here are some photos of mine with 20%....keep in mind these photos were taken at dusk so they are going to look darker.....the match perfects with the backs, i am now running 20% on the rear windows and hatch and then 5% on the fronts....now thats dark allllll day long where as the 20% would look like a dark smoke during the day instead of blackdogger37 said:
Thinking of Tinting Windows
I am thinking of tinting my windshield and my side windows in the front on my new Terrain. I would like to match the tint with what I have on my back window. Has anyone matched up the tint on the back for the front windows and were you pleased with the results? I live in TN and the state law says 35% but would like 27%.
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3M makes some stuff that is 90% and blocks a huge amount of heat....my local shop had a cool setup with 4 heat lamps with a bunch of types of tint including the 3M Crystalline film.....they put a 90% film on there which is nearly clear and blocks nearly all the heat, i had a 40% put on my windshield and it cost with $285 with labor.....i have standard 3M film (5% on fronts 20% on rears) on all my other windows because the crystalline stuff is so expensive but it was well worth it for the windshield because so much heat comes in through thereNoobNox said:3M does make a UV shield for the front window that is almost clear, but I think it's pretty expensive...
The 3M Crystalline is good stuff. I went 70% on the windshield and 40% on the front doors. I live in the Phoenix area where it gets above 110 degrees often and I can say it works well.equiNOX said:3M makes some stuff that is 90% and blocks a huge amount of heat....my local shop had a cool setup with 4 heat lamps with a bunch of types of tint including the 3M Crystalline film.....they put a 90% film on there which is nearly clear and blocks nearly all the heat, i had a 40% put on my windshield and it cost with $285 with labor.....i have standard 3M film (5% on fronts 20% on rears) on all my other windows because the crystalline stuff is so expensive but it was well worth it for the windshield because so much heat comes in through there
I got 20% on the front driver and passenger doors and its almost a perfect match. If you look on the back doors, I think they are 18% +/- something like 6%. It is pretty dark. I don't think I could drive it at night if it was much darker than that. But it looks goooood!
So I called my tint man and he said the choices I have are either 15 or 20%. Which do you feel will match the factory rears better?
deffinately go with 20% i found that in certain lights the 20% actually ended up being darker.....most of the time it matched perfectly.....i deffinately wouldnt go any darker than 20% if you are only doing the front windowsdogger37 said:So I called my tint man and he said the choices I have are either 15 or 20%. Which do you feel will match the factory rears better?
Depends on what Type/quality tint. The lifetime fade etc actually will have a slightly greenish hue due to metal in the tint. 15-20 is good. I did 16% on front and it matched great then I went another layer of 16, and went for super dark!! Now it's perfect!!
Sburngasser -- How do you even see out at night with 2 layers of 16?
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