Tinted Windows - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

donv · 03-05-2005, 05:21 PM

For me it is:

Long duration high speed drive = windows up...

Colder weather any speed = windows up + heated seats on...

Anything else, windows down.

porscheguy05 · 03-07-2005, 06:31 PM

I have looked extensively on the options for tinting the convertible rear window, and the bottom line that I cam e up with is that the only option is to have the rear plastic professionally replaced with plastic that has the tint incorporated in the plastic. I am not comfortable with trying this option, maybe because it is not really that big of a deal for me, but thought it would be nice to put a slight tint all the way around the car since it is triple black.

Brucelee · 03-07-2005, 07:10 PM

How would you do this anyway? I don't see how a plastic window would work in the old soft top of the Box. Am I missing something?

Ronzi · 03-08-2005, 02:10 PM

I don't mind the common folk staring at me at stoplights, or even asking me for autographs. It's just the "Ah ****************, you're nobody" when I give it to them that I can't stand.

porscheguy05 · 03-08-2005, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brucelee

How would you do this anyway? I don't see how a plastic window would work in the old soft top of the Box. Am I missing something?

I have a 99 Boxster, and it has a plastic rear window in the soft top. I am not sure what your question is.

Perfectlap · 03-08-2005, 10:54 PM

Well I tried to circumvent this by tinting teh wind stop. Worked great, I had teh door windows tinted and the deflector. Only problem was one day, while travelling at ahemm a high rate of speed with the top down, I kept hearing a ruffling noise. Then in one burst of wind the tint blew right off the wind deflector and into the air. Lost forever....
Next time I'll try tinting the outside of the wind deflector instead of the cockpit side.