new window tinting
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Topic: new window tinting
Posted By: DILLIGAF
Subject: new window tinting
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 12:24 AM
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.
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Posted By: muppetmaster
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 1:51 AM
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.
Posted By: DILLIGAF
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 6:33 AM
well that sux. I figured it had been done b4. Something like a two way mirror.
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Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 2:13 PM
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 . . .
Posted By: superchuckles
Date Posted: January 13, 2004 at 4:55 AM
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.
Posted By: Clean Install
Date Posted: January 14, 2004 at 2:02 AM
 that would be cool though
Posted By: rusty3335
Date Posted: January 14, 2004 at 8:30 PM
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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