Anybody know what the tint "percentage" is on the factory rear tinted windows?

 

No, but when I got my fronts tinted the dealer said they couldn't be as dark as the back or they'd be illegal.

Interesting question.

 

35% and the backs are 20%

 

I got my front windows tinted to match the rears-20%

 

Every state is different....I live in Ga. and can get a ticket 22 miles down the road when I cross into Florida. IMO Google youe state laws

 

Googling is the easiest way to find out. Most states want 70% light transmission on windshield (except for the very top) and front side windows. My state allows the back and rear windows to be 0% light transmission.

Here is a link that lists the states. How current is it? Your guess is good as mine...

http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/

 

Rear windows are 20% from the factory.

 

Interesting link, Marauder92V. If that is true, then it looks like my dealer could have matched the rears. It says Texas allows 25% for both. It also says there has to be a sticker of legality on the driver's window between the tint and the glass - don't think there is one there.

eta - went and checked the driver's window and it's there, barely visible from the inside only - a tiny bit of what looks like embossing on the film itself, has the Ford emblem and a "Carlite Certified" statement plus some other words I couldn't quite make out.

I may take it back to the place I had it done and ask why they didn't match. That was what I wanted. I read the Texas DPS site and it also says 25% for both as of 2009. Hmmmm.

 

When I talked to the place I want to get them done at, they also said they couldn't match the front side windows to the rear side windows because they would be too dark.

Looks like it shouldn't be a problem if the rear side windows are at 35% and we are allowed to have 25% on the front side windows (in Texas)

 

It takes a 30-31% tint on the front doors to match the rear doors. The 30% on top of the factory tint puts you very close to the rear doors depending on whose film you use.

 

I figured I would tell them to put 30% on the front doors....figured it would be close enough I wouldn't be able to tell.

 

Well, I'm an idiot - the sticker I thought I saw as part of the tinting is on all the windows, evidently it is the stock seal from Ford. Der.

 

I was confused when I saw your original post about the "sticker" but I figured it may be a Texas thing. The factory tint is part of the glass and not an add on film unless an individual dealer has customized the truck.

 

I had 20% put on my front windows to match the rears in Nebraska. It is not legal but is not a primary offense to be pulled over. Nearly everyone has it on there vehicles and the 5-0's have just accepted it and don't give anyone grief for it.

 

Here's what I found on the Texas DPS website:
I don't think anyone complies though.