Window tinting

[PabloK]

Is ceramic tint like polarized sunglasses?

How does it work? I always thought it was just marketing BS but you gentlemen say it’s a dramatic improvement?

Thanks guys
Pete


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[HondaHawkGT]

Ceramic tint helps reject infared and UV energy from coming through the window. Regular tints are designed to only block visible light.

 

I paid $160 for llumar CTX 50% on the front windows. Just that was enough to bring temps down. I wish I would have had the rear windows done too.

Edited May 25, 2019 by HondaHawkGT

[PabloK]

Ceramic tint helps reject infared and UV energy from coming through the window. Regular tints are design to block visible light.
 
I paid $160 for llumar CTX 50% on the front windows. Just that was enough to bring temps down. I wish I would have had the rear windows done too.

Great info

Thanks HondaHawk for breakdown.

So it sounds like if you can find it at a reasonable cost it would be a nice upgrade!




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[mafd2]

Metallic and carbon tint blocks heat well also and is cheaper than ceramic.

[Sex&Trucks]

I got 20% put all around. Looks pretty good

[Gagliano7]

I am jealous i live in New York and you won't pass inspection with any tint on you windows. Truck would look so much better with front windows tinted.

[Jaychevy81]

I agree it’s def better thank god NJ did something right and don’t inspect anymore lol. What about a local place maybe they will over look the tint.


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[spenpet]

On 5/25/2019 at 11:58 AM, f8l vnm said:

Ceramic is for sure worth it’s weight but just too expensive for my taste. I tinted all my windows except the front windshield all for 140. Ceramic would have been about 950+. 

are you serious?!?!?  over 950 for a damn tint job?  holy hell!>

 

as far as for the OP-what almost everyone has said, if you go to a reputable shop, just tell them match the back and put a front brow on, and you would be good to go...I did the same...when i was younger and got a brow on my first truck it was for looks...I didn't realize how much sun protection it was...now i get them on all my trucks...

[Jaychevy81]

Just last week I had them tint over the rear window. There was still a lot of light coming in even with a strip on the front. I def think my 15 double cab was darker. Now it’s a lot better def less light on the back and sides. When I had it tinted they said tint the windshield. I was never a fan of tinting the whole thing.


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[KARNUT]

I agree it’s def better thank god NJ did something right and don’t inspect anymore lol. What about a local place maybe they will over look the tint.


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Ready! I grew up in NJ. Use to be hell getting inspected. Used to drive to a hanger looking building. Get out and they drive it through. If you put duals on a vehicle that didn’t have the option, they failed it. No oversized tires, lifted or lowered allowed. I went to school with guys that would switch engines to pass. They just started letting service stations do the re-inspection on failed vehicles in the late 70s when we moved.


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[RyanbabZ71]

Ceramic tint helps reject infared and UV energy from coming through the window. Regular tints are designed to only block visible light.
 
I paid $160 for llumar CTX 50% on the front windows. Just that was enough to bring temps down. I wish I would have had the rear windows done too.

That’s what I paid for mine. Only like $20 more than the “regular” tint




Ryan B.

[Jaychevy81]

Ready! I grew up in NJ. Use to be hell getting inspected. Used to drive to a hanger looking building. Get out and they drive it through. If you put duals on a vehicle that didn’t have the option, they failed it. No oversized tires, lifted or lowered allowed. I went to school with guys that would switch engines to pass. They just started letting service stations do the re-inspection on failed vehicles in the late 70s when we moved.


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Yes lol the dreadful Nj inspection stations lol. They use to put cars on these pads and test the shocks what a joke. They would fail a air freshener hanging lol. Hated Inspections now you can go through with no windshield they will slap the inspection sticker on your forehead lolololol.


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[Lancealtar]

It is better to remove the old tinting because it will not be able to stick to a new one. According to the law, it is allowed to tint the front side windows, provided their degree of light transmission will be 30-35%. Still, this degree of tinting will be very difficult to drive at night. I have the front windows that are not heavily tinted, and I decided not to tint the rear. To protect my child from ultraviolet light, I bought a curtain here http://snapshades.com.au. This curtain is very comfortable and does its job.

Edited September 4, 2022 by Lancealtar

[GreatWhiteMexican]

After we got my truck we took a road trip down to AZ to take my mother-in-law back (she stayed with use for a month) and visit my parents. While there I took my truck in to the shop that did my previous vehicles. I got 5% on back and rear sides and 20% on the front sides. Down there it’s not just about heat rejection, but keep from getting blinded from the intense light. Up in WA it’s cool enough where I don’t need the ceramic, so I just went with the tint. Yes at night you can’t see s**t out the windows but I also don’t have to worry about people behind me with bright LED lights blinding me either. 

[Wiggums]

I have 35% ceramic all around mine and it makes a HUGE difference with the heat! A week ago, there was a nasty heat wave in southern California but I was able to drive around with the A/C fan speed set at the lowest setting. It no longer gets really hot inside quickly, I have 3M Crystalline which is not ceramic, but it's heat-rejecting and patented by 3M. I am now a firm believer.

I don't drive much at nights, only in the daytime, and I only drive about 3,000 miles a year, so this was perfect. I live in the city where everything's lit at nights so it's no big deal. The windows look black but when you're inside, it's not that bad.

Typical sunglasses are darker at 20% to 30% VLT while mine's at 35% VLT. Now that I am filtering out heat radiation, I don't have to worry about premature wear on my dashboard.