Tint % on SUV's from factory?
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Tint % on SUV's from factory?
Does anyone know what % rear tint the US model SUV's come with from the factory? I think they look fine like that.
I am planning on just getting the rear tinted on my TL to avoid the law trouble and I would rather not get the front tinted than very light.
If anyone has pics of their tint like that post up please. My car is AM.
I am planning on just getting the rear tinted on my TL to avoid the law trouble and I would rather not get the front tinted than very light.
If anyone has pics of their tint like that post up please. My car is AM.
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Links for you:
5 pages of tinted TL's all kinds of variety: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=Show+tint
K-001: Legal Tint Limits and Information
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164732
5 pages of tinted TL's all kinds of variety: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=Show+tint
K-001: Legal Tint Limits and Information
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164732
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Acura can't make 50 different models with tint for each state law. The original question ("y dont tl's have any tint from factory?"), was stupid if you did even the slightest bit of reading on window tint.
Regarding factory tint, pretty much all vehicles now and days have factory glass that is around 70% - 75%. Tint makers know this and the "35%" they sell is not REALLY 35%. It's more like 38% so when you put it on, you end up at 35%.
Go look up the tech data on 3M tint and you'll see that the OE glass is factored in. I think they use an OE glass factor of something like 82% (iirc) - I did the math and posted somewhere a couple years ago and it works out spot on for the entire 3M range. Other manufactures do a similar calculation.
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35% is barely even noticeable - on my TL I have limo on the rear window and the back door quarter glass, 20% on the rear door windows, a limo sunstrip on the windshield and 35% on the front doors, and the fronts look just about clear ![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
....in MO they took tinting out of the inspection process a couple years back, so they can no longer fail you for it....the front door tint is now also legal, at 35%, but LOTS of people running around with full 5% just banking on not getting stopped. More and more municipalities have meters now, though, since they figured out what a cash cow it can be. Still it's the State troopers you most have to worry about.
As for SUVs, I had my fronts done 20% over the years on my Escape, Suburban and Navigator and in each case it was a perfect match to the factory rear privacy glass.
![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
....in MO they took tinting out of the inspection process a couple years back, so they can no longer fail you for it....the front door tint is now also legal, at 35%, but LOTS of people running around with full 5% just banking on not getting stopped. More and more municipalities have meters now, though, since they figured out what a cash cow it can be. Still it's the State troopers you most have to worry about.
As for SUVs, I had my fronts done 20% over the years on my Escape, Suburban and Navigator and in each case it was a perfect match to the factory rear privacy glass.
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they do a slight green tint for UV light and to reduce the load on the A/C system..... Cars are typically NOT Tinted from the factory becuase laws very state by state and SUVs typically are not subject to tint law since they are classified as trucks. Those laws appear to be changing though.
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