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Those who invest in luxury sports cars like a new BMW 5 series, know the value in performance vehicles, and that what you put into extending the life of your vehicle, you get in return. At Jet Black Tint, we are no stranger to clients who are looking to protect their investment without compromising value, performance, or aesthetics. Window tint and paint protection film that’s professionally installed not only enhances the look of your ride and the comfort of those inside, but it protects your vehicle in several ways. Join us as we discuss the answer given when asked if auto window tint protects your luxury car.
The short answer is, yes, for the most part, car window tint will protect your luxury sports car. However, there are a few things to note before jumping in. A window tint that is poorly installed can not only cause damage to your vehicle, but can severely impact the value of your car. When you are looking to invest in window tint or paint protection film, be sure to take your vehicle to trusted tint professionals who use premium products and superior installation methods. At Jet Black Tint in the Bay Area, we employ skilled experience and state-of-the-art technology and technique to install Solar Gard® window tint.
Let’s take a look at the top five ways car window tint protects your investment.
Quality car tint offers an increased level of shatter-resistance on top of regular auto glass. While window tint is not a fail-safe to prevent all glass breaks, it offers significant protection from flying gravel and other debris. In the event that your vehicle is involved in an auto crash or some other type of direct window injury, protective window tint can prevent shattering and glass scattering when the window is broken, protecting passengers and your vehicle from secondary injury caused by glass shards. Vehicles are equipped with tempered glass that shatters into many tiny pieces when broken and tint can act as a pseudo tape to hold it together. Think of a vehicle window tint as a screen protector on your phone.
Auto tint is intended to reduce the amount of sunlight that penetrates your vehicle. While comfort is a great sale for this feature, safety is much more important. When we discuss enhanced vehicle safety offered by tint, we can highlight a few features including the inability for outsiders to easily see in, personal privacy, and UV reduction (which, we’ll discuss next). But, one of the best protective factors offered by increased tint is improved visual safety for the driver. During times of high direct sunlight or eye-level sun glare — sunrise and sunset — driving safety are impacted. The glare on the windows caused by the sun and the inability to directly look through the window comfortably impact the driver’s ability to see and, therefore, safely navigate. When you add in the reflection from water, like that of the Coastal California ocean, routine driving can easily become a hazard. Adding window tint helps reduce glare and the amount of harmful blue light that reaches the driver, keeping your BMW safely traversing the road, rather than succumbing to collision damage.
Windows naturally act as a magnifying glass for harmful UV rays to reach what’s on the other side. Many luxury car windows are equipped with UV protective tempered glass and subtle tint that helps, but after-market window tint can help exponentially. By increasing your tint levels with the use of Solar Gard® window tint, you can further protect against UV rays penetrating your car. We all know that reducing UV exposure to drivers and passengers can reduce the risk of skin cancer, but let’s discuss these features as it relates to vehicle protection. The sun’s UV rays facilitate oxidation of your vehicle and can warp and fade the paint (paint protection film can help!). Not only does this make your car look old and faded, but it can reduce the protective factors and allow the body to rust and crack. The same thing happens to the vehicle interior. Your dashboard and leather interior dry out, stiffen, and crack when continually exposed. Protect your interior with high-quality window tint.
Temperature regulation within a vehicle is important to driver and passenger comfort, but can also be a protective factor for the life and efficiency of your vehicle. Rubber stripping can warp and rot in high heat, reducing the effectiveness, and even your airbags can be damaged when sun rays heat up the vehicle. Keeping the vehicle’s internal temperature more consistent helps protect the electrical components as well as basic features like your steering wheel. Auto tint on the windows reduces the amount of sunlight that enters the car and keeps the temperature more consistent. In fact, premium window tint reduces the amount of light that enters the vehicle by 70% or more, reducing the vehicle’s internal temperature by 30-45%. As an added bonus, improved temperature regulation requires less reliance on your vehicle’s HVAC system, reducing maintenance costs and fuel consumption.
Vehicle break-ins and carjackings are almost always a crime of opportunity. A would-be thief sees something they can take and goes for it. Car window tint helps reduce what passers-by can see, including passengers and personal items stored in the vehicle. Depending on where your vehicle is, window tint can make it difficult to see if anyone is inside, which may further deter break-in attempts. When windows are clearly marked with the tint label, it can act as a note to a criminal that the protective window tint may make it more difficult or time-consuming to access your vehicle by breaking a window.
And, there you have it. Car window tint does more than give your coupe a sleek look — it actually protects your investment in several ways. To discover more protective benefits of car tint, read our other post on the topic. To enhance your vehicle’s safety and protection, visit the tint experts at the Jet Black Tint location nearest you. Book your tint installation today.