Elk Grove is about 30 minutes from our shop via Hwy 99, and that long, flat corridor offers nothing to break up the sun. Low light pours through the windshield — the biggest, most heat-prone piece of glass on your vehicle — mile after mile. We specialize in windshield treatments that ease that relentless glare and lower cabin heat while keeping your forward view clear and fully compliant with California law.
Elk Grove is SUV and minivan country, and those big windshields bring in a lot of sun. For the full windshield we install a clear, high-VLT ceramic IR film. Because it stays near-clear, it passes California's visible-light requirement with ease while rejecting solar heat and blocking 99% of UV. The Avery Dennison Encore Supreme IR film is non-metallic, so it won't interfere with GPS, toll tags, or the lane-keeping cameras common on family vehicles.
For the direct overhead sun on Hwy 99's open stretches, California allows a tinted strip along the top of the windshield, above the AS-1 line — about the top 4-5 inches. We computer-cut that legal top strip and pair it with the clear IR film for a complete solution: less squinting on the long commute, a cooler cabin for the whole family, and a clean factory look. Same-day roll-down means the trip back to Elk Grove is comfortable right away.
