07-06-2007, 08:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2007, 08:13 AM by ZTWsquared.)
Yeah ... I was just following your terminology in my answer - didn't think about it.
But yeah, darker in the rear, lighter on the front doors on my wife's ride; lighter all round on mine, and the kids prefer the darker tint.
It's obviously a personal choice but my wife has no issues with rearward visibility with the darker tint everywhere but the front doors.
IMO at 35%, there's hardly enough effect to warrant doing it - you'll still need a sunshade for the baby.
But yeah, darker in the rear, lighter on the front doors on my wife's ride; lighter all round on mine, and the kids prefer the darker tint.
It's obviously a personal choice but my wife has no issues with rearward visibility with the darker tint everywhere but the front doors.
IMO at 35%, there's hardly enough effect to warrant doing it - you'll still need a sunshade for the baby.
Nutella,Jul 5 2007, 04:52 PM Wrote:ZTWsquared,Jul 5 2007, 12:25 PM Wrote:For my wife's ZTW (Silver) we did the 20% front and 35% for the rest and we don't need any other sun protection for the kids ... (IIRC 35% at the front is technically illegal anyway) and my wife doesn't have any complaints about rearward visibility at night.
For my ZXW (Black) I did 20% all around and although it looks pretty good, the kids would have prefered the 35% at the rear.
Bottom line: IMO at 20% you'll still need some sort of a sunshade on the window for the kids.
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I think you mean 35% front, 20% rear for your silver ZTW. THat's the combo I am questioning about on night + blindspot visibility.
For your ZXW (black), I think you mean 35% all around and kids would have prefered 20% rear.
So the lighter 35% in the rear is not a good choice for an infant? I should just go ahead with darker 20% rear to get that extra sun blocked out and sacrifice in terms of some night visibility?
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