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tjts1 · 10-13-2010, 02:51 PM

We have 2 wagons with lots of window surface area and tinting both really helped reduced the compressor cycling when the climate control is on auto. I don't have the FE numbers to prove it but it helps keep the AC compressor OFF more of the time. I wish the state would let us tint the front side windows too. I have to get a doctor's notice saying I have a skin condition. Also keeping the sunroof in the tilted UP position helps reduce the heat soak while parked in the sun.

10-13-2010, 02:51 PM	#32 (permalink)
tjts1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 24 Thanked 161 Times in 107 Posts	We have 2 wagons with lots of window surface area and tinting both really helped reduced the compressor cycling when the climate control is on auto. I don't have the FE numbers to prove it but it helps keep the AC compressor OFF more of the time. I wish the state would let us tint the front side windows too. I have to get a doctor's notice saying I have a skin condition. Also keeping the sunroof in the tilted UP position helps reduce the heat soak while parked in the sun.