[vincedea]

Hello,

I am looking to get window tint on the whole car but my windshield has 2 small rock chips. Is it ok for me to put window tint on the windshield or should I replace the windshield before getting window tint?

[bennye90]

1. is windshield tint even legal?
2. tint goes on the inside of the glass
3. if the chips turn into a hairline crack then you'd be wasting money replacing a tinted winshield

[rick100]

there is not right answer for this.

1- If you were 100% sure the damage from the rock chip was not going to expand,sure you can tint the front windshield , assuming you are doing like 90% . You could go to those rock chip repair places to get it done , although sometimes there is nothing they cant do

2- You can still go ahead and do it , but the crack may expand and you may need to replace the whole windshield , which means you just wasted your money doing the front windshield

I just put a tint strip on top on my windshield even though I have a crack right in the middle which is cover by the rear view mirror. I ve had that crack for over 2 years and it has not expand, plus it only cost me 30 bucks to do it.

Its totally up to you

[catcher22]

If the chips are going to crack, or have already cracked, you'll hate yourself for tinting the windshield first.

Actually, I take that back. You'll hate yourself for tinting the windshield at all (unless you have a medical condition and need to).

[lab_rat]

Originally Posted by vincedea

Hello,

I am looking to get window tint on the whole car but my windshield has 2 small rock chips. Is it ok for me to put window tint on the windshield or should I replace the windshield before getting window tint?

I recently had my windows tinted and debated whether to tint the windshield as well...but ultimately decided NOT to tint the windshield. Here are the questions/considerations I went through before I made my decision:

1) Do you live in an area where you have experienced (or it is noted as statistically higher than average) to have windshield damage from chips/cracks/damage? I live in San Antonio, and I seemed to have experienced a higher than normal amount of "road debris" when compared to other places I have lived & driven in the US. I've had my original windshield chipped & repaired twice in the last year.

2) Is the heat & UV reduction from the subsequent windshield tint worth the money? Although this is purely a personal/subjective answer, I would say if you live in an area that sees a high amount of sun (like sunny San Antonio, Dallas, LA, Phoenix, etc), it might be worth the cost. On the other hand, if you live in a milder area (Seattle, Portland, Pittsburgh, DC, etc), the benefits might not be worth the extra cost of tinting the windshield.

TLDR- tinting the windshield is not really recommended.

[vincedea]

Originally Posted by lab_rat

I recently had my windows tinted and debated whether to tint the windshield as well...but ultimately decided NOT to tint the windshield. Here are the questions/considerations I went through before I made my decision:

1) Do you live in an area where you have experienced (or it is noted as statistically higher than average) to have windshield damage from chips/cracks/damage? I live in San Antonio, and I seemed to have experienced a higher than normal amount of "road debris" when compared to other places I have lived & driven in the US. I've had my original windshield chipped & repaired twice in the last year.

2) Is the heat & UV reduction from the subsequent windshield tint worth the money? Although this is purely a personal/subjective answer, I would say if you live in an area that sees a high amount of sun (like sunny San Antonio, Dallas, LA, Phoenix, etc), it might be worth the cost. On the other hand, if you live in a milder area (Seattle, Portland, Pittsburgh, DC, etc), the benefits might not be worth the extra cost of tinting the windshield.

TLDR- tinting the windshield is not really recommended.

I live in the Bay Area and the freeway that i take to go to work does have a good amount of rocks flying every where.

I have seen cars with tinted windshield although its fairly light 70-80% I couldnt even tell that there was a tint on it.

I will give it some more thought. Thank guys

[lab_rat]

Originally Posted by vincedea

I live in the Bay Area and the freeway that i take to go to work does have a good amount of rocks flying every where.

I have seen cars with tinted windshield although its fairly light 70-80% I couldnt even tell that there was a tint on it.

I will give it some more thought. Thank guys

I *almost* pulled the trigger on the windshield tint, just because it gets so hot here during the summer...plus my car is Jet Black, so that only compounds the issue.

But the cost of the windshield tint alone was >$250 (while the rest of the car was about that price).

When I considered the likelihood of the debris chipping it again, I decided to stick with the fold-up window shade instead.

But maybe I'm just a cheap bastid...

[Eddien123]

Window tint goes on the inside. A small rock chip that has not and is not showing signs of spidering, will be fine.