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Old 12-12-2010, 07:54 PM   #1
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Get them tinted. You will be happy you did on a hot sunny day when you have the top up and are using the A/C. My wife and I are fair skinned. We can't drive with the top down all the time. The extra tint on the door glass and across the top of the windshield realy helps when we can't take the desert sun anymore.
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:20 AM   #2
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I have been considering doing tint as well. I just wonder how hard it is to tint the rear glass. I have enough problems just trying to clean it with the windstop in place. I would think that tinting it would be a rough job even if I remove the windstop.
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:32 AM   #3
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Imho

Apparently I'm alone on this one, but I think tinted windows are a bit too ghetto for a Porsche.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:49 PM   #4
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Plastic rear window can be replaced with

Strataglass. You can get it with a very nice smoked tint. Much better looking than the green tint. I used this to replace my rear window and was very pleased with the result. Great folks to work with as well.

This is the stuff used in marine (yacht) applications.
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Old 12-14-2010, 04:11 AM   #5
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Apparently I'm alone on this one, but I think tinted windows are a bit too ghetto for a Porsche.
You aren't alone. I like them on other vehicles but don't think they look good on a Porsche. Different strokes for different folks though.
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it was the first thing I did. My last car was also a flashy roadster and I got tired of the red-light stare down by the passenger on my left or driver on my right.
If it's not limousine dark and instead 30% I think they call it, it's not ghetto/ricer looking in my opinion.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:18 PM   #7
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I say tint her, just watch out for your local state laws on tints though
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