Originally posted by Karmann-diesel:
Does anyone know what type or level of window tinting is in the above picture? I really like that smoke color. I know next to nothing about window tinting so newbie terminology/explanation would be appreciated. -Thanks
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tinting in Europe is not really prohibited, at least in where I'm from.
If you look at that tint you can see the same hue in the Mercedes Benz line up and as well in the Chrysler Jeep w/is in part producted through MB now since the merger 1998-1999. They call that privacy glass and not to be mistaken for UVA/UVB block.
I went w/RayBan tint made by 3M. The tint is light but blocks most of the UVA/UVB rays which actually cause heat in the interior. I have both black exterior and interior. Professionally it cost me $180.00 including rear window. I could have a doctor's perscription on the front windshield [which the state needs and the window tinting store to do a front windshield -> some states, CO, NY, CT, VT, MA CA, UT, IL,] but I leave the front window alone for the moment.
It's not the darkness of the tint that keeps heat out. It's the UVA/UVB block. Some Limo-Tints actually darken the glass for privacy but do not block heat from entering the interior. In some cases the darker tints attract heat and not repell it. Limo tint is not a good choice especially in the darker hues. Try a good quality metallic as suggested above by a fellow member. I use the RayBan 3M product, superior in adhesion, lifetime warranty and does
not darken the glass causing poorer vision during night driving.
I used this same tint in Colorado on a Grand Cherokee. In Colorado the monochromatic landscape and the sun dipping down into the mountains causes very dark contrasts early evenings making it impossible to see out limo-tinted glass. So I educated on the what to do's concerning ridding heat from a
dark interior in 1999. The RayBan 3M was perfect and rid 70% of the interior heat from sun which only darkening 30%. Truth.
MD