Tinting front windshield: 50% or 70%?

[G35Rocker]

I just got mine tinted with Llumar Air 80 - nano ceramic. I see the slightest amount of rainbow with polarized glasses, but not much.

Does this have a blue hue to it??

 

[TyH2009]

I have 50% and love it. I have 18% on the other windows and it's great. Great look, great heat rejection, great privacy.

I wanted 70%, but my tinter only had 50% and he did that. I'm happy with it. Night driving isn't bad at all.

 

[flynnstone]

50% works well on the windshield in AZ... i think it could still be darker though.

 

[XLR82XS]

50 is good but I prefer darker especially in sunny Florida.

 

[Skione65]

View attachment 439709 50% works well on the windshield in AZ... i think it could still be darker though.

How do you not get pulled over?

Ski

 

[XLR82XS]

How do you not get pulled over?

Ski

There are windshield specific films but the lighter 50-70% ones are almost clear.

 

[CrazyCoconut]

There are windshield specific films but the lighter 50-70% ones are almost clear.

70% is borderline clear, and may pass for clear if you have tint on your other windows. 50% is definitely noticeably on the front.

 

[TyH2009]

70% is borderline clear, and may pass for clear if you have tint on your other windows. 50% is definitely noticeably on the front.

50% is definitely noticeable on the front.

 

[tlr1000]

Tinting the front windshield is great for appearance, UV rejection, and glare reduction in daytime. However, even running 80% means you are reducing light transmission by 20% and while fine most of the time it's not ideal in dark environments with poor lighting. Since it's illegal in most, if not all, jurisdictions I wonder what an insurance company would do if you got into an accident in poor lighting and they knew you had this tint that is not legal? In my books it's not worth the risk but risk always depends on individual tolerance.

 

[BYE FOSL]

Tinting the front windshield is great for appearance, UV rejection, and glare reduction in daytime. However, even running 80% means you are reducing light transmission by 20% and while fine most of the time it's not ideal in dark environments with poor lighting. Since it's illegal in most, if not all, jurisdictions I wonder what an insurance company would do if you got into an accident in poor lighting and they knew you had this tint that is not legal? In my books it's not worth the risk but risk always depends on individual tolerance.

Good analysis and advice, for Vancouver. In So. Cal., my 80% is a godsend, and I can’t detect any loss of visibility, never have. I am not denying the physics, just giving my faulty human perception.

 

[austinY]

70% ceramic tint

Hey - which brand is this? F1 Stratos?

 

[follow.johnny]

Hey - which brand is this? F1 Stratos?

SunTek CIR Series
Ceramic Tint | SunTek

 

[Trebor Srevlis]

The other option is Llumar Stratos 70% which has a blue hue (bleh).

This makes no sense. They would not change their Stratos product line hue between shades.

 

[Trebor Srevlis]

Hey - which brand is this? F1 Stratos?

Illumar

 

[weaksquad]

50 or regret going with anything lighter imho

 

[Young Phenom]

Went 50 ceramic on the front a year or more ago. I'm in Florida though. Needed to help out the ac.

Definitely darker than some, but from the inside is not that dark at all.

 

[ProtonSF]

50 or regret going with anything lighter imho

I generally agree, but there are some older people (60+) with poorer eyesight and darker tints make it really very difficult to see at night. They will be fine with 70 or 80 to reduce heat, UV and glare.

 

[Adam3]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModel3/comments/tjirag

 

[weaksquad]

I generally agree, but there are some older people (60+) with poorer eyesight and darker tints make it really very difficult to see at night. They will be fine with 70 or 80 to reduce heat, UV and glare.

Understandable, I mistakenly did 70 on my last car (50 on the CTR before that) and I was quite disappointed. So I made sure to do 50 on the M3LR again. I’ll get pictures for reference

 

[Edsonbarron]

did 55 front with 15 all the way around. honestly have no issue seeing out at all at night. with the matrix headlights I see better on this 22 model 3 then I did on my last car with no front tint at all. hats off to Tesla for them headlights