Windshield Development

[Desert Sasqwatch]

I've tinted (film) on plexi before, has never cracked. Did use some better tint film too.

 

[Gtstorey]

Polycarbonate & Plexiglass may not tint the same. However, it might just be a long-term issue with the Poly, so maybe it has to be redone in a year or two?

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

I have to believe that heat cycling has a lot to do with the longevity of the tint film. Being on the inside of a window that is inside a closed vehicle that is topping 130 degrees or more is a little different than a window in open air that doesn't have a temperature difference between sides. At least this seems logical from a temperature standpoint. But like @Ark :D stated, the worst that can happen is the need to recut a windshield (or order from DF).

 

[Gtstorey]

I think I've read that polycarbonate can absorb moisture, which might cause it to bubble sooner. But agree, no big deal.

You can get it in sheets already tinted.

Polycarbonate - Choose-a-Color Sheets & Bars - Grainger Industrial Supply

 

[Dale E]

Check local laws. My locale tinted front windscreens are illegal unless it is purpose built Ford Taurus of older days that came with a tinted option. You can put a 6 inch tint film at the top of the screen in my locale.

 

[Gtstorey]

Most of the windshields on Goblins probably don't meet the requirements to start with. The main purpose of most of those laws is as much about seeing in as seeing out anyway.

Not that I would want to tint the windshield if I really looked through it and not over it.

 

[PyroGuy923]

I thought about PPF to help with scratches. Not sure if it would work or not.