anothergood thing about tinting is....you dont get alot of sunlight...but...sunglasses will do the trick..i guess it's for your passengers...but tinting your car does really look nice...i say if you're gonna tint...you do a slight one maybe 15-25%...enough so you can see easily from the inside and not increase the horrible blindspots on our cars.

 

What's the stock tint on an XB? My back windows seem plenty dark.

 

well all my passengers dont have sunglasses and im pretty sure my little brother doesnt like the sun glaring down at him. i sleep in my car sometimes when im waiting for someone and the tint does for a fact keep the heat down than when i had no tint. i got limo tint in the back and i dont have problems backing up.

as for thieves, think about it this way... are you going to try and look inside a car with limo tint not knowing if theres someone sitting inside?

 

An OK point about the thieves, but thieves are STILL going to target a tinted car over a non-tinted car. If I was sleeping in my car I would rather have the thief leave me alone because he could see me rather than not see me and then I would have to confront him when he breaks my window. About your comment about your little brother, Is your windshield tinted then?? Because if it isn't then there is still going to be sun glaring down at him. Does he have solar urticaria or something??

 

My brother has no skin/sun problems but he hates it when the sun is beaming down on him. Ever since I got tint, he never had to get anything like a newspaper to block the sun from his face.

And as for thives get this. I remembered one of my friends brothers got out ofjail for grand theft auto so I gave him a call last night. I asked him if tint made him wanna jack a car more than one without tint. He said he didn't care about tint. He would know if someone had a nice system if they were bumping their music loud. If the driver looked rich then that's another incentive. He said systems are what usually he finds. He may get lucky with some other stuff but that's in the trunk (where nobody could see anything at all), never inside the car. The stuff he finds in the cars is usually books, cds, coins, parking passes, makeup, and clothes. That's it nothing of actual value worth stealing. Sometimes he used to steal cars just to get from point a to point b. So it didn't matter to him.

 

i tint my windows, because i like the way it looks. i have 5% tint all around my car, plus an eyebrow on the windshield and i still wear sunglasses.

 

Wow it took you this long to post on my thread Huey. I have seen you on every other thread and I knew you were going to post. IMO (no hating) I think your tint really takes away from the look of the car. Your car is one reason that I don't like the look of tint. That is just my opinion, but if you like it, great. I think it is funny, even with tint that dark you still wear sunglasses must be hard to see, especially at night???

 

You like BLUBLOCKERS!!!

 

Ever see that little tab below the rea view mirror???? Try pressing it if there is bright lights behind you, IT IS AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!

 

Having that dark of tint at night is like wearing your dark sunglasses at night, not a smart thing to do

 

i want my 10 minutes back. you all thought it, don't deny it.

 

you also forgot a lot of people also prefer tint becuase it keeps the peices of tempered glass intact in the event of an accident and not further injuring occupants. no one said window film has to be pitch black to be effective.

Also, it is established fact that film eliminates damage due to U.V. exposure (there are other causes such as heat, wear and dirt also). Film also slows the transfer of heat through glass (U-factor) and allowing the A/C and heating systems to operate more efficently.

There are plenty of good reason for film, and plenty of bad ones also for people who use extremely dark film. I used to tell people constantly who wanted pitch black tint that sunglasses are cheaper and you can take them off at night too. But that certainly doesn't mean that tint shouldn't be used. Only a total moron would refuse the stuff based on a few incorrect assumptions. Don't like tint? fine... don't get it, still want all the benefits and not the look, then install clear film. Gee... wow... tough solution.

Personally, I could care less if ANYONE tints their cars. If I welded the roll-up doors shut in the shop, I'd be thrilled. Commercial/Residential is more enjoyable - and you never have to explain the benefits of film to them, they already know. .... and when you get done coating someone's sunroom, they never accuse you of changing their crappy radio presets or stealing their ___ **** and dirty panties from the trunk that never even opened.

BTW - uncoated glass filters UV-A. Most sun damage is caused by UV-B, which is blocked by tint (not uncoated glass). That includes factory colored glass (e.g. xB), that is not a coating but rather a coloring. Big difference.

 

you sound bitter....want to talk about it? jk

 

Read this and decide if it is still worth the hassle. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65961

IS ANYONE ELSE ON MY SIDE?????

 

i don't think so

 

I like to those situation like that the 1% factor because there will always be someone that will be in that 1%.

 

You've got to be kidding me.

 

Im sorry... What are you trying to say???? This makes no sense.

 

35 front, 20 rear....cruise in darkness, and in style...I live in OC-LA area, hell you need both tint and glasses.

 

tint and sunglasses so u can look cool