ahmett
Prominent member
Hi Guys,
I got fed up of the Greek summer UV cooking me in the car so I progressively progressed to tinting all my windows, that means every single window in the car.
Most carshops I called told me that they refuse to tint the front windshield as it is illegal, but I found 2 that have the latest generation light tints that allow up to 90% of light through, so basically look clear.
On the roof of the Fiat 500 lounge, the factory tint is more than useless, so darkened it with 30% light tints. This makes it very dark and makes you see less out of the window so slightly less airy but its amazing in the sun. I never use that useless curtain thing that made basically no difference whatsoever!
So if the curtain thing breaks for you guys, don't even bother getting it fixed, just tint the window! Cost me 50 EUR 'cash'.
I realised in the summer (June to September), a lot of the sun heat energy comes from the front window. In Greece it is completely illegal to put any tint whatsoever on the front window. In the UK, 75% of light must pass. So I put 80% see-through window tints, so I am hoping they are borderline legal. Either case, it looks completely clear from the outside, so the only way the Police would even suspect that it is below the limit would be to physically test it. In GR, they do not have this equipment, so I think I am safe. Not part of MOT testing either. To be honest i think I am just above the limit as I think natural glass is 95% see-through? Again made a huge difference in the UV protection, I drive much happier now! These light tints are the latest generation ceramic tints, so they really look identical to factory tint and driving at night it is as if there is no tint at all, I did not notice any change! 80 EUR fitted.
For the side front windows, i put 75% see through window tints. UK law states 70% see through, so again I think I am border-line here. Huge difference, and looks clear from the outside as well. 70 EUR
For the rear side windows + the rear windscreen, there is no law so you can make it as dark as you want. Not wanting to make it so dark you can't see outside of at night, I put 30% window tint. 70 EUR as well.
So I highly recommend you put tints on your car if you drive a lot in the sun, it really protects you from UV rays.
There are window tints up to 90% see through (they are quite expensive though) but these latest tints mean you are legal with the police even if they stop you and check with the machine. (I would be borderline most likely, but there are lighter tints than the one I have)
I got fed up of the Greek summer UV cooking me in the car so I progressively progressed to tinting all my windows, that means every single window in the car.
Most carshops I called told me that they refuse to tint the front windshield as it is illegal, but I found 2 that have the latest generation light tints that allow up to 90% of light through, so basically look clear.
On the roof of the Fiat 500 lounge, the factory tint is more than useless, so darkened it with 30% light tints. This makes it very dark and makes you see less out of the window so slightly less airy but its amazing in the sun. I never use that useless curtain thing that made basically no difference whatsoever!
So if the curtain thing breaks for you guys, don't even bother getting it fixed, just tint the window! Cost me 50 EUR 'cash'.
I realised in the summer (June to September), a lot of the sun heat energy comes from the front window. In Greece it is completely illegal to put any tint whatsoever on the front window. In the UK, 75% of light must pass. So I put 80% see-through window tints, so I am hoping they are borderline legal. Either case, it looks completely clear from the outside, so the only way the Police would even suspect that it is below the limit would be to physically test it. In GR, they do not have this equipment, so I think I am safe. Not part of MOT testing either. To be honest i think I am just above the limit as I think natural glass is 95% see-through? Again made a huge difference in the UV protection, I drive much happier now! These light tints are the latest generation ceramic tints, so they really look identical to factory tint and driving at night it is as if there is no tint at all, I did not notice any change! 80 EUR fitted.
For the side front windows, i put 75% see through window tints. UK law states 70% see through, so again I think I am border-line here. Huge difference, and looks clear from the outside as well. 70 EUR
For the rear side windows + the rear windscreen, there is no law so you can make it as dark as you want. Not wanting to make it so dark you can't see outside of at night, I put 30% window tint. 70 EUR as well.
So I highly recommend you put tints on your car if you drive a lot in the sun, it really protects you from UV rays.
There are window tints up to 90% see through (they are quite expensive though) but these latest tints mean you are legal with the police even if they stop you and check with the machine. (I would be borderline most likely, but there are lighter tints than the one I have)