No tint bar on Windsheild?

[joe308]

My SLT came with no tint bar on the top of the windsheild, just he line where it's supposed to stop. Did anyone else get tint?

 

[Casey Balvert]

No tint here.

 

[KCJackson]

Manufacturers are getting away from the blue tint strip at the top of the windshield. One of the reasons is, the steeper angles that most cars and trucks now use makes the strip more of an annoyance than a help. In order to be in the driver's normal sightline, it has to be much larger than the strip of a more uipright windshield.



It's also cheaper to just have a single glass tint (the normal light green/gray/brown of the front door glass) which cuts down on supplier and replacement costs. Quad cabs use the dark tint on the rear side windows for the same reason - make 'em all the same way and keep your costs down.



Personally, I can do without it. In the areas I drive, there are still plenty of older traffic lights that are on the near side of the intersection over the truck, and looking up through blue at it is a pain - same for some overhead signs that are poorly located (immediately after on ramps, around curves, etc. ). A good pair of sunglasses do the job much better if it's that bright out.

 

[davidclark]

I think the last vehicle I can remember that did have the blue tint was either the 81 Chebbie truck or the 92 Toyota truck... I don't miss it apparently...

 

[M36]

No tint on mine either. I do have the black texture on the windshield in front of the mirror though.



Jim

 

[dmurdock]

Another thing is that newer vehicles have more "swept" rooflines... if there were blue tint on my windshield i'd be staring thru it when I drive. . i guess it also depends on how tall you are.