I have challenged many tint tickets in court , the cops never clean the window before testing and the manufacturer of the meter clearly stated to clean window before use . Ticket dismissed everytime
I've heard that transition tint only works with direct sunlight, whereas most auto glass has UV built into the glass. So, if you apply a transition tint to glass, if it is installed inside/behind the UV glass, the tint will not transition as well as it would on the outside due to the UV protection. It is, therefore, the UV protection that is affecting how the tint changes.
The reason UV-activated window tint isn’t working effectively inside that vehicle is due to the UV-protective and polarized coating applied to automotive windshields. This coating blocks most UV rays, which prevents the tint from fully activating. To see this effect in action, try wearing polarized sunglasses while looking through the windshield. When you turn your head sideways, the windshield will appear darker or even black. This happens because the polarized coating on the glass allows only light waves aligned in one direction (either vertical or horizontal) to pass through. When you look through two polarized surfaces-the sunglasses and the windshield-rotating one blocks both vertical and horizontal light waves, resulting in the blacked-out appearance. Another example of this effect is with transition lenses. These lenses typically darken in sunlight due to UV exposure, but they won’t activate inside a vehicle since the windshield’s UV-blocking properties prevent enough UV rays from reaching the lenses. As a result, drivers often need additional eye protection, like regular sunglasses, for driving comfort and glare reduction.
@PsychoKillerSquirrel you're right about the UV rays being blocked by the windshield, but I don't think windshields are polarised (have a polarising filter). The thing with polarised sunglasses (or any polarising filter) is that, they allow light rays from only one polarisation angle. When sunlight is reflected on a windshield (or any reflective surface like window panes or the water surface of a body of water) the reflected rays are always polarised. So when you're looking at a windshield through polarised sunglasses, the lenses block these reflected rays because they are not in the same polarisation angle as the filter in your sunglasses. That's why your vision is thus unbothered by those reflections and you can see through the windshield. Tilting your head will change the orientation of the polarised filter in your sunglasses and they might align with the polarisation of the reflected rays. You will then see the reflections which will prevent you from seeing through the windshield. When looking through a windshield inside a car, the rays that a refracted through the windshield are only partially polarised. The same principle occurs: your polarised sunglasses will block all polarisations except for one and you'll be able to see through. But since the light is only partially polarised, meaning there is a polarisation angle missing, if you tilt your polarised at the same angle of the missing polarisation you will see almost black because there will be very little rays coming through. So that's why the polarisation of the polarised lenses in sunglasses is always carefully orientated to prevent situations where a driver sees almost black while driving. You would have to tilt your head 90° for it to happen. So in short, there is no polarised filter or treatment applied to windshields, reflected and refracted sunlight is naturally polarised when hitting a windshield. If windshields were already polarised, using polarised sunglasses behind windshields would considerably reduce the brightness to almost zero if the windshield's polarisation didn't match the polarisation of the sunglasses, and even if it did, then a slight movement of your head would bring down the brightness to almost zero.
it wont darken much on a windshield due to the fact windshields have a UV inhibitor, my glasses are transition and do not darken much the side windows do not shield from UV rays. also some states do not allow tinting on windshields
It would be interesting to see if you reached out to the company, if they would send someone to your shop to show you how to use it correctly or just prove that it works as a follow-up video.
Not sure if it’s the same brand or not since I did it last year but I installed a similar tint on my glass security door on my house and it definitely works and changes with the sun but it’s a super flat surface and just plain glass with zero uv protection.
A lot of automobile windows have UV blocking so they would prevent any reactive film to work that relies on UV rays to activate. Windshields are almost always protected against UV and some side windows also. Transition glasses do the same thing when inside the car.
It's the exact same issue with my Rx. sunglasses. Inside the car they don't darken because the UV light is blocked by the windows. I have to use clip-ons over them which is ten kinds of stupid.
Actually, it is. For about 2 years now there is transition lens that will tint inside UV glassed vehicles. I have a couple Rx pairs and they work great here in the LA sun.
I've been getting my photochromic lenses from a company in France and I've never had a problem with them not darkening. I've been using these lenses since the mid 80s as the brightness was giving me headaches. I have old lenses going back 15 years that I use when doing rough work around home or in the garden so it doesn't matter if they get marked up.
At work we have a computer controlled window tinting called sageglass. It turns your windows from completely clear to very dark blue color or various levels in between via sensors in the room. Having something like that on a car would be a game changer.
Even self tinting glasses don't change when you are in the car. You have to step out from behind the glass for them to change. The tint would have to be on the outside of any window to work.
great video. Lured me in and let me down (the product). You seem to really know your sh.t bro and I would for sure take my vehicles to you if I lived closer.
I think that's the same issue with those tester tints on glass box with the heat lamp inside and they say it doesn't transmit heat when you touch the tinted glass (and yes you can't feel any heat. 🤔 I believe on the sample test has the tint applied on the inside where the heat bulb is but on a car the heat is on outside, but the tint is applied inside so the application is not the same and so the glass is heated first so the tint can't do it's job. At least that's my theory.🤷🏻♂️
My buddy owns a shop and tried to install it on the outside of my 2023 BMW M1000RR Windscreen and he had the same problems on a much smaller piece. The words he used to describe it aren't UA-cam safe is all I'm willing to say about it😜
Because the transition activates with UV light that also means there are no UV absorbers in the mounting adhesive. I have analyzed many of these films and most have the transition coating applied to a UV treated polyester that is after the sun exposed side when installed on the inside surface of the glass. This also means an exterior install would not allow the coating to darken. Windshields block 95% to 98% of the UV light. Depends on the PVB interlayer used. It was fun watching to see your reaction when it didn’t change when pulled outside. As for installing on house windows, low-e windows block UV. How much depends on if the low-e is single, double (low-e2), or triple silver (low-e3). Low-e3 (LoĒ3-366) blocks more than 80% of the UV light. This will affect how dark the film will get. More UV = darker. As you found out the best glass to install this film to will be a clear single pane non-laminated glass.
Real electrochromic tint exists and it's amazing, but I've only seen it in high-end homes and offices. It can be on/off or infinitely variable. Pricey stuff. Not a big demand for it in the auto world yet.
I saw a video of a car that the manufacturer put it on the sunroof only. I think it was an older Toyota model. I don’t know why this hasn’t been integrated into luxury cars to hopefully trickle down to everyday cars.
The reason it’s not darkening is because the windshield has us blocking. Same reason why your prescription transition glasses don’t get dark inside a car.
Yes I was wondering why he installed on inside. That’s one of the reasons I don’t get those sunglasses that automatically darken - they are useless inside a car.
I searched high and low for photochromic tint for the windshield for my truck. No photochromic tint will work well on the inside of a windshield. Even transition glasses dont darken inside of a vehicle. I have a photochromic visor on my Bell motorcycle helmet and it is the bomb.
It seems like my old self-tinting glasses. They didn’t work while driving. And the colder it got the slower it reacts, until eventually it stops reacting and stays dark.
@@BlackoutTinting I was specifically looking for that type of tint and I had heard of their parent company before. The other company I was looking at was in Canada so I went with the US company.
@@BlackoutTinting yes, I bought it through and have only dealt with smart tint for the stealth tint. They gave me a sample of smart tint and that product is pretty cool. It is fragile though.
@@BlackoutTinting yeah I was thinking I'm sure if it's not oem original glass and was purchased more recent it might have Uv protection but I'm a big fan of box style caprices so this would look dope on the big square windows if it would work
I just had my 944 tinted earlier this year and I swear I was asking everyone and their mother if they had this type of film and no one even knew it existed! Honestly though I wouldn’t trade my lifetime warranty for that especially seeing how difficult it is to work with. I get to still be happy about my choice 😂
@@BlackoutTinting The absolute truth, but after 8 years of searching I finally found a shop who didn’t shy away from me and we went with some pretty decent film. I paid them $1,000 and gave them the car for an entire week so they could take their time with it. They did the back glass all in one piece I get a lifetime warranty with it through them They installed air blue 80 for me on the windshield and we did formula one pinnacle on the doors quarters and that big giant hatch. I chose 35% and I think it was the perfect sweet spot. So far it’s been great they did a fantastic job and there’s no bubbling or creases and out here in Phx there’s for sure a difference between no tint and tint on those 110 degree days. It’s definitely hot but what I don’t think people focus on enough is just how much faster the car cools down with some high quality ceramic film. Long story short anytime someone says vettes are the hardest cars to tint I say “hold my beer” 😂😂😂😂 Love your channel and the high quality work you guys always show and testing tint like this is what helped me pick what I wanted for my car so thank you! We need some new 944 content! Bring it in for a detail!
Windows have a UV coating which is why the UV tinted glasses don’t work while in a car and why the tint that you installed didn’t work. 👍 reading the instructions is very important
I believe there is an "Xtra Active Transitions" glasses lens that will change shades inside the car. That is what the company claims are. If they can copy that technology for a car film and have it affordable, it's a game changer.
It’s not turning dark for the same reason transition glasses don’t get dark inside a car. The windows block the UV 😂 I’m pretty sure your supposed to install it on the outside of the window 💀
What's frustrating on the tint for my new plastic lens eyeglasses is the tints wear out to clear over time about a couple of years. While my glass eyeglasses I have tint that has lasted decades. I hope the new plastic tint lasts over 4 years.
Windshield has UV protection.. how you don't know that? I saw a Maserati quattroporte had it on the driver window, he raised the clear glass and made me wonder how I didn't notice the dark tint.. I saw it like 4 or 5 years ago.. I would keep looking for products because I know they exist for cars.. Good luck
I will assume this tint works like transition lenses. If you have ever noticed transition lenses don't transition from inside a vehicle. Only when you get out of the car do the lenses darken . There for I would say this tint needs to bea on the outside of the glass
Stealth Tint(the manufacturer) says that the tint is to be installed on the exterior. This is the main reason the tint didn't then and will not now perform. You should always follow the manufacturer's directions ..r@@BlackoutTinting
You can crack the architectural glass or blow the seals out between the pains. Causing all kinds of issues. For every tint, MFG makes tints for both for a reason.
We agree, which is why we requested the data sheet and they didn’t have one. So we weren’t taking any chances with any home windows. maybe single pane or tempered.
Hi I was told that you cannot tint your sunroof because of thermal expansion. They said that the glass for sunroof’s are different than the door and windshield and rear glass. Is that true???
Put that transition tint on a window of an older car, so that we can see the effect. Older cars usually don't have window tint, which is why people would buy tint, bonus if it is transition tint. People who can afford a newer car usually don't need to buy tint for the windows because newer cars usually have tint and rear view cameras that can see in the dark quite well. And if they did want transition window tint, they would need to remove the existing tint and replace it with the transition tint. Just need to be mindful of UV blocking window coating and/or laminate. 😉
Well, there goes all my money. I prepatened this photochromatic tint back in 1998. When I was first driving around in the snow, getting blinded by snow glear. And the last time I did my patent update, I also introduced. A hologram between the two layers, so in a tints, you have a hologram on the outside, but you can see through clear.
Maybe, but they advertise it otherwise. And even if it is applied to the exterior, it still can affect thermal expansion and damage windows. There's something called a film to glass chart that typically a manufacturer provides to show which film is safe on which glass. Nothing like that with this
All modern cars have UV protection on the windows. You need to have the UV to activate the tint. If you've ever bought the auto darkening glasses you know they're worthless when you're driving.
You should send your video link to the manufacturer so they can send it to their engineers. I bet they can work out a solution as it’s probably the plastic that needs improvement vs the technology of shade changing.
The windshield is blocking the UV, which is why it does not work. It’s the same exact reason when you buy sunglasses that are auto darkening, they tell you right off the bat that they do not work in your car
because it would be a slightly similar story and we could never sell it on side windows only while neglecting the rear and front shields. So it just didn't make sense
Been there done that. Cars windows have UV protection so this product will not work correctly. I’m so surprised at that he didn’t already know that from tinting cars for many years
It doesn’t work for the same reason transition glasses don’t work sitting in my car: the windshield itself is polarized. This prevents it from working. Try the same test in transition lenses for eyeglasses and you get the same result.
Dude the windscreen is laminated, you know what that means right. It is 2 pieces of glass with a layer of UV reducing material sandwiched in between, that is why it is not darkening on the inside of the windscreen. It will work on the side and back windows as they are not laminated. 1st time seeing your channel.
Because it's the toughest piece of glass to do, and the company told us it would work just fine. We were testing the product not doing a real install for a customer
Even if it did work police would say “it’s not cause of how dark it is, it’s cause it prevents the glass from shattering” but yet every vehicle with side curtain air bags are laminated like the front glass.
Well I definitely ain’t in California, definitely not a law, I’m a body man by trade, all vehicles with side curtain air bags have it because if the glass shatters and the air bag somehow goes outside the doors it won’t work as intended. I’m lucky to live where we can do what we want n get zero repercussions for it. Zero emissions, no inspections on vehicles unless it’s over 10yrs old.
I install vinyl graphics. Compound curves suck. You try shrinking graphics with lines and letters and watch how fast they can get out of alignment. lol
I just got my optometrist to write me a script for limousine tint. Most dr will, as they know it, help save your eyes Also, an oncology dr can examine you, and if you are light skin enough, you can write a script something to do with skin cancer i have a good uv tint on windshield and full limousine tint for the rest of the car but dont drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol because you will get stopped but no tickets same for seat belts most dr will give you a script for your back or hernias if your close to 50. You can usually get a dr to write. A script
I'm wondering if anyone can explain what those white fluffy things are in the sky. I've been walking the 🌎 for almost 60 years, and I've NEVER seen those before...🤔🫤🥴🫠
This is my guess it needs UV light to work and 90% of all new windshield won't let enough UV through because my script seeing glasses won't work in any new car must go way back in 60s I belive to find a windshield that let's enough uv thru
I want a tint that lightens when the police put their tester on it. 🤣
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While it may not help the look, apparently even just using 50% ceramic tint is very nearly as effective at heat and UV blocking as 5% ceramic tint.
I have challenged many tint tickets in court , the cops never clean the window before testing and the manufacturer of the meter clearly stated to clean window before use . Ticket dismissed everytime
They only test the top 1”. Cut them tents back. 😂
@joshuageorge7758 the low tec guys use the paper test dont know how well that stands up in court though
I've heard that transition tint only works with direct sunlight, whereas most auto glass has UV built into the glass. So, if you apply a transition tint to glass, if it is installed inside/behind the UV glass, the tint will not transition as well as it would on the outside due to the UV protection. It is, therefore, the UV protection that is affecting how the tint changes.
I hope the tint has durability over several years.
The reason UV-activated window tint isn’t working effectively inside that vehicle is due to the UV-protective and polarized coating applied to automotive windshields. This coating blocks most UV rays, which prevents the tint from fully activating.
To see this effect in action, try wearing polarized sunglasses while looking through the windshield. When you turn your head sideways, the windshield will appear darker or even black. This happens because the polarized coating on the glass allows only light waves aligned in one direction (either vertical or horizontal) to pass through. When you look through two polarized surfaces-the sunglasses and the windshield-rotating one blocks both vertical and horizontal light waves, resulting in the blacked-out appearance.
Another example of this effect is with transition lenses. These lenses typically darken in sunlight due to UV exposure, but they won’t activate inside a vehicle since the windshield’s UV-blocking properties prevent enough UV rays from reaching the lenses. As a result, drivers often need additional eye protection, like regular sunglasses, for driving comfort and glare reduction.
@PsychoKillerSquirrel you're right about the UV rays being blocked by the windshield, but I don't think windshields are polarised (have a polarising filter). The thing with polarised sunglasses (or any polarising filter) is that, they allow light rays from only one polarisation angle. When sunlight is reflected on a windshield (or any reflective surface like window panes or the water surface of a body of water) the reflected rays are always polarised. So when you're looking at a windshield through polarised sunglasses, the lenses block these reflected rays because they are not in the same polarisation angle as the filter in your sunglasses. That's why your vision is thus unbothered by those reflections and you can see through the windshield. Tilting your head will change the orientation of the polarised filter in your sunglasses and they might align with the polarisation of the reflected rays. You will then see the reflections which will prevent you from seeing through the windshield. When looking through a windshield inside a car, the rays that a refracted through the windshield are only partially polarised. The same principle occurs: your polarised sunglasses will block all polarisations except for one and you'll be able to see through. But since the light is only partially polarised, meaning there is a polarisation angle missing, if you tilt your polarised at the same angle of the missing polarisation you will see almost black because there will be very little rays coming through. So that's why the polarisation of the polarised lenses in sunglasses is always carefully orientated to prevent situations where a driver sees almost black while driving. You would have to tilt your head 90° for it to happen.
So in short, there is no polarised filter or treatment applied to windshields, reflected and refracted sunlight is naturally polarised when hitting a windshield. If windshields were already polarised, using polarised sunglasses behind windshields would considerably reduce the brightness to almost zero if the windshield's polarisation didn't match the polarisation of the sunglasses, and even if it did, then a slight movement of your head would bring down the brightness to almost zero.
it wont darken much on a windshield due to the fact windshields have a UV inhibitor, my glasses are transition and do not darken much the side windows do not shield from UV rays. also some states do not allow tinting on windshields
Not true not all states!!
@@9Ball88 He said SOME states and it is illegal to tint windshields in SOME states.
We inform all customers of the tint laws
Double it down now
@@9Ball88
Do you know how to read?
It would be interesting to see if you reached out to the company, if they would send someone to your shop to show you how to use it correctly or just prove that it works as a follow-up video.
Stay tuned
Not sure if it’s the same brand or not since I did it last year but I installed a similar tint on my glass security door on my house and it definitely works and changes with the sun but it’s a super flat surface and just plain glass with zero uv protection.
A lot of automobile windows have UV blocking so they would prevent any reactive film to work that relies on UV rays to activate. Windshields are almost always protected against UV and some side windows also. Transition glasses do the same thing when inside the car.
Finally, I’ve been thinking about the possibility of transition tint for car windows, I hope it works!
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It's the exact same issue with my Rx. sunglasses. Inside the car they don't darken because the UV light is blocked by the windows. I have to use clip-ons over them which is ten kinds of stupid.
Technology isn't quite there yet it seems
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Actually, it is. For about 2 years now there is transition lens that will tint inside UV glassed vehicles. I have a couple Rx pairs and they work great here in the LA sun.
I've been getting my photochromic lenses from a company in France and I've never had a problem with them not darkening. I've been using these lenses since the mid 80s as the brightness was giving me headaches. I have old lenses going back 15 years that I use when doing rough work around home or in the garden so it doesn't matter if they get marked up.
@@Iceberg1313 Yes, outside. But do they darken when you're in the car? That's the point. They don't.
It's the same as Transitions glasses, unless you get the Xtra Active, they don't change when you're in the car due to windshield blocking UV.
thanks for the info
At work we have a computer controlled window tinting called sageglass. It turns your windows from completely clear to very dark blue color or various levels in between via sensors in the room. Having something like that on a car would be a game changer.
Even self tinting glasses don't change when you are in the car. You have to step out from behind the glass for them to change. The tint would have to be on the outside of any window to work.
Yes it gets darker but does it block uv light?
Tints for me are only worth it if it stops my car from turning into an oven
That was a claim we didn't get to because it can't exist how our customers would want to buy it
My glasses have those. It's called transition tint. If it operates on uv, I think your on spot for why it doesn't do much on vehicles windows
The term is Photochromatic. I sold sunglasses for 10 years.
Perhaps installing on the i side mens ithasto strectch to fill a concavity rather than shrink to cover something convex.
All tint has to be shrunk in reverse because they have a liner
Make a video on that electric tint with a switch but the smoked version not that opaque or white looking type
you got it
great video. Lured me in and let me down (the product). You seem to really know your sh.t bro and I would for sure take my vehicles to you if I lived closer.
Thanks for watching. Just take one to us sometime and we'll do a video on it. 🫡
thanks for the warning
You installed it wrong. The fine print states to be installed on the outside of windows.. 😂😂😂 Now you see why there is no warranty..
They included flat glass install directions for an automotive install whereas online they stole the videos from @detroittintstud
I think that's the same issue with those tester tints on glass box with the heat lamp inside and they say it doesn't transmit heat when you touch the tinted glass (and yes you can't feel any heat. 🤔
I believe on the sample test has the tint applied on the inside where the heat bulb is but on a car the heat is on outside, but the tint is applied inside so the application is not the same and so the glass is heated first so the tint can't do it's job.
At least that's my theory.🤷🏻♂️
That makes more since since window is uv protected
My buddy owns a shop and tried to install it on the outside of my 2023 BMW M1000RR Windscreen and he had the same problems on a much smaller piece. The words he used to describe it aren't UA-cam safe is all I'm willing to say about it😜
The same reason why the eye glasses don't get dark in the car. The glass blocks the necessary UV rays
Is it illegal to tint windshields?
Because the transition activates with UV light that also means there are no UV absorbers in the mounting adhesive. I have analyzed many of these films and most have the transition coating applied to a UV treated polyester that is after the sun exposed side when installed on the inside surface of the glass. This also means an exterior install would not allow the coating to darken.
Windshields block 95% to 98% of the UV light. Depends on the PVB interlayer used. It was fun watching to see your reaction when it didn’t change when pulled outside.
As for installing on house windows, low-e windows block UV. How much depends on if the low-e is single, double (low-e2), or triple silver (low-e3). Low-e3 (LoĒ3-366) blocks more than 80% of the UV light. This will affect how dark the film will get. More UV = darker.
As you found out the best glass to install this film to will be a clear single pane non-laminated glass.
They needed to consult with you before marketing this film.
@@BlackoutTintingthey should put him on bloody retainer as a Consulting Engineer in the R&D department.
@@APinTheAK we are typing up a 7 figure contract as I type!
Double it down now
Real electrochromic tint exists and it's amazing, but I've only seen it in high-end homes and offices. It can be on/off or infinitely variable. Pricey stuff. Not a big demand for it in the auto world yet.
I saw a video of a car that the manufacturer put it on the sunroof only. I think it was an older Toyota model. I don’t know why this hasn’t been integrated into luxury cars to hopefully trickle down to everyday cars.
@@AFTER_MIDNITEnice 👍
The windshield has a UV barrier it's the same reason your transition lenses don't darken like they should.
that's what we were saying. now we need to test how much UV is blocked on the different windows
The reason it’s not darkening is because the windshield has us blocking. Same reason why your prescription transition glasses don’t get dark inside a car.
We say this in the video
Yes I was wondering why he installed on inside. That’s one of the reasons I don’t get those sunglasses that automatically darken - they are useless inside a car.
"Us" blocking?
@@johncaruana6406 They don't darken in your car because they aren't in direct sunlight. Inside your car is shade.
@@broderp I think they meant to type UV.
Been had this on my car
If it's on the outside of the windshield how would how the windshield is made affect it getting ark or not?
Windshield is blocking too much UV. Film can't be on exterior, it would get destroyed
Interesting concept, I wonder if window manufacturers added this technology into the laminate layer, would it work?
great idea tbh
I got a small sheet to try. Attempted to do motorcycle visor with no success. Would never conform to a mostly flat surface...
There’s not a cloud in the sky yet there’s clouds everywhere!
In Pittsburgh this is as sunny as it gets!
I searched high and low for photochromic tint for the windshield for my truck. No photochromic tint will work well on the inside of a windshield. Even transition glasses dont darken inside of a vehicle. I have a photochromic visor on my Bell motorcycle helmet and it is the bomb.
It seems like my old self-tinting glasses. They didn’t work while driving. And the colder it got the slower it reacts, until eventually it stops reacting and stays dark.
apparently this stuff stops working after some time too
THANKS for the willingnesss to try!
Information though negative is valuable.
You did not get what you paid dearly for.
Correct. We really wanted it to work too
Any time I've bought transition lenses for my glasses I've been told they don't work well while driving due to windshields blocking UV.
I got scammed by this company too. Paid to have it installed on the fronts of my car and it only goes down to 50%. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
How did you find out about them?
@@BlackoutTinting I was specifically looking for that type of tint and I had heard of their parent company before. The other company I was looking at was in Canada so I went with the US company.
They are supposedly associated with smart tint and riotfilm? Not sure if that's true...
@@BlackoutTinting yes, I bought it through and have only dealt with smart tint for the stealth tint. They gave me a sample of smart tint and that product is pretty cool. It is fragile though.
So would it work on older car windows like an 80's caprice or any other classic car windshield
actually that's a good point, not sure on how much older glass blocks UV though
@@BlackoutTinting yeah I was thinking I'm sure if it's not oem original glass and was purchased more recent it might have Uv protection but I'm a big fan of box style caprices so this would look dope on the big square windows if it would work
Modern windshields are UV blocking and unless you put the film on the outside you will not see any reaction from the light.
I just had my 944 tinted earlier this year and I swear I was asking everyone and their mother if they had this type of film and no one even knew it existed!
Honestly though I wouldn’t trade my lifetime warranty for that especially seeing how difficult it is to work with. I get to still be happy about my choice 😂
Man!!! I have a few 944s and learned to tint on them. The hardest cars on earth to tint, even with a good film!!
@@BlackoutTinting The absolute truth, but after 8 years of searching I finally found a shop who didn’t shy away from me and we went with some pretty decent film. I paid them $1,000 and gave them the car for an entire week so they could take their time with it.
They did the back glass all in one piece
I get a lifetime warranty with it through them
They installed air blue 80 for me on the windshield and we did formula one pinnacle on the doors quarters and that big giant hatch. I chose 35% and I think it was the perfect sweet spot. So far it’s been great they did a fantastic job and there’s no bubbling or creases and out here in Phx there’s for sure a difference between no tint and tint on those 110 degree days. It’s definitely hot but what I don’t think people focus on enough is just how much faster the car cools down with some high quality ceramic film.
Long story short anytime someone says vettes are the hardest cars to tint I say “hold my beer” 😂😂😂😂
Love your channel and the high quality work you guys always show and testing tint like this is what helped me pick what I wanted for my car so thank you!
We need some new 944 content! Bring it in for a detail!
You are right about the 944 content.. stay tuned and thanks for watching.
Windows have a UV coating which is why the UV tinted glasses don’t work while in a car and why the tint that you installed didn’t work. 👍 reading the instructions is very important
Guessing it has to have a light cycle life. Wonder how long it will actually last? Time will tell. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Someone replied that they had a film like this and it stopped working after 2 years
@@BlackoutTinting Good information to know. Thanks for it! As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Great real world video!!!!!
thanks!!
since glass blocks UV I wonder if this tint needs to be installed on the outside?
It would not survive and can't even be formed to it
I believe there is an "Xtra Active Transitions" glasses lens that will change shades inside the car. That is what the company claims are. If they can copy that technology for a car film and have it affordable, it's a game changer.
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here try this that works i have it Photochromic Precut Front Door Tint for Ford Mustang 2010-2014
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I like it dark all the time.
How about removable window tint from instatint?
this is a transition tint
Maybe if you put it on the side windows that doesn’t have the UV properties.
and drove on the other side of the rode after, har har har
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It’s not turning dark for the same reason transition glasses don’t get dark inside a car. The windows block the UV 😂 I’m pretty sure your supposed to install it on the outside of the window 💀
That's what we said. No we needed to follow the directions, even if they were in video form taken from another shop installing a regular window tint
Would this work on car headlights? And how durable is it?
Headlights have way too much curvature. Although it would be a nice place for it
Did that come in a "shamwow" box
basically lol
What's frustrating on the tint for my new plastic lens eyeglasses is the tints wear out to clear over time about a couple of years. While my glass eyeglasses I have tint that has lasted decades. I hope the new plastic tint lasts over 4 years.
Windshield has UV protection.. how you don't know that?
I saw a Maserati quattroporte had it on the driver window, he raised the clear glass and made me wonder how I didn't notice the dark tint.. I saw it like 4 or 5 years ago.. I would keep looking for products because I know they exist for cars.. Good luck
Correct! Typical glass doesn't allow the transmission of UVA, UVB or UVC. Borosilicate and certain specialty glass does, but not windshields.
I will assume this tint works like transition lenses. If you have ever noticed transition lenses don't transition from inside a vehicle. Only when you get out of the car do the lenses darken . There for I would say this tint needs to bea on the outside of the glass
automotive glass blocks some UV for sure like we said
Stealth Tint(the manufacturer) says that the tint is to be installed on the exterior. This is the main reason the tint didn't then and will not now perform. You should always follow the manufacturer's directions
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You can crack the architectural glass or blow the seals out between the pains. Causing all kinds of issues. For every tint, MFG makes tints for both for a reason.
We agree, which is why we requested the data sheet and they didn’t have one. So we weren’t taking any chances with any home windows. maybe single pane or tempered.
@@BlackoutTinting agreed.
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Just because it darkens dont mean it blocks the sun uv light
maybe you could get it to work on motorcycle helmet visors
maybe the ones without a compound curve
Infinity had it on some of their cars in the 90's
Your car glass has uv block in it already. It's designed that way. Same reason your photochromic (TRANSITIONS) glasses won't work in the car.
yeah that's what we said!
What happened to 3
Crystalline
we haven't heard about it in awhile
Hi I was told that you cannot tint your sunroof because of thermal expansion. They said that the glass for sunroof’s are different than the door and windshield and rear glass. Is that true???
Yo lo he tenido por 15 años en mi Máxima y no ha pasado nada.
Did in not work on the windshield?
It did not. As far as we can tell, this stuff was not meant for windshields
Works great on older cars with glass that has no uv protection
good point, we need to try that... if it wasn't so expensive
How about electronically controlled tint?For when the cops show up
Put that transition tint on a window of an older car, so that we can see the effect. Older cars usually don't have window tint, which is why people would buy tint, bonus if it is transition tint. People who can afford a newer car usually don't need to buy tint for the windows because newer cars usually have tint and rear view cameras that can see in the dark quite well. And if they did want transition window tint, they would need to remove the existing tint and replace it with the transition tint. Just need to be mindful of UV blocking window coating and/or laminate. 😉
GREAT idea mate
Man you got my hope high I was literally going to call and set an appointment to get my windshield done😢
This company got our hopes up too with their ad!
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Top secret. Move along. Move along.
Transitions lenses don't work in the car because the glass blocks the UV. This will be the same, unless you put the film on the outside of the window.
Yes because car windows block uv rays to some degree like we said
Is it legal to install on the windshield?
Legal to install almost anything on a vehicle, operating it legally is where the law comes in
Well that was the way you crush a brand from breaking into a market.
False advertising can have that affect
Well, there goes all my money. I prepatened this photochromatic tint back in 1998. When I was first driving around in the snow, getting blinded by snow glear. And the last time I did my patent update, I also introduced. A hologram between the two layers, so in a tints, you have a hologram on the outside, but you can see through clear.
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Can it be installed on the outside of the windows?
A flat window, yes, but would fail rather quickly from exposure
@@BlackoutTinting thanks
maybe its an architectural tint film to be applied on building windows from the exterior.
Maybe, but they advertise it otherwise. And even if it is applied to the exterior, it still can affect thermal expansion and damage windows. There's something called a film to glass chart that typically a manufacturer provides to show which film is safe on which glass. Nothing like that with this
All modern cars have UV protection on the windows. You need to have the UV to activate the tint. If you've ever bought the auto darkening glasses you know they're worthless when you're driving.
I had this patent so whoever put this out owing money
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You should send your video link to the manufacturer so they can send it to their engineers. I bet they can work out a solution as it’s probably the plastic that needs improvement vs the technology of shade changing.
I think it was never meant for curved glass
The windshield is blocking the UV, which is why it does not work. It’s the same exact reason when you buy sunglasses that are auto darkening, they tell you right off the bat that they do not work in your car
You should reach out to the MFG and ask some questions and do a follow up video
We asked questions beforehand and were a little skeptical of the answers tbh
Why didn’t you try the side windows?
because it would be a slightly similar story and we could never sell it on side windows only while neglecting the rear and front shields. So it just didn't make sense
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Yep definitely 30 years or close to it. It was called Ray Ban tint.
hmmm will have to check into that
@@BlackoutTinting Hey where can we purchase this stealth tint at. Thanks for reading.
On the inside of glass it won't won't because even those glasses won't get dark when you're in the car
Been there done that. Cars windows have UV protection so this product will not work correctly. I’m so surprised at that he didn’t already know that from tinting cars for many years
He literally said that
It doesn’t work for the same reason transition glasses don’t work sitting in my car: the windshield itself is polarized. This prevents it from working. Try the same test in transition lenses for eyeglasses and you get the same result.
Glass stops transitionlenses from
Even changing color
Dude the windscreen is laminated, you know what that means right. It is 2 pieces of glass with a layer of UV reducing material sandwiched in between, that is why it is not darkening on the inside of the windscreen. It will work on the side and back windows as they are not laminated. 1st time seeing your channel.
1st time not watching the whole video it seems too
Why would u put it on the windshield? Why would u want your windshield at 25%?
Because it's the toughest piece of glass to do, and the company told us it would work just fine. We were testing the product not doing a real install for a customer
Outrageously expensive, impossible to install, and NO WARRANTY.... hell NO I would never think of buying that crap!
Amen
So I guess it would be perfect for a STORM DOOR 😂😂😂😂.
If you wore transition glasses you would know this never had a chance. Car windshields block nearly all UV-a and uv-b light.
We said that though! Please watch the whole video next time 🫡
Even if it did work police would say “it’s not cause of how dark it is, it’s cause it prevents the glass from shattering” but yet every vehicle with side curtain air bags are laminated like the front glass.
I think that's only a law in california
Well I definitely ain’t in California, definitely not a law, I’m a body man by trade, all vehicles with side curtain air bags have it because if the glass shatters and the air bag somehow goes outside the doors it won’t work as intended. I’m lucky to live where we can do what we want n get zero repercussions for it. Zero emissions, no inspections on vehicles unless it’s over 10yrs old.
We even install glass that the laminate itself between the sheets of glass is tinted.
I thought it was illegal to use 25% tint on a windshield anyway
I install vinyl graphics. Compound curves suck. You try shrinking graphics with lines and letters and watch how fast they can get out of alignment. lol
New windshields have uv protected glass so your film isn't going to react on the inside. Just like my glasses don't change in the car.
yes
I just got my optometrist to write me a script for limousine tint. Most dr will, as they know it, help save your eyes
Also, an oncology dr can examine you, and if you are light skin enough, you can write a script something to do with skin cancer i have a good uv tint on windshield and full limousine tint for the rest of the car but dont drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol because you will get stopped but no tickets same for seat belts most dr will give you a script for your back or hernias if your close to 50. You can usually get a dr to write. A script
We heard about that but didn't know if it actually worked
@BlackoutTinting i have had to go to court on a few before because the cop says it's the law and a dr can't over write it but the judge or D.A. will
All they need are a few people to buy and its paid for without working.
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you should have tried to put a piece of the film on the outside to see.
It wouldn't solve any problems that way
Who would have ever guessed that a uv reactive tint wouldn’t work on windows that have uv blocking?
I mean we guessed while installing the film they claimed was designed for automotive glass. So maybe everyone but them?
This is my guess it needs UV light to work and 90% of all new windshield won't let enough UV through because my script seeing glasses won't work in any new car must go way back in 60s I belive to find a windshield that let's enough uv thru
I bet it would work great on big bikes touring models with a plexiglass windshield
window films do not play well with plexiglass because of how it out gasses. There are ways around it but aren't too cost effective