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I'm looking to tint over the factory glaze of the rear window, which as best I can tell is 20% light transmission. My two options are dropping it to 16% or going with 4%. I'd love the look and privacy of the 4%, but obviously it'd be a little easier to see behind me at night with the 16%....

 

Any opinions? Experience? (I've already checked the local and state laws here, and they're both good to go for the back window)

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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My recommendation is leaving it alone. The factory dark tint is dark enough. You will run into serious night visibility problems with a very dark tint on the back windows.

C. Charles Hahn Senior Enthusiast

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I wouldn't go darker than 16% personally; having it at 4% would make your rear view mirror basically useless, kind of like driving a cargo van or something.

 

On my own truck, I just left the factory tint alone, but I did put 35% tint on the front doors (technically illegal, but I've never been hassled about it on any of my vehicles).

2009SierraZ71 Enthusiast

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On my 93 a put the darkest tint I could find on my back windows. I loved it. And then one night I backed into the neighbors car. Didn't even see it. But instead of removing the tint I added halogen fog lamps underneath that came on with the backup lights. Those really helped a lot and didn't look half bad since I mounted them way underneath behind the bumper. If you go too dark you may have some visibility issues at night - especially when backing up.

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I've been thinking about tinting the front windows to match the others. When you put 35% on the fronts did it match the rest of the windows?

 

I wouldn't go darker than 16% personally; having it at 4% would make your rear view mirror basically useless, kind of like driving a cargo van or something.

 

On my own truck, I just left the factory tint alone, but I did put 35% tint on the front doors (technically illegal, but I've never been hassled about it on any of my vehicles).

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I have double layered limo tint on the back glass and 20% on the sides. No problem.

C. Charles Hahn Senior Enthusiast

C. Charles Hahn

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I've been thinking about tinting the front windows to match the others. When you put 35% on the fronts did it match the rest of the windows?

 

I wouldn't go darker than 16% personally; having it at 4% would make your rear view mirror basically useless, kind of like driving a cargo van or something.

 

On my own truck, I just left the factory tint alone, but I did put 35% tint on the front doors (technically illegal, but I've never been hassled about it on any of my vehicles).

 

 

35% is one shade lighter than the factory tint, but it looks good anyway.

 

20% would match the factory tint.

DEV1ST8R Enthusiast

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I've been thinking about tinting the front windows to match the others. When you put 35% on the fronts did it match the rest of the windows?

 

The previous owner actually did the tinting, but I measured and the front door windows are 14% and the rear and back windows are 20%. You can't really see any difference from the outside, but you can tell the fronts are slightly darker than the rest from the inside.

DEV1ST8R Enthusiast

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I have double layered limo tint on the back glass and 20% on the sides. No problem.

 

WOW! So was that 2 layers of 5% on the back?

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I have double layered limo tint on the back glass and 20% on the sides. No problem.

 

WOW! So was that 2 layers of 5% on the back?

 

Yessir. 2 layers of 3M limo. I've done it to most of my trucks. I like the privacy. The sides are just a bit over legal here at 20% (legal is 35%).

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I have limo over factory tint on the daily driver Ford. the fronts are 20% The truck is darker. I like my tint dark.

 

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BadBowtie1 Enthusiast

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Living in some of the hottest states I always tinted my truck the darkest you can go. I mean you might as well get a can of black spray paint and go to town on the back three windows,and I like the front sides single limo and I have the front windshield tinted 35% but that's just me. Dont get me wrong if it wasn't for my backup cam I would not hook up my toy box to good.

khancock Enthusiast

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Limo or Double Limo, then get a backup camera :D

 

I had my last truck tinted for a bit and loved it but in NH its illegal to tint the drivers or passengers side front windows. After two tint tickets I decided it had to go :(

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