To tint or not to tint...............
12-03-2000, 04:53 AM
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Originally posted by CoralDoc:
I tinted my red car to help with heat rejection. Like Muz showed, the car looks great from the side, but a little funny from the rear 3/4 view because the clear rear window and tinted side windows can be seen together. I wouldn't do it strictly for looks, but it does help a lot in our sub-tropical summer.
I tinted my red car to help with heat rejection. Like Muz showed, the car looks great from the side, but a little funny from the rear 3/4 view because the clear rear window and tinted side windows can be seen together. I wouldn't do it strictly for looks, but it does help a lot in our sub-tropical summer.
How dark have you tinted your windows, and does it really help when your car is a convertible? I've noticed a great deal of heat transfer from the vinyl top during the summer, so the tinted windows would just seem like wishful thinking.
12-03-2000, 10:52 AM
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I dunno, I think tinted windows on a convertible looks wrong. Especially the ones I see driving down the roads with the top down and the windows up.
If the top is down... roll down the windows too! =) (Unless you need to reduce some noise/wind. But that's just it... sometimes you need the windows rolled up when the top is down. And that's why I think it looks funny.)
Just my opinion.
If the top is down... roll down the windows too! =) (Unless you need to reduce some noise/wind. But that's just it... sometimes you need the windows rolled up when the top is down. And that's why I think it looks funny.)
Just my opinion.
12-03-2000, 10:52 AM
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I dunno, I think tinted windows on a convertible looks wrong. Especially the ones I see driving down the roads with the top down and the windows up.
If the top is down... roll down the windows too! =) (Unless you need to reduce some noise/wind. But that's just it... sometimes you need the windows rolled up when the top is down. And that's why I think it looks funny.)
Just my opinion.
If the top is down... roll down the windows too! =) (Unless you need to reduce some noise/wind. But that's just it... sometimes you need the windows rolled up when the top is down. And that's why I think it looks funny.)
Just my opinion.
12-03-2000, 10:06 PM
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I really should try and take some more rear 3/4 shots to show that the difference is not as dramatic as one might imagine. That pic makes my tint look mirrored and darker than it really is due to the low angle I took it from.
When I have the roof down I never have the windows up BTW. It's just wrong
[This message has been edited by Muz (edited December 03, 2000).]
When I have the roof down I never have the windows up BTW. It's just wrong
[This message has been edited by Muz (edited December 03, 2000).]
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