Metalized tint with integrated antenna

[pfahls1]

Does anyone know if the metalized tint causes degraded
radio reception?

Thanks.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

not the tint, but when i switched out the factory deck with an aftermarket one, my reception went way down...

[Kioshi]

really? but doesnt the sound quality increase as to where aftermarket deck you turn up about at volume 5 and its the equivalent to volume 12 of the stock Toyota deck?

It shouldnt. Tints are just a piece of thin film, no after effects on electronic things. I was gonna get a mirror like tin on my Yaris and they guy said it has no interference w/ electronics.

[static808]

be careful with metallic pigmented tints. from other's responses, i've heard that fm recepetion isnt affected, but am reception gets a little worse. no one listens to am, but the traffic report can come in handy from time to time. however, should you get gps navigation, metallized tints and where you place your gps antenna will have a drastic effect as to whether you get a useful navigation system, or a couple thousand bucks worth of junk. metallized tints all around your windows will create a faraday cage, which is quite useful for blocking transmissions and reception of gps signals, cellular phones, and radio frequencies. if you got the cash, look into ceramic tints by formula one. if youre not gonna get gps, then metallized tints are very cost-effective and look great. hope this helps...

--B

[Kaotic Lazagna]

really? but doesnt the sound quality increase as to where aftermarket deck you turn up about at volume 5 and its the equivalent to volume 12 of the stock Toyota deck?

It shouldnt. Tints are just a piece of thin film, no after effects on electronic things. I was gonna get a mirror like tin on my Yaris and they guy said it has no interference w/ electronics.

yeah, the sound quality is a little better, but i think the OEM deck was pretty good for being that, an OEM deck.

[reznunt]

Does anyone know if the metalized tint causes degraded
radio reception?

Thanks.

i had metallic tint on another car and my tv reception went down the tubes. the tv antenna was on the inside of the rear windshield. i didn't listen to the radio at all so i don't really remember how it sounded.

[Sway84]

yea ive noticed with aftermarket decks the reception goes down...but performance of ure deck provides an average of 180-200 watts lol... the oem deck provides like 13watts per speaker....

[pfahls1]

be careful with metallic pigmented tints. from other's responses, i've heard that fm recepetion isnt affected, but am reception gets a little worse. no one listens to am, but the traffic report can come in handy from time to time. however, should you get gps navigation, metallized tints and where you place your gps antenna will have a drastic effect as to whether you get a useful navigation system, or a couple thousand bucks worth of junk. metallized tints all around your windows will create a faraday cage, which is quite useful for blocking transmissions and reception of gps signals, cellular phones, and radio frequencies. if you got the cash, look into ceramic tints by formula one. if youre not gonna get gps, then metallized tints are very cost-effective and look great. hope this helps...

--B

Thanks. That is what I needed to know. I don't listen to AM at all. And all of the FM stations I listen to are in a 10-15 mile radii so I think I should be fine.

[eijikikimaru]

Sorry if I sould noobish, but I'm currently at work and don't have time to research.

What is this metallic tint you guys speak of?
What is this ceramic tint you speak of?
What are the benifits of either of these tints?


Thanks in advance, will check back within an hour or so :smile:

[static808]

Thanks. That is what I needed to know. I don't listen to AM at all. And all of the FM stations I listen to are in a 10-15 mile radii so I think I should be fine.

no probs. you'll probably be listening to your ipod or cd's/mp3s anyways! have fun!

--B

[static808]

Sorry if I sould noobish, but I'm currently at work and don't have time to research.

What is this metallic tint you guys speak of?
What is this ceramic tint you speak of?
What are the benifits of either of these tints?


Thanks in advance, will check back within an hour or so :smile:

window tints are just thin films placed inside on windows. the color of the tint depends on the manufacturing process. tints that are dyed are the ones that turn purple, once they absorb enough uv rays to discolor the film. however, today's dyed tints have better color stable technology, so they last a lot longer. 3m makes a good color stable tint. tints that have metallic pigments infused into them resist turning purple, and reflect a lot of heat, meaning energy savings as well. but these metallized tints can create interference for radio, gps and cellular signals on a case-by-case basis, depending on which windows are tinted and where the antennas/gps/cell phones are located in the car. ceramic tints using ceramic particles instead of metallic ones, and these are supposed to give the performance of metallized tints without the interference issues. however, there are still cases of gps interference with certain ceramic brands. prices go like this: dye < metallic < color stable dye < ceramic. hope this helps a little bit...

--B

[Black Yaris]

Does anyone know if the metalized tint causes degraded
radio reception?

Thanks.

yes it will.... in cars that have intigrated antennas into the glass... for example my wife's Alero we have ceramic tint for that exact reason

[pfahls1]

yes it will.... in cars that have intigrated antennas into the glass... for example my wife's Alero we have ceramic tint for that exact reason

Has anyone personally witnessed this interferance? There is a post above that states it does not affect reception based on there own observations with this specific application. I too had an Alero before my Yaris. (Hit and run ended that for me), but my windows where not tinted.

So, - If anyone actually has a yaris sedan with metalized tint installed, please let me know your observations with radio reception.


Thanks for the posts so far guy's.

[earljail]

not the tint, but when i switched out the factory deck with an aftermarket one, my reception went way down...

Yarii have powered antennae. Did you power the antenna when you put the new deck in?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

yea ive noticed with aftermarket decks the reception goes down...but performance of ure deck provides an average of 180-200 watts lol... the oem deck provides like 13watts per speaker....

yeah...man, i still want to swap out my factory speakers for some aftermarket ones, and add an amp to them...

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Yarii have powered antennae. Did you power the antenna when you put the new deck in?

powered antenna? i thought those are the antennae that go up when the power is turned on...:iono: but, yeah, i connected all the wires that had to be connected...

[njyaris]

dude post a pic of your metallic tint ..

[Kaotic Lazagna]

whom are you talking to? if it's me, take a look at my garage =P

[earljail]

powered antenna? i thought those are the antennae that go up when the power is turned on...:iono: but, yeah, i connected all the wires that had to be connected...

No, some antennae have a signal amplifier built in. When I put in my Panasonic deck, I thought "well, powered antenna must mean the ones that go up" so I didn't hook up the wire from the deck. I got no AM reception and poorer FM reception.

Anyway, next time you have the deck out, try to see if you can find the wire.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

i'll make sure everything is hooked up next time i take out the HU.

[Niner]

Even if everything is hooked up, that's not a guarentee. My parents put a new HU in their VW Golf and needed to buy a power tap for the antenna, since the HU they put in (a Blaupunkt) did not support that particular style of powered antennas.

You might try checking crutchfield.com - that's how my parents learned that they needed the dongle between the radio and antenna.

Henry

[Kaotic Lazagna]

eh, not will to spend more to get better reception. i mean, it's not too bad. i need to save money for an alarm...heh.