Rear view

lenjack · 04-14-2007, 10:26 AM

Anyone know why the lower part of the rear window is tinted?

priussoris · 04-14-2007, 10:29 AM

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Anyone know why the lower part of the rear window is tinted?
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a guess is help keep cars headlights that is behind you from shinning into your car.

iaowings · 04-14-2007, 10:46 AM

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a guess is help keep cars headlights that is behind you from shinning into your car.

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They have got to be close to shine through that window. If anyone got that close I would be seriously worried.

priussoris · 04-14-2007, 10:48 AM

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They have got to be close to shine through that window. If anyone got that close I would be seriously worried.
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How can you tell it's Tinted..

actually a big pickup or some good driving lights shine right in there and not very close but in the prius it seems everyone is closer anyway

iaowings · 04-14-2007, 10:55 AM

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How can you tell it's Tinted..

actually a big pickup or some good driving lights shine right in there and not very close but in the prius it seems everyone is closer anyway
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Then that tinting must be doing its job I never notice lights shinning through it.

paulccullen · 04-14-2007, 10:55 AM

I'm guessing it's for privacy. You can see out the lower rear window, but it's harder for someone to see in.

**Tideland Prius** · 04-14-2007, 01:03 PM

well, originally the brake light background was black so the tinting matched it. Now it's chrome.

I think it's more for style. The C-Class hatch (oops, coupe) has it tinted but the Euro Civic Hatchback's lower rear window isn't tinted.

RobertG · 04-14-2007, 02:13 PM

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They have got to be close to shine through that window. If anyone got that close I would be seriously worried.
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That is a nice way for me to gauge how close the car behind me is. If their headlights are in the lower rear window, they start seeing my brake lights.

JimN · 04-14-2007, 09:01 PM

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Anyone know why the lower part of the rear window is tinted?
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I presumed to make it harder to see the stuff hidden under the cover.

PA · 04-14-2007, 09:10 PM

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I presumed to make it harder to see the stuff hidden under the cover.
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Yeah, but the tinted window is above the cover.

I'm guessing it's a style thing. Wasn't the Honda CRX the same way? From the outside, the lower window doesn't look like a window, which prevents it from looking weird.

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04-14-2007, 10:26 AM	#1
lenjack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 456 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: No Package Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Friends: 0	Anyone know why the lower part of the rear window is tinted?

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paulccullen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 275 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I'm guessing it's for privacy. You can see out the lower rear window, but it's harder for someone to see in.

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Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	well, originally the brake light background was black so the tinting matched it. Now it's chrome. I think it's more for style. The C-Class hatch (oops, coupe) has it tinted but the Euro Civic Hatchback's lower rear window isn't tinted.