is it ok to tint the t-tops?? i plan on putting some 20% tints just to darken it..

 

mine are tinted. I'm pretty sure they were tinted from the factory, but I suppose if its okay from the factory, then you should be good...

 

ok thanks.. i pretty much wanna have minimal sunlight through there.. or i might just go with the 5% to completely black it out.. my car is pretty much a drag car that i daily drive.. so no AC.. not even a freakin fan!!! so it gets pretty hot.. i'll eventually get 35% on the back glass and 20% on the side windows.. i never drive with the windows up so its not a legal issue..

 

same here, I live here in the humid south and I don't have AC. I currently have 20% on my side windows and the hatch has factory 32%(I think). Eventually, I'm going to tint the hatch to 20% also...

 

I had my 92 tinted 8 or 9 years ago with 5% limo tint. No issues with it except a couple of scratches from me being stupid with cargo that wouldn't quite fit

 

[quote=Al Hasse;3466080...except a couple of scratches from me being stupid with cargo that wouldn't quite fit [/quote]
haha same here, being foolish with the subbox that wasn't seated properly. Which is another reason I want to retint the hatch, but I'm going to have a friend come over and help me take the hatch off to do it...

 

when i haD MY IROC TINTED rip the dude said the tint could hold heat and maybe crack the glass

 

my tops are tinted from factory i'm sure, but i just moved to Fl and thinking on the tops to tint with a silver color to match car(5% if i can find it). Any one seen it done (any color) and if so how'd the black trim look? If any pic of such leme know pleze!?!?
Cowboy

 

alright, lets just establish this..

all t-tops are tinted from the factory(as far as i know).. i want to add my own tint to make them darker, possibly even black them out.. i've heard what IROCME said about cracking so i want a definitive answer.. TINT T-TOPS??? YES OR NO?????

 

They are glass right?! Come on, a little water and soap and a squigee and you should be good to go.

If I'm not mistaken, the t-tops are tempered safety glass. This is the stuff you wish your home windows were made of. Another 1/8" thicker and they would be impact glass. They are not going to crack or break unless you bang the corners real hard. I worked in glass and mirrors and never heard of such a thing but if you want I'll ask my friend who is still in the business if he's ever heard of such a thing just to get a second opinion.

 

They're really easy to tint yourself, if you were thinking of getting someone else to do it. If you were gonna do it yourself all along...good choice.

I put some 20% on mine. It really helps down here in Florida. And with a black car, it makes it look more flow-ish.

 

ok thanks guys.. that is all i needed to know.. i'll be doing it myself since i really hate to pay people to do a job i can do myself..

 

dont forget about the t-top sunshades...the sell em at hawks. i have a set and i like em but mine are factory{ from junkyard?}

 

I made some sunshades but they seem too much to hassle with so I prefer the tint...

 

k i dont want to deal with shades.. plus theres only a couple jy's on maui.. none of which have a t-top 3rd gen.. so too much for shipping, too much hassle, and i just dont want something that covers a problem..

tint it is.. i'm gonna pick some up in a few hours..

 

go for the expensive stuff from the autopart store. You'll be sorry if you go for the cheap wal-mart one...

 

my ttops are tinted but on the inside they have a mirror tint? seems factory to me

 

I don't think I've ever heard of factory mirror tint. Maybe a previous owner?

 

all the t-tops i've seen have a very light mirror tint on the inside.. in other words, it reflects more than usual.. hence the mirror tint.. its not like you look up and see a clear as day reflection of yourself, its just a light reflection..

 

mine is like that as well, pretty sure there stock, like if i look up at night i can see all the light coming from the radio reflecting back

 

ok, I understand what you guys mean, mine are the same way too. Pretty reflective, but not really silver-ish...

 

what about paint? Cheaper and easier.

 

tinting is pretty cheap, you can probably do it with one roll about $15 and they still have the option to remove it or change it

 

whoops, i got some 2 1/2 tint for my tops , i bought them from walmart. I just put them on 2 days ago , what would happen?

 

There's a kit offered for Vettes through either Mid America designs or Ecklers...I can't remember where I got it but it was one of those suppliers. You would need two and trim them to fit for F Body T-tops but the tint works great. It's perforated with tiny holes..it lets some light through but blocks the UV.

 

Why don't you use that spray to darken taillights instead? That's what I'm doing.