Privacy glass has the tint built in, while window tint is applied to the
inside.  Both give the same effect.  It is hard to see through from the
bright side to the dim side.  Result, during the day it is hard to see into
the van, but easy to see out.  At night, it's opposite, so you need
curtains then.

How hard it is to see inside during the day depends upon how dark the
tinting is.  You definitely can't see into my van during the day.  States
vary on how dark they allow tint to be.  Here in Arizona, tint forward of
the driver (front door windows in a Vanagon) must transmit 35% of the
light, but behind those it can be as dark as you want.  Limo tint (5%)
makes for excellent privacy.

At 05:01 PM 7/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> In a message dated 98-07-10 09:50:43 EDT, dmc@cyburban.com writes:
>>
>> << I don't think privacy glass is the same as window tint.
>>  The window tint looks the same from both directions, however, the
>>  privacy glass looks dark from the outside and normal from the
>>  inside. Correct me if I am wrong.
>>
>>   >>
>>
>> To which jordanvw@aol.com replies:
>> think you may be wrong.
>
>Umm, Chris, I have window tint and you can still see in, particularly
>when there are lights on on the inside.  That's why we still have
>curtains (or at least _will_ have curtains).
>
>In fact, I can see through the van during the day, i.e. 2 layers of
>tinting.
>
>-Karl
>
>Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
>'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
>VW shop list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops
>
Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
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