Window tinting?

[alingo2001]

Wanting to get my windows tinted. Hard top and rear doors are factory tinted. Would you just do the front 2 to match or do everything darker?

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[GreyFox]

I matched mine (mostly) and did 20%.

 

[Gropax]

the back windows are not tinted they are just smoked glass 0 UV rating tint has a 99.9% UV a UV b resistance. so get them tinted and while you are at it ask if they do clear ceramic front window coating it will make your car 99% UV resistance and a lot cooler in the summer. here in Nevada i can limo tint my back windows because its an SUV so i did it my front are 35% and the back are 45%+ the factory smoked glass.

 

[Dalingrin]

the back windows are not tinted they are just smoked glass 0 UV rating tint has a 99.9% UV a UV b resistance. so get them tinted and while you are at it ask if they do clear ceramic front window coating it will make your car 99% UV resistance and a lot cooler in the summer. here in Nevada i can limo tint my back windows because its an SUV so i did it my front are 35% and the back are 45%+ the factory smoked glass.

If car glass didn’t block UV then you’d have a sun burn in 30 mins of driving in sunlight. I’ll agree that a ceramic tint will block more but the idea that car glass has 0 UV protection is wrong. Most automotive glass blocks at least 70% UV with front glass more like 95%

 

[Mikeoso]

If car glass didn’t block UV then you’d have a sun burn in 30 mins of driving in sunlight. I’ll agree that a ceramic tint will block more but the idea that car glass has 0 UV protection is wrong. Most automotive glass blocks at least 70% UV with front glass more like 95%

Truth.

Tint does a minimal amount of cooling....I knew people doing research on it when I was an undergrad in Tucson. IR is what does most of the heating anyway, and no amount of tint blocks that. Tint will cut glare etc, but that's about it. If you really want to help cool your Jeep, insulation is what you need....roof liners etc.

 

[Carlton]

I usually do the fronts to match the back. Looks good and does the job.

 

[Dalingrin]

Truth.

Tint does a minimal amount of cooling....I knew people doing research on it when I was an undergrad in Tucson. IR is what does most of the heating anyway, and no amount of tint blocks that. Tint will cut glare etc, but that's about it. If you really want to help cool your Jeep, insulation is what you need....roof liners etc.

Window tint can be somewhat effective at heat reduction, particularly in the form of IR reflection. It’s not as effective at blocking heat transmission as traditional insulation but it’ll definitely make the direct sun light feel less hot.

 

[Gropax]

well i live in Nevada where an untinted car in direct sunlight can get to 140+ in the summer. with all of my windows tinted and the front with clear tint my car only gets to 120-130. so i see all of your tints don't work and raise you a thermometer.

 

[jeepdabest]

You are all crazy! Save the dough on tint and wear something from the Stevie Wonder Eyewear Collection.

 

[WillDo559]

well i live in Nevada where an untinted car in direct sunlight can get to 140+ in the summer. with all of my windows tinted and the front with clear tint my car only gets to 120-130. so i see all of your tints don't work and raise you a thermometer.

I'm all in with ceramic tint! My sweaty pits will tell you they definitely make a difference. If my windshield didn't crack so much, I would tint that too.

 

[Texan42]

I had ceramic tint placed on all windows and Air80 on the windshield the day after I brought home the Jeep. I learned from my JK that it makes a huge difference.

 

[GreyFox]

If car glass didn’t block UV then you’d have a sun burn in 30 mins of driving in sunlight. I’ll agree that a ceramic tint will block more but the idea that car glass has 0 UV protection is wrong. Most automotive glass blocks at least 70% UV with front glass more like 95%

Also, if you wear transition glasses, like me, you would know that your windows block UV and other rays because your glasses will not get darker while inside the vehicle. There is nothing getting thru the windows to activate the tint

 

[renegadecaderyn]

Will be getting my JLUR tinted as soon as it arrives. Will be going with ceramic all the way around (front windshield included). Will be as dark as I can go and still be legal. Fronts will be done at 30% and the backs will have minimal ceramic tint so they match the front as close as possible (will be slightly darker in the back). Ceramic makes a huge difference especially with the Texas heat.

 

[Gdub]

Wanting to get my windows tinted. Hard top and rear doors are factory tinted. Would you just do the front 2 to match or do everything darker?

I tinted everything and did it limo tint as they call it. The front two appear slightly lighter as there was no tint from the factory.

 

[Lou Bunn]

A few years ago I found a shop in Raleigh that did window tinting and wraps. They have a display thing with one of those heat lamps like you find on the kill yourself with food buffet's. They have a disc that shows the various products and you can rotate them in front of the lamp, there IS a difference in products. I had a Honda Civic done in 2014, then a Pilot (wife's new toy) this year. Ya'll know how Honda is like a greenhouse and both times, the amount of heat in the vehicles were significately less. No, I don't have before and after temperture readings, just going by feel. We did my daughter's Jeep and it looks great, plus is cooler inside even down here in the sweaty south.

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