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Dilligaf

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Posted: December 05, 2003 at 12:24 AM / IP Logged

I've been thinking about it lately, and its becoming more common that I hear about people getting pulled over and getting tickets for their window tint being too dark.

What if there was a window tint that was actually controlled by a switch, knob, or controller of some sort. That way the vehicle owner could control the transparency of the tint. There must be a way for this to be done. Just wanted to throw my idea on the table.

muppetmaster

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Posted: December 05, 2003 at 1:51 AM / IP Logged

Actually, this has been done before, and is in common use today (not in autos though). What they do is sandwich crystals in between two pieces of glass. When no voltage is applied to the glass, the entire thing is silver, and you can't see through it. But when electricity is turned on, instant see through window. This wouldn't be very practical for cars though, cause it is very expensive, and when you can't see through one side, you can't see though the other side either.

Dilligaf

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Posted: December 05, 2003 at 6:33 AM / IP Logged

well that sux. I figured it had been done b4. Something like a two way mirror.

Teken

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Posted: December 05, 2003 at 2:13 PM / IP Logged

If you were really serious in the SEMA areana. Then you could follow what my friend did.

He purchased the same chemical that they use for eye glasses which tint your lens based on the amount of light.

It took him about 2 weeks to figure out the proper amount of intensity, and strength so as the windows would not phase from clear to dark in a specified length of time.

You will have to keep in mind this is not a road car, but simply for show, which does not need to be said that it is highly illegal.

Just another alternative.

EVIL Teken . . .

superchuckles

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Posted: January 13, 2004 at 4:55 AM / IP Logged

yeah, they've been doing that for years now - it's exactly the same thing you see in a standard LCD display - put power on the crystal, and it darkens... problem with it is, for what you'd pay for the glass, you could buy yourself a new ferrari. and the process you're talking about Teken - it's called PhotoGray - requires ultraviolet light in order to darken - works surprisingly well even after many years, though i have to admit i'd never considered adding photogray to an entire cars glass..... what's funny is, though i'm sure it is illegal, that particular method, if done right, should actually be a legal way to do it - since it would only darken in bright sunlight, and go virtually clear (clearer than the factory anti-glare /w tint glass is) at night. i would prefer the LCD glass - if i was a gazillionaire i guess i'd get it.

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Posted: January 14, 2004 at 2:02 AM / IP Logged

new window tinting -- posted image. that would be cool though

rusty3335

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Posted: January 14, 2004 at 8:30 PM / IP Logged

I've seen this license plate cover which uses the same idea. When you power it up, it turns black, so no law abiding citizens can turn you in.

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