Tint scheduled for this weekend. Not sure what percent I want to go?

[93civej1]

So, I am scheduled for this weekend to get my truck tinted. The back doors and back glass are just the factory tint.
What percent could I do on the front doors to blend pretty good?
I am also trying to decide if I want to do the front windshield or not. Thoughts on that? If i do, I am looking at maybe 50%. I am torn on doing it, as I dont feel that I see the best at night sometimes with the jeep lighting.

Any pic examples would be greatly appreciated. Yes I have searched here and there, but not found too too many pics.

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[Jeep-A-Kneez]

Ya need to check with what's legal in your area and go from there.

 

[sharpsicle]

50% to me is pretty minimal.

Tennessee lets you go down to a 35% tint. I would think that you'd probably be happy close to that.

If memory serves, the factory Jeep tint on the rear doors is somewhere around 20-25%. Unfortunately it's not legal for you to do that on the fronts (not that you can't...)

 

[sharpsicle]

For reference to all, here's a great infographic on legal tint levels:

 

[sdk131]

I went with 25% Llumar ceramic up front and to my eye it looks like an exact match to the back. This was recommended by thte tint shop that does a lot of jeeps when I mentioned I wanted as close of a match as possible. As noted above...up to you to determine legality and your "comfort" with possibly being hassled by the police in your area.

 

[93civej1]

Thanks, not really worried too much about the legal aspect.

 

[Renegade]

I went with 35 on the front sides and am happy. It's not quite as dark as the back, but I can still see out to the side when backing. I don't like having to roll the windows down to see the side mirrors when backing at night. If I was to do the front, I would do 70.

 

[Aonarch]

I'm an odd ball and prefer Llumar 80 Blue tint on the windshield. It will make the rest of your windows slightly darker as well.

I'd go 32-35% on the front, factory on the rears, then 80 Blue on the windshield.

 

[Undecided]

My front are 35% and here’s a few photos at angles to show comparisons to back factory tint. I think it blends well enough and not too dark I can't see.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

I got 35% on the the four doors and 5% on the back glass. The 35% was what the dealership did. I had the 35% stripped off the the back glass and I had it done 5% at my local shop. In NC you can do the back windows and back glass as dark as you want but the front 2 have to be legal 35% and none is legal on the front glass. I've been in a vehicle with 20% all around including the front glass, it.was pretty darn hard to see out. My 2017 mustang had 5% done all around but none on the front glass and i had to roll the windows down at night to see out the sides sometimes. I'm thinking about going to 20% on the 4 doors eventually but I wouldn't personally go any darker if you want to be able to see at night l, especially if you are considering doing the front glass.

Here's a picture of mine

Night image

Back glass

Also for reference the BMW 440i in the picture has 20% on the side glass and 5% on the rear glass.

 

[aceisback]

My front are 35% and here’s a few photos at angles to show comparisons to back factory tint. I think it blends well.

I personally do not like Sting Grey at all, but yours sir is quite bad ass!

 

[Undecided]

I personally do not like Sting Grey at all, but yours sir is quite bad ass!

Thank you! It was not my first pick either(wanted Punk'n), but it gave me a good base to use orange at least. Hopefully next time I am in market they have a bright color I like - the gray is a love/hate with me. Changes based on lighting.

 

[Phishs]

I went 20% on the front two as I always do and they match pretty good.

 

[SquirrelNuts]

I've been going 20% on my last 3 vehicles, which should be a "perfect" match for the factory rears on Jeeps. I really like it during the day time (especially summer). Noticeably cooler on the arm than the 35% we did on my wife's Yukon.

But... night time can suck with the 20%. I often need to put my window(s) down to see as well as I want to in certain situations (unlit intersections, backing into my garage, etc). But to be fair, the 35% can be difficult at night too - for me its right on that edge of not needing to put your window down though.

My tint guy told me that doing 50% on the windshield and 35% on the doors would give the external looks of about 20%. I considered trying that, but worry that every time the windshield cracks, I then need to get it re-tinted... and... windshield tint tickets are a separate ticket. So you could get a ticket for both the sides and shield in one stop...

 

[93civej1]

My front are 35% and here’s a few photos at angles to show comparisons to back factory tint. I think it blends well enough and not too dark I can't see.

Looks good on the second pic. The first it doesnt really look like it has tint?

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