<p>My Ford Escape came from the factory with tinted windows on the back half of the car. Since I use the car mostly to carry my dogs around, I’ve been very glad to have them, as they keep the car somewhat cooler. In addition, I’ve noticed far fewer people tapping the windows to say hello to the dogs–so the dogs are much more relaxed in the car.</p>
<p>They’re not that common here, and as a result they seem to attract attention that I would imagine most drivers would not want. I might emphasize what a pain it is to have to risk getting a ticket every time you cross state lines, as tinted windows are NOT allowed in many states, and even where they are allowed the level of tinting allowed varies.</p>
<p>My drivers ed instructor was an active state trooper and he told us to only get our windows tinted if we wanted to risk having cops draw guns when they pull us over because they can’t see what we’re doing-- that made an impression on me.</p>
<p>We bought a used car for our s that was originally from FL and had tinted windows. It gets hot here too but not all that convinced the tinting helps all that much. </p>
<p>The car he currently has was SILs car and it too had some after-market tinting, which is now bubbling up and peeling. It also interfered with the defroster mechanism in the back window (I forget why, but it did something to the wires inthe window). These are reasons I wouldnt recommend it. Why does he want to tint his windows? Seems like it is asking for trouble, Fortunately I don’t think DS was ever pulled over for the tinting, but who knows.</p>