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      07-27-2020, 09:48 AM   #1
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Front windshield tint and HUD

For those of you who have tinted the front window, did it affect your HUD visibility at all? any other issues you noticed?

i see people doing this quite a lot around here and was curious as to people's impressions if you had it done
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      07-27-2020, 10:13 AM   #2
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For those of you who have tinted the front window, did it affect your HUD visibility at all? any other issues you noticed?

i see people doing this quite a lot around here and was curious as to people's impressions if you had it done
I have mine on 30 percent, no problem at all. Plus you can adjust the brightness of the HUD if you want
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      07-27-2020, 11:13 AM   #3
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ever get any attention from the cops with tint that low, especially in NYC, or is it a secondary offense?
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      07-27-2020, 12:48 PM   #4
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ever get any attention from the cops with tint that low, especially in NYC, or is it a secondary offense?
I've gotten a few tint tickets here in NY but usually they don't bother me as much with my PA plates. I actually got a warning for all the windows on Saturday. I don't mind paying the tickets. I kinda like my privacy.
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      07-27-2020, 01:04 PM   #5
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Front windshield tint and HUD

50% tint.
No issues with HUD.
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      07-27-2020, 01:26 PM   #6
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maybe ill do 50 up front and 25-30 everywhere else
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      07-27-2020, 03:02 PM   #7
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Heres 20 all around and 30 in front.
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Heres 20 all around and 30 in front.
Holy crap. 30% on the front is hella dark for a windshield. I would be worried about getting in an accident at night and it being used against me not too mention the reduction of actual visibility. And don't say there isn't cuz I have 30% on my X5 side windows and it is much different than my 70% on the windshield. I wish you luck to say the least!
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Heres 20 all around and 30 in front.
Holy crap. 30% on the front is hella dark for a windshield. I would be worried about getting in an accident at night and it being used against me not too mention the reduction of actual visibility. And don't say there isn't cuz I have 30% on my X5 side windows and it is much different than my 70% on the windshield. I wish you luck to say the least!
It seems dark from the outside but it doesn't bother me. Maybe my eyes got used to it but it helps out a lot during night time when I drive from NY to PA for the weekend. Oncoming traffic always bothered me. The tints deff help.
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just do it. front WS tint changes the front of your car. in a very good way..
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I'm at 50% on the front and 5% on the sides and rear. Honestly 50% really isn't too hard to get used to. Sometimes I wish it was darker.
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I'm at 50% on the front and 5% on the sides and rear. Honestly 50% really isn't too hard to get used to. Sometimes I wish it was darker.
Go darker....do it
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I'm at 50% on the front and 5% on the sides and rear. Honestly 50% really isn't too hard to get used to. Sometimes I wish it was darker.
Go darker....do it
Until you get in a wreck and insurance finds out you had tint on the windshield and won't cover a dime of you or the other car. That's my concern.
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I'm at 50% on the front and 5% on the sides and rear. Honestly 50% really isn't too hard to get used to. Sometimes I wish it was darker.
Go darker....do it
Until you get in a wreck and insurance finds out you had tint on the windshield and won't cover a dime of you or the other car. That's my concern.
You do know thats the case with any tint on any window above the limit correct?
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I have a 70% light transmission / 98% heat rejection on all my windshields and 20% / 98% on all the other windows of all my other cars. HUD fine, all works great in texas heat/sun.
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Just got mine back with 70% light/98% heat on windshield and hud still works great with my polarized Oakleys
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