Speedtoys

UV aint keeping it cooler.

Unless it's the 3M stuff, its not blocking Infrared..which is heat.

Most of the dark tint, is still only 50% IR reducing.

sendarius

Isn't tint on the windscreen illegal in most jurisdictions?

FREAKINHEAT

I think you just agreed with my post. Thanks.

Yes, it is illegal where I live. You can't really tell that it is on there.

Hilton

I was checking into the local rules just now..

In NSW we're note technically allowed to apply *any* film to the windscreen below 10% distance from the top edge. However, the rules allow for manufacturer films, as long as a minimum of 75% of visible light is transmitted.

Clear 6mm glass has a VLT of 89%. The 3m CR90 has a VLT of 86%, and reduces heat gain by 19% (as well as blocking all UV).

Hmm.. so if it were applied to a new windscreen before fitting, and it were even noticed, could we argue that its the Porsche Sekuriflex layer?

Speedtoys

I would. Its documented even.

Film..what film..it has no ****ing edge man...Porsche did this!

docmirror

I've learned the right way to remove tint and other films without resorting to the razor blades. Get a Shark handheld steamer, Use a knife or something to make a large X in the tint and start the steamer at the intersection of the X. Get your nail under once section, and keep the steamer on it, then peel it off in one large section, then move on to the next section of the X.

I just did most of my 968 and it came off quite well. A lot easier to clean up than razoring it off and the goo left on the window. With the Shark steamer it takes most of the goo off with the tint.

Nicole

The Sekuriflex windshields actually had four layers. From the outside to the inside, there was glass, clear plastic, glass, and another layer of clear plastic. This was before the time of airbags, and there was an assumption that someone could potentially hit the windshield with his head in an accident - the Sekuriflx was supposed to minimize the risk of cuts fro such contact.

The trouble was that it required special cleaners, and often turned foggy after a while. IIRC, Porsche discontinued this option before the 1987 model year.

danglerb

Speed, drop the bomb, what did it cost to have the film applied to the windshield? A little google tells me its around $500 min for most cars.

The 3m stuff last I looked was limited to only so many installers per region, all top dollar. There are some competing products, but 3M looks to be the best, and most likely to pass a HP visual inspection. What I hear is that most people won't even notice the 90% visual transmission stuff.

VegasGnome

Speedtoys and I had the film installed by Campbell window film of Huntington Beach for $225 each. That was for the windshield only.

finally!

I had the inside of my windshield done, works awesome at keeping cooler.. it is not tinted and can barely tell it is there