I hate being hot. Normally the solution is to turn on the AC to cool the car off. When the outside temp is 100F the inside of the car can get up to 140F. At these temps the AC is going to take alot of time to cool down the car. Window tint is a way to reduce the heat in the car. It’s a numbers game. The more you spend on higher performance tint the more solar energy the tint rejects. The darker the tint within the tint line the more solar energy the tint rejects. I researched window tint on the internet and Spectra Photosync is the best at rejecting heat. Monumental Workx is the only authorized dealer in the city of San Diego. I contacted the owner Theo and he offered to tint my entire 2019 HR-V for $1000.
3M Crystalline specs.
Tint options
Spectra Photosync specs.
A few years ago I had him tint my Honda Civic. 35% tint in the back kept the car fairly cool. 45% for the front windows was light enough I have not gotten a ticket. Photosync tint has done an excellent job keeping the car cool and I have not seen any fading after 2 years. I also tested 3M Crystalline 70% on my Civic windshield 6 years ago. At the time it was the highest performance tint rejecting 50% total solar energy. As the windshield is the largest piece of glass between the driver and the sun this did a good job keeping me cool.
Tinting HR-V windshield.
For the HR-V I chose 35% tint for the back 3 windows, 45% for the front windows, and 75% for the windshield. As before the tint was applied perfectly with no bubbles anywhere. Driving my newly tinted HR-V was refreshing. Fresh from the Honda dealer blinding glare and the summer heat made driving like being in the desert. With the Photosync tint it’s like driving with sunglasses on and an umbrella keeping the heat at bay. I still see fine at night as the tint is pretty light but an added bonus is headlight glare is minimized. According to the specification of the Photosync 75% tint on the windshield it lets in 5% more visible light and has 8% more total solar energy rejection than the 3M Crystalline 70%. Driving in the summer heat it feels more than 8% cooler.
75% tint windshield
35% tint back windows
45% tint front windows
View from the windshield.
With the AC on and all my windows tinted with Photosync I don’t feel hot anymore. Next time I get a new car Monumental Workx will again be one of the first places I drive to.
View of University City from Monumental Workx parking lot.
Monumental Workx
5292 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 291-8200
Thanks! I emailed all the Honda dealers in the area and Honda of El Cajon was the only one that had an 2019 HR-V Sport. The only one that had was black. I think I would have had to wait till the end of the year if I wanted a choice of colors. Black is likely the hottest color of car. 🙁
How dark was her tint? I got a ticket for dark tint over 20 years ago. I’ve never been hassled over light tint.
It takes all day to tint all the windows. If you only tint a few windows you could wait.
Hey Soo! Nice looking HRV and tint! I just got a new 2019 HRV LX and the LX come with no tint and I’m used to having some tint. I’m up in Orange County. I like the combo of 35 rear windows and 45 front two side windows. Does the difference tend to make the police think that the front windows are legal because they are lighter than the rear windows like some factory car tints have? Thanks!
Thanks Ron! The police have pulled up next to me at stop lights and didn’t pay any attention. I’m tempted to get the 35 on the front windows next time I get a new car. The tint appears to get 1-2% lighter each year if your car is out in the sun.
I had the photosync tint installed on side windows on my old Civic about 6 years ago and it is noticeably lighter now.
They did an excellent job! Great pictures.
Thanks! Both cars look great! 🙂
Fancy car Soo! I would think a black car would attract more heat though? My sis got a ticket once for her tint on windows 🙁
Do you wait for the tint to be completed or does it take all day?
Thanks! I emailed all the Honda dealers in the area and Honda of El Cajon was the only one that had an 2019 HR-V Sport. The only one that had was black. I think I would have had to wait till the end of the year if I wanted a choice of colors. Black is likely the hottest color of car. 🙁
How dark was her tint? I got a ticket for dark tint over 20 years ago. I’ve never been hassled over light tint.
It takes all day to tint all the windows. If you only tint a few windows you could wait.
Hey Soo! Nice looking HRV and tint! I just got a new 2019 HRV LX and the LX come with no tint and I’m used to having some tint. I’m up in Orange County. I like the combo of 35 rear windows and 45 front two side windows. Does the difference tend to make the police think that the front windows are legal because they are lighter than the rear windows like some factory car tints have? Thanks!
Thanks Ron! The police have pulled up next to me at stop lights and didn’t pay any attention. I’m tempted to get the 35 on the front windows next time I get a new car. The tint appears to get 1-2% lighter each year if your car is out in the sun.
I had the photosync tint installed on side windows on my old Civic about 6 years ago and it is noticeably lighter now.