tonecas

i've order mine with ACP and I am now going to place ceramic tint on the rear windows just for the looks.
i'm using Llumar and i'm debating between 35% and 20%. unfortunately they don't seem to have anything in between.

my car is black on black, so don't want it to be too dark inside, specially on winter or at night.

anyone knows what is the VLT used on the Night Package for those that have order it?

wassup61

Heres my lunar/ night/ACP with 20%pinnacle all around and stratos 70 on windshield

stealth.pilot

I have 3M Crystalline 70 on windshield and sunroof, and Crystalline 40 on sides and rear. It looks awesome and performs phenomenally well in the hot Atlanta summers.

Windshield and sunroof: 70% VLT; 50% TSER
Side and rear: 40% VLT; 60% TSER

The Pinnacle 25% by contrast has 25% VLT and 58% TSER

So if you want heat rejection without losing light, you can't beat the 3M Crystalline.

wassup61

Agreed! I like the darker look - its actually Pinnacle 15 on the sides which is 19% VLT; 60% TSER, Windshield Stratos 70 is 69% VLT; 49% TSER - Stratos really shines in lighter shades, and obviously I wouldnt want to go darker on the windscreen.

tonecas

yeah, i also like dark tone to the windows. but not too dark so to not place the inside of the car like it was at night. i think i will go for the Llumar 20% ceramic coating on the rear B pillar windows. i think it is at the limit between privacy, style and ability to see for outside and have some light inside the car.

but i was interested to know what is the factory value that comes with the Night Package. anyone knows??

threeMBs

The Sport Editions on your car, are they 20s or 19s?

stealth.pilot

I would guess it is 45-50 to be legal in all geographies. Minnesota for instance has a maximum 50% law.

E634Me

I don't think the night package adds dark tinting to the windows. At lease I don't think that they are noticeably darker than other windows.

BTW, in addition to the Night Package, my car also has the Sun Protection Package (313) which has the infrared film.

wassup61

Noticed you are in europe... US builds delete the privacy glass.... the OEM tint on MB is ~20%vlt.

If you dont want it too dark, go with 50% or more VLT, Stratos 70 would be a good bet on top of the rear factory tint, 15% would match the rear tint.

wassup61

19s, 265/40/19 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (BMW Spec "Star")

Incidentally, the Amazon center caps fit, but the star on the caps are not securely attached, I have a project to glue them on.

threeMBs

Thanks. That's what I thought based on tires' profile, but got confused by larger than "normal" appearance on these wheels in 19".

TireRack has incredible closeout pricing for ST7s in 20" - at only $90 each. Offsets of 48 are not for AMG, but my car is not an AMG and I can use spacers. The largest problem I see is that these wheels reveal completely brakes hardware, it is fine for beautiful and massive E63's components, but not so much for E450(especially at the rear).

wassup61

I actually got the AMG specific square fitment (if you go into winter options, more wheels are listed.) These are +32 offset 19x8.5, so quite the difference from OEM 20x10 in the rear (coupled with 295 vs 265 tread width, its a noticeable difference in handling balance)

threeMBs

Thanks. No need for winter setup where I live. Was looking at 20x8.5 and 20x9.5 available with et48 (closeout at only $360 a set) or with et38 (closeout at only $440 a set). These wheels are basically copies of S class AMG wheels. Normally OEM center caps fit Sport Edition wheels like a glove. Will order one rear wheels with tire to test fit and see if looks ok with relatively ugly E450 rear rotors and calipers.