GT_80

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't solar tinted glass actually tinted? My window sticker on my new truck says solar tinted glass, but based on the pictures my truck does NOT have tinted rear windows- So I don't know if it is missed, or if Ford offers something like a solar coating but no tint.. I am picking up the truck today, and before I walk out with it, I need to know- If it's supposed to have tint, you better believe I am asking for some freebies cause this aint tinted!

runningW

Virtually all glass is "solar tinted" now. It may look like it is not tinted but it is. The "tint" is a UV coating that diminishes UV rays going into the cabin and damaging the materials etc. it does look tinted slightly if you hold up a normal piece of glass adjacent to it. It is a similar principle to glass used to protect documents in frames in museums although I'm sure the manufacturing techniques are different.

Not sure how the solar tint is made. Maybe someone else does. Enjoy your truck!

GT_80

Darn. I was hoping I could get free floormats or something out of this. I guess the actual dark tinit is called "Privacy glass"?

runningW

Just go in to the dealer and play dumb and act crazy. Maybe they will give U some free stuff to just get rid of you. 👍🏻😄

The privacy glass is the back glass.

Look at the pictures of your truck you posted. Look through the solar tinted windows to the background and you can see a slight green tinge compared with the background not covered by the Windows. That's the "solar tint".

My truck still heats up like an oven so it doesn't block the heat. I have a nice folding reflecting windshield cover that helps.

runningW

Your sticker says "color coordinated carpet". What does that mean? Is it actually blue to match the blue jeans? Would be cool if it did!

GT_80

no it matches the seats- its gray. They say that because you can still get a higher optioned truck with steel wheels and a rubber floor covering versus carpet to save a few bucks. They had and FX4 with rubber flooring, and ugly steel work wheels. I was like whats the point? But I guess if I were to offroad it, or use it as a business truck I would want to change my wheels and would want rubber flooring so I would like the savings...

runningW

I like carpet and my truck goes through nasty dirty winters. Husky Mats or weather tech keeps the carpets new. 👍🏻. Rubber floors seems like a downgrade to me lol.

GT_80

yet if you have carpet and cover it completely up with floor mats, does it really matter? My 2004 avalanche I had husky liners on both sides, on the center hump, and across the whole back cargo area... At that point, you put a rubber mat over all the carpet... Other than resale value, I don't think carpet it that much greater than a full rubber mat. I am probably one of the few that wants a less optioned truck- I had auto climate control in my AVY, and it broke repeatedly. I had power seats in my avalance, but once they are set, you don't move them. I had an in dash nav system with dvd (aftermarket) and I was more distracted using that than I was using my Iphone nav with bluetooth...

I like nice amenities like power windows, locks, cruise, tilt steering, and anything else that just works.

gregsf150stx

DUH! "color coordinated" to the inside interior, which would probably mean black or grey.

Geist1911

From what I understand most of that glass is just colored glass rather than tinted against UV, but that's in direct contradiction to what someone else here posted so now I'm not so sure.

Personally I darkened my back windows a lot and the front a little (rigorous tint laws here). My son seems a lot happier in the back with it darkened out and it definitely seems cooler back there, of course I have the flow through console which was a must for me.