Window Tint

[sonicBoom55]

So Im starting to look for window tint and I found that there is a lot more that I didn't know of. SO I was hoping one of you knew your stuff about tint.
For example whats best?
Ceramic Metallic or Carbon?

I live in AZ so I want to block heat legal limit here is anything goes in the rears and 33% on front sides. so I want 5% in the back and then possibly 15% or 20% in the front Help please
Thanks

 

[severous01]

be prepared to not be able to see out the back any time after about 6pm. if it were me i wouldnt do any more than 20%

there are some theories on the tint...simply physics really. black tint absorbs light, and since it's on the inside of the car the heat transfers into the car. i personally will be doing the nichrome coated tint, and only at 50% transfer. with the nichrome, the metal coating actually reflects the light back out.

others will say that the light is blocked and heat is reduced. but the best thing you can do to block heat is to put a reflector on the windshield. most of the heat comes from dark colors on the seat and dash parts. that was the case on my BMW with black interior, i had zero tint and just the windshield reflector and my inside temps were drastically reduced

 

[$ub$onic]

I had 20% on my ranger I loved it. Had power windows to roll down at night though

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[sonicBoom55]

yeah I know I wont see, I had 5 or 10% cant remember, on my Monte Carlo and loved it. but this time I have found that there are different materials and qualities.

 

[rdss]

I have 15% on the back and sides and 5% strip on the front.

 

[sonicBoom55]

do you know what kind you have rdss?
Ceramic, Metallic, or Carbon

 

[rdss]

I'm pretty sure it's a metallic.

 

[423]

I would go 35% all around,, for the same reasons listed above. If they have 3M brand... I would go the "CS-35" line of 3M. Excellant product, reasonable price and is non-metallic. Metallic films may interfere with cell phone, radar detectors etc. Click all around link... even has a PDF brochure.

423

Color Stable Automotive Films - Tinted automotive window film for cars, trucks - Color Stable - 3M US

 

[rdss]

Llumar is what I went with and most of their film is metallized so I'm going to assume mine is. I do not have any signal problems at all, I can't speaker for a radar detector though.

423, why do you recommend 35%? If you can get away with a dark tint why not? If you have trouble with the law I could see keeping it lighter, that's about it.

 

[sonicBoom55]

lol kuzz he is police
edit---
actually its cool he is considerate of radar detectors

 

[$ub$onic]

Wait 423 is a cop ?

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[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

I'm going to Shade Masters (shademasterstinting.com) in Hampton and get Virginia legal darkness limit of 50% on the driver & passenger front door glass and 35% on the rear windows. Llumar should run me around $150 and Huper Optik will be more. I *may* spend the extra and go with the Huper Optik just for the heat reduction in the summer.

 

[severous01]

yes, tint will effect the distans transmission of the key remote, and will also effect radars. but since the actual antenna is not like mercedes or bmw and is not an integral part of the back glass you should have no issues with radio antenna or xm signal strengths.

so...be prepared for your radar to suck....and not to be able to remote start your car from inside buildings any more

 

[HareBrained]

I live in AZ so I want to block heat legal limit here is anything goes in the rears and 33% on front sides. so I want 5% in the back and then possibly 15% or 20% in the front Help please
Thanks

You may know this but the number is the percent of light transmission. So, if 33% is the limit, you need a higher number to remain legal. But I suppose it's only a problem if you're pulled over.

 

[rdss]

I don't run a radar detector and I'm a manual transmission so remote start isn't a problem either. My unlock distance hasn't changed either even coming up from the rear where no plain glass is exposed to my direction, it's actually better than my Seirra that only has Llumar on the front driver and passenger windows.

 

[key1cc]

Does anyone know what % the stock tint is?
My 2013 ltz hatch appears to have some tint already.....just not enough
Key1

 

[sonicBoom55]

You may know this but the number is the percent of light transmission. So, if 33% is the limit, you need a higher number to remain legal. But I suppose it's only a problem if you're pulled over.

Lol yes but the sun is so bright here you can go lower without a problem. I think it fades over time. My girlfriends brother has a 2 door Silverado and he has 5% all around no issues with police

 

[sonicBoom55]

Wait 423 is a cop ?

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Look at his pic. And his about me occupationopo

 

[nocoolnames]

When I had metallic tint on my old focus it was great, never noticed a change in my unlock distance but it did cut some range off the radar detector. From the front it still worked great but rear and sides lost a decent amount. If you want to use a radar detector I'd suggest either not using metallic tint or getting a model that mounts the detector antennas in the front and rear bumpers. I don't know what brand tint it was and it was a stick I so can't comment on remote start.

 

[423]

Llumar is what I went with and most of their film is metallized so I'm going to assume mine is. I do not have any signal problems at all, I can't speaker for a radar detector though.

423, why do you recommend 35%? If you can get away with a dark tint why not? If you have trouble with the law I could see keeping it lighter, that's about it.

Personal preference I guess. Here, 50% on driver and passenger (front windows) with 35% behind it is legal. 35% to me, especially with the higher end film will adequatly offer "privacy" and screen the sun from your interior without the "black glass" look and extra issues of night driving, poor visibility weather etc. Just seems like a happy mediam to get the job done, looks and ease of use. Just for looks alone, I prefer the look of tint, but not the blacked out look.
Llumar is an excellant brand too. A good friend of mine in MA, went 35% all around (as is legal there) and looked great! A firm up there called Tint King did hers and did an awesome job.

423