

| Subject: | Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror |
| From: | TJ Hannink |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Jun 2003 08:04:56 -0700 |
--- "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > My question is, how much work is it to get that > closet removed? How/where should i start? In my camper, you have to remove the air duct over the rear seat, but yours probably doesn't have that since its pre-'86 and doesn't have A/C. Then you need to remove the evaporator/rear upper cabinet. Then you can move the side cabinet. I wasn't able to remove my rear side cabinet completely because the A/C hoses were in the way, but if you don't have A/C that shouldn't be an issue. I'm sure that the tinter that did my van originally was able to tint the left rear window without moving the cabinet though. You might want to ask some other window tinters about that before pulling the cabinet. > Also, i live in Florida, where going outside in the > summer is equivelent to witnessing a 10 megaton > nuclear blast at 100 yards. and now for Mirror V.S > Smoke tint-WHICH tint lets the least light in? Maybe > i > should just ask which will be cooler.? Tint is rated by the amount of light transmission allowed and the amount of reflected UV energy. Check the labels on both the smoke and mirror varieties to see which reflects the most UV light. You also need to check local laws before tinting your windows, but Florida allows 28% net light transmission on the front side door windows and 6% net on all the windows behind the front side doors on 'multi-purpose vehicles' (SUV's, vans and pick-ups). The 'net' measurement is for both the window and the tint, so if your windows were factory tinted, you need to use a higher percentage of light transmission tint. Other states have different requirements, some even enforce them for out-of-state vehicles. I use a temporary tint panel on the drivers window that sticks by static cling for long trips, its cheap and easy to remove quickly. ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition Winter Park, Florida http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
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