I always wondered why my windshield had a slight green-ish hue in the sun, and I think it is a little "darker" than other windshields. I looked in the corner of the windshield and it's an aftermarket windshield that has the words "solar tint" on it.
So I understand that the windshield has been treated to reject some IR light, but what about visible light? What's the penalty in VLT?
You'd think the answer would be all over Google, but I can't find anything about factory-tinted windshields. I can only find some information about aftermarket tint films. I've tried searching for information on "solar tint," "solar glass," "solar windshields," "ir rejecting windshields," "ir glass," all the above.
I can't help but wonder how much replacing the windshield with a non-tinted windshield would help with seeing at night. I can already see fairly well at night with the new headlamps and performance bulbs...but can't help but wonder what's being left on the table! Besides, there's a crack in the windshield, so it's needing to be replaced sometime anyway.
So I understand that the windshield has been treated to reject some IR light, but what about visible light? What's the penalty in VLT?
You'd think the answer would be all over Google, but I can't find anything about factory-tinted windshields. I can only find some information about aftermarket tint films. I've tried searching for information on "solar tint," "solar glass," "solar windshields," "ir rejecting windshields," "ir glass," all the above.
I can't help but wonder how much replacing the windshield with a non-tinted windshield would help with seeing at night. I can already see fairly well at night with the new headlamps and performance bulbs...but can't help but wonder what's being left on the table! Besides, there's a crack in the windshield, so it's needing to be replaced sometime anyway.