Headlight Tint: Upgrade the Design of Your Car in Just 20 Minutes

Make your car stand out on the road: install headlight tints

Many of us enjoy having a car that stands out from others. That is exactly why people tint their headlights — for a wow factor that will make you feel like your car matches your inner sense of style. Clear headlights covered in the top-quality film will show your great taste, lightly tinted headlights in your vehicle’s color scheme will stand out from the same models, and professionally advised tints will protect your headlights from road chips and scratches.

What kind of tint can be used for the headlights?

Films that are used for headlights tinting are different from the automotive vinyl films that are used for the windows. Their main difference is in the process of installation and their superior temperature resistance.

Headlight tinting is strictly regulated by state laws. Bright colors are forbidden. The darkness of the film cannot dim more than 50% of light transmission. So we are talking only about light tint film.

Therefore there are not too many options of legal headlight tint films that we can offer – only six to be precise:

1. Light glossy
2. Medium glossy
3. Dark glossy
4. Light matte
5. Medium matte
6. Dark matte

Tinting Chicago offers only great products from top manufacturers. The tinting films that we use for headlight covers are strong, durable, and stylish and come with solid warranties — as does our work. Our installers have years of experience and will provide the best legal tint for your headlights.

Cons of headlight tint

• Headlights are very powerful (unlike the tail lights or fog lights), therefore the film heats up significantly. If you use poor-quality films, they can melt due to the temperature. That is why we recommend the lightest films from top manufacturers: they heat up less and have guarantees.
• If you own a rare model or a top-class car (such as Cadillac Escalade or Toyota Prius) its headlights might have a complex shape that is hard to tint. This headlight tint film job is time consuming and costs more. And, for some models (Toyota Fortuner) headlight tint is almost impossible due to their headlight shapes.

Film vs spray — what is better for the headlights?

There are 5 main advantages of headlight film compared to the spray:

1. Two years warranty for tinting in the professional shops such as Tinting Chicago (no one will give you warranty for color spray).
2. The headlight tint is easy to remove (unlike the spray).
3. Film protects the glass of the headlights from scratches and road chips, spray does not.
4. Vinyl films protect the headlights from UV-rays, causing the yellow light effect, spray does not.
5. High quality tinting films can withstand the heat, but spray will be damaged by it sooner or later.