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Window tinting plastic

Postby Mr nanotech » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:24 pm

MX5CHIC wrote:There is the option of using Electrostatic (& re-usable) Tint, I used it on my MX-5 when I first purchased it and it stayed stuck on beautifully for some two years before I purchased my new soft top.
I bought it from a company in WA.
The bonus is that if you don't like it you simply peel it off and store it until you want to use it again - and you cannot tell it apart from permanent tints.


I'll try and look into this approach then. Otherwise I'll just tint my hardtop and make do with the soft top clear. I guess with the dark interior and the side windows tinted, it will give the illusion the back is tinted too possibly. Although one thing I'm curious about is that my soft tob window is so scratched that it's getting quite hard to see out of. So I wonder if it's possible to get a replacement plastic window pretinted.

If not possible, I guess I'll just not bother with tinting the plastic and just do all the glass and hard top.
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Window tinting plastic

Postby 93_Clubman » Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:46 pm

bit of recent discussion on soft-top window replacement that might be useful:
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=40873

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Window tinting plastic

Postby Benny » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:42 am

The film they use to tint windows doesn't really stretch, so if you do put it on your rear plastic window, every time the plastic bends, the tint will crack.
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