Sunroof tint

[GlassJAw88]

I’m looking into getting on the sunroof tinted a light tint.
I have a few questions regarding the tint.

Which kind of tint would be safe. I heard the glass can crack with certain types of tint.


Also does anyone know of a good tint shop around So Cal?

 

[Deadpool_25]

I’m confused. My 3 (performance) came with a pretty dark tint on the roof glass. Do they all not come like that? Or are you wanting it a little darker even?

 

[GlassJAw88]

I would like to go a little darker

 

[Deadpool_25]

I would like to go a little darker

Ah, gotcha.

 

[cypho]

I would like to go a little darker

Funny, I wish there was a way to remove the factory tint and make it lighter. Can't make everyone happy.

Or coud they? It would be super cool if Tesla used electrically adjustable tint. I think that is a real thing.

100% opaque when parked in the sun, totally transparent at night. And adjustable to whatever the driver likes when driving during the day!

 

[jmaddr]

Have you considered the Tesla roof shade?
Model 3 Glass Roof Sunshade

 

[Petermcg]

I tinted the entire car (glass other than the windshield) with Llumar IRX ceramic at 40% (NC legal). The IR blocking is a noticeable reduction in heat from the sun.

 

[al503]

I tinted everything except for the front roof panel, and got the Tesla roof shade for it.

I like having the extra light come through in the dark, winter months, and being able to use the roof shade now in the summer.

 

[Texas Flood]

I tinted the sunroof and rear to 20% since I had noticed my head getting pretty hot here in Houston last September when I first got the car. While the ceramic tint works perfectly to reduce the heat, I wish I’d have tried the sunshade first. In the daytime, the visibility through the roof is still pretty good but it is severely degraded at night.

If you tint, don’t go too dark on the roof.

 

[GlassJAw88]

I tinted the sunroof and rear to 20% since I had noticed my head getting pretty hot here in Houston last September when I first got the car. While the ceramic tint works perfectly to reduce the heat, I wish I’d have tried the sunshade first. In the daytime, the visibility through the roof is still pretty good but it is severely degraded at night.

If you tint, don’t go too dark on the roof.

Oh yeah I won’t. I’m going to do a light tint. I heard the sun beats down on you. I live in So Cal, it gets pretty hot during the summer. Plus, at a later time I will be tinting the whole car minus the front windshield. I want the car to be all one tint

 

[EVS Motors]

Any tint should be safe and shouldn't cause cracking. Cracking glass is caused by excessive heating during installation of the tint. If you want the sunroof to match the back glass, make sure you do both the windows in the same shade. You can go lighter if you want, but because the glass already comes dyed to be so dark, even doing something like 70-75% isn't as big of a difference as you may think.

 

[Rottenapplr]

3 tint installers told me separately while they can tint the front panel it’s a waste of money. It doesn’t seem any harder to tint and they’ll charge $100 for this partt, but they said doing so leaves no noticeable advantage to this.

 

[PNWLeccy]

With every state having different allowable tint % how do you ensure your tint is legal everywhere? Ive always been confused about this.

Is there a recommended tint% so that it is uniform all around including front driver/passenger windows but excluding windshield? With the roof being factory tinted, I don't want to make it too dark but would like it to be uniform with the back windshield- would it be dumb to just start the tint where roofline fades into the back?

 

[Mahkus]

I put 3m crystalline 40% on everything but the windshield. I love it...darkens the top slightly (but still very visible out of) and awesome heat rejection!

 

[Deadpool_25]

I got one of the roof sun shades off amazon. Just installed it. It’s night now so I can’t tell how much of a difference it’ll make here in the hot Arizona sun, but it fits quite well. I used the clips but I’m not sure I had to.

With every state having different allowable tint % how do you ensure your tint is legal everywhere? Ive always been confused about this.

Is there a recommended tint% so that it is uniform all around including front driver/passenger windows but excluding windshield? With the roof being factory tinted, I don't want to make it too dark but would like it to be uniform with the back windshield- would it be dumb to just start the tint where roofline fades into the back?

The laws are different everywhere, but I believe for tint it has to be legal in the state in which you’re registered.

 

[GlassJAw88]

I got one of the roof sun shades off amazon. Just installed it. It’s night now so I can’t tell how much of a difference it’ll make here in the hot Arizona sun, but it fits quite well. I used the clips but I’m not sure I had to.



The laws are different everywhere, but I believe for tint it has to be legal in the state in which you’re registered.

Can you send me pictures of what it looks nice in the sun?

 

[Adam3]

I thought sunroof factory tint was good enough - but car was in the sun on a 90 degree day and without preconditioning cabin the top of my head felt hot. I'm not particularly tall.

Maybe just need sunshade for the hot days.

 

[GlassJAw88]

That’s what I’m trying to avoid

 

[jkoya]

I have both Xpel Prime XR Plus tint and the Tesla Model 3 Glass Roof Sunshade. With just the Xpel tint, I did feel the sun on my head on hot days, but adding the glass roof sunshade really helped...

 

[TyH2009]

I got one of the roof sun shades off amazon. Just installed it. It’s night now so I can’t tell how much of a difference it’ll make here in the hot Arizona sun, but it fits quite well. I used the clips but I’m not sure I had t

I just bought one a couple days ago, looking forward to trying it out.