hey, i want to match my two front windows with my back, factory-tinted windows. i have heard that the back windows are 15%? is this true?? also, here is a picture of my truck if that helps.

 

its between 15 and 20, just get some limo black 20% and it will match pretty good. Just be sure to not get the tint with the greenish tint to it

 

I had my front windows timted to match the back and the shop told me that it was 20%. My truck is black...which will be a bit different than white...but it is close.

 

agreed at 20%. Llumar would be a good brand. 3M too. Ask the shops around you what brands they use. I'm not a fan of sunguard. seems to turn purple too fast.

 

The shop that tinted my truck used Llumar.

 

Too late. Got green. :o

 

i used solargard 20% smoke on my 2005 tacoma and on my new F150, had it on the taco for 2 years no problems with fading/purple/peeling etc... check out the pic, just had it done this week, i think its a very close match-more pix in my gallery

 

i hate that green ****! i had that put on my front windows and had it pulled off a week later! i didn't know that about sungard tho, wouldn't of had it put on if i did... oh well... when it purples, i'll pull it off and put a better film on. BTW, what is a good really dark at 5% tint that looks black, but lasts for a good while?

 

ok, i'll agree at somewhere between 15-20. should i let a shop put it on or should i do it myself?

 

if you've never done it before i would say at least get someone who knows what they are doing... a good tint job can make your ride look awesome, but a bad one looks bad and can be a major pain in the @$$, good luck

 

I just had my 2 front windows tinted, went with 35 and they told me the back was 20 as well. we are not supposed to go darker than 50 around here, the law. It was only $149.00 for lifetime warranty 3m

 

If you're a handy guy I think you could do it yourself. I just did the front windows of my 04 Supercrew and it turned out pretty well. I ordered from snaptint.com. I would highly recommend them. It only cost me $35 shipped for the front windows and snaptint gives you a lifetime warranty on the film.

I got Solarguard Smoke 20% and it's a darn good match. Looks the same from the outside, from the inside there's a slight difference in color but you'll never get a perfect match. The cool thing about snaptint.com is that they precut it to the exact shape of your window, no trimming required! You do have to tuck it below the rubber seal at the bottom of the window though. Only took me about 45 min for the whole job, glad I didn't pay a shop 4x more to have it done.

Just depends on how comfortable you feel with trying it. I figured it was worth a shot, for $35 if I screwed it up I wouldn't have felt bad about taking it off then going to a shop. I'll try to take some pics this weekend if you're interested. It's going to be nice today and tomorrow so I'm going to detail the Screw!

 

I went with 20% in the front by a shop. No bubbles and it looks great. Out the door for only $75 w/ lifetime warranty.

 

I did 5% over 20% on my '01 Supercrews front doors, and did 5% on the rear windows with factory privacy tint. & I only clean them with water.

 

I had 20% installed on the front 2 windows, it ran about $60-70