Tuesday, 8 August 2017

Advantages and disadvantages of tinting your car

I am living in a place where the temperature can reach 50 degree Celsius during summer. So, tinting car window with high quality after market film is a necessity here. Beside cooling the car, tinting has many advantages and few disadvantages as well.

What is car window tinting?

Tinting is done by installing a thin laminated film to the glass window mainly to reduce head and stop harmful ultraviolet light. The film are made of  Polyethylene Terephthalate . There are mainly 4 types of window tint film. They are -


  • Dyed Window Tint film: This is the cheapest and less functional window tint film. The heat reduction is not particularly high and it tends to fade way with time. From outside it looks plain black and it might not be legal in some places. 
  • Metallic film: Metallic window film uses small metallic particles instead of dye to prevent heat entering inside the car. These metallic particles are invisible to the eye. Metallic films does a good job in stopping the heat, but it might cause problem in phone network and GPS signal.
  • Carbon tinted film: This is the Second most expensive window film which uses carbon to block infrared and UV lights to reduce heat. It does not block mobile network or GPS signal and the tint last long. 
  • Ceramic Film: This is the most expensive and most functional window film. This window film is prepared by using ceramic particle to stop the highest amount of heat without giving any drawback.