front windshield tint
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front windshield tint
does anyone have or know anyone that has a strip of window tint on the the front windshield and can get a picture please. can't decide wether to do the strip or the whole windshield.
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Well I have friends who have done the front windshield tint and what I can tell you is avoid it. If you tint the whole windshield your going to have major problems with vision, tuning at night is going to be a big pain. My friend has 50% on his front windshield and we cant see anything after sun down.
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i had 15% on the top 6 inches of my old 94 4Runner and i loved it, it was a great thing to have when that sun is coin off the cars in front or just straight at you.....and at night it was great too i had no problems with it at all
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I'm wondering and considering this also - but just a strip across the top. For the same reasons as 94Runner mentions; sun coming straight at you or glancing off other cars. That's just a royal pain sometimes, sunglasses or not.
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i have a maxima with 5% on the windows and a 1% across the top of my windshield and i love it. on a sunny day driving the sun doesnt affect me at all. hope this picture helps you out
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Depending on where you live and how anal the highway patrol is, even the tint strip at the top can get you pulled over. That being said, I had limo on the top portion of my old Sierra and it helped a lot for daytime driving and didn't hurt at night. I can def see where the entire front WS tinted would be a bad idea for evening and night.
Go with a thin strip at the top as dark as you like. Looks cool from the outside and is functional at the same time.
BTW, I had a fix or repair order for my side windows and windshield but I sold it (the Sierra) instead.
Go with a thin strip at the top as dark as you like. Looks cool from the outside and is functional at the same time.
BTW, I had a fix or repair order for my side windows and windshield but I sold it (the Sierra) instead.
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well i just went and got the 6" strip across the top done. only 20 bucks, so i thought that was a really good deal. only took like 5 minutes also. thanks for all the info. i will post pictures if wanted.
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Do any of you wear polarized glasses or sunglasses? If so, take this into consideration when tinting. If you have ever looked through tinted windows with polarized lenses you will know exactly what I mean. It gives everything kind of a rainbow effect.
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Must be an east coast thing or something. Never even heard of this before. It seems really stupid, but, whatever floats your boat. Is it just for looks or what the hell would you need tint on your windshield if you've already got sunglasses and sun-visors?
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I'd have to definitly be leaning way over or skooch way down in my seat to see out. I think the standard strip that's already on the glass is only 3 inches.
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i know some of you might think tinting the whole windshield is stupid, and good for you, everyone has an opinion. i personally live in florida where the sun is always just beating down on you so i went with 5% over everything with my front windshield tinted in 30% (llumar). besides the very real benefit of privacy, it keeps my truck cooler and almost completely eliminates glare. i also have polarized sunglasses, but dont wear them in the truck very often. when people get in my truck they cant tell the front windshield is even tinted sometimes.