• Hello Guest, welcome to the initial stages of our new platform!
    You can find some additional information about where we are in the process of migrating the board and setting up our new software here

    Thank you for being a part of our community!

Requesting pics of lightly tinted windows

Allrounderco

Allrounderco

New member
Joined
Oct 30, 2023
Location
Farmington, CT
I'm thinking about tinting the glass on my 940 wagon. I'm fine with the way it looks now, but summer's around the corner, and this thing has a lot of glass. In addition, the car lives outside, and my last one had some fading on the velour.

Anyway, I'm wondering how a wagon looks with 70% VLT or lighter. Grey interior a plus, and white exterior plus plus. So post 'em up, if you'd be so kind.

Thanks
 
www.ebay.com

NEW!!! Rear Venetian Blind for Volvo240 245 wagon ( 1 rear + 2 side ) | eBay

This set you can get 3 item in order (1 rear + 2 side ). It was produced for the sunshield and a decorative classic car should have. We can new production. for all car models.
www.ebay.com

This is cheaper than good tint, and personally I like it more than tint. They do custom sizes, and I plan on making mine servo controlled, so they flap open on a switch
 
There are few pictures of tinted white 945's in the last couple of pages of the Showroom thread: https://turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/post-pics-of-your-volvo.56763/page-500

index.php
 
Pietercc said:
www.ebay.com

NEW!!! Rear Venetian Blind for Volvo240 245 wagon ( 1 rear + 2 side ) | eBay

This set you can get 3 item in order (1 rear + 2 side ). It was produced for the sunshield and a decorative classic car should have. We can new production. for all car models.
www.ebay.com

This is cheaper than good tint, and personally I like it more than tint. They do custom sizes, and I plan on making mine servo controlled, so they flap open on a switch
Click to expand...
That's pretty damn cool! It doesn't seem like they close (probably a nightmare to design it that way reliably), but that would be a plus since I might camp in this car someday.
 
PCH said:
There are few pictures of tinted white 945's in the last couple of pages of the Showroom thread: https://turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/post-pics-of-your-volvo.56763/page-500

index.php
Click to expand...


O wow--that's pretty much what I was hoping for. I scanned the last couple pages you linked, but your's is closest to what I would want: subtle but noticeable.

Nice car in its own right, too. I find it's hard to shake the granny vibe from light colored ones, but also found a top box goes a long way to lending a youthful look. On that note, did you custom paint that Yakima. Looks like a dead match for the Polar White. I was thinking of doing the same with my older, fading Thule.
 
Thanks! They are not painted- Yakima boxes did come with white tops back in the 90's but not any more. Don't know what percentage of tint I have- just bought the car like that.
 
Allrounderco said:
That's pretty damn cool! It doesn't seem like they close (probably a nightmare to design it that way reliably), but that would be a plus since I might camp in this car someday.
Click to expand...
They close, they have a custom made bracket, they are really well built. The cheapest tint quote I got for my wagon for good 3m tint was 600 bucks, so I will either tint myself or get the blinds

s-l1600.jpg
 
Pietercc said:
They close, they have a custom made bracket, they are really well built. The cheapest tint quote I got for my wagon for good 3m tint was 600 bucks, so I will either tint myself or get the blinds

s-l1600.jpg
Click to expand...
600?

You need the Vato weekend price
 
Pietercc said:
www.ebay.com

NEW!!! Rear Venetian Blind for Volvo240 245 wagon ( 1 rear + 2 side ) | eBay

This set you can get 3 item in order (1 rear + 2 side ). It was produced for the sunshield and a decorative classic car should have. We can new production. for all car models.
www.ebay.com

This is cheaper than good tint, and personally I like it more than tint. They do custom sizes, and I plan on making mine servo controlled, so they flap open on a switch
Click to expand...
Until you drive with windows down and it all rattles like a worn out whore’s mattress
 
Jack said:
Until you drive with windows down and it all rattles like a worn out whore’s mattress
Click to expand...
You forget, I want for a 765, good AC is available. I would be surprised if there is a lot of rattle, these are put on lots of older cars with little to no AC.
 
Pietercc said:
You forget, I want for a 765, good AC is available. I would be surprised if there is a lot of rattle, these are put on lots of older cars with little to no AC.
Click to expand...
I had a car with these 20 years ago. I threw the blinds in the trash
 
240 240 said:
Limo Tint or go home.
Your interior will thank you
Click to expand...
I can usually let myself be talked into anything. In this case, I'm not going to be swayed. I've found that darker windows can make a car feel gloomy to me--especially during the New England winters, which are gloomy in themselves.
 
Pietercc said:
They close, they have a custom made bracket, they are really well built. The cheapest tint quote I got for my wagon for good 3m tint was 600 bucks, so I will either tint myself or get the blinds

s-l1600.jpg
Click to expand...
Oh cool!

I haven't so much as called for a tint quote, but it is a lot of area to cover, so a lot of money seems justifiable. I'm a broke stay at home dad / writer, so I figured it would be DIY regardless of price.
 
Allrounderco said:
I can usually let myself be talked into anything. In this case, I'm not going to be swayed. I've found that darker windows can make a car feel gloomy to me--especially during the New England winters, which are gloomy in themselves.
Click to expand...
clear uv tint.

AIR Clear Window Film | LLumar

LLumar AIR is a clear window film with the same, proven nano-ceramic technology used in premium auto tint, minus the window-darkening color.
llumar.com llumar.com
 
Pietercc said:
You forget, I want for a 765, good AC is available. I would be surprised if there is a lot of rattle, these are put on lots of older cars with little to no AC.
Click to expand...
I have the rear hatch blinds installed into my wagon. No rattle with windows down.
It is more difficult to stack items in the back because they can damage the blinds easily.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top