I have the Xpel clear on my windshield and it absolutely works. Cuts out all the heat and saves your interior from fade. Make sure you go to a reputable shop that uses a quality film.
I have it on my F150 and I don't like it. It is supposed to be clear, but it is slightly purple tint to it.
In AZ, and yes it makes a huge difference. I had mine tinted before I drove it off the lot. (dealer's price on ceramic was about $100 less than the independent shops.) Did max legal on the sides (35%) and took the rears down to 20%.
When I had mine installed, the shop had a display that had a heat lamp with various glasses with ceramic tint behind it to switch in behind the heat lamp. Noticeable difference with good ceramic tint. I did all of my windows with various darknesses of ceramic tint (legal limit on the 2 side doors, and darkest possible on the rest of the windows). Didn't opt for the clear stuff on the windshield here in Texas. My reasoning is that I use a reflective sun shield on the windshield when parked, and since our Broncos have notoriously vertical windshields, clear ceramic on it would likely be wasted with the first needed windshield replacement. Happy with my choice so far...
yes quality ceramic film will block heat. What I always tell clients is that if you park in the sun for 8 hours, when you get in it will still be hot. It’s more of a driving comfort. You wont feel the heat while your driving. Also great for if you have kids in the back it will block glare as well.
Same reasoning. I've already replaced one windshield, and the sun shield I bought with my points is very good.
70-80% vlt (visible light transmission) is good choice for the windshield, not so dark to where it's hard to see out at night almost invisible during the day and cuts a lot of heat out. The ceramic nanotechnology offers a higher infrared heat rejection over your traditional dyed films or metalized. But for side windows you might consider going darker depending on state laws
I live in southern oregon, we get about 300 days of sun per year and not many of those are 90+. It helps a ton especially if the vehicle sits during the day in the hot sun. It was one of the first mods I did and took care of all windows and windshield.
