how much tint is too much for a stock gen 9

[tomtoc]

i can get my windows tinted for about $70 with this 1/2 price gift certificate.

i know nothing about tint other than there's a few %'s.

i don't want to go so dark that it looks like i needs subs inside, or some big lift, but i don't want to go so light that it's a waste of money.

anyone have a good percent and/or some pics of a fairly stock tinted gen 9?

 

[TexasNomad]

Well usually people go with the darkest tint in the back window and the darkest the law allows on all the other windows..
As for a %'s I have not a clue maybe one of the more knowledgeable guys can give you that.

 

[CaFordDude]

I have 5% all the way around

 

[tomtoc]

I have 5% all the way around

that looks good on your truck (lift, wheels, etc), but i'm afraid it'd looks silly on mine

EDIT: here's a pic (i need some newer pics)
this is when i bought it. imagine it cleaner and without the running boards

EDIT 2: this one's a little better, but in the dark

 

[TexasNomad]

I don't think tint has any thing to do with what mods you might or might not have.
I think dark tint looks good on any car or truck also some states have laws on window tint you all so might want to check on that.

 

[CaFordDude]

I think make the back windows as dark as you want them to be then make the front 1 shade lighter.

ALSO look into what your states laws are. In CA it is ILLEGAL to have any film front of the drivers seat. Many other states do allow a certain percentage though.

 

[tomtoc]

pretty sure MO can have any % on the back, but only 35% on the front side windows. i don't plan on doing anything to the windshield

 

[CaFordDude]

Ok if this article is accurate here are your legal limits.

Window Tinting Limited by Missouri Law
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/23854/window_tinting_limited_by_missouri.html
The law allows windows to the immediate left and right of the driver to be tinted to 35 percent, with a margin of error to plus or minus 3 percent. Except the top portion normally tinted by the vehicle manufacturer, window tinting is not allowed at all for windshields.

If you want to stay legal then I would do 35% up front and 30% in the rear. That would probably blend well. Maybe Skan can do some photoshop magic on the truck for you to give you an idea what it may look like.

 

[Skandocious]

Maybe Skan can do some photoshop magic on the truck for you to give you an idea what it may look like.

I've done it before

Hey Aaron-- you're a CA resident. That tint is illegal, lol.

And CA vehicles ARE allowed to have a tint on the front windows, but it's pretty weak. I think the front windows have to be like 75% or lighter, or somethin like that.

I've got 5% rear and something like 50% on the front. You can see the difference if you look at the PASSENGER side windows in the following picture:

 

[tomtoc]

here's a slightly better pic. i may photoshop it later

 

[Raptor22]

here's a slightly better pic. i may photoshop it later

I would go for like a 35% or something... nothing to ridiculous, just classy and secure.

 

[tomtoc]

sounds like 35 in front and 30 in the rear is the general consensus.

thanks guys. i'll post pics when i get it done - i don't even have an appt or anything yet.

 

[Brian_B]

Check the laws where you are Tom. In AR the rules have changed. I had my back glass nearly black and my sides really dark at one time (on the old ranger), but they would be illegal now.

In AR the back can be totally blacked out, but the drivers windows have a light limit.

 

[CaFordDude]

And CA vehicles ARE allowed to have a tint on the front windows, but it's pretty weak. I think the front windows have to be like 75% or lighter, or somethin like that.

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon
the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view
through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass. (3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other
materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner
of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger
common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not
interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to
the rear of the vehicle. (9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite
the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which
occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner
toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a
wide-angle view through the lens. (10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section
26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's
front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in
his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed
physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from
the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession
a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist
certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not
be used during darkness. (11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center
uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that
is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either
of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of
the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped
with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on
public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be
installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the
windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above
the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in
front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its
rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other
lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through
the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into
the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any
greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent. (2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49
C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance
of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as
specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the
ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful
ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the
vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying
that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of
this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the
material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the
material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by
the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the
material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the
requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address. (5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or
bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be
removed or replaced.

 

[CaFordDude]

I highlighted the important sections for the slow kids and the most common arguments

 

[Skandocious]

So yeah it's 88% on the front side windows. Ehhh, 75... 88... what's the difference


What's YOUR excuse Mr. 5%?

 

[CaFordDude]

So yeah it's 88% on the front side windows. Ehhh, 75... 88... what's the difference

Class meet slow kid...Slo kid meet class.


(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met: (1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49
C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance
of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as
specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the
ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful
ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the
vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying
that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of
this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the
material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the
material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by
the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the
material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the
requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address. (5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or
bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be
removed or replaced.

 

[CaFordDude]

This thread is specifically talking about TINTING windows, not about what the CA vehicle code does allow.



Oh yea...5% is what I got....Ain't been no trouble yet...

 

[Skandocious]

Class meet slow kid...Slo kid meet class

Class-- meet slow guy who thinks he's smarter than slow kid:

(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent.

 

[TexasNomad]

Well Skank you do have to realize who's going to tell a Officer he can't Sure as heck not gonna be me