Window tinting and polarization

Okay so most of you already have your opinions about window tinting. I think its a bit of a PITA at night, but its SO nice during the day, that its worth it to me. I have had every vehicle I have owned, tinted in the first week I owned them. Just got my new Prius LE tinted all the way around last week (all 11 windows) with a top quality material, with a life time guarantee. I had mine done in Fairfield CA by TJ's custom tint (I have had every tint job I've ever had done, done there. I give them the highest recommendations)

But now here's something you guys might have never considered.... Windshield polarization ! HUGE, HUGE 100X's difference in eye comfort ! They take so much of the harsh glare off of things on a bright sunny day, but maybe an even bigger plus, they reduce a TON of glare on wet roads at night too ! It has a very light, almost imperceptible tint... Now a heads up, its expensive ! About $250 to $300 for a windshield... But its one of those things that if you ever have it, you wont ever want to go without it on any vehicle again !

Oh but one thing to note; If you have to wear polarized sunglasses, then this stuff is out. As if you try to look through a polarized windshield, with polarized glasses, everything will get completely whacked out, with rainbows all over the place, like a bad acid trip lol

One more thing.... If you do have it done, "Don't lose your receipt" ! Because your insurance will pay to have this redone, if you break a windshield, with only the normal deductible for a new windshield replacement. State Farm will anyway.

 

TJ uses Llumex too. He said that it is the best, and the only brand he felt comfortable giving a lifetime guarantee with. Dont remember if the polarizing windshield was Llumex or something else though ? It is so lightly tinted, that I guess they might call it a 90% or even 95%..... Yet supposedly blocks 99% of the UV Ray's, and even gives a 45% heat reduction.
My front sides are 30% (a little illegal I guess, but cops around here (Sacramento) are too busy with murders, armed robberies, drive by shootings, etc, to pull somebody over because their windows are a little dark.... Don't know if that's really a good thing, but anyway.
And all of my back windows are 5% limo black.

 

Hey Allen, as I had just replied, my windshield is so lightly tinted, that I'm quite sure a cop would have no idea anything was done too it.
My front sides might be a little different story, but they are still substantially lighter than my back sides or rear windshield.
Same as my last two cars, and I drove those for 10 years without ever being hassled for it.

 

Well this makes me feel better about $300 on mine And I bet that stuff is not a lot better, as mine is pretty great to begin with

 

Yea, I miss the days when I had perfect vision, and could throw on a pair of polarized glasses and see even better. Now I need transitional multi focus glasses, which to have glasses like this, with polarizing that gets darker in brighter light, would probably cost me several hundred $. As my eyesight is now, Foster Grant multi focus cost me $35 at Rite Aid, and are the best thing I have found..... Way better than one pair of custom prescription glasses I had made...

 

Hey Dave, every time I go from my car, into my truck (which no longer has the polarizing, since I broke that windshield, and didn't go through the hassle to have the polarizing replaced.... Would have required two 100 mile round trips) the difference is... pun intended... Glaring ! I'll never go without this stuff in any of my new vehicles again !