Arizona: Mecca of Window Tinting
04-25-2003, 06:40 AM
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Arizona: Mecca of Window Tinting
Just got back from there (and Palm Springs). Seems EVERYBODY does tinting. Question: My buddy who lives there has his driver and passenger side windows tinted a little lighter than rear and back windows. My new car is "on the water" and should be here in 3 weeks or so (Yee Ha!). Never occured to me that this might be a smart thing to do. Looking for opinions. TIA.
04-25-2003, 07:51 AM
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in warm climates, it's practically a necessity...
...especially on the A6, which has big windows that let in a lot of sunlight+heat. Metallic tints will reject heat better, but may interfere with your radio reception...I lost all AM reception in the A6 after installing Formula 1 Premier (metal) tint. Go to a reputable tint shop...make sure to ask about state laws regarding window tinting.
04-25-2003, 09:46 AM
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As someone posted here a couple days ago, in CA you are allowed zero tint on the front windows. Any
window behind the driver you can paint black if you like (if you have two exterior mirrors). A very light tint on the fronts will be an unlikely cause of trouble with the law though.
If I lived in AZ I'd have the fronts done lighter than the rear sides and rear for visibility purposes (but darker than I had done here in CA).
If I lived in AZ I'd have the fronts done lighter than the rear sides and rear for visibility purposes (but darker than I had done here in CA).
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04-25-2003, 11:22 AM
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Definitely
Ignore the post about reduced visibility. Unless you are tinting at 20% or so (20% of light can get through), visbility simply isn't an issue, day or night. I have 50% in front, and 35% back (Va. Law) and not the greatest night vision, and I have no problems whatsoever. It's much cooler, and less distracting.