I had the same concern regarding "rainbows with polarized" glasses. I have the 70% Xpel and I notice a very slight rainbow effect towards the upper portion of the windshield, but it's not something that's crazy obvious. I have no rainbow effect in the center or lower portion of the windshield at all. So far I love the tint on the windshield for heat reduction....it's pretty noticeable in Southern California summer heat.
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Tinting Front Windshield
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I had the same concern regarding "rainbows with polarized" glasses. I have the 70% Xpel and I notice a very slight rainbow effect towards the upper portion of the windshield, but it's not something that's crazy obvious. I have no rainbow effect in the center or lower portion of the windshield at all. So far I love the tint on the windshield for heat reduction....it's pretty noticeable in Southern California summer heat.
Had mine tinted and ran into the rainbow problem with the polarized sunglasses I was using. Looked all over for a not so expensive pair to try that was not polarized and finally found a pair at Walmart. I got a light grey tint with mirror finish on the outside for all of $10. Keep those in the car for driving, and yes it eliminated the rainbow effect. Am going back to get a couple more just to have on hand in the car. The lighter tint also made it easier to see and read the display. Also had the windshield tinted in S9 50% ceramic and it cut the heat drastically. Just that alone keeps the car no higher than 101 degrees even here in the Las Vegas heat. Am taking it back to get the driver and passenger side windows done as well.
Where I live the sticker is on the inside of the front windshield
So every year they scrape the old ones off and stick on new ones.. but if the tint is there it will damage the tint as they take it on and off... probably could come up with some type of clear plastic holder for it, maybe use a badge holder and just have them stick it to that or something, then find a way to mount the badge holder safely so it can be taken on and off every year.
Tello
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Where I live the sticker is on the inside of the front windshield
I had my MY tinted 2 weeks ago from a highly reputable shop in the Philly suburbs who I also used for my MS back in 2017. All glass tinted except windshield and roof. Front windows= 15%, rear windows and hatch= 50% over Tesla privacy glass. See pics.
I'm scheduled to have my windshield done next week (leaning towards 50% ceramic) because with white interior the sun is reflects strong which slightly weakens the "darkness" of my front windows. The shop brought up the fact that they usually don't recommend tinting Tesla windshields because of the "dripping damage" that could potentially occur to the dashboard area during the application. Has anyone else had a tint shop bring this up? Any problems from anyone who had their windshield done already? Nearly ever member here it seems has had little to no problems with windshield tinting.
As for how to safely apply state inspection and/or emissions stickers to the inside of your windshield, I bought this from Amazon after reading a few good posts from others about it working well. Check it out here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01466E0GS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Can't speak too much towards the windshield water issue, but a good shop should be able to do it without water leaking in. Have seen videos online, basically have to absorb the water properly...
As for the sticker issue, thanks for that link, think I'll get those regardless, hate the residue left behind!
Can you PM me how much they charged? I live in Stevenson Ranch and previously on my 2019 Model 3, I did tints with Fresh Window Tint ..I had it all dark all around and loved it on my M3. Fresh is a bit expensive though
Where did you get this done? I am not too far from
Philly and looking for another place. I just got a white MY and trying to decide between tints, wraps, wheels, etc. I like the pictures and the tints/wheels!
This is an old thread but because someone else bumped it and OP is also in Vegas, I will say that I had 70% added to mine and wish I would have gone darker but I had STEK Nex Series film installed and the next tier was 45%, which I thought would have probably been a bit too dark considering I have 15% on the sides.
I wear polarized lenses and can only see rainbows in certain angles.
I wear polarized lenses and can only see rainbows in certain angles.
That's not true. Even if the factory windshield rejects heat, the added ceramic film still cuts whatever gets through in half again.
Snowball316
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Do you have an update after Summer? Did you notice any difference in terms of heat reduction? Reason why I am asking is I still have my sides tinted but noticed I am still getting sun burned from either the sunroof or windshield
Do you have any issues with rainbow effect or anything like that with the windshield tint? Which shop is good in the Bay Area?
Snowball316
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Just did my tint at Mr. Tint in Santa Clara (there are two locations). So far no problem and pretty fast too. Did all my windows there.
I used Rocky Mountain Window Tint in Livermore. Quality work. Good guy. Trustworthy. Straight shooter. I think guys name is Matt.
I'm near Philly too, did you find a place to pass inspection with the windshield tint? I've got 70% on there but every place around me won't pass me with it
I used them on our previous car which was 10 years ago. What tint level did you get and did you do all the glass?
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