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Quarter glass panels

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Superdrol, May 10, 2010.

  1. Superdrol

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    Does anyone else think the clear glass quarter panels should come stock tinted ? I am used to seeing them dark as my car is tinted vampire style but they look out of place being clear. If thy made the stock te same tint as SUVs and vans it would look much better.

    There's a few people who have tinted theirs dark and it looks much better being smoked. Just a pet peeve of mine. I really dont like tem period but the clear glass just looks bad.
     
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Due to 50 different state laws, any tint Toyota does will be very mild.
     
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    They already come stock tinted in the glass, 74%. No way to go lower without violating the various state laws.

    Besides, I think they'd look out of place with a 20% tint if the rest of the car is ~75% stock.
     
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    SUVs and vans have gotten away with many exemptions from passenger car safety regulations, and this is one of them. At least in my state.

    In this case, the safety is that of the police officers making traffic stops. And with all the cop killings we have experienced in the past six months, this is not going to change anytime soon.
     
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    I've had paper with informative graphics taped into my rear ones
    now for ... sheez, years, and nobody's said boo about it. Those
    windows are 99% useless for visibility anyhow, even the passenger
    side one. You do way better by making sure your side mirrors
    are set correctly.

    _H*
     
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    I'm not talking about the full on windows just the little ones on the front and back. There's nothing to hide behind a small 6" window.
     
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    I like them 'As-Is' ! Change Nothing !
     
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    Not necessarily true. The Prius A-pillar blind spots would be much worse if they were blocked.

    They can't make them much darker than stock without running foul of a number of states' tint law anyway.
     
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    I like the large amount of glass in the 3G Prius and it would look daft without the smaller windows.
     
    #9 ozarkgolfer, May 10, 2010
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