I have not tinted mine yet but probably will in the next few weeks. It was flawless.Ĭactus was NOT, cheap though it was about $1,500-$1,750 if I recall correctly depending on options and if you did all 4 side windows, back window, front pano-roof, and windshield. Got Tesla Solar Roof installed last November after a year of design permitting and price hikes, but in the end they came through. The only two shops in the valley factory certified in both were:īut Cactus was the only one that did the back window in a single piece of tint, and there are quite a few threads at TMC where people were unhappy with the look if the whole window wasn’t done with a single sheet.Ī Better Tint didn’t return multiple phone calls asking for quotes and references of other customers.Ĭactus provided two references whom I spoke to, one which was kind enough to meet up so I could see the completed job. They are in an exclusive group that carries the best heat blocking window tint in the industry - Spectra Photosync IRD Spectra PhotoSync IRD®. If you're into solar energy, tesla, or cool technology, this is the place for you Be sure to visit our friends at r/PowerWall and r/TeslaMotors Created. In fact, once this new tinting became available, Rivian abandoned its previously-announced plans to use electrochromic glass in the R1T and R1S, claiming that the tinting was more effective than electrochromic glass in reducing heat radiation into the cabin.Another Redditor and I looked into a few options but were only investigating 3M Chrystaline and Spectra PhotoSync. A place to discuss Tesla Solar Panels, Solar Roof, Power Wall, and related gear. Doing all the windows, windshield, and sunroof. I’m planning on going with Photosync for my tints as well. Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian all use this new tinting. All in all I'm glad I got all the windows tinted, this car is very easy to cool down and cools down fast, but it's a noticable difference for the times I don't pre-cool. Meanwhile, new tinting technology became available that greatly increases infrared heat rejection by glass. (Again, the MB SkyMagic roof is framed on all sides, so there is no termination line in play.) A quick look at a Tesla Model Y with all the sides, back, front windshield, and sunroof tinted in Photosync.Photosync 30 - sides, back, topPhotosync 70 - f. Also Tesla honored their original price (my roof is pretty complex) so it ended up being a good deal. After tinting all the windows, I turned off mirror autodim and only turn it back on if I'm going for long (1+ hour drives) in the dark My advice is to find the best installer possible. But the end product is beautiful and works great. I went with Spectra Photosync IRD 55 in the rear this time - it is slightly darker but visibility was already bad anyways, I don't think it has impacted anything. The roof took 2 full weeks and they had to do a ton of work. Second, the film does not go completely transparent, so terminating it above the windshield would leave a visible line in the glass. A quick look at a Tesla Model Y with all the sides, back, front windshield, and sunroof tinted in Photosync.Photosync 30 - sides, back, topPhotosync 70 - f. Got Tesla Solar Roof installed last November after a year of design permitting and price hikes, but in the end they came through. (Boeing had to flatten the window panels to use this film in the Dreamliner, and the MB SkyMagic roof is a relatively small panel with little curvature.) First, the film has limited flexibility, and the bend as the roof descends to form the windshield might have been too extreme. There are only 2 installers in AZ that I know of: Cactus Auto Tint in Scottsdale and Affordable Window Tinting in Tucson. Perhaps they were expecting developments in the technology before the car entered production, because by the time the car was headed for market the film that was available was not suitable for the purpose.Įlectrochromic film has two characteristics that made it difficult to use in an Air. I never heard of Tesla recommending tinting companies in AZ, but the best tint to get for AZ is PhotoSync and neither of the companies you mentioned are installers for this product. Both the 3M and the Photosync are awesome tints though so you can not go. In fact, the early prototypes of the Air had a switch to control the darkening mounted near the rearview mirror. Id prefer to stay in Tucson and not have to drive up to Phoenix to get this. Lucid originally intended to use electrochromic glass.
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