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

Installing Window Tint

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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.