To tint or not to tint...

[Grant1210]

Originally Posted by Dr. Who

Hey,

Ok.,

I personally don't like window tint.

There are two principal reasons to get a cars' windows tinted:

_* Heat rejection
_* Privacy

Darker does not necessarily mean "Better."

Some darker window tints will actually make a cars' interior hotter, as darker colors
absorb more heat than lighter ones and therefore, can (radiation?) elevate the
temperature of the (once cooler inside) cabin of a parked car.

And, as for privacy...

It's my car. I don't care.

I'm not cute and If you want to see me pick my nose in traffic, that's up to you!?!

Darker tints also, cannot only be an impediment to those looking in, but can also
hamper the drivers' vision looking out at night or even more so, in the rain.

With all that being said, to protect my interior, I too went with the "3M Crystalline"
("CR90") on the sides. None on the windshield (- Refracts light differently/HUD) and
none on the rear (- Came tinted from Factory, Electrochromatic & the Defrost -
sticker/elements).


Cheers!


Oh! And as far as the "Black Dots" - A good installer will know to slightly heat up the
film in this area on application and it will adhere better and turn out just fine.

Great feedback and insight! Appreciate the help. I am going to go with 35% all around with nothing on the windshield.

[M3GymNut]

I live in Miami so tinting I think is a must. I have 20% all around and I don't do the windshield.

[karbonM3]

Originally Posted by M3GymNut

I live in Miami so tinting I think is a must. I have 20% all around and I don't do the windshield.

Florida is a must. I just tinted my F80 all around last weekend. Went with 15%

[lovebmwcars]

TO tint is more preferable by me, gives the car this beauty and attraction outside, if you want.
And you have your privacy, no one knows what you're up to inside the car, but you can see everyone outside, super cool.

just take note of the extra tax cost....

[michaelalex17]

Originally Posted by 666MorDeath

I know I'm ODD but those little black dots at the edge of the windows makes tint on a BMW look like $hit!!! In My Humble Weird Opinion.

If those dots weren't there I'd roll with legal tint like in my truck

How weird is that? M4 = no tint / truck =tint

If you really had OCD you would have written it correctly instead of writing ODD haha jk, but I vote to tint, but lightly. 35% all around except the windshield is a nice look