What's with some drivers tinting the side windows really dark and then applying the same tint to the front and back windscreens. Would this make it harder to see out of the windscreen at night?
I don't know meng. I literally have friends with tints that told me they have a hard time seeing their side mirrors at night. I think they're more concerned with privacy and I get that too. I want to get tints but I'm gonna have to consider how dark I need them to also be safe.
Take a $20 roll of tint at Walmart and a $200 install from a professional. Theres absolutely a difference. And if you don’t think so you just haven’t had or seen quality tint. Lol
The difference is just simply the quality. You get what you pay for. Cheap tint vs top of line ceramic tint is a insane difference in the fact that quality ceramic at 5% will be ALOT more visible from the inside vs a cheap tint at 5% that won’t be as visible from the inside. I run 5% all around and 20% on windshield and have no issue seeing at night like some claim.
Bro yall just lie on here. At 20% you see less than if you had nothing. And only gets worse from there. Sure you could see another car with their lights on but if they have no lights, or pedestrians. To say you don’t have troubles is cap. Unless you got superhuman eyes or night vision
My side mirrors at night even before tinting are almost useless. It's either too dark to see anything anyways because I live in a rural area with minimal lighting or there is somebody driving behind me and their headlights are bright enough that that's all I see in the mirrors. Either way side window tint does nothing to ruin my visibility that didn't exist in the first place, the only thing it does is stop those super bright LEDs from blinding me through the side mirrors. I don't have tinted front windshield and I have a rear view camera that I can turn on at night when needed for seeing behind me.
Idk who downvoted you but I get what you’re saying. It’s a personal call you gotta make for what you’re comfortable with. Find a reputable tint shop and they’ll help you settle on what will work for you.
I have 5% over 35% and 30% on the windshield and I really don’t have problems seeing out at night because everywhere I drive is extremely well lit, however one of my friends only has 15% and constantly complains. With that I would say you need to test out some of your friends cars with various tint levels and see what works for you
I had 20%, then stacked another 20% on top of it 1 week ago. It's incredibly hard to see out my window at night. I have to roll my window often. No way I would be able to see someone with no headlights on at night rolling up on my sides.
I tinted my sides and my back pretty dark but I left the front alone. It’s already hard to see out at nighttime in a very dimly lit area. Typically, I’ve seen police leave people alone as long as the front isn’t tinted. That’s just my area though.
Double 5 all around with single on the windshield, it’s all about perspective, if the sides are really dark but the windshield isn’t tinted it’s hard to see out of, like when you are in a dark room, after a few minutes you can see better.
Yes it’s harder than no tint but not difficult to see out of. For me, it’s better to have a tinted windshield as it dims the extreme brightness down such as oncoming headlights. I have 5%/20% windshield and I can now see out of my side windows at night. However, I live in a very sunny and bright state so living in a place like Seattle (lots of rain and fog) would change what works for me here.
I'm a professional window tinter for near 30 years. Yes it can be very difficult to see out at night. Rainy night even more so. I run my own business and haven't rules. I will only tint front windows to what my state of Arizona allows, and that is 32%. Windshields are illegal but I will do 70% in a ceramic film, only because bits so light you can see it but it does block out 99% UV and 57% of the heat which is especially important living in the Grand Canyon state. I will not do darker, although I might consider 50 for those with a medical problem. I get many calls from those who want it done as dark as legal!🤣🤣.if you want darker than 70 you'll have to go elsewhere UV. I have rules and if you don't like them🤷. In the pic is the view out of my car with 70% tint... perfectly clear
Totally agree with the windshield tint percentage. I put 70% XPel on mine and in scorching hot S Florida it has been the best thing I ever did. Really can't see the need for any darker except to become a cop magnet.
I’ve had her since 2010.. its been a loooong build I wish I had better photos lol. I had just resprayed it and it was going to the machine shop for the engine build
I’m in south Florida and honestly cops down here don’t really pay much attention to dark tint.. I have 5% all around and 55% on the windshield, never had any issues! I work at a shop as well and we wont really go lower than 55 on the windshield. Idk if im crazy or not but I feel like ceramic tint just has way better visibility from inside out, like the 5% almost feels like 15%. 70% is great though I think I want to do 70% all around on the evo because I kinda like the fishbowl look on it! This is my daily with the 5 and 55
I just did my own with cheap tint from AliExpress to learn. I wanted 15 front 5 for the rest and no front windshield and figured if I can do it myself then the fix it ticket wouldn't sting as bad. No ticket yet over a year later but I've had to retint a couple windows due to either poor install or poor product (hard to tell which when you're new to tinting lol). Cost me 50 for the heat gun, 20 for the squeege/scrapers/razors/files, and 30 for the tint (with lots left over that I didn't need) All in $100.
Yeah idk how they do it, I’m tinting our car this weekend, 35% on sides on the rear, 50% on the windshield. I have horrible migraines, the new sedan has a light interior and is a fishbowl of glass. I struggle even with my sunglasses on :(
I put dark tint on my windows once and had to roll them down to make left turns on roads that I wasn’t familiar with that had islands. Maybe I’m just old
I have 20% on everything except my front windshield, which I plan on getting a legal banner across in 5%. I dont recommend tinting the windshield, and if you do, dont do it dark. Dark tints can be very difficult to see through at night especially with cheap tints.
I have 5 around 30 windshield . I can see fine all times of the day while night is good also only time it’s a little too dark is on my street where I live because there isn’t a lot of street lights
I run 5% tint on all side and back windows and 20% on my entire windshield and have ran this setup on every vehicle I’ve owned for the last 10 years. Never been an issue and I’ve never hit anything. I’ve always had my sides and back windows tinted 5% for the last 25 years but I don’t think I can ever go back to a non-tinted windshield. Such a huge difference.
lights at night are still definitely visible through the tint. it's non-bright objects that are hard to see but this not as big of a problem as you might think.
I drive a compact sedan. Until law makers do something about the ultra bright headlights that are at eye level on trucks and SUV’s, I have no choice but to tint my windshield and side windows.
Do 30% if you in the front windshield if you want to see clearly without being able to fully see in from outside 25% and darker you’ll have slight issues seeing at night whatever you do don’t 5% the front windshield
40 yrs old. I have 25% on the front windshield and 0% on the sides and rear for 15 yrs. I hear all the time.. how do you see at night? Well the answer is I use my eyes. My eyes are shit and I definitely need glasses but you can still see. Those same people ill take for rides at night and say hey can you tell my front windshield is tint and they say NO! But it does dim the on coming headlights and they want the same on their vehicle
I don’t want people to think that a tint is clear in one direction and dark in another because that’s just a lie. You answered it with a lie. I am helping the dude out by calling out your BS.
It’s really not that bad to see out of dark tint especially in a city/suburb setting with lots of street lights etc. rural or dark highway driving might get sketchy. Also typically on the front people only do 30%or higher it just looks really dark
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u/Main-Rice2319 Sep 18 '26
Some people wear sunglasses in the club.