Hi,
Modern windscreens are laminated and these normally block 100% of both
UVA and UVB rays.
see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19614895
Tinting will have no effect on the UV inside the vehicle (ie nil if
windows are wound up).
Cheers
Andrew
On 26/05/2016 8:49 PM, Maris Lauva wrote:
> People look and PHOTOGRAPH birds through glass?! Tinted or not, that is not a
> good thing. Windows down is the only way to go. If you're thinking "oh right
> - Sunny west" try spotlighting at Dryandra when it's 5 Deg. and a 20 KPH wind.
>
> Having said that I have the standard tint on my Prado because it is more
> effective at rejecting the heat of direct sunlight. Sure our sun is high
> middle of the day but there's a few hours every day where you could spend
> time with direct sunshine on you. But even then, as I slow down for a bird
> the first move is to wind windows down. And I agree with the white car/SUV
> (slab sides) brigade.
>
> My understanding is even clear glass is pretty effective at rejecting UVF.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of Laurie
> Knight <>
> Sent: Thursday, 26 May 2016 7:43 PM
> To: Experience the Wild
> Cc: Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Heavily tinted car windows + birding
>
> Another thing to consider is the effect on the tinting on your views at night
> - e.g. when you are spotlighting from the car
>
> On 26 May 2016, at 2:47 pm, Experience the Wild
> <> wrote:
>
>> Hello Allan,
>>
>> I used to tint cars for a living and now I do bird tours in the Top End, so
>> I know about both. I have a 60% tint on my vehicles. Any window film will
>> stop 99% of uv light and is worth having at least for that. The level of
>> glare and heat is much reduced with the lighter film, and your view is not
>> severely compromised. Avoid the dark 'maximum legal' film and go for a
>> lighter one.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mike Jarvis
>> 0429 021 160
>> Experience the Wild
>> www.experiencethewild.com.au
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
>> Alan Gillanders
>> Sent: 26 May, 2016 12:46 PM
>> To: Birding_Aus
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Heavily tinted car windows + birding
>>
>> Greetings,
>> I am purchasing a new vehicle and it has been recommended to me that here in
>> the tropics it is worth having the darkest tinting available to reduce heat
>> in the car. My question is how disturbing if at all is that to the
>> observation of wildlife from the vehicle?
>> Regards,
>> Alan
>>
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