Window tint and radar detector....good mixx???

**emre** · 05-02-2005, 08:53 PM

hey guys,
i just got my windows tinted on my '05 350Z... sweet car in my oppinion i cant seem to stay around the speed limit its really hard... any how i have decited to get a radar detector after reading raday roy' site on radar detectors i have decited to get the The Escort 8500 X50 , only problem i came across is , the tint on my car is 20% metallic, wich as most of you might know contain mettalic particles in the tint ... looks awsome on my car but will my radar detector i want to purchase , work with this tint?? the guy advised me that it affects navigation systems, but i did not think too much about it considering i dont have any nav. system.. soo any suggestions would be greatly appreciate it....

**CLTX11** · 05-02-2005, 08:55 PM

The metallic tint will affect the range of the radar. Tint that does not have the metallic tint usually does not have any affect on radar.

Now with laser any tint will affect the laser capabilities

**CLTX11** · 05-02-2005, 08:55 PM

and welcome to the board

**crazyVOLVOrob** · 05-02-2005, 08:55 PM

Your rear radar detection would be limited but as long as your windshield is not tinited you should be fine

**compu44** · 05-02-2005, 09:04 PM

If the front glass is tinted with the metallic content, your only option is a remote installed unit like the Whistler 3450, or the Bel RX75

**SmaartAasSaabr** · 05-02-2005, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by emre

hey guys,
i just got my windows tinted on my '05 350Z... sweet car in my oppinion i cant seem to stay around the speed limit its really hard... any how i have decited to get a radar detector after reading raday roy' site on radar detectors i have decited to get the The Escort 8500 X50 , only problem i came across is , the tint on my car is 20% metallic, wich as most of you might know contain mettalic particles in the tint ... looks awsome on my car but will my radar detector i want to purchase , work with this tint?? the guy advised me that it affects navigation systems, but i did not think too much about it considering i dont have any nav. system.. soo any suggestions would be greatly appreciate it....

So where are you in the Great White North? You'd best go with a remote system like those from Beltronics if you have put any of that tint on your windshield. And yes, I bet we all know that 20% metallic tint contains metallic substance :roll:

**robert** · 05-03-2005, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by crazyVOLVOrob

Your rear radar detection would be limited but as long as your windshield is not tinited you should be fine

with the X50 not having a rear antenna, "rear detection" shouldn't be affected since it comes through the front via reflections. since the V1 has a rear antenna, it would suffer but wouldn't know how much since having that rear antenna is better than the reflected reception... things may actually be equal with the metallic tint in back.

**stealthJamal** · 05-03-2005, 11:39 AM

I have the X50 and my windows are tinted(except the windshield of course) with a metallic tint. Makes no difference in the performance.

**thestaton** · 05-03-2005, 03:52 PM

man, I want to tint the windows on the EVO and I want to use Lumar but I know it will kill my v1's rear detection. I had lumar on my WRX and it just totally got rid of AM reception.

If I go with a non-metallica tint am I still going to get degraded performance?

thanks

staton

**compu44** · 05-03-2005, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by thestaton

If I go with a non-metallica tint am I still going to get degraded performance?

staton

Not on radar. There would be a possibility of any tint messing with laser, but it would only effect it heavily at night, and even then maybe not much.