Anybody tint their suv moonroof? Any shattering?

Seems like there is a perception that moonroofs are susceptible to shattering while side windows are not.

This doesn’t sound right to me. On the other hand, seems like a moonroof would be subject to sagging forces. And I know doubled panes Home windows are subject to cracking or hazing.

Thoughts?

No direct knowledge, but many on the F150 forum have tinted the panoramic roofs on the crew cab trucks with no issue.

IIRC, my Civic & my sister's Accord both had tinted sunroofs as well.

If anything tint should make it less of a shatter risk.

It’s just a sheet of plastic that adheres to the glass. I’d think it’d be more likely to keep the glass together even if it did get broken. Short of some sort of binding in the mechanism or chemical reaction to soap, water and plastic; I can’t figure out how it could hurt.

Agree. Film on the glass if it shatters is better.

But curious if the tint makes it more prone to shattering, perhaps similar to double paned windows.

Seems like tint should be a non issue.

I have owned several limousines with tinted roofs. Never had one break.

I always tint the moonroof in my vehicles and have never had a single issue. If it's going to shatter it's not because of the tint.

Sunroofs seem to be a problem all by themselves. I lost the sunroof in my 2013 Accord with about 5,000 miles on the clock. It was in the middle of February in Montana so heat wasn't the culprit. The thing just exploded like a rifle shot as I was driving 55 on the highway.

Glass scratched the crap out of my trunk lid as the thing disintegrated.

I immediately drove to the Honda shop where I promptly wasntold to get screwed. I made some noise and the service manager called Honda who said they would cover me. At the time I owned 3 Hondas.

About 10 days later, my car was done but the scratches remain. I sold the car within about 90 days. I was very displeased to have to raise hell at I a dealership that I had been loyal to. When they said they never heard of a sunroof blowing out, that was an out and out lie.

2 years later I only have my S2000 and I don't plan to grace the door of a Honda dealership in the future. If they would have started out calling Honda initially and offered to fix the scratches, I'd probably bought a new Honda rather than a Mazda - but they tried to BS me.

If I would have had tint on the sunroof, I'm sure I wouldn't have gotten a new sunroof under warranty as the thin plastic caused the fault - in their minds. But it probably would have held together and not scratched the crap out of my trunk.

I had the windows tinted in my new Mazda - but not the sunroof.

Mike

Never heard of such a thing.

Have tinted every one I've ever owned, six I think, across multiple manufacturers (including my 4runner).

The problem with tenting windows is when you are driving in the stakes.