Windshield Tint?
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Windshield Tint?
My windshield has been stored under the bed for the last couple of years. And I only removed it last week to decorate. But I can't remember if I was even aware that it was tinted at all or if I thought that it had been done with a tinted film. Anyway I have checked and sure enough the glass has a green tint. See picture taken with flash.
In the UK the windshield needs to allow 70-75% of light through (depending on year) which I'm pretty sure this would not. The only tint you ever get is a sun strip along the top edge.
Has anyone got one of those screens and can tell me what they are like at night? I really don't want to have to buy another glass but I I do need to be able to see where I am going!
In the UK the windshield needs to allow 70-75% of light through (depending on year) which I'm pretty sure this would not. The only tint you ever get is a sun strip along the top edge.
Has anyone got one of those screens and can tell me what they are like at night? I really don't want to have to buy another glass but I I do need to be able to see where I am going!
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I would be very surprised if a factory tint was too much but I'm sure someone will chime in with some knowledge . I certainly would use it making sure your side windows match . Do you think this will be an issue to get it licensed or something that may come up driving ?
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I think licencing is not a problem for now because this truck won't need an inspection although rules can change down the line. One of the problems you can have is glass which has no quality marking and they would certainly fail an inspection if carried out.
So I was mainly concerned by night vision. I have a tint on the tailgate of my Land Rover and, at night, it might as well be a solid panel for all I can see through it.
It's good to hear from someone who has experience of it. It just seemed to me to be very dark looking through it indoors under artificial light.
So I was mainly concerned by night vision. I have a tint on the tailgate of my Land Rover and, at night, it might as well be a solid panel for all I can see through it.
It's good to hear from someone who has experience of it. It just seemed to me to be very dark looking through it indoors under artificial light.
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I haven't managed to find any information at all from the Pilkington website. But I think all the codes are self-explanatory except for "M67" . No idea what that is.
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Email Pilkington Customer Service and ask them to decode for you. Send them the entire screen shot and tell us what they answer.
Regards, Mark.
Regards, Mark.
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The windshield is fine. Factory green is still in the 80's. Europe is 75% Tvis. Thermal rejection stacks are what get you down to the 75% range. High volume cars get the silver/oxide stack coated on the glass. Lower volume cars get the film solution laminated in the middle. This is primarily a European feature. US car mfg's just add bigger AC system. There were the ugly GM vans that had so much heat load from the windshield that they had to add a thermal rejection solution. As the silver corrodes it turns purple off axis. When new these have a very specific reflected color primarily blue. Maybach gets the 3M all polymer solution so there is no color and no cell phone signal disruption. The treatment is on every piece of glass to improve cabin comfort.
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