Sunroof Tint

by **WhiteGTB** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:03 am

Can't believe how big this sunroof is compared to a sedan's size.

Wondering if anyone has tinted their wagon's sunroof or just left it? Any issues with tinting glass up there?

Really, it is massive :!:

If the car was low enough, I'd be in and out of it "Dukes of Hazard" style.

by **coyote** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:00 am

Yep, I've had mine tinted.

Makes a massive difference and I now only close the screen in full sun when my daughter is in the back seat and trying to sleep.

Tinter warned of a slight chance of the glass cracking if it you use cheap tint and it gets really, REALLY hot ... but apparently mine is not a problem. So he says anyway.

It's now been through a Qld summer with no dramas, so I don't imagine you southerners having any issues.

by **stuntgirl** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:46 am

there is a massive thread on rexnet about this.... ,, i tinted the one on my sisters impreza... and no problems.. been 18months.

by **Mano™** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:55 pm

Muh GT Sunroof for Sedan is tinted? never had any probs

by **CJ1177** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:39 pm

I have 32% on the sides & 15% on the sunroof, looks good with no probs.
The tinter wanted to go 5%, then after doing it he agreed the 15% was the better option.
My theory was that it would defeat the purpose of having a sunroof if i went 5%

by **Sentinel** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:34 pm

I just checked into 2 places for having the roof in the wagon done. Both refused saying that it will crack...

Any one in Melb had theirs done and had any issues???

by **jdm rsk** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:50 pm

you make me laugh :lol:

...tinting a sunroof :roll:

by **CJ1177** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:58 pm

Sentinel wrote:I just checked into 2 places for having the roof in the wagon done. Both refused saying that it will crack...

Any one in Melb had theirs done and had any issues???

I'm in NSW i don't think our sun is any different to the VIC sun :lol:

, but my sun roof has been tinted for nearly 2 years & spent the first 12 months + in an open car park every day & it has definitely NOT cracked & i think from memory its 15% on the sunroof.

by **CJ1177** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:00 pm

legacy rsk wrote:you make me laugh ...tinting a sunroof

some times you want the extra light, but not the full hot sun blareing down on my bald head :lol:

or the wind blowing what hair i have left away :lol:

by **TorpedoCreative** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:06 pm

interesting read, i was considering getting the wifes forester done cos the sunroof is massive and on hot days (remember Im in WA) even with the shade across you find your head getting hot

J

by **Sentinel** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:28 pm

as CJ said - it's NOT to black it out, just to remove the sting from the sun...

by **Boxer** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:04 am

Yeah mines tinted too - same concerns from many commercial operators saying it will crack. Its whilst they apply it they worry. After the fact its fine. Its because they use a heat gun whilst applying it.

My guy was just really careful.

Tint film has good heat rejection as well as UV, so doesn't defeat the purpose. Light comes in and heat doesn't

by **chik_25** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:17 pm

CJ1177 wrote:
legacy rsk wrote:you make me laugh ...tinting a sunroof

some times you want the extra light, but not the full hot sun blareing down on my bald head or the wind blowing what hair i have left away

sorry bro, but that comment is gold!

by **Mano™** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:10 pm

+1 ang hahahaha!

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