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Is window tint applied to the outside or inside of the car window?
Window tint film is typically applied to the inside of your car window. The film is first laid across the outside of the car window, and it's cut to fit the window's dimensions. Then the trimmed piece of tint film is installed on the inside of the car window.
What are the benefits of tinted windows?
Tinted windows offer several benefits. They can reduce the amount of heat in a car's cabin by as much as 50 percent, and this can lighten your fuel bill by making you less reliant on air conditioning in hot weather. Tinted windows block UV light, and this can protect drivers and passengers from sunburn and skin cancer. Also, tinted windows protect the components of a car's cabin from being faded by the sun.
Ceramic tint is a type of film used to darken windows. Ceramic tint is a high-quality product, and it's typically the most expensive type of film tint on the market. This type of tint contains a ceramic particle that nonconductive and nonmetallic, and it can reduce solar heat within your car's cabin by as much as 50 percent.
A limo tint is one of the darkest tints available on the market. A limo tint has a VLT of just 5 percent. This means that the tint allows just 5 percent of exterior light to enter the car's cabin. A limo tint on the front side windows is illegal in all states except Michigan.
What do the window tinting percentages mean?
Window tinting percentages refer to the amount of light that a tint allows into a vehicle's cabin. This is known as the tint's visible light transference, or VLT. The higher the VLT, the lighter the tint of the window. For example, a window with a VLT of 30 percent would be much darker than a window with a VLT of 70 percent.
Are tinted car windows illegal?
Tinted car windows are not illegal, but each state has laws regarding how much tint can legally be applied to the windows of the car. These laws vary quite dramatically.For example:In California, the rear windows can be fully tinted, but the tint on the front side windows must allow no less than 70 percent of exterior light to be transmitted through the glass. In Arizona, front side windows must allow no less than 33 percent of exterior light to enter the cabin.
Is window tint applied to the outside or inside of the car window?
Window tint is applied to the inside of the car window. The glass must be cleaned prior to adhering the tint.
What are the benefits of tinted windows?
Tinted windows provide many benefits, including:
- Protecting drivers and passengers with photosensitivity.
- Protecting the car interior from UV rays that fade or damage interior fabrics.
- Keeping the car cooler.
- Helping hold glass together in the event of a crash.
- Adding privacy.
Ceramic window tints provide superior heat and UV ray reduction. Non-metallized ceramic options also allow drivers to use wireless devices like GPS, phones and remote-entry key fobs without interference.
How long does it take to get car windows tinted?
It can take anywhere from one to four hours or more to tint all the windows on a vehicle. It typically takes just an hour to tint the windows of a full-sized truck. With a car, tinting often takes between two and four hours. If tinting just the windows on the two front doors, the process can take as little as 30-40 minutes.
