is this a bad tint idea?

[kingsuv]

My question is what kind of tint are you currently using or have installed?

and usually any film under 5% is some garbage tint.

Good film companies (llumar, suntek, etc) dont make a film lower then 5% that Im aware of.

I run suntek carbon 5% on my tahoe and can barly see in the side windows in daylight.

I also installed some 5% llumar on a boat for a friend and its the same way for the most part.

Im assuming you got some bogus brand film on your car like gila, or some other crap died brand tint sold at your local autoparts store that will fade even tho it is "fade resistant" lol

Man speaks the truth. I use Solarguard on all my trucks. Some of my tint has been on the truck for over 10 years now. Still as good as new. I also use these brands in commercial applications and have faith in their performance.

If you want it darker then do another layer. Find a good tinter as some can easily fuck this up and ruin both layers. Another option for you is to do blackout film. I have done this many times for people wanting nothing to be seen on the inside. (like walls) The last option you can go for is to start with a mylar reflective tint like the Solarguard silver 10 and then do another layer of 5 over it. During the day the reflectiveness of the silver will overshadow most of the windshield back-lighting while having the additional 5 darken overall.

I use a solar silver 20 on mine and it is more then enough to keep people from seeing into my trucks.Plus the reflective cuts teat transfer way better then standard

Edited March 17, 2011 by kingsuv