Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> wrote -

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We did check interior temps before and after tinting our '81 Westy.
Naturally, this was not a controlled experiment.  We tried to check on
similar days with similar sun load, etc.  We live in Arizona, so we get over
80% of possible sunshine (clouds are rare).  We saw a 15 to 20 degree
difference after tinting.

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I have metallic tint on my '87 Westy, lighter on the door windows, fairly
dark on the back, with a fairly dark strip across the top of the windshield.
  It was put on by Spokane Sunscreen for $190 in May '00.  They removed the
side window by the cabinet to put the tint on back there.  It certainly
feels cooler than it used to.  I also mounted a 12v fan to one of the screws
on the overhead behind the passenger seat, to move cold air from the back to
the front.

Without air-conditioning, I'm sure several hours in the sun would bring any
car, no matter what the temp, to the same temperature.

Your AC, though, can get rid of X amount of heat per hour, and window tint
cut's that gain to a level that the AC can deal with.

Unfortunately my van is dark blue, so if I spent more of the summer in
really hot climates, I would be tempted to paint the top white.

Mike Finkbiner
'87 Westy
Moscow, ID
mike_l_f@hotmail.com

Perception is more real than truth, and belief turns truth into lies.    -
Kedar Nan

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