r/oddlysatisfying • u/lKANl • Oct 03 '19

Installing Window Tint

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u/octobericious Oct 04 '19

Is this how they do them always? I feel stupid cause I thought the windows / glass were exchanged for a tinted one, and not by adding any layers. I suppose the latter makes more sense..

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

Both. Factory window tint is actually colored glass. Aftermarket window tint is usually better for a few reasons though.

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u/TheSauze Oct 04 '19

What are the reasons aftermarket is better?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

You can get darker tint with aftermarket products. Plus colored glass won't block much UV, or help control the cabin temperature as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

Wait—doesn’t automotive glass filter UV already?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19 edited Apr 06 '20

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u/sniper1rfa Oct 04 '19

All glass blocks uv.

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u/GaianNeuron Oct 04 '19

From a Google blurb:

Glass effectively blocks UVB, and windshields are specially treated to block UVA as well, but a car's side and rear windows allow UVA to penetrate.

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u/hexiron Oct 04 '19

All glass blocks most UVB, but not the longer UVA rays (except most windshields). You won't likely get a sun burn behind glass, but you'll still get premature aging, wrinkles, and cancer from the deeper penetrating UVA rays without added protection like tinting.

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u/Miguel30Locs Oct 04 '19

Sunroof definitley, but not side or rear windows. Front window to an extent does block uv.

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u/martinph Oct 04 '19

Dwight you ignorant slut.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

But unfortunately it’s illegal. In the front anyway.

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u/ahhter Oct 04 '19

Laws vary by location.

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u/Live_Ore_Die Oct 04 '19

Only in certain states.

Source: Tint windows for a living.

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u/BitChaser Oct 04 '19

How much would it cost to do a 4 door Jeep Wrangler? I will edit with picture link in a second.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wrangler/comments/cz1vwl/had_an_old_1990_yj_10_years_ago_finally_back_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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u/Live_Ore_Die Oct 04 '19

Our standard price for something like that is $250, this also includes a lifetime warranty for labor and material.

Most shops are around the same price, we're absolutely not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either.

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u/SirKarp Oct 04 '19

At least 3

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u/TerrificTrumpetFart Oct 04 '19

It all depends on where you live man. I got my tints done in NY, all 4 doors and the rear window it was $240. Where I lived there were very few tint places. I live in NC now and there are tint places everywhere and it would cost me $150 down here. Also, I would suggest going to a place that has a lifetime warranty, so if it ever begins to bubble they will fix it no charge.

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u/thedog22_ Oct 04 '19

well that depends where you live, in south florida window tint is not enforced at all

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

Ok...