Automotive tinting specifics
Light Sensor Cutout
Light sensor cutout is a small unfilmed area on the windscreen behind the rearview mirror, preserving the ambient-light sensor that controls automatic headlights and dimming.
Most modern cars have an ambient light sensor (and often a rain sensor) mounted on the inside of the windscreen near the rearview mirror base. The sensor reads through a small clear window in the windscreen.
If aftermarket film covers the sensor, automatic headlights can switch on during the day or auto-dimming features stop working. Quality installations cut a precise opening — typically 3–5 cm — around the sensor housing.
Plotter-cut patterns include these openings by vehicle model. We never improvise; the pattern matches what the manufacturer designed for.