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Herrin811 12-10-2005 12:49 PM

Window Tint
 
Anybody know the color and % of factory privacy glass??

scarecrow 12-10-2005 01:38 PM

i had my fronts tinted w/ 13% and it is Edit near a perfect match to the rear windows...but keep in mind i have a cap on my truck w/ tinted windows so my cab inside is darker....

firemanram 12-10-2005 01:54 PM

I had 20% put on mine ,but doesn't match factory. My buddy ,that installs tint ,said 15% was factory match.

t-15 firefighter 12-10-2005 02:51 PM

Factory tint is around 15%. Do it like I did mine... Tint it all the way around 5%. It will look sweet on your black truck.

Britt

:)

TxDiesel007 12-10-2005 03:10 PM

Yup..

35 percent is the legal limit in texas in the front windows. I had my fronts and rear windows tinted to 20 percent tho. i will be honest i have trouble at times seeing at night, and i have issues with the local DPS officers around here as well as the cops. But it is nice to have my privacy, and keep out the hot hot sun here in Ldo. :D so it has its pro's and con's..... Im happy with it tho...

Tx

Herrin811 12-10-2005 05:09 PM

Whoever at DC decided to put clear glass between two tinted windows is an idiot [yuk] [yuk] So hen I spec'd my truck I insisted on the sliding rear window, since it ais the only way to get tinted back glass... I wanna have the fronts match the rear windows....I dont wanna go crazy with the 5% thing, since in illinois ANY aftermarket tint is illegal...Period, The End...I dont think I'll have any hassle around here anyway...None of the cops around here, save for maybe a couple of troopers, have tint meters....However northern IL is another story...

Timmay2 12-10-2005 07:00 PM


Originally Posted by TxDiesel007
i will be honest i have trouble at times seeing at night,

I have factory tint glass and have a hell of a time backing up at night in a not-so-well lit environment.

I wouldnt consider anything darker for safety purposes.

12PACK 12-10-2005 09:51 PM


Originally Posted by Timmay2
I have factory tint glass and have a hell of a time backing up at night in a not-so-well lit environment.

A few months ago, I talked to a guy who had his side windows tinted. He said it was a real bear backing up at night using the mirrors.

SolarYellow05 12-10-2005 10:42 PM

I have 20% over the rear doors, 5% on the front doors, and two sheets of 5% on the back glass due to the back glass not being tinted from the factory. I have no problem backing up. You just have to roll the windows down enough to see the mirrors at night. The front and rear match almost perfect.

Timmay2 12-10-2005 11:34 PM


Originally Posted by 12PACK
A few months ago, I talked to a guy who had his side windows tinted. He said it was a real bear backing up at night using the mirrors.

Wouldnt doubt it. Unfamiliar areas even with factory tint ill stick my head out the window. Im 21 so my eyes arent gone quite yet. [dummy]

Herrin811 12-26-2005 05:26 PM

I was looking on ebay and there are pre-cut kits....Anyone done this themselves? I hate paying for something I can screw up on my own [duhhh] How difficult is it?

graphitecumnz 12-26-2005 08:15 PM

I have 20% on the fronts and it can be a bear to see out of them at night, especially for backing up but I think a set of auxiliary backup lights would cure that.

Herrin811 12-26-2005 08:18 PM


Originally Posted by graphitecumnz
I have 20% on the fronts and it can be a bear to see out of them at night, especially for backing up but I think a set of auxiliary backup lights would cure that.


well i have the lights, so thats not a problem


my wife has like 10% wall to wall on her car, and neither of us complain a bit...I dont think 15% will be too much

I think alot has to do with the dash lights...If they're bright, you get alot of reflection, etc...I like my lights dim anyway, so I shouldnt have problems

AggiePhil 12-28-2005 02:44 PM


Originally Posted by t-7 firefighter
Factory tint is around 15%. Do it like I did mine... Tint it all the way around 5%. It will look sweet on your black truck.

Britt

:)

Your truck looks amazing!

67HotRod 12-28-2005 03:03 PM

Our little local pd is getting light meters, great. Fat suckers....


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