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Ordered/Installed: Perforated White One Way Overlay
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07-15-2015, 03:21 PM
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How much would I need to cover my car?  |
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What a brilliant idea! Keep us updated if this keeps the interior temperature lower. If so, I'll order some right away!
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Xist -- If the windows are ≤26" you'd have 10 feet. If you have thick C-pillars or you can overlap the side window pieces you might get the side windows and backlight out of a full sheet.
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not shipped yet but Estimated delivery Fri, Jul 17 - Fri, Jul 24. the 26th i will be heading out of town, to Kindersley, SK. CA. will be gone 3 weeks. might not be able to give impressions till i get back if it's here the 26th. coming from NY.
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Why not just use window tint?
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07-15-2015, 10:17 PM
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double it? i already have tint. this goes on the outside.
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Interesting. Would you have more visibility with illegal tint instead?
Laws are weird...
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won't know until i try it. i have legal on the back so that will be a good gauge.
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Quote:
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Interesting. Would you have more visibility with illegal tint instead?
Laws are weird...
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This stuff is only legal on windows that don't have a tint limit (rear and rear side windows), that is you could just go to a darker tint for a similar effect. It's not away around tint laws.
Looking at the pics it looks like about 40% light transmittance. If you add this over 40% transmittance tint, you'll have roughly the same effect as if you'd just gone with 15% transmittance tint.
Although the white colour is good for reflecting light, tint films have metallic particles added which serve a similar purpose.
Unfortunately it's going to be a hard thing to test properly unless you have two identical cars.
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