i want to tint my windows (so. florida), however im having trouble deciding on how much to tint, and even more troublesome is deciding on color. the paint is pewter. the windows already have a slight blue tint to them....should i just stay with the same color though darker, or go with a reflective tint? i have not seen any 209's with tint applied, which makes it difficult to visualize. can anyone share their experiences, and the basis of their selection?
thanks,
jules

 

I attached a picture below. I put 35% tint on my CLK 500. Because of the charcoal/black leather, the tint seems to be darker (Looks as if it's nearly 20%). If you have a lighter color leather, I would suggest to apply a darker tint (depends on your personal preference though).

One word of caution is also with the actual installation of the tint...In the W209 and other mercedes models, make sure that to install the tint, they don't take apart the door jams, etc. It's nearly impossible to do so on the rear windows as they roll down all the way. The tinter might tell you that the tint may scratch due to the rubber sealing in the window jams. Don't worry...I've had my tint on since December and have had no scratches. Just let the tint dry for at least 2 days without rolling the windows down.

Good luck. Let me know if you have any more questions.

 

Has the tint impacted the radio reception at all? I have a BMW 540 and after tinting the windows the radio reception, especially AM is horrible. I had heard it was the metallic content in the tint. What has been your experience. I too have the same color combo as you except in the E500, and think what you have done looks great.

 

In california what is the legal tint limit for front windows?

 

re: legal tint in CA
-There is no legal amount of tint in CA on the driver's side windows. On the passenger windows you are allowed to tint at any percentage. It used to be a fix-it-ticket, but now it's a $70 fine.

re: radio reception
-I have noticed no decline in the AM/FM radio bands. I couldn't really give you the best advice b/c I listen to XM most of the time.

 

my dad has a 745. When he tinted it his radio reception on Am went horrible. He couldn't he a thing, it was all static. They told him it was because they antenna was integrated into the back windshield or whatever they call it.

 

wow..
your car looks great!
thanks for the pic's, thiugh i cannot decide on reflective or not. the tips should come in handy (esp. not to let them take the rear window apart..)
thanks,
julie

 

I personally don't like th reflective tint.. The tint job on mjh731's car looks perfect.

 

My silver CLK I tinted with 32 in the back and rear windows and 43 on the driver and passenger windows. the transition is clean and the illegal fron t tinting is not as obvious.

 

IBT4LIFE, do you have any pictures?? I would like to tint mine too.

 

I also live in S FL and today while driving from work I saw a new e class with the blue tint but it was about 25% darker blue than stock...it looked quite nice although the car was med blue metallic paint and maybe that helped the overall apperance. The glass almost looked as if the factory tint had a sun sensing option...now that would be very cool

 

i had my clk tinted with medium shade all around(except the windshield)...the window-tinting guy told me it's the fully metalized film weaken all kinds of signals either come in or go out of the car, so i picked the hydrid film...it looks great, i will post some pic if i have time...since the car doesn't have the b-bar i think same shade all around will be the best