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Major problem created when tinting front windows of M3 w/ white interior
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This happens with cars with light interiors when you tint and something you have to consider before buying it. If this is your first car with a light interior, welcome to the fun 
. While my previous car had a strip of brushed aluminum on the dash, it wasn’t at the flat angle and also wasn’t cocaine white. Also the darker you go, the more pronounced it becomes. Still a small price to pay for such a great looking interior. Is it a flaw? Nah.
. While my previous car had a strip of brushed aluminum on the dash, it wasn’t at the flat angle and also wasn’t cocaine white. Also the darker you go, the more pronounced it becomes. Still a small price to pay for such a great looking interior. Is it a flaw? Nah. What other way can you describe it?LOL. That was my drive up from LA up the 5 over the weekend and just got it tinted the day before too.Cocaine white lol
NathanielHrnblwr
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Originally from LA, didn’t want to pay Bay Area rates and had to do some work in LA anyhow. Also, had a good hookup.
Good thing I love my tint because they charged Bay Area rates for it right here in LA. Gotta love only having one Photosync dealer for all of LA, Orange, Ventura, SB, and Riverside countiesOriginally from LA, didn’t want to pay Bay Area rates and had to do some work in LA anyhow. Also, had a good hookup.
I am hoping that the wood dashboard can replace the white one I have. The reflection of white in the side mirrors is to say the least, distracting and glaring, possibly even hazardous to vision. I am hoping the wood dash piece can be painted a flat black (matte black), the same as the rest of the main dashboard, to avoid the reflection in the side mirrors.
I saw several options, all using some type of matte (not glossy) black material such as vinyl or carbon. The flat black does not obscure or distort the vision in the side windows. I am getting a substitute wood dash and painting it black. For me, it's the best solution as the glare creates uncomfortable visibility problems for me, anyway. (I am located in South Florida just north of Miami)
I feel that the season is a factor. In the summer, the sun is higher in the sky = less glare. I cannot remember it bothering me in recent months. But I distinctly remember noticing it maybe 6-9 months ago.
Have to agree here. I learned to look closely and over my shoulder to compensate which is something I do already. It’s a small price to pay for the tint and I feel this is really an issue about the tint and not the dash; with all the things Tesla does not give an F about, I highly doubt they gave it a second thought in regards to what the dash would look like in a tinted car.
It’s also not the entire day as it’s worst when the sun is overhead but once the light starts to hit the car at an oblique angle, there’s enough shade angle so the dash doesn’t reflect as much.
Spacep0d
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Wow. I love the white interior but this is a good reason to go with a darker interior if one is torn between the two. Black would absorb light where white would reflect more of it. This was even true in the Apollo 11 photography. One of the reasons Buzz was so well lit under the lander was the reflected light from Neil's white EVA suit. NVIDIA proved this in one of their demos, but it also stands to reason as a thought experiment.
I guess I just got used to it. I do notice it once in a blue moon.
It's so much easier to change lanes using the force...
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