Its stock.

 

So it appears that most people are having 20% on their trucks to match the rear window. That was what I was leaning toward, but I just thought that I would ask others to find out what they have I'm in Wisconsin and I believe that we are allowed up to 50% on the side windows here and 35% on the rear. I would never go that dark though.

 

From what I just quickly searched, I don't think any state allows front windows to be darker than 25%. So anybody putting 20% on the front to match the rears is technically breaking the tint law. It's a stupid law imo, but that's another argument.

For Wisconsin, you can do 50% on the front, 35% on the back side, and 35% on the rear window as well. If you like the brow, you can do that but it must be above the AS1 line.

 

I just got mine done with 18% front and rear. For me it's still too light. However everyones preference is different. On my 2015 Explorer I had 5% over the rears which came out to 1.5% over the rears and 20% on the front as well as 50% on the windshield. Looked awesome and functioned very well.

Those that say a tinted windshield is unsafe - try it before you knock it. I think 50% was border line annoying at night. I had 70% on my fusion but new tint shop didn't offer same product/shade so Iwent with 50%. I think 60% would have been perfect between ease of seeing and dark enough for ultimate privacy.

I have the glass roof on my screw so that makes the inside appear lighter than what it really is when it comes to tint. That's why I'm thinking I should have gone darker. Oh well. I'll get the windshield done later this year and see how well it darkens things up.

Tint comes in two forms. "clear" for protection/heat reduction or smoked for protection/heat reduction & privacy.


Most if not all states allow any shade tint on the back windows. Hell you could replace the back windows with plywood for all they care as long as your vehicle has functional side mirrors.

I loved the 1.5% back windows on my Explorer. It was like black plexiglass. Couldn't see anything inside no matter how hard you tried - even on a bright sunny california day.

 

18% fronts and 18% over rears (unknown what rears come out to be % wise).

Of course lighting conditions, sunlight, clouds, yada yada yada will all have an affect on how tint looks.

A smoke glass (dark throughout entire glass) will always have a different look than glass with a dark film on it. Just the nature of the beast.

 

I think ours is 26% front, nothing allowed on the windowshield except a brow, and back rear doors and rear glass have no darkness limit. I put 5% limo tint on my wife's car. (Texas)

 

I got my truck used with Llumar tint installed by the previous owner along with window rain guards. I'm not sure exactly how much % they are tinted. I know he just tinted the driver and passenger side windows. At some angles it looks like they match the back windows, at other angles they look lighter than the back windows. Hard to tell...these are the first tinted windows that I have had on a car/truck. I keep my car parked outside all day while I'm at work (I live in coastal Georgia) and keep it parked in my garage at night/weekends. I'm not sure if anything could really keep the heat at bay down here...

 

I'm just jealous that your truck fits in the garage. I'm too scared to even test my 4x4, it sure looks close to the top of the door.

 

If you're tinting for purposes of heat reduction, be aware the rear windows and back glass are just colored glass and not tinted. So they offer no blocking of UV/IR. If you want to reduce heat inside the cab, you would have to tint all the windows with some kind of film that has UV/IR protection in it. The windshield is probably the biggest source of heat in the cab. I ended up going 20% on the fronts, 70% on the windshield, and after tinting, the rear and back glass are about 5%. No laws regarding rear windows and back glass.

 

Light colored vehicles and keeping the windows cracked are the only things that help...unless you park in the shade or in a garage.