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I am planning to tint the front windows to match the rear.

Has anyone had tint installed yet or know what the rear windows measure at (VLT %)?
 
Maybe @lcq knows. I stole this picture from one of his posts and it looks like he figured it out.

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Any recommendations for a tint shop in the Seattle area? What is the general ballpark cost to tint?

Thx!
 
Looks great! Which brand did you go with?

I usually use Formula One Pinnacle on all my cars. Stratos has better heat rejection but it has more of a blue tint which I don't really like.
 
agjake01 said:
Any recommendations for a tint shop in the Seattle area? What is the general ballpark cost to tint?

Thx!
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Midnight tint is who I’ve used in the past. Website is a little jenky but the work was great. 99 near Northgate is the locale I used.
 
I’m having mine installed tomorrow at the dealership they include it as a dealership add Toyota of Kirkland
 
I’ve never had a vehicle tinted before, any insight as to the below options/price?

Solution 1

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Full Size SUV / Truck - FX Premium​

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Add ons. Full front windshield in our premium heat reducing ceramic film. $249.99
Sun strips on top of windshield reduce sun glare. 6” typical $79.99
Sunroofs can also be added for additional heat reduction. Depending on size $99.99 and up.
Any shade is included in any of our film lines. typical shades include 90% 70% 50% 35% 25% 20% 15% 5% Max legal limit is 24% light transmission. You may go darker if you like. Typical installation time is between 3-5 hours. Or you may drop your car off for the day.
 
Back In the early 80’s, when in graduate school, I made my living tinting automotive, residential, and commercial glass. I used a film called Llumar IIRC. I think it was made by a company called Martin Processing. It was a great product. Even the clear film blocked 99% of the UV rays, to protect from the sunlight causing fading of things indoors.

I don’t recall any of it effectively blocking IR wavelengths, unless it was their reflective films for residential and commercial use (non automotive). But you had to be careful in the choices you made, going strictly ‘by the book’. Reflecting too much IR heat, back through double pained or triple pained glass could heat it up, and ‘pop’ the seal. Never happened to any of my installs.

My youngest daughter recently told me of this IR blocking ‘ceramic’ automotive film, which they had installed in their Honda minivan, to great effect. I think it will be investigation it further for use on my FE… if it ever gets here.
 
You definitely should pick ceramic tint for the UV blocking. It makes a tremendous difference in the cabin for the heat rejection. I've had Xpel on most of my cars, but 3M is good too.

I would avoid metallic window tint as that can affect cell reception and the effectiveness of radar detectors.

I haven't tinted the windshield before, but I'll probably do that next. Just worried about having to re-do it if I chip my windshield...
 
pretty jealous of you guys that live in state’s that don’t force a car inspection every year like North Carolina. Very limited here on what I can do when window tinting to pass inspection.
 
hypnotic said:
Windshield tint is the best. Did it day 2 of getting the car (one of the first things I do with any car) It is a 70% ceramic tint, it is clear and will pass inspection.
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Yea.. I guess I am going to get it too. All the way around.
 
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Dealership installed tint on driver and passenger windows…. Toyota of Kirkland was one of the added dealerships mark ups
 

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