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BeauJames	Tinting a shield		Lead	[-]
HSATF Road Captain Posts: 388 04/15/07 10:17 AM Road Captain	Tags : None I may be nuts for even thinking about it, but I have been considering having my shield completely tinted, not totally dark but dark enough to give it a more custom look and something different. I have the OEM shield so I look over it vs. through it. I like the look of the tinted shield on the HD Streeglide fairings. Thought it might set off the black bike with a dark shield with the chrome mounts. Opinions? Upstate, SC 1998 Black and Chrome (the sexiest color) Patriot Guard Riders of South Carolina "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans"
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3990 04/15/07 11:24 AM	You do know that Clearview makes a tinted version of the factory shield, don't you? It would be very difficult to get the tint film to contour to the omni directional shape of the T's windshield (meaning that it curves in all directions). On car windows that have an omni directional glass, they lay the tint in narrow strips which overlap one another at the edges. Then they use a razor blade to trip off the overlaps. While this is OK on hard glass, it would damage the softer plastic on the T's windshield where the razor blade was used. If you really want a tinted shield, my suggestion would be the Clearview, or maybe an after market shield entirely. Here is their link. If you recognize the Black T in the top photo, then it is Stephens T's bike. But don't say anything to him about it. It just might go to his head, which is already 2 sizes bigger since becoming a T owner. http://www.clearviewshields.com/shop/product.php?id=28 Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) Last Edited By: bamaTrider 04/15/07 11:34 AM. Edited 2 times.
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alepel		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8217 04/15/07 12:14 PM	Stan....I never noticed that vented windshield on Stephens T before. I just checked the old pictures on the forum and noticed it was not there. He must have added it after the photos. I like it. alepel
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mktobob		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2320 04/15/07 12:22 PM	Clearview offers the vent for an extra $48.00. Not a bad price. http://www.clearviewshields.com/shop/product.php?id=28
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BeauJames		#4	[url]	[-]
HSATF Road Captain Posts: 388 04/15/07 3:37 PM Road Captain	bamaTrider wrote: You do know that Clearview makes a tinted version of the factory shield, don't you? It would be very difficult to get the tint film to contour to the omni directional shape of the T's windshield (meaning that it curves in all directions). On car windows that have an omni directional glass, they lay the tint in narrow strips which overlap one another at the edges. Then they use a razor blade to trip off the overlaps. While this is OK on hard glass, it would damage the softer plastic on the T's windshield where the razor blade was used. If you really want a tinted shield, my suggestion would be the Clearview, or maybe an after market shield entirely. Here is their link. If you recognize the Black T in the top photo, then it is Stephens T's bike. But don't say anything to him about it. It just might go to his head, which is already 2 sizes bigger since becoming a T owner. http://www.clearviewshields.com/shop/product.php?id=28 Stan See...I knew I didn't want to do this. All I had to do was quit listening to the evil voices in my head. I had totally forgotten about hew difficult it is to attach tinting to curved surfaces. I did look at the clearview shields but I was thinking about much darker. Oh well, it's raining here today. Just need to be happy watching Jr kicking butt and taking names. Upstate, SC 1998 Black and Chrome (the sexiest color) Patriot Guard Riders of South Carolina "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans"
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Stephens T		#5	[url]	[-]
HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 210 05/21/07 3:22 PM Tail Gunner	i heard that mr. wingdinger stan i had them put the vent in when i ordered the windshield. sure is a nice addition. only problem is every know and then a bug will fly threw it and smack me right in the face.
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