Window Tint

Cbarnett1 · February 18, 2011

just curious what percent window tint chevy put on the back windows of the new silverados. i live in texas

vettelovralexand · February 18, 2011

If you look at the glass it says it on the front lower corner. 25% max is what mine say. The 13% on my front matches almost perfectly though because of the light coming in the windsheild.

Cbarnett1 · February 18, 2011

yeah i saw where it says 25% max but i just pulled off my 35% in the front and added 20% and now the front looks quite a bit darker. oh well, guess ill either leave it like that or go darker in the back

tyhuck · February 18, 2011

Ive always just told my guy that I want the front windows to match the back windows. He does all that figuring. I know the Texas standard has changed. It used to be 20%, now its like 25%. But, you cant tell the difference unless you compare side by side, which you basically have now. I think that the rear windows are 25% from the factory. I did have my S10 done and I told him to go a shade darker on the back than on the front. When I have my current truck done, thats what Im gonna do.

vettelovralexand · February 18, 2011

I wouldn't think 20% would look darker at all. Here is a picture of mine for reference of what mine looks like now.

Cbarnett1 · February 19, 2011

you cant hardly tell from the outside but from inside its pretty noticeable. gonna get the back done when i get back from vacation

GPGuy · February 19, 2011

I took my truck to the tint guy I deal with and he matched it damn near perfect. He used 20% but I forget the actually color he used. It wasn't your standard black.

vettelovralexand · February 19, 2011

Yeah, mine is HPC 13 which is Solarguard brand and means High Performance Charcoal, 13%.

focijoe · February 19, 2011

My 04 had 20% on the front windows and it matched great.

N2Black · February 19, 2011

I live in Texas also (Fort Hood). 25% is legal for the front. The best I found was 29%. It blends well with the back. Youmcan still see a difference but it better than 35%.

GPGuy · February 19, 2011

I think the trick is to find a good tint guy because I have found that the darkness and coloring varies greatly from one manufacturer to another.

Stex · February 22, 2011

Texas DPS tint laws:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/misc/faq/tint.htm

vettelovralexand · February 22, 2011

Oh, you wanna talk about legal tint...

bmp5484 · February 22, 2011

My tint guy I have been going to for years, has always used suntek brand 20% charcoal tint to match the rear windows in my last couple silverados. Never had any issues with the film fading, cracking, peeling etc. and it always matched perfectly.