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Will tinting windows decrease quality of radio reception?

Old Jul 2, 2001 | 08:39 PM
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Will tinting windows decrease quality of radio reception?
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Old Jul 2, 2001 | 08:42 PM
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mine is the same as before tinting at 32%
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Old Jul 2, 2001 | 08:49 PM
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Unrelated... got_root check your mail
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Old Jul 2, 2001 | 09:31 PM
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I've heard metallic based tint can hurt reception, but don't have personal experience.
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Old Jul 3, 2001 | 06:58 AM
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Default Tint is applied on the underside of the window.

it isn't between the antenna and glass, so how could it be different?

Radar detector performance has been shown to decrease, unless you go remote
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