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Window tinting is a great way to cut down on your worst enemy's when driving in summer - heat and light. Both increase your discomfort and contribute to slack and unsafe driving.

Also, there's no better way to get the most out of a low-to-medium performing air conditioner. The effect is identical to roof insulation cutting down on air conditioning costs in your home - the air conditioner doesn't have to work anywhere near as hard. This means less load on it so it lasts longer also.

Buy the highest heat-reducing tint on the market, and go for a full metal (fully metallised) tint. There are at least 30 tints available. The ones made of chemical dyes fade from the moment you buy them but the metallised tints do not fade.

It is illegal to tint a windscreen but you can apply darker than legal tints to the top 200mm of it.

Window socks or shades are a great addition when put over the rear door windows on a four door car. They cut out probably 35% of the light and heat on top of what is already cut out by the rear window and front door tints.

I do not recommend buying tinting kits or window socks that are not made for your model car. There are too many pitfalls in installing them, and their durability is much lower.   [guest]

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Main > Automotive > Mechanics > Window tinting
If you have tinted windows and need to change a door, simply remove the tinted glass panels and put them in the new door. Quarter glass panels on rear door can be removed also without tools any more sophisticated than a socket set and screwdrivers.   [guest]

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Main > Automotive > Mechanics > Window tinting
Research tints before you buy. The cheaper ones available in Malaysia etc (though they may claim to be made in the USA) often get bubbles under the surface within months of installation, rendering them useless. You can blow hundreds this way. Try to get it done by a car tinter that does dealer's cars en masse and/or obviously expensive cars. Avoid tinters that are based in areas distant from the city.   myxlfidian (150)

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Main > Automotive > Mechanics > Window tinting
Not only could a tint be of a low quality, but the installation could be so bad that the tinting gets bubbles under it and is useless within months.   myxlfidian (150)

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