Since im not getting any Hadleys it looks like im gonna spend some $$$ on getting a couple or windows tinted. Does anyone know any sites that has examples of Diffrent Tinting colors? Examples? Prices?

Thanks!

 

The place where i went has a couple levels: light, medium, dark, limo. They are actually percentages of light passing through. I think its like 85%, 70%, 65%, and 40%. Something like that. The prices should be the same no matter what shade you go. For just the two drivers and passengers i paid $60 and my buddy paid $75. Same place, but i knew the guy. That is in IL. I dont know about elsewhere. Good luck. They look good when they are done.




2001 F-350 CC Lariat 4X4 LB PSD SRW, Heated leather, off road package, western snow plow, strobe lights in parking lights and backup lights, tinted windows, pioneer cd player, rockford fosgate 1000x1 amp rocking 3 JL Audio 10W0's behind back seat, husky liners front and back, Hypermax "hot rod" chip, Hypermax pryo/boost gauge and Hypermax 3.5 inch downpipe and 5 inch exhaust.

 

Same here in CT. There is light, medium, dark and Limo. I got the front two windows done for $60. It looks real good now. Medium matches the factory tinted rear windows pretty good. Slightly lighter but hardly noticable. Most people wouldn't know the difference. Plus here in CT medium is still legal. I had dark tints on my last car and, while it looked pretty cool, it was a bitch to see out of at night when its dark, especially when it is raining or foggy conditions.

2002 F-350 Crew Cab Lariat Short Bed 4x4, V10, 4:30 LS, Black w/ Med. Parchment Leather, Off-Road Pkg, Snow Plow Prep pkg, Heated Captain's Chairs, Towing Pkg, Privacy Glass, Rear Sliding Window, Power Telescopic Trailer Tow Mirrors, Auto Shift-On-The-Fly, Fog Lamps

Mods: Westin Nerf Bars, Front Side Windows Tinted, Bed-Liner, Tonneau Bed Cover, 16x10 Mickey Thompson Classic II Rims (not installed yet)

Future Mods: 6" Skyjacker Suspension Lift & 315/75 R16 BFG Mud-Terrains (coming soon), 1" Track Bar...

 

Well I would hope the following advise would go without saying, but in my "line of work" I find that common sense is a very UNcommon thing.

That being said, be sure to check your state and local regs regarding just how dark you are allowed to tint your windows.

In the State of VA for example (they are pretty **** about window tint for some reason), the code has a LOT to say about window tint.
Some excerpts appear below.


No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than thirty-five percent

Further down in the statue however, we find that Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multi-purpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below thirty-five percent

No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the front side windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of this Commonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to less than fifty percent

No sun-shading or tinting films shall be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle that (i) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent or (ii) produce a holographic or prism effect

No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle

...Law-enforcement officers shall use only such equipment or devices to measure light transmittance through windows that meet the standards established by the Division. Such measurements made by law-enforcement officers shall be given a tolerance of minus seven percentage points.

 

Well i made my appointment.

im getting 5 Windows tinted.

Drive and Passenger Front windows are to be tinted darker than they are now, but still legal and almost clear. it justs cuts down on sun and glare. It looks almost clear. For the 2 rear windows and the big rear window im getting 05 which is LIMO tint. Midnight tint. its gonna looook SICK!!!!!!!

 

I did a lot of research before getting my first tint job done a few years ago. The most important thing is to get it done professionally. You might save money doing it yourself, but the tint will eventually look like crap. The tint you buy at Walmart or at parts stores is lower quality than the tint used in a professional shop.

The most common shades of tint carried by shops is 50%, 35%, 20%, 10%, and 5%. The lower the number the darker the tint. Supposedly the best tint is made by 3M. Although 5% is the darkest, 10% is the lowest you'd want to go. For some reason 3M 5% tint doesn't have metal in it. The film is all polyester. The 50%, 35%, 20%, and 10% are "metalized." The metal helps reflect sunlight. The 5% over time will begin to turn purple. Most of the cheap tint also turns purple over time - about a year or so.

I've had 2 vehicles including my current 2002 F250 Crew Cab done in 3M Panther Black. It's the common black tint that matches the factory tint on the back of Ford F series trucks. Using a tint meter the factory tinted rear windows of my truck measured about 35%. The "clear" front windows measured about 75%. I had 10% tint put on all windows except the windshield. Now the front measures about 9% and the back measures about 3%.

Don't use any ammonia based cleaners such as Windex on the tint. The ammonia makes the tint hazy.