Window Tinting
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 E350 Coupe
Window Tinting
I want to tint my car but im confused as to how dark. I was thinking to get the front windows around a high 20ish, or low 30ish, and the rear window, and back passenger windows around the 15 mark, but then I was thinking since there is no b pillar, I would get an uniform colour all around. Any opinions on that? But how dark should I go? All recommendations/ opinions are welcome please.
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2010 E550 Coupe Arctic White P2 Appearance
I went with a medium tint on the back and on the sides I went with a light tint so it looks uniform from the side. I have not had any problems (so far) having the light tint on the front roll downs even though it is illegal here in CA. But I am an old guy (56) so maybe that is why i have been lucky so far.
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2013 E550 Coupe
I had done 20% all the way around - no windshield strip (please). The dealer did it and it's an excellent job. No problems either, and I will be 50 this year. I say wait until you're at least 45 till you tint your windows to be safe...
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Wow, thank you everyone for your advice. I am 21 years old, but wow 20%? that would be awesome, I know the Ontario laws, limit the front passenger windows being 35% but I know tons of people who have got high to mid 20's and they were fine. I just dont want to risk it.
Off topic- Has anyone changed the interior dome lights to white led?
Off topic- Has anyone changed the interior dome lights to white led?
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From: Buffalo, NY USA
2012 E550 Cab
Was considering doing the windows in my cab. Not sure how this might look as compared to the coupe, which I think looks great with tinted windows. Any potiental problems in doing the cab? rear window getting scratched up due to folding, etc. Really need some guidance here, never had this as an option before. Tnx
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I will want to tint my coupe windows when I get it. I had a local shop tint my 56 Chevy Conv windows. They indicated their tint did protect for UV. But...I don't think it does. I feel the heat from the sun.
In my older Lexus, the tint in them definitely protects from the heat of the sun, but the place that did that isn't around.
Any suggestion on brand to try to be sure is used to have an effective heat protecting tint?
I am assuming that having the dealer do it will make it more expensive than about anywhere else. I always feel I've been beaten up when I have to purchase parts at a dealer. Maybe that's not the case for something like tint add-on.
oh...just to go with the flow: I'm 63.
In my older Lexus, the tint in them definitely protects from the heat of the sun, but the place that did that isn't around.
Any suggestion on brand to try to be sure is used to have an effective heat protecting tint?
I am assuming that having the dealer do it will make it more expensive than about anywhere else. I always feel I've been beaten up when I have to purchase parts at a dealer. Maybe that's not the case for something like tint add-on.
oh...just to go with the flow: I'm 63.
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Certainly old enough for tint! Not like those 20 somethings... Have you contacted your MB dealer, they're not surprisingly expensive, I think I paid around $225. You get premium tint, all their tint is cut on a vinyl plotter via template, not like the old pane of glass and razor blade days (which people are still doing)... They even had the template for my wife's 2010 Volvo C30 R-Design... "And" as an added bonus, you get to b*tch at the service rep if something goes wrong under warranty, not some tint monkey in a building he doesn't own...
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Ugh! Went to my yellow pages to find a local guy to possibly do the tint on my cab. To my suprise no one is listed, NY had decided it needed more laws and banned tinting anything but the back window. Like this is the only thing our elected officials have to worry about. Every day the body count in the street goes up and they are all worried about the color of my widows. Anyway, anyone here from NY and have an idea as to how serious thay actually are? There are still pleanty of folks here to do it but don't know if it's worth the bother.
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E350 Coupe 4Matic, 1956 Chevrolet Convertible, Lexus RX 350
Certainly old enough for tint! Not like those 20 somethings... Have you contacted your MB dealer, they're not surprisingly expensive, I think I paid around $225. You get premium tint, all their tint is cut on a vinyl plotter via template, not like the old pane of glass and razor blade days (which people are still doing)... They even had the template for my wife's 2010 Volvo C30 R-Design... "And" as an added bonus, you get to b*tch at the service rep if something goes wrong under warranty, not some tint monkey in a building he doesn't own...
I won't have mine until close to April.
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i have forumula one pinnacle ceramic tint on my car. it's pretty cool in terms of the heat reduction, especially here in california.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-c...y-e-coupe.html
it's 30 or 35% all the way around. don't remember which one, maybe 35. the pics are on a cloudy day with a black interior. sunny day, it's noticeably lighter.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-c...y-e-coupe.html
it's 30 or 35% all the way around. don't remember which one, maybe 35. the pics are on a cloudy day with a black interior. sunny day, it's noticeably lighter.
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I will want to tint my coupe windows when I get it. I had a local shop tint my 56 Chevy Conv windows. They indicated their tint did protect for UV. But...I don't think it does. I feel the heat from the sun.
In my older Lexus, the tint in them definitely protects from the heat of the sun, but the place that did that isn't around.
Any suggestion on brand to try to be sure is used to have an effective heat protecting tint?
I am assuming that having the dealer do it will make it more expensive than about anywhere else. I always feel I've been beaten up when I have to purchase parts at a dealer. Maybe that's not the case for something like tint add-on.
oh...just to go with the flow: I'm 63.
In my older Lexus, the tint in them definitely protects from the heat of the sun, but the place that did that isn't around.
Any suggestion on brand to try to be sure is used to have an effective heat protecting tint?
I am assuming that having the dealer do it will make it more expensive than about anywhere else. I always feel I've been beaten up when I have to purchase parts at a dealer. Maybe that's not the case for something like tint add-on.
oh...just to go with the flow: I'm 63.
Anyways,
I got my windows tinted today, I'm in cali and I went 35% all the way around and it looks really really good. At first I didn't want to tint the windows cause I wanted that clear look but I'm not regretting it one bit. I had 5% on my last car.
I'll have pics up in about 2 days after the tints are done drying and I get a car wash.
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From: Buffalo, NY USA
2012 E550 Cab
Anyone know what the side window VLT is from the factory?
Also anyone used the creamic based films? Looks like here in NY the law limits you to total 30% light rejection so that doesn't leave you with many options, The ceramic product also provides UV and heat rejection (IR) as well so this might make it more of an option, will protect leather interiors, cooler interior temps, UV exposure/cancer issues. But from what I've been reading it's quite a bit more expensive than your standard tinting films. TIA
Also anyone used the creamic based films? Looks like here in NY the law limits you to total 30% light rejection so that doesn't leave you with many options, The ceramic product also provides UV and heat rejection (IR) as well so this might make it more of an option, will protect leather interiors, cooler interior temps, UV exposure/cancer issues. But from what I've been reading it's quite a bit more expensive than your standard tinting films. TIA
Last edited by Raygt3; Jan 8, 2012 at 07:16 PM.
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I had my cab tinted. Formula One 35%. It looks very good and not a single scratch at all with operating the top. It looks even better with the top down. I should take some pics for you and post...
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Ugh! Went to my yellow pages to find a local guy to possibly do the tint on my cab. To my suprise no one is listed, NY had decided it needed more laws and banned tinting anything but the back window. Like this is the only thing our elected officials have to worry about. Every day the body count in the street goes up and they are all worried about the color of my widows. Anyway, anyone here from NY and have an idea as to how serious thay actually are? There are still pleanty of folks here to do it but don't know if it's worth the bother.
