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Why do Kenyans love tinted windows?
MugundaMan
#1 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:14:31 AM
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I have never got it.
Why the love for tinted windows?
Is there a particular reason?
I live in a small gated community and 80% of residents have tinted windows on their cars.
Mine are clear as day. Perhaps I am the only one with nothing to hide!


Typical tinted windows car

subaru
#2 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:22:19 AM
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Could one of your neighbours be having a tinted compressor whose video was on social media a few weeks back
Chaka
#3 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:22:50 AM
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@MugundaMan,
Good question..mine are also clear.The windows are also supposed to keep the car cool inside..I don't know whether that is true.

MugundaMan wrote:
I have never got it.
Why the love for tinted windows?
Is there a particular reason?
I live in a small gated community and 80% of residents have tinted windows on their cars.
Mine are clear as day. Perhaps I am the only one with nothing to hide!


Typical tinted windows car


Horton
#4 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:27:45 AM
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Joined: 8/30/2007
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Location: Nairobi
Chaka wrote:
@MugundaMan,
Good question..mine are also clear.The windows are also supposed to keep the car cool inside..I don't know whether that is true.

MugundaMan wrote:
I have never got it.
Why the love for tinted windows?
Is there a particular reason?
I live in a small gated community and 80% of residents have tinted windows on their cars.
Mine are clear as day. Perhaps I am the only one with nothing to hide!


Typical tinted windows car





Due to the
1. heat tints protect the cars interior
2. Security
3. Apparent “cool factor”
4. Coz the dealership threw in a window tint with the car 😁
MugundaMan
#5 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:21:11 PM
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subaru wrote:
Could one of your neighbours be having a tinted compressor whose video was on social media a few weeks back


He he he nope, what happened?
MugundaMan
#6 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:24:39 PM
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@Chaka & Horton
I would imagine the tint would trap even more heat inside a warm car and cook the seats and occupants even more. Solar ovens and heaters are usually painted black on the inside to trap incoming heat.
As for security, I would think tint would make things insecure because the gangstas would imagine something valuable is hidden inside!
kayhara
#7 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:29:14 PM
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Horton wrote:
Chaka wrote:
@MugundaMan,
Good question..mine are also clear.The windows are also supposed to keep the car cool inside..I don't know whether that is true.

MugundaMan wrote:
I have never got it.
Why the love for tinted windows?
Is there a particular reason?
I live in a small gated community and 80% of residents have tinted windows on their cars.
Mine are clear as day. Perhaps I am the only one with nothing to hide!


Typical tinted windows car





Due to the
1. heat tints protect the cars interior
2. Security
3. Apparent “cool factor”
4. Coz the dealership threw in a window tint with the car 😁

I have tinted every window in my car even the windscreen is tinted, why did I do this except for the fact that many mombasans have done it?
1-Heat and sun the tint keeps out most sun a heat and this keeps the car mint, I recently sold my toyota 110 at the same price I got it
Thanks to tint and AC.
2- Privacy I feel more comfortable in a tinted car not for security or anything but just privacy, especially from looks from wananchi in
matatus with their judging looks (mmmmh kaone na gari ya loan)
Clear windows make it seem like you are outside, or in a house with no curtains .
-if you are carrying bibi number 2 nobody has to see you can move stealthy.
3-Security if I park my car somewhere not very safe the tint keeps the opportunistic thief away as the can't see into the car, you can comfortably leave some valuables in the car.
4-Also for security it's hard for one to tell how many people are inthe car.
5-I sing alot inthe car and dance around in my seat, I surely do this because I know just like the shower I can't be seen
To Each His Own
obiero
#8 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:30:45 PM
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MugundaMan wrote:
@Chaka & Horton
I would imagine the tint would trap even more heat inside a warm car and cook the seats and occupants even more. Solar ovens and heaters are usually painted black on the inside to trap incoming heat.
As for security, I would think tint would make things insecure because the gangstas would imagine something valuable is hidden inside!

Chief wacha kutusumbua bana.. Gari si ni yangu.. Anyways, I did mine and hers for the UV protection..

MugundaMan
#9 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:42:49 PM
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obiero wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
@Chaka & Horton
I would imagine the tint would trap even more heat inside a warm car and cook the seats and occupants even more. Solar ovens and heaters are usually painted black on the inside to trap incoming heat.
As for security, I would think tint would make things insecure because the gangstas would imagine something valuable is hidden inside!

Chief wacha kutusumbua bana.. Gari si ni yangu.. Anyways, I did mine and hers for the UV protection..


Laughing out loudly
Pole broda.
Was just curious. UV protection makes sense.
MugundaMan
#10 Posted : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:46:23 PM
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kayhara wrote:
-if you are carrying bibi number 2 nobody has to see you can move stealthy.



I think this is the reason that makes the most sense. Kumbe it's because there are slayqueens hidden humo humo! Salaalee!
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