Ways a Window Tint on Your Vehicle Can Protect You

The Benefits of Tinted Windows

Tinted windows lend a classy, elegant, and cool vibe to your vehicle. You can see these aesthetic benefits immediately, and you're eager for others to see them too. A window tint on your car tells others that you go the extra step and pay attention to the fine details.



Paying attention to the fine details, though, requires caring for yourself and your car not only now but long into the future. Tinted windows are an essential element of this long-term approach to vehicle and self-care.

Window Tint Protects Your Car's Upholstery

According to Car and Driver magazine, Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever before. The average American can expect to keep a car for 10.5 years. This makes cars an investment for the average driver and vehicle enthusiast alike.

Protecting your investment means limiting its exposure to harmful conditions, like harsh UV rays. 

When exposed to harsh sunlight, your car's upholstery will fade over time. If your car's interior is leather or vinyl, though, discoloration is only the beginning of the damage. Leather and vinyl interiors are also subject to cracking and warping from sun exposure.

Shade, garages, and other covered parking options offer some protection from this damage. If you use your car often, though, you'll quickly find that access to UV-protected parking spots is limited. And if you've tried vehicle sunshades, you know how cumbersome they can be. 

Fortunately, a high-quality window tint provides convenient and consistent protection.



Importantly, you won't see this aspect of window tint protection right away. In fact, if you choose a quality window tint, you won't see age-related changes in your vehicle at all. With the right window tint, you can expect your car's interior to look like new long after you leave the showroom.

Window Tint Protects Your Skin

The sun damage your vehicle's upholstery endures is not too different from the damage your skin experiences when it's exposed to the sun.

Like it does to your vehicle's interior, electromagnetic radiation from the sun's rays speeds up your skin's aging process. With prolonged exposure to the sun, your skin may appear darker or more uneven in tone. It also may exhibit more wrinkles. 

Still, the biggest danger your skin faces from the sun goes beyond appearances. Exposure to the sun is the number one cause of skin cancer, and unfortunately, slathering on the sunscreen before outdoor adventures isn't enough to protect you.

In fact, the sun's rays can easily penetrate a car's untinted windows. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of all skin cancers, including the most deadly melanoma, occur on the left side of the body, which corresponds to the driver's side of the car. 

Fortunately, the best window tints, like LLumar films, block up to 99% of harmful UV rays.



This protection from window tinting is important for all drivers. For people who live in sunny climates, like southern Florida, and those who spend a great deal of time on the road, however, it's essential.

Window Tint Protects Your Eyes

In addition to your skin, your eyes are also vulnerable to damage from the sun's rays.

Prolonged exposure to the sun can increase your risk of cataracts, eye cancers, and abnormal eye growths. It can also cause a painful condition called photokeratitis, or sunburned eyes.

Less serious but no less important to address, prolonged exposure to glare from the sun or bright headlights can, finally, cause eye fatigue and headaches.



Again, the solution to these dangers is window tint protection.

Window Tint Protects You from Shattered Glass

In the event of an accident, another danger—to your eyes, your skin, and even your life—is shattered glass. Besides blocking the sun, window films are designed to prevent your car's windows from shattering upon impact.



This protects you and your passengers from flying shards of glass. In the most serious accidents, it can even protect you and your passengers from being ejected from the vehicle. 

Window Tint Protects Your Property

The shatter-proof properties of window film are one way that tinted windows protect vehicle owners from break-ins. After all, if the impact of a car accident can't shatter a tinted window, a thief won't be able to shatter it either.

Still, tinted windows enhance your security and privacy in another way as well. With tinted windows, you can drive down the road or sit in your parked car without wondering who is watching you. Depending on the tint percentage you choose, prying eyes will find it difficult and even impossible to see into your vehicle's interior.



With tinted windows, prying—and potentially criminal—eyes will also be unable to see the valuables you're transporting. This lets you take your peace of mind with you even when you must leave your vehicle and your valuables behind.

Window Tint Protects Your Relationships

Countless studies identify the "Thermostat Wars" as one of the most common fights couples have. Many of these studies focus on energy settings in the home. Yet anyone who's taken a road trip with a spouse or significant other knows that the battle lines in this war extend to the car.



Once again, window tinting comes to the rescue. By blocking solar heat buildup, window tinting makes it easier to maintain a balanced climate in your vehicle. This means more comfortable car rides and more peaceful relationships.

Choose Window Tint Protection You Can Count On

More than an aesthetic enhancement, window tinting offers long-term protection for you and your car. Enjoying this protection, though, means choosing a quality window tint product and a reputable installer.

At Enterprise Window Tinting, we use only the highest quality LLumar brands. Our expert technicians will help you choose the best film for you and install it with the same care they give their own vehicles.

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