I tinted the windows of my van about 2yrs ago.  I used the dark limo shade
of the "best" grade window film from Shuck's Auto Parts store.  The film had
shown remarkable durability...hard to damage, and I use my van.  The film
has taken on an appearance of reflective tint on the outside lately.  The
windows look almost 'silvered-over', which I understand it verbooten in some
states..So I may be soon due to change the film or get stopped by the
Gestapo for them not being able to see into my van through that 'faded'
film.

  Even before the film 'silvered-over' it was very cool inside and created
good privacy during daylight hours.  At night with the interior lit up, it's
like it is not even there from the outside, even now with the silver surface
appearance, but without interior light, you can change clothes inside
without grossing-out your prudish neighbors...

  It's fairly easy to apply on the flat windows of the Vanagon, if you pay
attention and use windex and a squeege.  I also put a "header" strip across
the top of my windsheild, about 4" down from the roof.  This is helpful when
heading west into the sun, yet you can still see the mountains through the
tint.

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> An aside to UV curtain-material deterioration .... get your windows tinted.
> Makes a HUGE difference in a lot of different ways, to being in the van,
> to say nothing of eliminating the negative effects of UV blast on the
> inside of the van, not just the curtains. I'd suggest 3M.
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