I am debating on how to tint the windows on my Zircon x-Type (picture attached). If you could please vote and provide comments on your vote, it would be much appreciated.

The main reasoning for this is for sun protection for my daughter and heat reduction in the car. Privacy and the looks are nice too, but not the priority. Legally, I am allowed up to 35% on my front windows, so all combinations listed below are legal. All of these options will provide around the same amount of UV protection, so I am looking for your suggestion on looks.

Option 1 - 50% Blue tint all the way around. See attached photo of Nissan.
Option 2 - 35% Black/Charcoal all the way around.
Option 3 - 5% Black/Charcoal on rear 3 windows, 35% Black/Charcoal on front windows.

Thanks for helping me make the decision. I believe I am leaning toward the blue, as I think it would look sharp on Zircon, but on the other hand, I like the idea of 5% on the rear for max protection for my daughter, but I think that dark of a tint will look silly with the Zircon.

 

I have 35% all around and I think it's perfect, so I voted for that. Not ghetto dark but definitely not factory. I think it would look good against your zircon.

 

Thanks for the votes so far everyone. Tough crowd today though. So far 238 people have read the thread, but only 4 have voted (1.7% of viewers).

 

I went with blue, because I always thought that blue tint like Mercedes uses looked really nice. I would do it on my car but I dont think it would look as good on my green car. I still haven't tinted my car though haha.

 

Thank you for the votes!

Anybody else want to chime in?

 

They have a more expensive "clear" tint over here with a very light bluish hue. That's what I have in all my cars. I would never go back to any kind of dark tint myself.

 

Its a possibility that if you had chosen to add a " no aftermarket tint at all " more people may have voted.

Personally i think the factory tint is ample and shows a nice contrast with the interior colour.

To me, aftermarket tints have to much association with boy racers, chavs and drug dealers to be a class addition to most cars especially the classy looking car you have.

 

Agreed - I'd have voted "No Tint" if that were an option.
Aftermarket tint never looks good, and never lasts.
If you must, go blue.

 

I'm in Phoenix where the sun is really bright most of the year. I had my windshield replace and before they put it in I had them tint it the very lightest shade they had. As for the other windows, I have them all the same dark charcoal shade. I would never go light in front and dark in the rear, looks hokey to me. The important thing is to find a good tech to apply the tint who pays close attention to detail. He's got to bring the tint all the way up to the window's edge with no gap and use a blade at an angle to shear off the excess so it looks factory. I'm not a fan of colored tint.

 

Ok, so I know its not Zircon, but here's my sons X Black X type with just the rear 3 windows tinted, in medium smoke NOT LIMO


The fronts are not allowed tinted by law other than factory which they are.


My vote is for a medium tint in black