HardyHarHar

First of all, why did you play games and not just say you had a medical condition up front instead of being a jerk about it ?

Second of all, for the VAST MAJORITY of people who have no exemptions, it's illegal.

Again, you made no mention of any exemptions.  if that's in the code and I missed it then I accept that I was wrong about that and apologize for my mistake.

I didn't see that.

Are you the one with the condition or a family member?

Let's end the guessing and nonsense right here.

You are not allowed to use 15%, 35% or even Clear tint on the entire front windshield.

In fact, it's not even legal WITH a medical exemption in Florida.  In fact, NO TINT is allowed on the front windshield in Florida EXCEPT a strip at the top.

Now you know.

Florida Code 2018

Chapter 316

316.2952 Windshields; requirements; restrictions.—

Unless they can install it themselves.

But totally agree with the post above concerning selfish thinking

1 hour ago, Ryker said:

They aren't selling llumar film for that price.  Film alone for a full car is higher than $25.

 

Btw most newer factory glass is blocking a lot of uv and a good chunk of heat as well. 

Really?

Everything I've read until your post said otherwise.  I'm really glad to hear that.   But then, my car isn't "newer" so it probably doesn't block UV or IR.

1 hour ago, Super Dave said:

I’ve always wondered, how you could be sure to get what you pay for on something like this? Unless, you are very familiar with the particular brand of film. Whenever the film come in, post a picture of the film, packaging etc. , if you don’t mind. Just curious.

I can't be sure.  I just trust.  I go by their feedback.

So far, it "seems" to be good enough.   They claim it won't fade and that it's 2 ply.

The feel of it definitely is not that cheap ultra thin one ply stuff.

They also say it will not "purple or fade"

Long ago I sold Luminar tints wholesale by the 100ft roll.

The stuff I'm getting from these ebay sellers seems of similar quality.

Who knows, maybe they're buying those same 100ft rolls and cutting it and selling it in their pre-cut kits?

From both of the above mentioned ebay sellers, the pre-cut  fit was SUPER precise.  Spot on every time.

I've never had to do ANY trimming at all.

That said, I don't know how long the tint will actually last or what (if any) IR protection I will get.

Time will tell.   But I can say the tint went on well, seems to be of good quality and looks great.

The price is ultra affordable.  $25.00 for an entire vehicle.  $12.00 for the two fronts alone.

FREE shipping.

Let me add, I just removed the previous tint that had been on the windows for 7 years from the same ebay seller I believe.

it came off with no problems.   Not one bit of glue stuck to the glass.  I used a heat gun and heated the tint and it pulled off

wonderfully clean and easy.   as far as fading, I would say that it did fade after 7 years but did NOT "purple" at all.

it has proven to be HIGHLY scratch resistant.

My experience with these ebay tint kits has been excellent (so far) and I'm pretty darn good (for a novice) at applying it I would say.

Only an occasional hair and usually perfect otherwise with no bubbles, lifts or creases....and believe it or not, the only "tool" I have when I install is a credit card.

I'm just really careful and take my time.  I do want to get a BlueMax or an Orange crush tho to see if I could do better.

That said, I'm pretty sure it's not top tier quality tint (because I don't have enough experience to know the diff) and some people will likely chime in to tell me it's garbage tint.  It "could" be Luminar tint for all I know.

But again, it's worked well for me for 7 years so what can I say?

Thanks ET

I also read that factory tint does not block UV or IR so adding ANY "good" tint should help with both of those?

BTW, FWIW, I order DIY precut tint from LEXEN123 and TINT-PRO (both ebay sellers).

Ever heard of them?  Is the tint I'm getting from them pretty good stuff?

Thanks,

I know it won't be Limo dark but that's ok.

I decided 30% laid over factory would probably be the best compromise.

Did some more thinking and going too dark might make it a bit difficult to see out at night, for me anyway

I guess it's not that easy to see inside now except in the brightest sun light because the fronts are 20% so the 30% over factory in the back should do.

Plus the possibility of attracting LEO the darker it gets.

No big deal to change it later if I want to.

Thanks for the advice.

I re-ordered.

This time 30%

That should do the trick.

I pulled all the 50% back off before it dried.

Hello,

My vehicle has factory tint on all but the two front side windows that I believe is 25% from the factory.

I wanted 12.5% so I added a tint film of 50% hoping for a final ting of 12.5%

My math was .25 x .50 = .125 or 12.5 percent (or so I thought)

The finished job BARELY looked any different from the factory tint.  It was maybe just a barely noticeable difference but I was expecting a much bigger difference.

To my eye, it looked like it went from 25% to maybe 24 or 23%

What I wanted was for it to be a bit difficult to see through.  Not quite Limo dark, but just one step up maybe.  Where did I go wrong?

Thanks

Hello,
I realize this is an ancient thread.....but I was working on tint this morning (June 19, 2018) and Googled Hair in Tint and this thread came up.

So may I add......
Before tinting, I  first clean and vacuum the car in question especially around the window openings.
Then I make sure my clothing is loose hair free....arms and hands too.
lastly, I spray around the window with water putting down a mist for about 12 inches around. it seems to help keep hair from getting attracted by static.
2 cents

But the experts have the last word, of course