Tint my E60?
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I have a question aobut the SHARKFIN on my E60..
Is that the radio reception?
Because I am about to tint this car..and I want to know
which tint should I use (metallic or non-metallic)
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Is that the radio reception?
Because I am about to tint this car..and I want to know
which tint should I use (metallic or non-metallic)
thank u~~~
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Don't believe the shark fin is for AM/FM radio reception - it's for sat radio and the BMW integrated phone.
As for tinting, they make a new ceramic tint that's not suppose to interfere with radio signals, radar, GPS, etc. I just had it done and it looks great. Haven't noticed any degradation of in-car signal reception either.
http://www.formulaone.com/pinnacle.htm
As for tinting, they make a new ceramic tint that's not suppose to interfere with radio signals, radar, GPS, etc. I just had it done and it looks great. Haven't noticed any degradation of in-car signal reception either.
http://www.formulaone.com/pinnacle.htm
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Yes TINT TINT TINT! thats a must makes the car look a whole lot better.
I'm too debating on what kind of tint to use... the old school dye tint or the ceramic... I thought I was going to get the dye but then no matter what they say the dye still fades it seems
I wouldnt go with the metallic ones since the BMW Radio antenna is embedded in the rear windscreen.
I'm too debating on what kind of tint to use... the old school dye tint or the ceramic... I thought I was going to get the dye but then no matter what they say the dye still fades it seems
I wouldnt go with the metallic ones since the BMW Radio antenna is embedded in the rear windscreen.
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Originally Posted by m4_rulz' date='Jan 2 2005, 01:53 PM
so, what I have to do when I go tint my car is..
make sure they use ceramic or non-metallic tint??
(which one is better?)
make sure they use ceramic or non-metallic tint??
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Originally Posted by m4_rulz' date='Jan 2 2005, 10:01 PM
I have a question aobut the SHARKFIN on my E60..
Is that the radio reception?
Is that the radio reception?
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The aerial in the rear window is the TV, AFAIK.
There are four aerials in the shark fin...
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jan 2 2005, 02:22 PM
AFAIK the radio is in the shark fin too.
The aerial in the rear window is the TV, AFAIK.
There are four aerials in the shark fin...
The aerial in the rear window is the TV, AFAIK.
There are four aerials in the shark fin...
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Shark Fin is Radio too?? I know previous BMWs use to have the radio antenna in the rear windscreen and even my sales guy said its in the rear windscreen... but sales man are the last people I believe.
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I used a Polyester tint which is non matalic It looks great ans was very inexpensive and do not notice any difference in reception
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Non-metallic tint films are generally known for fading over the lifetime. This is because the tint color comes from dyes which are broken down by ultraviolet light over time.
Ceramic and Metallic films are of higher quality, for the most part. They do not rely on such dyes which can break-down.
That being said, window tint will not affect your radio or navigation reception on an E60. So get high-quality tint.
Window tint can block some types of waves, but only when the antenna you are trying to use is inside the car. For example, in my last car I installed an after-market stereo system with navigation. The navigation GPS antenna was installed on my front dashboard, near the windshield wipers. It was inside the car, however. Then I got my front windshield tinted completely, and all of a sudden my GPS couldn't work. This was because the tint film was blocking the GPS signal from getting inside the car.
The antenna you speak of which is printed in the rear window glass.... when you install tint film, the tint will be on the inside of the car. So the antenna will be outside of the tint, and will not be affected.
Ceramic and Metallic films are of higher quality, for the most part. They do not rely on such dyes which can break-down.
That being said, window tint will not affect your radio or navigation reception on an E60. So get high-quality tint.
Window tint can block some types of waves, but only when the antenna you are trying to use is inside the car. For example, in my last car I installed an after-market stereo system with navigation. The navigation GPS antenna was installed on my front dashboard, near the windshield wipers. It was inside the car, however. Then I got my front windshield tinted completely, and all of a sudden my GPS couldn't work. This was because the tint film was blocking the GPS signal from getting inside the car.
The antenna you speak of which is printed in the rear window glass.... when you install tint film, the tint will be on the inside of the car. So the antenna will be outside of the tint, and will not be affected.
