t-tops anyone tint them
07-30-2006, 07:07 PM
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t-tops anyone tint them has anyone just put 5% tint on there t-tops, i dont have shades and dont want to spend 50 bucks for new ones. and its over a 100 here everyday and when i get out of work the leather is hot. im getting the sides 5% tint and wondering if it would work very well
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07-30-2006, 07:44 PM
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hey buddy i have mine 5%.....DO IT......
thats all ima say...it'll still be hot but it does help a bit and darkens the car at night,,,makes ya feel stealth!
erik
thats all ima say...it'll still be hot but it does help a bit and darkens the car at night,,,makes ya feel stealth!
erik
07-30-2006, 10:47 PM
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I also have 5% on my t-tops. IIRC, it was $25 per top, so it works out even with the price for shades. I like it because it helps a lot with keeping the leather cool and you don't have to deal with the shades. Plus it looks cleaner too.
07-31-2006, 01:34 AM
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I guess nobody else has seen what happens in the south when you put window tint on tinted t-tops. Glass get way to hot and shatters when left in the sun for an extended period of time. Seen it twice in person already. I say get the shades just to be safe.
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Originally Posted by RUNINHOT
I guess nobody else has seen what happens in the south when you put window tint on tinted t-tops. Glass get way to hot and shatters when left in the sun for an extended period of time. Seen it twice in person already. I say get the shades just to be safe.
i would have never thought of that...
07-31-2006, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by too fast
Can anyone back up what this guy is saying??
It woukld follow that the side windows..if tinted would have the same problem and Ive never heard of a side window shattering because of tint
The concept goes somthing like this..the extra tint helps the glass to hold onto more heat thereby making it crack
07-31-2006, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by tbird31
ttop shades work WONDERS! lol
you'll spend more on tint then you will on the shades...EBAY is your friend
you'll spend more on tint then you will on the shades...EBAY is your friend
07-31-2006, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RUNINHOT
I guess nobody else has seen what happens in the south when you put window tint on tinted t-tops. Glass get way to hot and shatters when left in the sun for an extended period of time. Seen it twice in person already. I say get the shades just to be safe.
however i have tinted t-tops at my work but never had a problem...then again michigan isn't nearly as hot or sunny...just humid as a mother effer!!!
07-31-2006, 06:06 PM
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i got mine tinted 0% 
they work great and keep the leather cool. all my other windows are 15%. i say go for it! and i can still see out of them perfectly fine if you are wondering
they work great and keep the leather cool. all my other windows are 15%. i say go for it! and i can still see out of them perfectly fine if you are wondering
07-31-2006, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SS4Matt
yeah i can back up what he said. we tint windows at my work. and for cars it's usually fine to tint windows but we also tint buildings/houses. on houses or anything with duel pain glass you can't tint with black film. you have to use a metallic based film like the platinum or bronze because the black absorbs too much light/generates a lot of heat and can crack the glass...we had a lady's benz windshield spider crack all the way up it from just 35% tint on the windshield....that was the first time i've ever had it happen on a car. i can imagine in the blistering sun in any of those southern states it could happen pretty easily. good thing is the glue on the tint holds everything together when it blows
however i have tinted t-tops at my work but never had a problem...then again michigan isn't nearly as hot or sunny...just humid as a mother effer!!!
however i have tinted t-tops at my work but never had a problem...then again michigan isn't nearly as hot or sunny...just humid as a mother effer!!!
The tinted glass on the t-tops absorbs the heat. Tint that is applied at a shop is designed to reflect the heat. With the two together it only reflects light back into the glass, double the heat source. But then again its your car, do whatever you want to it. Just letting you know what COULD happen.
