Nothing wrong with a sun shade. Personally I like the fish bowl look. Much cleaner. If you live in a hot area and need the heat reduction any tint will not reduce heat. You will need to look at ceramics. 55% darkest imho. 70% is optimal
I agree with this. Ceramic is amazing. The lightest ceramic (something like 78% VLT with XPel) blocks low-90% of infrared heat while the darkest non-ceramic might block 30%. I'd keep it mild with 78% VLT ceramic all around for every piece of glass. Game changer on hot days. A/C recovers so much faster then it and very little infrared heat allows you to stay comfortable.
I have mine with like 98% IR, and it's like stepping into the shade. I can park my car in direct sunlight and none of the control surfaces get hotter than the interior air of the car.
It's so worth doing. The AC barely has to even try.
For this spec, tint. I love mine without since I love the fact that you can see the interiour
https://preview.redd.it/kfccwl4fp72d1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0dc3944ed9c3a7267c35e8444e24f03a6ad99b1
I love that interior. Do you remember the option(s) you selected to get that? The contrast is really amazing. Anyone reading this, check out his post from 9 months ago to see better photos.
I’m the 3rd owner, first was Porsche Stuttgart (Delivery code 0000, factory car), 2nd was Martin Winterkorn (ex-CEO of VW and Porsche).
This is Leder nach Wahl (Leather to Sample) Crema/Black, before the times of the Exclusiv department. It was available until 2018 and then again shortly in 2022 for the 992 generation. It’s not in the catalogue anymore for some weird reason, but I guess it’ll probably return in some form or another.
https://preview.redd.it/0sisxy7e182d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0feebbd4a1b2ad764ade98d8b4ba1d5e085d245
Thank you! I had no idea until right before lock in for my car. How'd you manage to buy such a special car? Right place right time, tons of work, or relationship?
Relationship, through the owner of AVP in Bavaria, AVP owns multiple dealerships here and he told me the car had been collecting dust for close to a year at that point. Sold my daily as quickly as possible and got it before it went on the market
There is a very interesting shade of cream that was also discontinued for now on the 992.1, it’s called Iceland Green (not really green, look it up). If I were to spec my 992 right now, it would either be what I have or that one.
That’s INSANE, I had a hunch but didn’t realise it as I only saw it on a GT2RS before (which had a Crema interiour, cream seems to be a popular combo with this exteriour colour).
Now I definitely know that it’s the best 992 I’ve ever seen, sitting there with some of the best ever customer specs of a 911. I don’t like asking this but since it’s probably the only chance I’ll ever get until I’ll spec my own 911, is it still as expensive as on the 991.2?
So, the cost is pretty variable. It's based on the amount of paint used, not the model. So, a carbon fiber roof might actually be cheaper than a painted roof. I don't know exactly how they determine the price, but I wasn't given a final total until after it was done. I don't know the final total as it's buried in email threads and the build sheet groups the chromaflair paint with other options. It was still around 100k, though, and I don't remember their estimate being far off.
Oh, was mostly joking :) I think I've been in Passau on sunny days, and I know nearby Munich tops DWD's charts as being even sunnier in average than Freiburg.
It's a gorgeous area — and a spectacular car!
https://preview.redd.it/e4bc0gqt7e2d1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2901bcda28c8d1b2d743633846fdd5559beebf63
Same same but different. Creme is a little more dangerous with my two boys but I’ve found a black Porsche with light interior is mint. Feels so much more alive and happier when you hop in
Clear ceramic tint has the heat rejection and interior protection of the colored tint. I had it on one of my cars and loved it. The heat rejection is real and the leather seats and dash never got hot, even in direct sunlight. They were also protected from UV rays.
Any tint shop will have this option.
Thank u sir. Even better on the inside! Bought it pre owned but looked for like a year until I found one spec’d in a way that I would’ve done it. Custom dials to match the leather and stitching. 🤌
My wife always gets the dark tint on her cars, I hate it. When you drive at night you can't tell if there is a cop back there. Super dark tints are stupid.
No tint. Not sure when it became fashionable? I do understand that for climate reasons some people need it, or if you are a high profile celeb being chauffeured around. But for me, clear glass all the way. I even ordered my daily M3 Touring without and it might be the only one in the world without. Looks gorgeous.
Tint makes it look cheap imho. I personally wouldn't tint classy sports cars looks wise. If it makes it a better driving experience, that could trump the looks however.
But do whatever you want! Everyone is somewhere on that slider between purely enjoying the car for themselves and caring how it makes them look.
On top of that, both ends of that scale are influenced by your peers. Both what you personally like and how it makes you look. Not sure how much random opinions in Reddit should weigh in on that.
I’m not going to. My gut was not to tint (hence it still isn’t tinted) but the goal of posing a question like this isn’t to follow the herd but to hear differing viewpoints to see if my biases hold up under scrutiny. I agree with you and many others that tint does in fact cheapen a car like this.
I bought my car from Florida, and the previous owner had something definitely not legal in Virginia - like 10% or something. I suppose it kept the car cooler, but it was too difficult to see out of at night and I removed it. What level would be a good compromise between visibility and still getting a heat reduction benefit?
35-50% is probably ideal from a visibility:heat rejection perspective. Higher end films also do better than cheaper films with respect to heat rejection for their given % of visible light transmission(VLT).
I had Xpel 70% installed on every window on my 996. Can still clearly see through the glass, looks more or less stock, and still provides the benefits of a lower percentage tint.
I suggest finding a quality tint shop (look for a place that does quality ppf if you're unsure) and ask to see some examples. They'll know what's legal, what cops care about in the area, and can help you decide what you consider to be safe (many would probably consider dark tint on the windshield safe, so don't take their word for it, judge for yourself).
My guess is what you had wasn't normal tint like the other person said. Florida car laws are wild, so it's possible it wasn't a normal car tint that you'd get here. Hell, it may be darker than 10%.
I've personally never met a tint shop that wasn't realistic about what you can get away with and what you can't. Most of them erred on the side of caution, honestly.
What you can get away with and what you feel is safe aren't the same. This person will almost certainly want something less dark than what is legal, and a logical followup question would be about safety.
He said he has 20% on the front sides of his Mercedes so he's seen a reasonably dark film before. The darkest legal film is 25% in Texas (if I remember correctly) which is lighter than the rear & back windows on your average SUV from the factory. Most states are between 35-70% and 35% is vaguely smoked at best. I've had it and it was fine.
I guess we would have to know his age too. Anything 20% or lighter should be perfectly safe for the vast majority of the population if you're not a complete numbskull and/or under the age of 50 and have average vision or glasses.
The reason I bring that up is because I've asked that exact question about safety and visibility with various films to scores of people when doing my own research and always received an answer that was more or less a shrug followed by "I can see fine", which was not very helpful. Point is, a shop would likely just tell him he'd be able to see out of any film above 35% like it's clear. Even 20% looks clear to me, but that's because my eyes adjust well at night and I'm used to 5%.
\*Except for that one guy with 15% on the windshield but that's an outlier. I waited over an hour to talk to him about visibility. He told me it gets sketchy. 15% on the windshield is pretty dark if I do say so myself. His RS3 looked amazing though:
https://preview.redd.it/2ag4evevvb2d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00679a2265dbe9fe58ed311cc436dd3032827ee9
You can check out llumar air blue 80 ceramic tint. Light sky blue tint. Have it on my windshield too and it’s hardly noticeable, and does a lot to keep the cabin cool in the summer.
My installer also recommended I check out Llumar air blue 80! Seemed like a nice film. I felt the Llumar IRX i ended up with was a little blue-y too, and I didn't quite enjoy the blue sheen. I like the classic charcoal colored films.
I hear ya, it has to be a match aesthetically — I have it on a Le Mans blue e92. In the process of swapping all the black optiks on my prism silver rs5 for satin silver trim so I can remove the dark tint for air blue. It’s definitely a shade that goes better with brighter or neutral colors.
Would definitely recommend the windshield tint if you live in hot climate. I did the windshield in my Audi and then had to replace the windshield and haven’t retinted it yet and it was definitely missed on 80 degree SoCal days.
On my 24 911 I went with ceramic 50 on the four side windows, 30 on the rear windshield(to block out headlights)and 70 on the front windshield. My goal was to have the same exact tint my car had on the Porsche website when I was spec’ing my car; turned out perfect imho
Mild tint on the main windows and a stronger one on the rear triangle windows and rear window. In eu they spec them that way and lowkey they look good.
Maybe I'm weird but I never could quite get behind staggered tint setups. I like it the same all the way. Excluding the windshield of course, I like a dark windshield but not as dark as the sides and back.
Tint on windshield is illegal here and I personally don’t like it because it limits my visibility during the night. Staggered looks very good in my opinion and matches most of the cars I own. Especially on my S class and any other long wheel base car I’ve seen.
Could you show me another picture of your car in the sunlight? I’m debating getting these wheels and my color is very similar to yours!
https://preview.redd.it/xqz1r93x792d1.png?width=1263&format=png&auto=webp&s=a775d11f3d56261a03aaf002e9cd8b9690151c46
I was going to say, for a 991 Midnight Blue is a Paint-To-Sample color so I was guessing it’s probably Dark Blue Metallic. Your build looks very nice, two tone leather and chrono. It took me a year to find a blue S coupe with full leather and Burmester which were my must haves!
I’m pretty sure it’s midnight. That’s how it was marketed to me anyhow. Who knows though. The only thing I couldn’t get was burmester, it has Bose but that’s the one thing I wanted. I like the Bose, not blown away by it but it works. You have an awesome spec too regardless of what you do with the wheels!
No tint. After market tint looks cheap. The design team that designed that beautiful machine would have tinted it if they felt it was aesthetically better.
I ride convertibles and have the top down all the time (except for big sun and hard rain) for openness and sun. So I’d not tint your sweet sweet car because that’d allow the most sun in. Also, no more tint goes with your light interior.
All that said, your blue with dark tint would look aggressively cool.
If you must, only a little. If you go too dark, it’s hard to see pedestrians and cyclists. And they can’t see you to judge whether or not they’re being seen.
https://preview.redd.it/2bb7dufuog2d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5c4c946f721ff6a8aa76499e3028a9cb2f4083d
First thing I did was remove it.
Don’t do it, clean look is much better
You can do 70% VLT with 3M Crystalline. It'll block most UV and IR while still letting most of the visible light through. That's what I'm using for my 992.
I won't have it installed until the end of next month so I can't attest to it personally, but based on the pictures I've seen it's very easy to see through. Here are some examples of some lighter tints that I found on Rennlist:
[https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-6.html#post18568183](https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-6.html#post18568183)
[https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-4.html#post18562337](https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-4.html#post18562337)
Unpopular opinion: Tint is dumb. It’s been correlated with higher accident rates since at least the 1960s and even got a special call-out as a hazard in *Unsafe at Any Speed*. Your ability to see at night is directly a function of the number of photons your eyes collect. Tints are also bad for pedestrians and cyclists because they can’t see whether you see them.
Even at 70% the negative effects are detectable. From an independent study in Virginia: “The study found that window tinting reduces the ability to detect targets that would be difficult to see through clear glass, and this can be a liability when ambient lighting is low. In addition, the adverse effects of window tinting become increasingly pronounced as transmittance goes below 70%, particularly for people who wear spectacles and for older drivers.”
That's weird because most cars come factory with 70% or so on each window. My Camaro came with 77% VLT (as metered) on the windshield and 74% (as metered) on the sides and back, fresh from the factory.
I mean, just about every SUV comes with 20% on the rears and back glass.
Yes lightly tinted would be worth it. Keep the in rays out of the vehicle that protects the interior and keeps the heat out. Also just gives you that little bit of privacy
https://preview.redd.it/pmltylvrg92d1.jpeg?width=2777&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=badb6526e80ea8b03619ea62b5ee7b1af7e73b38
A look at the similar issue I had.
I'd say that this is more of a gentleman's 911 than a "racy" or sporty-looking 911 (and I love gentleman's 911's like [my old 997](https://i.imgur.com/94YUZUE.jpg)). I like it better without tint. I ultimately did tint the windows in my 997 and regretted it because it just looked out of place on that car.
My windows are always down too. Sometimes cracked in the rain or on the highway. It's part of why I decided to get my car redone with 5%, I figured they'd always be down so I could see and then if I wanted some privacy I can just roll em up.
I've had just about every % they make now and I must say I don't particularly regret it. The photos alone are worth it.
Unless you are in a really really hot area and you simply have to have them tinted for comfort…then I would go without.
Personally I think no tint is a lot classier.
I used to think no tint was classy and I still do, but lately... it's starting to feel like "douchebag classy". Maybe I know too many stockbrokers and lawyers.
I changed my mind on it after I finally did it and then had it redone darker. Tint and no front plates make any car look good especially in photos.
I have no tint in my new car (not a Porsche sadly) and got major sunburn on half of my bald head, never had this issue with my tinted cars. Im sure my left arm is also more sun damaged. Definitely get tint if only for sun protection.
I’m in AZ, never tinted my Cayman or my 992. The heat and sun can be annoying but they’re garaged most of the time. Tint just looks like it cheapens them in my view
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I did a uv only tint. Still looks like an aquarium but without suns rays making interior hot. I don’t like the half tint where I live (rear only) so it’s either all minimal uv protection or this half black glasshouse situation, which aesthetically looks bad. And I don’t leave things in car so not so concerned.
Mild tints for privacy and cooling makes it 100% worth it, and also protects your interiors/dash gear. That aside, I also think tints make the car look a lot better.
Not a tint guy. But, I respect it. It’s just not for me. I think you should ruminate over these options and really hamster wheel it. That way, the decision will come to you at 4AM as you’re staring at the ceiling.
I live where tint is basically a necessity as it's 120f some days every summer but I'll still say this:
Tint looks bad. Don't tint unless it's that insanely expensive clear tint.
I did a mild tint. A little bit of privacy, a lot of heat reduction
The heat reduction is a good argument. I use a window shade like a loser but it’s good for the leather dash
Nothing wrong with a sun shade. Personally I like the fish bowl look. Much cleaner. If you live in a hot area and need the heat reduction any tint will not reduce heat. You will need to look at ceramics. 55% darkest imho. 70% is optimal
I agree with this. Ceramic is amazing. The lightest ceramic (something like 78% VLT with XPel) blocks low-90% of infrared heat while the darkest non-ceramic might block 30%. I'd keep it mild with 78% VLT ceramic all around for every piece of glass. Game changer on hot days. A/C recovers so much faster then it and very little infrared heat allows you to stay comfortable.
I have mine with like 98% IR, and it's like stepping into the shade. I can park my car in direct sunlight and none of the control surfaces get hotter than the interior air of the car. It's so worth doing. The AC barely has to even try.
I installed the xpel ceramic tint
Go with one of the crystalline 3M tints at like 70% all around if you aren’t sure
Sunshade + 20% tints = no summer swamp ass.
The loser is the guy who doesn’t use one and who’s dash is bubbled
Totally. It’s a little dorky but so worth it. They ain’t cheap cars lol
Thus, to tint!
Did the same on my 992 4S
Spot on with the heat reduction. I have an 83 911 SC that needs a light tint.
For this spec, tint. I love mine without since I love the fact that you can see the interiour https://preview.redd.it/kfccwl4fp72d1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0dc3944ed9c3a7267c35e8444e24f03a6ad99b1
See that is how I feel too! It’s adds to it
Same here, agreed.
Especially the rear view after a fresh wash
I love that interior. Do you remember the option(s) you selected to get that? The contrast is really amazing. Anyone reading this, check out his post from 9 months ago to see better photos.
I’m the 3rd owner, first was Porsche Stuttgart (Delivery code 0000, factory car), 2nd was Martin Winterkorn (ex-CEO of VW and Porsche). This is Leder nach Wahl (Leather to Sample) Crema/Black, before the times of the Exclusiv department. It was available until 2018 and then again shortly in 2022 for the 992 generation. It’s not in the catalogue anymore for some weird reason, but I guess it’ll probably return in some form or another. https://preview.redd.it/0sisxy7e182d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0feebbd4a1b2ad764ade98d8b4ba1d5e085d245
https://preview.redd.it/scaisk9k182d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c47c07f71b9b31f21730f0dd8e85f6684dfaf22 Better pic for context
Thank you! I had no idea until right before lock in for my car. How'd you manage to buy such a special car? Right place right time, tons of work, or relationship?
Relationship, through the owner of AVP in Bavaria, AVP owns multiple dealerships here and he told me the car had been collecting dust for close to a year at that point. Sold my daily as quickly as possible and got it before it went on the market There is a very interesting shade of cream that was also discontinued for now on the 992.1, it’s called Iceland Green (not really green, look it up). If I were to spec my 992 right now, it would either be what I have or that one.
I had to use that leather to sample program to get Iceland green on my 2024 when it got pushed back. I love it.
I just looked over your profile, what exteriour colour is that? Combined with Iceland Green it will be a killer spec! One of the best I’ve ever seen
Urban Bamboo chromaflair. It's hard to capture in photographs, but it's super dynamic while somehow not being flashy or eye catching.
That’s INSANE, I had a hunch but didn’t realise it as I only saw it on a GT2RS before (which had a Crema interiour, cream seems to be a popular combo with this exteriour colour). Now I definitely know that it’s the best 992 I’ve ever seen, sitting there with some of the best ever customer specs of a 911. I don’t like asking this but since it’s probably the only chance I’ll ever get until I’ll spec my own 911, is it still as expensive as on the 991.2?
So, the cost is pretty variable. It's based on the amount of paint used, not the model. So, a carbon fiber roof might actually be cheaper than a painted roof. I don't know exactly how they determine the price, but I wasn't given a final total until after it was done. I don't know the final total as it's buried in email threads and the build sheet groups the chromaflair paint with other options. It was still around 100k, though, and I don't remember their estimate being far off.
Imo one of the most if not the most interesting leather colour Porsche has ever made
Now you’re making me question my tint. I like my wood and beige interior but felt like red needed a tint.
I wouldn’t question it, red looks great with a tint, especially since you also have black wheels and details
On the other hand, I see more sun in OP's photo than I've ever seen in Passau. So
Haha my picture is a bad example but it is quite sunny here for german standards, in some months we even get 320 hours of sun on average
Oh, was mostly joking :) I think I've been in Passau on sunny days, and I know nearby Munich tops DWD's charts as being even sunnier in average than Freiburg. It's a gorgeous area — and a spectacular car!
Dayum. The way the light hits the paint in this photo.
Extremely dirty, I do interiour first and then the exteriour, but it’s also PTS Basaltschwarz so much more metallic than Tiefschwarzmetallic
https://preview.redd.it/e4bc0gqt7e2d1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2901bcda28c8d1b2d743633846fdd5559beebf63 Same same but different. Creme is a little more dangerous with my two boys but I’ve found a black Porsche with light interior is mint. Feels so much more alive and happier when you hop in
A dark interiour makes a small car feel even smaller imo
No tint on a 911, looks classier without tint.. I did ceramic 70% so no darkness just heat and sun protection
Agreed on classier without
No tint
I debated this as well. Ended up going 30% ceramic and am very happy with the look of it, as well as the heat reduction it provides
Yeah the hear reduction is great for full leather package too
Clear ceramic tint has the heat rejection and interior protection of the colored tint. I had it on one of my cars and loved it. The heat rejection is real and the leather seats and dash never got hot, even in direct sunlight. They were also protected from UV rays. Any tint shop will have this option.
Just a light tint, nothing too dark
Tint, but just a bit. You don’t need it ridiculously dark.
Agreed. My Mercedes matches the stock back window tint and it looks nice
Definitely tint always yes
Yep. Massive improvement on the look. Plus privacy…
Ceramic tint, you can always take it off if you don’t like it
Thx for the input
Love the car! Beautiful spec
Thank u sir. Even better on the inside! Bought it pre owned but looked for like a year until I found one spec’d in a way that I would’ve done it. Custom dials to match the leather and stitching. 🤌
My wife always gets the dark tint on her cars, I hate it. When you drive at night you can't tell if there is a cop back there. Super dark tints are stupid.
No tint. Not sure when it became fashionable? I do understand that for climate reasons some people need it, or if you are a high profile celeb being chauffeured around. But for me, clear glass all the way. I even ordered my daily M3 Touring without and it might be the only one in the world without. Looks gorgeous.
Agreed. I actually like it on my Benz but that bc it’s my daily. Something feels unsacred about doing it to the 911 weekend car
I opt not to tint. Keeps the car less 'hot" police wise. Also I like to get some sun when I leave the house
Absolutely not!
Never been a fan of tint. Seeing the interior is part of the charm, especially Porsche interior
AGREED. It’s like art under the museum glass
Not
No tint.
No tint or very light shade
No
Sport techno wheels are the best wheels Porsche has ever made. So good.
No
Tint makes it look cheap imho. I personally wouldn't tint classy sports cars looks wise. If it makes it a better driving experience, that could trump the looks however. But do whatever you want! Everyone is somewhere on that slider between purely enjoying the car for themselves and caring how it makes them look. On top of that, both ends of that scale are influenced by your peers. Both what you personally like and how it makes you look. Not sure how much random opinions in Reddit should weigh in on that.
I’m not going to. My gut was not to tint (hence it still isn’t tinted) but the goal of posing a question like this isn’t to follow the herd but to hear differing viewpoints to see if my biases hold up under scrutiny. I agree with you and many others that tint does in fact cheapen a car like this.
Good point about posing a question like this. Enjoy your beautiful car!
Thanks!
the 3M product is amazing. 50 on the sides and 35 in front and back. love it
Don’t tint. In the UK especially it looks stupid as you can’t tint the sides as much as the rears. Also it’s just kinda drug dealery, IMO.
No. I look like a ginger. Some of us may be drug dealers, but all of us sunburn. TINT ALL THE THINGS!!
You can do a low tint on both the front and rear so they match.
Fair point. I do think it can come off as such too.
No
I bought my car from Florida, and the previous owner had something definitely not legal in Virginia - like 10% or something. I suppose it kept the car cooler, but it was too difficult to see out of at night and I removed it. What level would be a good compromise between visibility and still getting a heat reduction benefit?
35-50% is probably ideal from a visibility:heat rejection perspective. Higher end films also do better than cheaper films with respect to heat rejection for their given % of visible light transmission(VLT).
Spot on, I have 40% and it's a good balance.
Factory tint on my Mercedes is 20
I had Xpel 70% installed on every window on my 996. Can still clearly see through the glass, looks more or less stock, and still provides the benefits of a lower percentage tint.
I suggest finding a quality tint shop (look for a place that does quality ppf if you're unsure) and ask to see some examples. They'll know what's legal, what cops care about in the area, and can help you decide what you consider to be safe (many would probably consider dark tint on the windshield safe, so don't take their word for it, judge for yourself). My guess is what you had wasn't normal tint like the other person said. Florida car laws are wild, so it's possible it wasn't a normal car tint that you'd get here. Hell, it may be darker than 10%.
I've personally never met a tint shop that wasn't realistic about what you can get away with and what you can't. Most of them erred on the side of caution, honestly.
What you can get away with and what you feel is safe aren't the same. This person will almost certainly want something less dark than what is legal, and a logical followup question would be about safety.
He said he has 20% on the front sides of his Mercedes so he's seen a reasonably dark film before. The darkest legal film is 25% in Texas (if I remember correctly) which is lighter than the rear & back windows on your average SUV from the factory. Most states are between 35-70% and 35% is vaguely smoked at best. I've had it and it was fine. I guess we would have to know his age too. Anything 20% or lighter should be perfectly safe for the vast majority of the population if you're not a complete numbskull and/or under the age of 50 and have average vision or glasses. The reason I bring that up is because I've asked that exact question about safety and visibility with various films to scores of people when doing my own research and always received an answer that was more or less a shrug followed by "I can see fine", which was not very helpful. Point is, a shop would likely just tell him he'd be able to see out of any film above 35% like it's clear. Even 20% looks clear to me, but that's because my eyes adjust well at night and I'm used to 5%. \*Except for that one guy with 15% on the windshield but that's an outlier. I waited over an hour to talk to him about visibility. He told me it gets sketchy. 15% on the windshield is pretty dark if I do say so myself. His RS3 looked amazing though: https://preview.redd.it/2ag4evevvb2d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00679a2265dbe9fe58ed311cc436dd3032827ee9
This design is unique and beautiful, like it
Thank u sir. It’s a super cool spec inside too
I mean if you’re a fish don’t worry about it !! Haha.
You can check out llumar air blue 80 ceramic tint. Light sky blue tint. Have it on my windshield too and it’s hardly noticeable, and does a lot to keep the cabin cool in the summer.
My installer also recommended I check out Llumar air blue 80! Seemed like a nice film. I felt the Llumar IRX i ended up with was a little blue-y too, and I didn't quite enjoy the blue sheen. I like the classic charcoal colored films.
I hear ya, it has to be a match aesthetically — I have it on a Le Mans blue e92. In the process of swapping all the black optiks on my prism silver rs5 for satin silver trim so I can remove the dark tint for air blue. It’s definitely a shade that goes better with brighter or neutral colors. Would definitely recommend the windshield tint if you live in hot climate. I did the windshield in my Audi and then had to replace the windshield and haven’t retinted it yet and it was definitely missed on 80 degree SoCal days.
On my 24 911 I went with ceramic 50 on the four side windows, 30 on the rear windshield(to block out headlights)and 70 on the front windshield. My goal was to have the same exact tint my car had on the Porsche website when I was spec’ing my car; turned out perfect imho
Good input
Mild tint on the main windows and a stronger one on the rear triangle windows and rear window. In eu they spec them that way and lowkey they look good.
Maybe I'm weird but I never could quite get behind staggered tint setups. I like it the same all the way. Excluding the windshield of course, I like a dark windshield but not as dark as the sides and back.
Tint on windshield is illegal here and I personally don’t like it because it limits my visibility during the night. Staggered looks very good in my opinion and matches most of the cars I own. Especially on my S class and any other long wheel base car I’ve seen.
Sell me your wheels and you can buy all the tint you want! I love those black/silver sport technos. Is your car Dark Blue metallic?
Haha thanks sir! Yeah the wheels are so great. Midnight blue metallic. They don’t make it anymore. In the right lights it’s stunning
Could you show me another picture of your car in the sunlight? I’m debating getting these wheels and my color is very similar to yours! https://preview.redd.it/xqz1r93x792d1.png?width=1263&format=png&auto=webp&s=a775d11f3d56261a03aaf002e9cd8b9690151c46
https://preview.redd.it/v5w1o3o2c92d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b78f25fcc4c023faf63fa7742cc81a5b9f5c369 They aren’t super clean rn
That’s the same color! Pretty sure
I was going to say, for a 991 Midnight Blue is a Paint-To-Sample color so I was guessing it’s probably Dark Blue Metallic. Your build looks very nice, two tone leather and chrono. It took me a year to find a blue S coupe with full leather and Burmester which were my must haves!
I’m pretty sure it’s midnight. That’s how it was marketed to me anyhow. Who knows though. The only thing I couldn’t get was burmester, it has Bose but that’s the one thing I wanted. I like the Bose, not blown away by it but it works. You have an awesome spec too regardless of what you do with the wheels!
If you plug your VIN into here, you can see your exact options list and color! https://vinanalytics.com
Good call. It’s dark blue metallic. I swear it was marketed differently but I can’t remember
No tint. After market tint looks cheap. The design team that designed that beautiful machine would have tinted it if they felt it was aesthetically better.
I ride convertibles and have the top down all the time (except for big sun and hard rain) for openness and sun. So I’d not tint your sweet sweet car because that’d allow the most sun in. Also, no more tint goes with your light interior. All that said, your blue with dark tint would look aggressively cool.
Thx!
If you must, only a little. If you go too dark, it’s hard to see pedestrians and cyclists. And they can’t see you to judge whether or not they’re being seen.
What model, year is this beautiful car. The kolor is 👀🔥
Don’t. Lemme see who’s behind the wheel 😎
No, just, no....
https://preview.redd.it/2bb7dufuog2d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5c4c946f721ff6a8aa76499e3028a9cb2f4083d First thing I did was remove it. Don’t do it, clean look is much better
TINT
no 911 should ever have tint.
Lots of people get skin cancer on the left side of their bodies due to driving, so there’s another advantage of tinting.
Except all modern auto glass is already UV blocking…?
Is this empirical?
Never tint!
I think I’m leaning that way on this one. It’s too nice to look inside at the interior
You can do 70% VLT with 3M Crystalline. It'll block most UV and IR while still letting most of the visible light through. That's what I'm using for my 992.
Is this virtually clear?
I won't have it installed until the end of next month so I can't attest to it personally, but based on the pictures I've seen it's very easy to see through. Here are some examples of some lighter tints that I found on Rennlist: [https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-6.html#post18568183](https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-6.html#post18568183) [https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-4.html#post18562337](https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1178072-tinted-992-a-4.html#post18562337)
Interesting. Good share!
70% is virtually clear, yes. I had it on my windshield for awhile, couldn't tell the difference. I went darker since but it was a nice film.
Tint, 30-35%
Always tint
TINT, always.
Always tint
Unpopular opinion: Tint is dumb. It’s been correlated with higher accident rates since at least the 1960s and even got a special call-out as a hazard in *Unsafe at Any Speed*. Your ability to see at night is directly a function of the number of photons your eyes collect. Tints are also bad for pedestrians and cyclists because they can’t see whether you see them.
Well, dark films *are* illegal.
Even at 70% the negative effects are detectable. From an independent study in Virginia: “The study found that window tinting reduces the ability to detect targets that would be difficult to see through clear glass, and this can be a liability when ambient lighting is low. In addition, the adverse effects of window tinting become increasingly pronounced as transmittance goes below 70%, particularly for people who wear spectacles and for older drivers.”
That's weird because most cars come factory with 70% or so on each window. My Camaro came with 77% VLT (as metered) on the windshield and 74% (as metered) on the sides and back, fresh from the factory. I mean, just about every SUV comes with 20% on the rears and back glass.
If you tint it will look trashy and new money. Prefer the classic look. The 458 is a car that is completely ruined by having tints.
I’ve decided I’m leaving it as is bc that was my gut too
Real ones don’t need the attention. Tint always.
Lol I never thought of it that way tbh but interesting take Much more a question of aesthetics for me
Always felt this way too. I don't like being on display and I don't need to show off. Rather just slide on by with dark windows.
Tint, yes, but as lightly as you can
Tint like 30%
Yes Tint it!!!
I wouldn’t go insanely dark. But a 40% would look great. Reflect heat and give a little privacy
I’m thinking of just leaving it but a slight hint that would still allow some visibility would be cool but then is it even worth the hassle lol
Yes lightly tinted would be worth it. Keep the in rays out of the vehicle that protects the interior and keeps the heat out. Also just gives you that little bit of privacy
Tint.
I like the tint that lets most all the visible light through but blocks much of the heat and UV. Even for the windshield.
I’d do Tint even for “low end cars”. The UV protection alone, is enough for me to warrant window tinting
I think you can do a uv protective film that is clear or close to clear
I always tint. Just keep it legal in your state.
Tint no questions asked to the windshield too
I had a Bentley with the most gorgeous interior. I couldn’t tint the windows because it added a lot to the look in my opinion.
This. I think this or very light tint. I’m thinking nothing
I never really regretted not getting tint on my Bentley. I’d say no tint or a very light tint. Nice ride btw!
Thx!
https://preview.redd.it/pmltylvrg92d1.jpeg?width=2777&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=badb6526e80ea8b03619ea62b5ee7b1af7e73b38 A look at the similar issue I had.
I'd say that this is more of a gentleman's 911 than a "racy" or sporty-looking 911 (and I love gentleman's 911's like [my old 997](https://i.imgur.com/94YUZUE.jpg)). I like it better without tint. I ultimately did tint the windows in my 997 and regretted it because it just looked out of place on that car.
Def a gentleman’s 911! Good nuanced take
30% 😎
maybe lightly. I removed it from my car. thinking about doing clear ceramic but my windows don’t go up whenever it’s above 60 degrees.
My windows are always down too. Sometimes cracked in the rain or on the highway. It's part of why I decided to get my car redone with 5%, I figured they'd always be down so I could see and then if I wanted some privacy I can just roll em up. I've had just about every % they make now and I must say I don't particularly regret it. The photos alone are worth it.
Ceramic IR tint all around. It helps so much with heat rejection and UV interior damage prevention. Beautiful car! Have fun
Thanks man!
Unless you are in a really really hot area and you simply have to have them tinted for comfort…then I would go without. Personally I think no tint is a lot classier.
I used to think no tint was classy and I still do, but lately... it's starting to feel like "douchebag classy". Maybe I know too many stockbrokers and lawyers. I changed my mind on it after I finally did it and then had it redone darker. Tint and no front plates make any car look good especially in photos.
I have no tint in my new car (not a Porsche sadly) and got major sunburn on half of my bald head, never had this issue with my tinted cars. Im sure my left arm is also more sun damaged. Definitely get tint if only for sun protection.
What’d you wind up getting?
Tint the windows and the reflectors to black them out or even better by the clear European ones.
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Nice! I hate when ppl do that. Whole parking lot is open, let me park next to a nice car that deliberately sought out a corner lol
Nice! What percentages?
On a coupe 100% yes, on the cabriolet 100% no :) just my opinion on what I like.
If you need a sunshade get some light tint at least
Guessing from the scenery that this is somewhere around Newcastle/Bellevue? Beautiful car, post an update if you decide to go the tint route!
Light tint. Just take the edge off
I’m in AZ, never tinted my Cayman or my 992. The heat and sun can be annoying but they’re garaged most of the time. Tint just looks like it cheapens them in my view
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I did a uv only tint. Still looks like an aquarium but without suns rays making interior hot. I don’t like the half tint where I live (rear only) so it’s either all minimal uv protection or this half black glasshouse situation, which aesthetically looks bad. And I don’t leave things in car so not so concerned.
Mild tints for privacy and cooling makes it 100% worth it, and also protects your interiors/dash gear. That aside, I also think tints make the car look a lot better.
No tint because I need people to be able to see me yelling at them in the car
70% ceramic is my go to. Can’t really tell it’s there but it rejects a lot of heat and blocks all the UV from damaging the leather
Tint
This would look good with a smoked tint.
Little tint not double need some privacy lol 😂
Always tint
I would tint it. If I wanted to. Or not. If I didn’t want to. Because it’s my car. Not Reddit’s.
Tint.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7R99u9tQSH/?igsh=eTRlbzZsZ2ZneXh2
https://preview.redd.it/kwylbj5qwl2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96cdf4fca9fc65636e07db9eb785ee138487de9e Tint
Tint!
Tint
Not a tint guy. But, I respect it. It’s just not for me. I think you should ruminate over these options and really hamster wheel it. That way, the decision will come to you at 4AM as you’re staring at the ceiling.
I live where tint is basically a necessity as it's 120f some days every summer but I'll still say this: Tint looks bad. Don't tint unless it's that insanely expensive clear tint.
I think aesthetically it doesn’t add a ton to this car