chris951

I need opinions here. I have a '72 911E white with black int. I am thinking about tinting the windows to keep the heat out, but not sure if it will spoil the classic look. I know tinted windows look great on 911SCs and newer cars, but not sure about the early cars.

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Dadio

Would follow your own instinct here. As you say, looks ok on newer cars but just out of place on older cars.

HkPlinker

light,
light,
light tint . . . Look at Onyx 50

ivangene

I am pretty sure you can find clear window film that block the UV light and they should do just about as much as anythng plus wont make it look silly

tint on early cars is just wrong...but it's your can and can be reversed so it's not a big deal either way

Andy Kay

My tinter is recommending Wincos. It's a very light tint yet cuts more heat. About twice the price of limo tint

rusnak

You almost have to do something to the windows, if you live in a hot climate.

syzygy

Blocking UV won't do anything for inside temperature. UV causes your interior to fade and will give you sunburn, but is not responsible for heat - that's infrared and visible spectrum light.

I would recommend a very light tint designed to block thermal energy. In my '87, I didn't want the tinted look, so I had a product from Llumar called Air Blue installed. It is nearly clear with only a very slight blue/green tint and is advertised to block about 45% of thermal energy and about 99% of UV light. This stuff actually works quite well. If the sun is lower on the horizon, it's cooler to roll up the window on the sun side to block the heat. Its the same thing travelling with the sun behind - much less heat.

It's also not cheap, but in my opinion worth it. Even if your AC works, it lessens the load on that system.

The Brewmeister

Buy a custom fit sunshade for the windshield for when the car is parked. Makes a tremendous difference and protects your dash top.

GothingNC

A white towel covering the back speaker deck helps too.

Andy Kay

I had the 24 year old "purple" tint removed from my 928 this week. Man is it hot without it. My vote is to tint and will do so after I get the window pads cleaned/replaced.

1stgear

+1
It really does help - a lot. You can also buy a cheapie from Walmart or an auto store and cut it to fit. That's what I did. Just place it on the outside of your window and trace the outline with a sharpie and then cut off what's not needed. It works/fits great.

syzygy

I was also thinking of getting or making a shade to use in my rear window on highway trips. a LOT of heat is generated with this big green house. If I can get one big enough, place a couple small pieces of stick on velcro at the top of the window and at the 'top' side of the screen, slide it down in the area at the back of the deck and stick the upper part on with the velcro. This would be fine on road trips, but in town or spirited twisties driving would be a poor idea, never mind looking like crap.

mstier

My take on it is that in addition to looking wrong on an old car, it's not real safe. I hadn't driven a vehicle with tinted window until a couple of months ago when my wife got a Volvo that has tinted rear windows and I constantly find myself missing other vehicles when I change lanes, particularly at night. I just don't see them, and I'm sure it's because of the tint. The Volvo has great visibility, so it's not that.

Floodj

The rear shade is a very cool idea. What about suction cups instead of Velcro?

syzygy

Suction cups would be a way better idea - thanks for the tip. Us northerners (well, at least myself) are kind of sissies when it gets hot out. An 85F day is plenty warm. Blocking the rear glass on a long, boring highway run would certainly help the interior temps.