"Signal Friendly" Window Tint?
01-03-2009, 02:29 PM
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I'm planning to get my windows tinted here in the near future....and the shop I am planning to use is trying to sell me tint that is ceramic based. He told me tints with metal will cause interference issues with the electronics in the car. Is this any truth to this, or are they just trying to get more $$ out of me.
Here is what they want to install...............
http://www.johnsonwindowfilms.com/IR.php
Here is what they want to install...............
http://www.johnsonwindowfilms.com/IR.php
01-03-2009, 03:03 PM
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Thats a new one to me, but it could be possible! 
Let us know how it turns out! 
Let us know how it turns out!
01-03-2009, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='758666' date='Jan 3 2009, 06:03 PM
Thats a new one to me, but it could be possible! Let us know how it turns out!
Let us know how it turns out! 
Anyone use tint that has metal in it on their e60? Any issues?
01-03-2009, 03:33 PM
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01-03-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='758674' date='Jan 3 2009, 04:08 PM
Ehhhh, that doesn't help me figure out what type to go with
Anyone use tint that has metal in it on their e60? Any issues?
Anyone use tint that has metal in it on their e60? Any issues?
) I just didn't know and I was interested in finding out! 
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OK if I am wrong.. you didn't hear it from me. If I am right... it's not because I know what I am talking about. BUT... yes, I have been told that because of the large amount of electronics in the E60, eg. bluetooth, navigation, etc. that some interference could be created by using metal tint. This is apparently so because the windshield and rear window are used to magnify electronic signals... used as an antenna. I was instructed that I would lose some AM reception with metal tint. "The above statements have not been approved by anyone who actually knows anything"
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Use a cermic tint, instead of a tint with metallic in it, the installer is right, it has been knowen to cause reception issues with various different things, in various cars.
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