Electronic Tint

[Alax7]

I got pulled over a few weeks ago and had to remove my tint. Going to put it back on . Its the second time I had to take it off. I was just thinking they should make electronic tint. Turn the tint on and off. Set the tint color, darkness, whatever. Cops pull you over, turn the tint off and they say, "I pulled you over because your windows are tinted" and you say, " Tint? this car? where? I think you have the wrong car officer." Or just turn it off at night since its more noticeable at night before they have a chance to pull yo over. That would be something, the confused look on their face as you drive away and turn the tint back on.

 

[tagliato22]

might be expensive, but definitely possible. similar idea to what they use on glass bathroom stall doors and in offices.

 

[Quik LS]

nope....
the type of tint - we use it in our board rooms - is an LCD-like material. Certainly would not be DOT crash approved.... and you would probably want to keep the glass safe...

 

[starfox86]

There is such a thing. I forget who does it though. I'll look it up

 

[Ls208]

This is a thread i started a while ago, i thought it was a great idea but never looked into it more after that.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=51286

 

[pektel]

I just kept mine legal.

 

[craigh]

I just kept mine legal.

I don't. Been running with it for over 6 years now. No questions from jack Justice.

 

[pektel]

I would like to go darker, but I live in a small town. Cops around here have nothing better to do.

 

[Alax7]

This is a thread i started a while ago, i thought it was a great idea but never looked into it more after that.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=51286

3. Vehicles
SPD Smart Glass and plastic products will be used in vehicles for sunroofs, side windows, rear
window, top of the front windshield, side mirrors, rear view mirrors, sun visors and panoramic
roofs. The issues in integrating SPD Smart Glass controllers into a vehicle include determining
an appropriate physical location near each SPD window, satisfying power constraints, vehicle
communication interface selection, diagnostics, quality assurance testing, compact size, extreme
temperatures, and just-in-time delivery of controllers to the vehicle assembly line.
Copyrighted confidential property of SPD Control Systems Corporation (SCSC)
The Systems Behind the Glass®
Besides the obvious aesthetic value of SPD windows there is a substantial energy efficiency gain
by blocking solar energy. This allows for a less powerful air conditioning unit and reduced air
conditioning operation resulting in up to a 10% increase in miles per gallon according to
government estimates.
The dynamic tinting of the windows can be manual and automatic. Manual tinting allows
passengers and the driver to directly control the tint using devices such as push buttons and solid
state sliding switches. Automatic tinting can be accomplished for many conditions including the
vehicle turned on and off, glare, internal temperature, changing state boundaries, emergency
conditions, security conditions, time-of-day, personal settings, door lock state, and more. For
example, when a car is unlocked the windows clear to allow you to look into the car before
entering and when the car is started the window tint is automatically changed to the level before
the car was turned off.
SPD

That sounds really cool

 

[tagliato22]

nope....
the type of tint - we use it in our board rooms - is an LCD-like material. Certainly would not be DOT crash approved.... and you would probably want to keep the glass safe...

i did not mean the specifics behind how the glass works (honestly, i had no idea how it works). i was merely stating ways in which glass that can change from clear to fogged already in use.

This is a thread i started a while ago, i thought it was a great idea but never looked into it more after that.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=51286

yeah i thought i remembered a similar thread not too long ago.

 

[BrianDye]

Or even I was thinking the stuff they use for those glasses that get darker in the sun by themselves, but then I realized, that would have nothing todo with being able to turn it on or off LOL.....

But maybe using that material, and somehow being able to control it, if that makes any sense. (Making it think its bright out when its not, or making it think its dark, when its really sunny)