You are correct, windshields are either tempered, laminated or both. Having an extra layer of film does help strengthen it but not by much - especially when you're talking about debris flying in at highway speeds. On side and rear windows, having tint does help quite a bit since it has nothing to begin with.

 

You could get your doctor is make you a note saying that your skin is sensitive to the sun which you can have added to your insurance, allowing you to tint all your windows. Then when you get pulled over, show the cops the statement in your insurance

 

Not a bad Idea...have you done this?

 

I'm sure it's easy to do, provided you actually have a medical reason for it.

 

you are some major retard if you tint your windshield. most places will charge you at least 300$ for it because they know you are a stupid moron (redundant phrase) to tint it.

visibility aside (i don't care what you say, you can't see crap in many weather and road conditions, regardless of %), maintenance is a problem. smudge marks, inperfections etc.

also note that your whole image will be wavy because the glue in the tint is visible under an angle, much more so than in your rear window.

/rant

 

paid $50 for it and its perfect. can see perfect at night.

 

if u dont have it on ur windshield then u have no room to talk. I HAVE a doctors note and a medical card from the DMV stating what percent of tint i can have on my side windows and windshield. Its not that much of a difference compared to having ur windshield untinted. If anything it just takes care of most of the glare on the road and the only thing that appears darker is the sky. with my HID's i have no problems seeing

 

There are millions of people around the world who have their front windshields tinted, and it has nothing to do with being a "retard" or "moron".

 

it's a safety hazard. you are creating one. only stupid peopel do it on purpose.

for 50$, i don't want to see how that pos looks like.

 

maybe if you bothered to spell i would bother to read it.

i have a medical exemption for my country wide illegal tint too, but i am not willing to drive blind at night. been there done that have the tshirt.

 

It's all relative, i've driven and rode in cars with the windshield tinted, never saw an issue with it. Living 20+ years in a country (not the US) where this is normal, tinted windshields don't even make up for a single-digit percentile as cause for accidents. My college group spent countless hours doing extensive research on this for our paper.

The main reason for the tints? To reduce the heat, glare and UV coming into the cars. They do put tints on purpose for those reasons, but i don't think it's stupid. (Although there was a small sample saying they just do it for looks <g>).

Don't take me the wrong way, i do respect your opinion. I just wanted to get some facts out there as well.

 

ever driven on a blacktop in the rain? must never have. i've a light sensitivity issue so i can generally see pretty good in the dark, but initial reactions are misleading. sure, you can see per say, but just how much can you? to me it got worse the longer you stared through it.

also it just causes you to strain. i do a lot of (or used to before the oil companies gave us the probe with the prices) night driving so it is not uncommon to drive for 10 hours at a time. it kills your eyes pretty soon.

out of curiosity, which country is that? has to be somewhere in asia...

 

Yes. There, it's a necessity.

 

where in my post am is my grammar not correct enough for you? stop responding to the thread ur posts are usless. u dont have ur windshield tinted so ur opion shouldnt matter

 

i posted pics already of it and it nothing you say it looks like.

 

crime must be rough

 

pics where? for 50$ it's not cost effective for anyone to do it though that doesn't mean it can't happen.

 

i guess there was nothing wrong with my spelling....your posts suck your windshield isnt tinted so you shouldnt ring in your 2 cents because u dont have it done, so u have no experience driving with it on a daily basis

 

You sure are a stereotypically prejudiced person.

 

lol that was truly an idiotic statement. maybe the fact that i have high end stereo equipment in my car makes it a neccesity? or the fact that i have a skin condition? or maybe its the fact that i got it just to **** people like you off.

 

They sell a tint that changes darker when light hits it, goes from very light to dark with sunlight, pretty expensive about double normal tint.

 

been there done that and that is the only reason one needs blacked out windshield. don't kid yourself.

need vs fancy looking cool mod. chose one. you clearly chose need. i am prejudiced yet you made a sweeping generalization about me based on a single sentence. i wish i had your neutrality and ability to see through people.

 

how does this contradict my crime statement sherlock? you are not pissing me off.

 

how about 10 times as much. tint is cheap. you pay for labour. it takes 30$ in material to tint a maxima. less if you use lower grades.

 

damn you know everything. and you were inferring that soundmike uses his tinted windshield to an advantage of doing crimes? who the F cares what ne one does with their windshield tint, this thread is completely off topic now thanks to your statements and prejudements.

 

omg as a preventive measure against crime against him. comprehension > you.

this thread is very much on topic. thing is i care because i don't have to wonder if the cool kid can see me pulling out or not. besides the law cares and it says it's illegal. that's enough for most.

 

ok well for me its not illegal due to my medical condition so i can be cool and handicapped at the same time

 

i've an issue with the eyes so i am there as well (nothing sunglasses can't fix but don't tell them that).

that just reminded me of all the kids around campus who pick up their grandparent's handicap sticker so they can park their ride right next to the building. the stares they get when they exit the car are phenomenal. now that is offtopic.

also don't get me wrong, there are times where windshield tint isn't really an issue. if you drive in the southern states (az, nm etc) during the day it won't matter, but all those people up north with the snow, fog and such are just going for the coolness factor. or if you drive offroad only.. there are no rules there, but i doubt many offroad a maxima...

 

i like just the top strip on the windshield and i was thinking about doing it on my car, but it's a good point about getting into an accident with tinted windows, you'd be totally screwed!

 

did some searching and this is what I found
http://www.autowindowtintings.com/st...tLaws_Missouri

 

Are the tints used by tint shops able to protect against UVA and UVB? I noticed that UV protection was mentioned as a reason for tinting the windshield. Also, if you are doing the windshield tint for your eyes wouldn't a good pair of sunglasses do a better job? If you're doing it for some other medical condition, what do you do once you are out of the car? Dress up like Michael Jackson?

 

the actual condition i have is what michael jackson has, only on an extremely smaller scale. the dr hooked me up

 

hmm, in Florida tint sure does help...

 

indeed

 

it's risky if the cops catch u