Windsheild Tint

[Drkmacleod]

Hoping to not get flamed for this post haha. I am thinking about doing a tint on the front windsheild, maybe a 35% or 50% any one ever done it or had it done?

I get that this might be frowned upon from some, including but not limited to LE. However I do know some that have done it and they love it.

Just wanted to see if anyone here has had it done and their thoughts.

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[Jus Cruisin]

Do what you want. Pretty sure it's illegal. Me? I just do eyebrows. I don't think I could stand to look through tint that's on an angle for too long. I'd end up with a headache.

 

[AR2021Platinum]

Hoping to not get flamed for this post haha. I am thinking about doing a tint on the front windsheild, maybe a 35% or 50% any one ever done it or had it done?

I get that this might be frowned upon from some, including but not limited to LE. However I do know some that have done it and they love it.

Just wanted to see if anyone here has had it done and their thoughts.

I did 50% Ceramic on mine and love it. Love the functionality and looks of it. Light enough where you still have great visibility at night as well. Zero issues looking through the tint on an angle as mentioned above.

 

[Swegner99]

I had 20% on a previous vehicle, lifted Excursion, it was 3% all the way around and 20% on the windshield. The only advantage was not having to wear sunglasses during the day, couldn't see a damn thing at night.

The tint along with it being lifted meant it did a lot of sitting after the sun went down.

 

[oddlou]

60% on the front windows, 70% on the windshield. Still more than what's legally allowed (no tint is legal on windshields in California), technically, but you can still see through it easily, so I think most cops wouldn't really care. It's enough that it helps with the sun and heat, but it's barely noticeable at all at night.

 

[BuiltFordToughGaBoy]

Beautiful truck! My Platinum should be here in a week. I'm curious, what size tires did you go with?

 

[Zyvin]

I have 50% on every windshield in the household. I hate riding in a car that doesn’t have it, lol. And I also don’t like wearing sunglasses while driving, I feel that it restricts my peripheral vision (I still have a vehicle that requires 100% analog driving). You can get absolutely clear that still block’s alot of the heat. But I’d imagine 70% is almost clear.

 

[oddlou]

I have 50% on every windshield in the household. I hate riding in a car that doesn’t have it, lol. And I also don’t like wearing sunglasses while driving, I feel that it restricts my peripheral vision (I still have a vehicle that requires 100% analog driving). You can get absolutely clear that still block’s alot of the heat. But I’d imagine 70% is almost clear.

Yes, 70% is pretty close to clear, but it definitely helps with both glare and heat. Also, with the gradient from back (whatever stock is...35ish?), to 60% on the front, to 70% on the windshield, it looks pretty good while not being too "look at me, officer, my windows are really dark!" I had to take the tint off my car then take it to a sheriff's stations because of a fix-it ticket. Huge PIA that I'd like to avoid.

 

[oddlou]

Beautiful truck! My Platinum should be here in a week. I'm curious, what size tires did you go with?

thanks! 275/65/20s. I love how they fill in the wheel well and lift the rim over standard curb height, but don't require any suspension changes.

 

[Zyvin]

thanks! 275/65/20s. I love how they fill in the wheel well and lift the rim over standard curb height, but don't require any suspension changes.

Perfect tire size IMO, that truck looks great. I’m not a chrome guy, but Ford did really good with the amount of chrome on the new models (even the chrome lariat looks much better). Makes the gmc look like a house of mirrors.

 

[Platimatter]

Probably would not go over 70%, don't want to give the cops an excuse if they cannot see the driver. I have the front sides at 20% which here it's supposed to be 35%. Cops don't seem to care about side windows as much as they do windshields. Also I was going to have my windshield tinted 70% and held off due to a pending windshield recall, not to mention had to have a chip filled in the first 1k miles.....ugh.

 

[dougbillings]

I was going to get my windshield tinted when I got my front 2 done. The tinter told me that unless I got the sunroof and back windows done as well, it wouldn't be worth it as they don't block any UV with the factory tint so I wouldn't get as much of a benefit by just doing the windshield. I just got the front 2 done and saved a few hundred bucks.

 

[Asphaltman]

I’ve done 35% on my front two windows for a handful of trucks well over 10 years. It’s dark enough to look good, but light enough that it usually does not attract attention of LEO’s. The rear are usually 20 from the factory, so this blends well.

 

[daytpwr]

I did 80% ceramic on the front windshield. There is no road glare. 20% on the rest of the truck.

 

[NVRL8TE]

50% windshield, matching side front windows to the back three.