[s-cars] Window tint recommendations (Jim Fleischer)

[Michael McGovern]

Find a shop that offers Huper Optik.  This stuff was developed for Mercedes.
The installation shop should have a demo where you place your hand under a
heat lamp.  They will then slide a piece of glass with normal window tint on
it.  It will reduce the light, but you can still feel the heat.  They will
then remove the normal tint, and slide a piece of glass with Huper Optik on
it.  It will greatly cut the heat.  

You may have to shop around to find a shop that carries the tint you want.
My local shop in Austin only carries 30 (cuts 70% of light).  I wanted
something lighter (50), so had to look for shops in Dallas and Houston.

It is expensive.  Plan on $400 for the wagon.  You can also get a clear on
the windshield, but that can run up to $300.  The extra cost is supposedly
due to the high risk of cracking an expensive piece of glass.

Mike