Now that subject probably got your attention, right? I know this might sound crazy but just hear me out.

Today I got my windows tinted (state of Connecticut is 35%). Silver Lining in Danbury, CT did a great job. The craziest thing occured on the way home. I turned on the stereo and I could swear it sounds much better, is this actually possible?

The cockpit also feels alot more 'cozy' so to speak. I guess the darker windows help to give a more 'enclosed' feeling. But what about the stereo, am I nuts or have others experienced the same thing?

 

>> I turned on the stereo and I could swear it sounds much better, is this actually possible?
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lol no

sine i have 20% al around, and u have 35%, is my stereo better sounding than yours?

 

Could be, who knows?

 

lol
i guess!

 

I think its a mental thing...kinda like how your car feels faster after you wash it, that happens to me anyways

 

>>I think its a mental thing...kinda like how your car feels faster after you wash it, that happens to me anyways


ray in that case, my car is the slowest POS

 

Ryan you need to give your MINI a bath, it will feel like you just got the pulley!

 

my mini just sits in the garage and gathers dust

its a dirty girl, hasnt had a bath in over a week and a half

 

Only other nuts have experienced the same thing!

 

>>>>I think its a mental thing...kinda like how your car feels faster after you wash it, that happens to me anyways
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Or how kinda after you put the JCW kit you think its faster, when its just really that the car is lighter cause there is $6000 missing from your pocket.

 

the tinted windows also give you 5 extra horsepower

 

If it was tinted using plastic film it's very possible it altered the sound as it would absorb more of the high end frequencies and sound less tinny...would'nt surprise me a bit if it sounded better

 

>>the tinted windows also give you 5 extra horsepower
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I was thinking at least 6 to 7 more HP on a cool day.
Perhaps the tinting increases your comfort (privacy and reduced heating) and that relaxes you which makes you
appreciate the music a bit more. If you have this sort of side effect from various upgrades then I say-
Great job, all it means is that you are a Happy Motorer
Congrats.
Warning- Your individual results may vary

 

Since most tints have metallic in them, it's entirely possible you are hearing a crisper sound due to the reflection of sound waves off the metallic tint surface.

R

 

>>Since most tints have metallic in them, it's entirely possible you are hearing a crisper sound due to the reflection of sound waves off the metallic tint surface.
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>>R

And the tint also reduces the number of photons entering the car, thus making the car weigh less: instant increase in horsepower! It is all science.

 

Hank, did they maybe give you a complimentary hash brownie at the tint shop?

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2003 red/white Cooper, Borla exhaust, Moss air intake, Magnecor plug wires, parcel shelf

 

It sounds better because no one can see you singing along?

Getting my 35% tints Saturday. Looking forward to the stereo boost.

Regards,
Red

 

>>the tinted windows also give you 5 extra horsepower
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Actually your computations are a little off, that's actually 4.5 HP per window tinted. Apparently you rouneded and forgot it was per window. So with 5 windows that becomes a whopping 22.5 HP!

 

Hey Hank-

When you tested this... were your windows rolled down for the untinted test, then you roll them up for the tint test? I think that may make a difference!! ha ha ha

 

Why did I get a magnaflow? I coulda just got my windows tinted!!!

 

>>Why did I get a magnaflow? I coulda just got my windows tinted!!!

 

Hey, this is kind of like when my brother and I got new shoes when we were younger, we used to go outside and test them out because we "SWORE" we could run faster with them!

Cabbage

 

According to NIKE you can

 

Now, I can't tell if you if were serious or not !!! On the off chance you were, and don't get insulted easy, is it possible the person doing the tinted adjusted it ??

I worked on cars for about 4 years doing glass repair and such, and sometimes I just couldn't help myself from tweaking.

 

>>If anyone believes that window tinting improves sound should be shot!!!!

You gotta lay off the coffee, Tweek.