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title: "Car Window Tint in Mountain View | Oka's Car Care"
description: "Automotive window tinting in Mountain View: carbon, ceramic and IR-rejecting films, cut to each window and installed in-shop."
url: https://okascarcare.com/services/window-tinting
lang: en
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# Car window tinting in Mountain View

Premium films designed for privacy, comfort, UV protection, and heat rejection.

## Film tiers

Oka sees the vehicle, then sends a written quote. The quote is the price.

### Carbon Series

Color-stable film with a rich black finish and strong glare control.

### Ceramic Series

Nano-ceramic film that keeps out more of the heat, for a cooler cabin.

### IR Ultimate

Rejects up to 95% of infrared heat, the most of the three films, for the coolest cabin on a hot day.

## See the shade on the vehicle

The number is how much light gets through. Fronts stay at California's 70% limit.

Rear windows

### California tint law, in plain words

- Front side windows: clear film only, and at least 70% of light must still get through, factory glass included.
- Rear side windows: any shade.
- Back window: any shade, when the vehicle has mirrors on both sides.
- Windshield: only a strip across the top 4 inches. The rest stays clear.
- Not allowed: red, blue or amber film, and mirror-like metallic film.
- Exemption: a signed doctor's note allows darker front windows.

Oka installs to the law and checks the factory glass first, since some vehicles already sit near the 70% line before any film goes on.

## Cooler inside, cut to the glass

Depending on the film, up to 60% of the solar heat and up to 99% of the UV stay out, along with the glare.

### Up to 99% UV blocked

Film filters the UV that fades and cracks the interior.

### Up to 60% less solar heat

Ceramic and IR films keep out more of the sun's heat than carbon film.

### Daytime privacy

Harder to see in, easy to see out.

### Clean edges, checked

Applied with clean edges, and every window checked before pickup.

## How tint is installed

### 1. Consultation

Pick the film and the shade for the look, the heat and the privacy you want.

### 2. Glass preparation

Cleaned and decontaminated so nothing sits between the film and the glass.

### 3. Installation

Cut and heat-shrunk to each window, with clean edges.

### 4. Final inspection

Every window checked for gaps, dust and edge lift before pickup.

## Window tint questions

### How much does window tint cost?

It depends on the film and the number of windows. Written price after Oka knows the vehicle.

### What is legal in California?

Front side windows: clear film only, and at least 70% of light must still get through, factory glass included. Rear side windows: any shade. Back window: any shade, when the vehicle has mirrors on both sides. Windshield: only a strip across the top 4 inches. The rest stays clear. Not allowed: red, blue or amber film, and mirror-like metallic film. Exemption: a signed doctor's note allows darker front windows.

### How long until I can roll the windows down?

A few days, while the film cures to the glass. Oka tells you the wait for the film you choose.

### How much heat and UV does it block?

Up to 99% of the UV and up to 60% of the solar heat, and IR Ultimate up to 95% of the infrared heat. The exact numbers depend on the film and the shade you choose.

### Do you tint Teslas?

Yes, the same films and the same care as any other vehicle. Ask Oka about the glass roof.

## Often done together

- Residential Window Film: Films made for house windows, from the same installer.
- Ceramic Coating: Glass coating on the windshield, so rain clears without the wipers working hard.
- Detailing Packages: Interiors get tinted and cleaned in one visit.

## Pick a shade, get a price

Call, text or send the form. Oka replies the same business day.

### Photographs on this page

- Acura Integra in white with tinted glass — Oka's Car Care, Mountain View
- White sedan seen from the front, with 35% tint on the rear windows and 70% on the front windows
- Toyota SUV in silver — Oka's Car Care, Mountain View
- Tesla Model Y in red at the Oka's Car Care shop door, Mountain View