Tint guides

How to pick a shade, where the legal limits are, and what separates hue from reflectivity. The things worth knowing before you walk into a shop.

• How to choose a tint shade (VLT)

  What 70, 50, 40, 30, 15 and 5 percent actually look like — and why the same film looks different in every photo.

• Korean window tint law, explained

  Where the 70% windshield and 40% front-side limits come from, how they are measured, and which windows are unregulated.

• Hue vs. reflectivity

  Charcoal, neutral, green, blue, bronze — and why colour and mirror finish tend to arrive together.

• Before you book: a checklist

  How to decide the per-window combination, and what to ask the installer.

• Tesla Model Y: window-by-window

  Large glass area, panoramic roof, heat-formed curves — what to watch for on a Model Y.