Show your % of tint on your FL5

[JATypeR24]

15% ceramic all the way around, 80% on windshield

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[Anthony Sagers]

50 front screen / 40 middle 4 / 20 rear hatch - 3M Crystalline

How did you manage to tint 50% front windshield? isn't it illegal? From what I know 70% of VLT is the minimum legal tint limit in many states for front windshield. Like the color of your car

 

[RUNN1N]

How did you manage to tint 50% front windshield? isn't it illegal? From what I know 70% of VLT is the minimum legal tint limit in many states for front windshield. Like the color of your car

Ohioan here with 50% on my windshield, and yes it’s technically illegal, but I’m willing to eat the ticket if it’s ever an issue.

Once you drive a car with a tinted windshield, you’ll never want one without it.

 

[BasicFL5]

Llumar FormulaOne Pinnacle 25% on sides/rear and Llumar AIR Blue 80 on front.

I might have to steal this to a T. ?

 

[TO_FL5_CW]

I don't know why dealers put tint on the vehicle. I'm really not a fan of window tint. Looks tacky and ghetto in my opinion.

Enjoy the heat and fishbowl sir ?

 

[Clark_Kent]

I don't know why dealers put tint on the vehicle. I'm really not a fan of window tint. Looks tacky and ghetto in my opinion.

They put tint on these cars to increase their margins. It's the same reason they add other options like LoJack, ResistAll, ppf, wheel locks, etc. There's nothing complex about it.

I agree with you on tint in some respect. It can look tacky and in a lot of cases it does. Film with a low VLT kills the look of any car IMHO. And I'm not anti-window tint. Some cars I tint, others I do not.

 

[TO_FL5_CW]

Thank goodness the windows roll down and the AC works in the car.

Dude, I have no words lmfao

 

[egxflash]

Thank goodness the windows roll down and the AC works in the car.

Damn and you live in Plano? Props to you! I live in SoCal and I couldn't wait to get tint. I think they help a lot in keeping the car cool when it's hot. I happen to like how it looks afterwards too.

I actually wish the cars came with tint from the factory. Had to get 70% windshield + 20% all around after the fact. Kind of whack considering it's an "Acura" ... meanwhile my lowly Chevy truck came with factory tint for the rear.

 

[tibwolf]

Nice looking car. Yes, I agree. It does help with keeping the car cool a lot. I think there is a very light form of factory tint already coming on the windows for all new vehicles if I'm not mistaken. I like the transparency and clarity through the windows without the tint. Good point, there should be an additional factory option for tint for like $299 or $399. I'm not a fan of when the dealers do it themselves because they're just trying to churn out numbers instead of focusing on quality and consistency.

Factory tint is pretty basic and serves more to increase privacy over reducing heat. The darker glass absorbs more of the solar energy and radiates some of it outward, but rarely uses the technology in modern (ceramic) window films.

Modern films are night and day for heat rejection. You can test this out by going to a car dealership and sitting in the back seat of a vehicle with factory privacy glass. You'll feel almost the full strength of sunlight on your skin. Then, sit in a vehicle with ceramic film and feel just how much less heat on your arms. You can get 70% ceramic films which outperform dyed 5% films for pure heat rejection.

Back on topic, I went 70% 3M Crystalline on my windshield and 35% 3M CIR all around. My car is still hot after sitting in the sun at work, but it cools down faster and I no longer feel heat on my left arm while driving.

 

[ttccnn49]

I used to live in northeast, where I did not need window tint. Used to have WRX and mini cooper s, both were not tinted at all, but until I move down to Florida... With that being said, 30% in the back seat and back wind shield. 45% front seat and 70% front wind shield

 

[evlsmurf]

Not a great pics, but 20% nano ceramic. No windshield.

 

[svvitch]

I tinted my windows to reduce UV while driving. Ive had a few precancerous spots removed don't want to get worse. Easy insurance I spend a lot of time driving in the summer.

Plus it's hot AF.

 

[Jhatmaker]

reviving this thread since i had trouble finding any pics of a 55% all around including windshield. I wanted a balance of clarity/visibility and the heat protection from CA sun with just a bit darker than 70% for glare. Loving it so far.

 

[Andjoo]

70% nano ceramic all around (except windshield)
On top of the factory 70%, it makes it about 50%

 

[hartnessnick]

25%

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