20% Privacy Tint on front glass interfered with my FM reception
03-11-2008, 11:09 AM
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A couple of years ago when I had my M aero kit, and 20% of Privacy Tint installed on my 530i by Nalley BMW in Atlanta. I noticed it looked sharp, but I also noticed that my AM/FM radio reception was now lousy!!
I took it in for service and the radio reception being bad, and the BMW Tech told me it was due to the window tint! (I thought to myself that is a line of BS!!). But I found he was right and I was wrong, because it appears he told the truth!! See my front window got hit by a rock and had to be replaced, (this time I did not put Privacy tint on the windshield), and my AM/FM reception is working great once again.
I just wrote this in case one of you e60 forum members already have, or thinking about privacy tinting your windshield glass, and I might can save you some $$$$ from making the mis take I made and you can you see what I ran into by tinting my front BMW e60 windshield.
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R. Eddie Presley
I took it in for service and the radio reception being bad, and the BMW Tech told me it was due to the window tint! (I thought to myself that is a line of BS!!). But I found he was right and I was wrong, because it appears he told the truth!! See my front window got hit by a rock and had to be replaced, (this time I did not put Privacy tint on the windshield), and my AM/FM reception is working great once again.
I just wrote this in case one of you e60 forum members already have, or thinking about privacy tinting your windshield glass, and I might can save you some $$$$ from making the mis take I made and you can you see what I ran into by tinting my front BMW e60 windshield.
Sincerely,
R. Eddie Presley
03-12-2008, 05:05 AM
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The "metallic" film will block AM signals. If you want to use AM then you must use a "ceramic? film.
I have 35% metallic film and the AM radio does not get any signal, but FM works great. I choose metallic because I wanted a more reflective finish. The ceramic does not have that ?mirror? look in direct sunlight.
I have 35% metallic film and the AM radio does not get any signal, but FM works great. I choose metallic because I wanted a more reflective finish. The ceramic does not have that ?mirror? look in direct sunlight.
03-12-2008, 01:34 PM
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Llumar Axcess is a metallic film that does not block electronic signals. It looks good and works well.
it is fairly new on the market and reasonably priced.
it is fairly new on the market and reasonably priced.
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