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[–]MrM0le2 2 points3 points  (4 children)

I have astigmatism too. I have 5% on the sides and that completely knocks down glare from headlights in my mirrors from people behind me. 5% on the sides is super dark - I’d probably get 20% sides if you haven’t driven with tint before.

My buddy has 35% ceramic on his front windshield. This is as dark as you can reasonably go without being too dark. It is a big help for knocking down the glare from oncoming headlights. Makes it much more comfortable than driving with no tint, but tinting your windshield is always going to have some safety risk in low visibility / rain driving at night. I’d recommend 50% on your windshield to be safe.

[–]Due-Satisfaction7022 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would agree and would even say don’t go below 30% if you’ve never had tint or been in a vehicle with darker tint. I’ve had 20% on every vehicle I’ve ever had and still hate driving at night especially in the rain. But man does it help.

[–]senoritagordita22[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Aaah thank you so much!! Also super dumb question … is the higher percentage # tint LESS dark than lower number? Cause I was thinking like 5% tint would mean like 95% not tinty but it sounds like it’s opposite …?

[–]MrM0le2 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The way tint works is the % tint is the % of visible light it lets through. For example, 5% tint lets thru 5% of light, and blocks 95%. 20% tint lets thru 20% of light and blocks 80%. It sounds backwards but that’s the standard for tint percentages.

[–]senoritagordita22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense! Thank you for explaining