08-26-2010, 09:53 AM | #1 |
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HUD and windshield tint
Anyone have issues with the 2011 HUD and installing tint on the windshield?
I have heard rumors it distorts the image, but no one has been able to confirm? I wanted to do a slight tint, nothing drastic...maybe 70% I called the installer and he said he has done it previously with no complaints. I think he is refering to the 2010 though, not the 11.
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08-26-2010, 10:46 AM | #2 |
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You might want to check Florida traffic laws first. It is illegal to tint the windshield. I drove a 2011 with HUD. The display got pretty bright even in bright sun, I don't think the tint would have much effect on the display.
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08-26-2010, 10:47 AM | #3 |
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just curious, you are a officer right? if so do cops really car about windshields being tinted as long as it isnt rediculous and unsafe? I have mine done with 45% and honestly it is hardly noticable when driving even at night but from outside it does look tinted if your looking at it enough to notice. i have yet to have any issue being pulled over. just curious
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08-26-2010, 11:15 AM | #4 |
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Ask the installer if they've done Corvette's, don't they have HUD as well?
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08-26-2010, 03:12 PM | #5 | |
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It is illegal in Florida, but As long as it is more than 45-50% I could care less, I have never met an officer who felt otherwise especially if you live in a southern state....I do 70-80 on mine just to get rid of the glare because I wear glasses and I feel I have no right to cite someone for something I do. To be honest with you, I would say at least 60% of cars in FL now have it but at a reasonable percentage. Although you and I could get a seriously lashing if we ever got in an accident and said something along the lines of "Well your honor, I couldn't see the man because he was wearing all black". Again you are right...35%+ you cannot hardly tell it is even tinted from the interior, but if we ever got involved in an accident that caused bodily injury you better believe the troopers look at that... The only time I have ever seen an officer give someone crap about tint on a routine stop is when one guy had 15%. Now that is a little rough...
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08-26-2010, 03:27 PM | #7 |
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I know in the case of an accident it could be touchy, I have pretty moderate tint all the way around the car but having the windshield done cuts down a ton of heat gain inside the cabin and honestly once you have had it done you will almost need it in every car following cause you feel naked without it. having dark tint on the windshield is pretty bonehead move. my neighbor has 20% on his and it is too dark for night time driving I think. he is a bonehead though
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I am aware of limitations when you exceed the AS1, just wasn't sure about distortion of the HUD.
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08-26-2010, 10:11 PM | #11 | |
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08-27-2010, 09:15 AM | #12 |
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It is all good, I figured as much..
I have no problem with the U. One guy on my shift is a huge Miami fan....the rest of the department has jumped on the UF bandwagon. All the sudden EVERYONE loves college football. So anything that is not orange and blue, I am fine with right now. Essentially, him and I get along very well with the ACC talks. I don't know if Mick or Jimbo will do better...Bobby had run his course and we were not going to win 10 games again with him, but the way it was handled was wrong...However, Mick was terribly, TERRIBLY stubborn. Man to man does not work when you don't have the athletes and Jenije does NOT need to be on the field. Times have changed and defensive schemes need to change. I don't know if I can come to the game this year, I went to the game last year and it is going to take me awhile to recover from that one hahah. I will say I am very excited that UM and FSU both FINALLY have great QBs.
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08-27-2010, 09:22 AM | #13 |
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My question/concern with front window tint is My Toll Tag, Registration Sticker, Inspection Sticker.... You either leave them on the glass and tint over them which means every year you have to peal the tint up for a new inspection sticker... Or you put them on the tint which means every year when they scrape the old inspection sticker odd... there goes the tint under it also....
Am I to assume Florida has no Inspection or Registration Window Stickers?
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