts?
I was reading the manual, yes I do that, and it says do NOT tint the windshield if you have the camera installed.
Thoughts?
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Are you taking about front windshield? Is it legal to tint front windshield? I wanted to tint front windshield but it's illegal in my state so I could not do it. But, I tinted driver and passenger windows 40% rear and back windows limo dark. I installed dashcam so I have cameras front and back inside the car. They work totally fine
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I have a few friends who tinted their front windshields with very light tint that you can barely tell its on and they had no problems with it. Question i have is, how will this work out in cold/snowy areas where fog is always a big issue....
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The camera and rain sensor is inside the cover that shouldn't be removed during the tinting so it should be unaffected by the tint. I plan to do the same and get every window tinted with the 90% crystalline too.
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But today the police are having their windows tinted very dark, way darker than what is legal so they no longer enforce the tint law
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Um, it's illegal in all 50 states to tint your windshield below the AS1 line, and some states don't even allow that.
90% will basically look like clear glass. What is the point? UV protection? Heat reduction?
90% will basically look like clear glass. What is the point? UV protection? Heat reduction?
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Yeah, if I tinted it, it would stritcly be for UV protection and heat rejection since so much socal heat comes from the windshield and it would help protect the dashboard from uv damage.
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I had 90% crystalline installed on a 2010 Prius windshield. Took it off after a couple of weeks due to the distortion. It was the low angle of the windshield that made the distortion very visible. On the side glass, the 90% crystallline had no distortion. I also rode in the installer's BMW 3 series with CR70 on the windshield. No distortion at all. I did notice a big reduction in heat with the windshield tint. Much more comfortable to drive on long trips. Less fatigue.
I used to be a big fan of crystalline, but recently tried Formula 1 Pinnacle when i had the front windows tinted on my RX. I like F1 better. Heat rejection is about the same. The color of F1 is more charcoal than Crystalline which looks blue or green to me.
I used to be a big fan of crystalline, but recently tried Formula 1 Pinnacle when i had the front windows tinted on my RX. I like F1 better. Heat rejection is about the same. The color of F1 is more charcoal than Crystalline which looks blue or green to me.
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Originally Posted by roblim
I had 90% crystalline installed on a 2010 Prius windshield. Took it off after a couple of weeks due to the distortion. It was the low angle of the windshield that made the distortion very visible. On the side glass, the 90% crystallline had no distortion. I also rode in the installer's BMW 3 series with CR70 on the windshield. No distortion at all. I did notice a big reduction in heat with the windshield tint. Much more comfortable to drive on long trips. Less fatigue.
I used to be a big fan of crystalline, but recently tried Formula 1 Pinnacle when i had the front windows tinted on my RX. I like F1 better. Heat rejection is about the same. The color of F1 is more charcoal than Crystalline which looks blue or green to me.
I used to be a big fan of crystalline, but recently tried Formula 1 Pinnacle when i had the front windows tinted on my RX. I like F1 better. Heat rejection is about the same. The color of F1 is more charcoal than Crystalline which looks blue or green to me.