Melbourne’s warming up again, and we’re already getting the same question every week: “Does ceramic tint actually make the car cooler, or is it just darker?”
Short answer: it’s not about dark. It’s about heat.
Regular tint vs ceramic tint
Standard dyed tint mostly just blocks light. It looks dark, but a lot of the heat still gets through. That’s why you can have a dark tint and still hop into an oven after the car’s been parked at Chadstone all afternoon.
Ceramic tint uses ceramic particles in the film to block infrared, which is the part of sunlight you actually feel as heat. So you get a noticeably cooler cabin without needing to go limo dark.
What you’ll notice day to day
- Cabin heats up slower when parked
- Aircon cools the car down quicker and doesn’t have to work as hard
- Less of that burning sun on your arms on the drive home
- Blocks UV, so your seats, dash and leather don’t fade and crack as fast
- No signal interference with GPS, phone or toll tags, since there’s no metal in the film
Staying legal in Victoria
Front side windows need to let through at least 35% of light, and everything behind the driver can go down to 20%. Ceramic is great here because you can stay legal and still get serious heat rejection. You don’t have to go darker to get cooler.
What we use
We run Xpel XR Prime black ceramic tint. It’s a top tier film, looks clean and factory, and comes with a lifetime warranty. Full sides and rear is $450 + GST.
One heads up for Tesla owners: we don’t tint the panoramic glass roof. High performing films have been known to crack that panel, so we leave it alone.
Beat the heat before summer hits
Bookings fill up fast once the hot days kick in. If you want your car sorted before the 40 degree days show up, give us a call.
📲 03 8820 1431
