Window film for Murthal highway driving, day and night

Murthal is a stretch of NH-44 lined with dhabas, the university campus and a lot of fast traffic. Whether you live here, study here or stop for parathas on a weekend drive from Delhi, you spend a long time on an open highway with the sun coming through the side glass.

Long trips are where film helps most. The cabin stays cooler, the AC works less hard and your arm does not cook on the driver's side window.

On the way back from Murthal late at night, you are dealing with truck headlights, unlit tractor trolleys and, in winter, thick fog. Dark film makes all of that harder to see. This is a big part of why the law limits it.

Under CMVR Rule 100, the windscreen and rear glass need at least 70 percent visible light transmission, and the side windows at least 50 percent. Police on NH-44 do stop cars with dark film. We stay inside the limit on every window.

We see plenty of cars that come in with film fitted years ago, often after a challan on the highway. Old film usually comes off in strips and leaves glue on the glass, which has to be cleaned off fully before anything new can go on.

On the rear glass we take extra care around the thin defogger lines, since scraping too hard can break them. Once the glass is clean, we fit a light carbon or ceramic film. Most owners are surprised that the new legal film keeps the car about as cool as the old dark one did.

We fit the film at our Sonipat studio, a short drive along NH-44. The glass is cleaned, film is cut and shaped to each window and laid on the inside with a slip solution. Most cars take a few hours.

Afterwards, keep the windows up for 3 to 5 days, longer in cold weather. A little haze at first is normal. Clean the inside with a soft cloth and an ammonia-free cleaner. If you also want protection against highway stone chips, read about PPF for Murthal cars, or see our window tinting guide.