Is window tint cool or lame?

[ice445]

How about putting up some numbers for Ceramic tint ?

Idk about numbers but I can run the A/C at low fan speeds and be comfortable even when it's 100 degrees here. The altitude also means the sun rays are normally BRUTAL but I barely notice them in the car. It also takes the car much longer to heat up when left outside.

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[Rapid Red]

Idk about numbers but I can run the A/C at low fan speeds and be comfortable even when it's 100 degrees here. The altitude also means the sun rays are normally BRUTAL but I barely notice them in the car. It also takes the car much longer to heat up when left outside.

I don't think that was what I asked. However to add to your post cause you quoted mine.

Rolling down the windows letting the inside cool to ambient, with ac on speeds things up.

To be clear, I'm talking non tinted, just so the point in not missed.

 

[Norm Peterson]

What does age have to do with tinted glass? Or, maybe I don't want to know.

Old eyes tend to need more light. It's probably an individual thing.

Separate from that is the matter of cataracts, before they get intrusive enough to require attention. I had the lens in my right eye replaced before I turned 50 for that reason. As of yesterday's eye exam, the little cataract in my left eye still isn't significant enough to require further action. I'm 73.

Because of the weakening muscles and decreased size of the pupil, less light is able to enter the eye. This is one reason why the older population requires higher light levels. Another reason is because the number of rods in the eye can decrease as we age, making it more difficult to see in low light.

Dark tints still flat-out scare me - coming from having a fair amount of commuting time by motorcycle and bicycle where being able to tell whether the driver of a car that's about to pull out in front of you has even looked your way makes a difference.

Privacy-level tints = vanity taken to excess.


Norm

 

[CrowsHeadSoup]

Old eyes tend to need more light. It's probably an individual thing.

Separate from that is the matter of cataracts, before they get intrusive enough to require attention. I had the lens in my right eye replaced before I turned 50 for that reason. As of yesterday's eye exam, the little cataract in my left eye still isn't significant enough to require further action. I'm 73.

Dark tints still flat-out scare me - coming from having a fair amount of commuting time by motorcycle and bicycle where being able to tell whether the driver of a car that's about to pull out in front of you has even looked your way makes a difference.

Privacy-level tints = vanity taken to excess.

Norm

Oh, I see. (No pun intended )

I once owned a used Wrangler that had tinted windows; I hated that. I had to roll down the window at intersections to ensure I’d not run over anyone. And as a pedestrian, I understand your position.

The used GT350 I bought has tinted windows, quite dark, even darker than the Wrangler. But oddly enough, it’s easy to see out of. But I haven’t had it out after dark, yet.

As a preference and although I think it looks good, I would not tint windows.

I’m 66, no cataracts.

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[larf37]

I tinted my car windows because I only drive it in the summer. My daily driver pickup I didn’t tint this time as I found it really depressing to look out of in our already dark, grey, and long winters On my last one.

 

[RonsterGT]

I went 50% all around. Night time visibility is great.
Ceramic too so heat reduction is good.

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