When installing tint on the RL, is felt required to avoid scratching like it was on the TL. I know the TL had a major problem with scratching the tint if moleskin wasn't installed.

 

No.

 

glad to hear you didnt have any problems......anybody else care to comment on their tinting experience?

 

I have mine down in 35% Executive Tint all around and no problems at all. It looks great and really adds to the cars "beauty".

 

Nope we don't need it on the RL. 35% also here and never a issue.

 

What type of tint do you all have and do you have Nav issues?

 

I use Johnson Greystone (link provided), a dyed tint with a lifetime warranty. No navi problems. I chose not to use a metallic tint to avoid potential GPS antenna issues.

 

Llumar 35% sides and 15% rear.

Had 35% all the way around on my old TL as well.

Never have had any issues with Navi or otherwise.

 

Anybody tried Johnson InsulatIR in a lighter shade (like 60 or 70%)?? The company website says it's a sputtered ceramic that rejects infrared (= heat) while allowing satellite and cell signals through. Neutral gray, 10-15% reflectivity to visible light. Lifetime guarantee. Looks pretty good to me...but it always helps to have advice.

Here's the link: http://www.johnsonwindowfilms.com/IR.php

 

I would be curious if anyone tried tinting the RL at 70% myself, because that is as far as the Commonwealth of Pennisylvania will legally let me tint my car windows, and I don't know if it would be worth the cost or not.

What a stupid law. You can ride a motorcycle without a helmet so you and your favorite football team's star quaterback can splatter yourselves all over the road, but you can't tint your car windows to save your eyeballs.

 

The anti-tint laws are there to make sure the boys in blue can see if you're being naughty.

 

The InsulatIR is a new product this year. It was definitely not available when I was shopping for tint in November-December. So far the wear on my dyed Johnson film is perfect, but then again it's only been on for three months.

50% is the most I was willing to put on because I didn't want to be pulled over for tint. In Ohio, the front two windows can be 50% total. RLs have 70% from the factory and when my 50% is added, I'm at around 35%. This is probably less noticeable than if I had installed 35% film--total is 24.5%.

 

Bob, forgive my lack of math prowess, but I am a bit confused by your example. If RL's start with 70% from the factory and you got 50% on top of that for 35%, doesn't that mean you are under the limit?

Or does the law describe the amount of tint you are allowed to add to the already existing tint?

Does the fact that the RL's factory tint is 70% mean that I am already at the maximum amount of tint that the state of PA will allow me to have?