Factory Tint
Factory Tint
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 293
Likes: 1
From: Trempealeau Wisconsin
I am getting the front 2 windows done tomorrow and I was told that 20% is a perfect match, and thats what they are going to put on mine. So who actually knows??? I know that when my dad had the fronts tinted on his old truck (99 F350 SC DRW 4X4) they used 25% and it was a little lighter than the factory tint on the rears.
Paul
Paul
Tuned
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 314
Likes: 16
From: northeast
window tint
I have a 04 lariat s-crew and had the front two windows tinted to match the back. The tint guy told me he used 20%. Looks like a perfect match to me. Also remember that % in a lot of states is illegal and fines run high.Hope this helps. BWEP
Thread Starter
|
Freshman User
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
I believe that here in MD the legal limit is 35%. I want mine to match and if that is 20% then so be it. The cops usually do not give the trucks a hard time about tint like they do with the modified cars.
Trending Topics
Posting Guru
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
From: Oxford, CT
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 293
Likes: 1
From: Trempealeau Wisconsin
Well, I just got back from the getting the windows done. It looks like a great match, with 20% put on. Here in Wisconsin tint on the front windows can legally only be 50%, my future bro-in-law is a WI State Trooper so he is going to be real pleaed next time I see him!!! 
My truck is an 04 F150 SC FX4
My truck is an 04 F150 SC FX4
Senior User
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 120
Likes: 0
From: Kansas City
In Missouri the legal tint is 30% all around. (Some fool politian didn't realize the back windows on alot of vehicles from the factory is 20%). Anyway I got 20% up front and it matches perfectly.
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
place i went to said the rear was 20%, but the legal in the front here is 35, so i went with that up front. IMO, i wouldn't wanna be driving around at night with 20% on the front. Yea you can tell durring the day they are slightly lighter, but at night, you'd never know the diff.
Good luck.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...&albumid=20153
Good luck.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...&albumid=20153
