Tint % to match factory rear tint?

[Sethysan]

Looking in JAX for tinting all six windows... four doors, back non slider glass, and windshield, all in ceramic with front doors to match rears. First quote is $800.... Still shopping around, but have used these guys before and they do a good job.

"To tint your F150 Crew Cab with our ceramic film you would be looking at $500. This would include the back cab area and the front two doors. We offer a clear ceramic film for the windshield for an additional $300."

I know we're jumping on an old thread, but I wanted to respond to you, since we're UGA fans haha. I got a quote from Sunstoppers (I think the closest down in JAX would be ocala or down near melbourne) for Xpel tint for my incoming truck.
Xpel XR for all was 350, plus 150 for windshield. And the plus was like 100 more or something (not including windshield)
I also had my buddy do his at a local place here in Charlotte for $550. Definitely shop around just a little bit in my opinion! I think even when I was in Savannah my current truck was 350 for the doors!

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[daddyo76]

Looking in JAX for tinting all six windows... four doors, back non slider glass, and windshield, all in ceramic with front doors to match rears. First quote is $800.... Still shopping around, but have used these guys before and they do a good job.

"To tint your F150 Crew Cab with our ceramic film you would be looking at $500. This would include the back cab area and the front two doors. We offer a clear ceramic film for the windshield for an additional $300."

@UGADawg96 can you DM me your contact? I'm in JAX as well and looking around, I'll return the favor once I start shopping.

 

[UGADawg96]

@UGADawg96 can you DM me your contact? I'm in JAX as well and looking around, I'll return the favor once I start shopping.

Sent you a PM

 

[DUDE]

I did 70% ceramic on the windshield, 20% front and 20% over the factory tint. Windshield does not look tinted while driving day or night

 

[Sethysan]

@DUDE looks great, that is my exact plan. I have 20% all around on my 2017, but I haven't done the windshield before, thanks for these!

 

[DUDE]

@DUDE looks great, that is my exact plan. I have 20% all around on my 2017, but I haven't done the windshield before, thanks for these!

I've always wanted to try it but have been too scared lol, you can barley tell with the 70% and you have to be looking for it. I honestly can't tell its tinted at night when I'm driving.

 

[TheRealSOB]

My guy did 20% on the fronts and it's not discernable from the rear.

 

[DBL R]

Got mine done at a local shop. They said 20% matches factory privacy tint.

 

[UGADawg96]

Looking in JAX for tinting all six windows... four doors, back non slider glass, and windshield, all in ceramic with front doors to match rears. First quote is $800.... Still shopping around, but have used these guys before and they do a good job.

"To tint your F150 Crew Cab with our ceramic film you would be looking at $500. This would include the back cab area and the front two doors. We offer a clear ceramic film for the windshield for an additional $300."

Ok, got a second quote from a guy that did a friend's Tesla and he was very happy with it. This quote is $525. This is for 70% on windshield, rear doors, and back glass along with either 15% or 20% on the front doors. All of this is 90% IR & 99% UV blocking ceramic.

 

[UGADawg96]

Ok, got a second quote from a guy that did a friend's Tesla and he was very happy with it. This quote is $525. This is for 70% on windshield, rear doors, and back glass along with either 15% or 20% on the front doors. All of this is 90% IR & 99% UV blocking ceramic.

ok, got third quote for $600 for XPEL XR. First quote was Llumar. Second quote was Solar FX. Based on this thread and others, I think I'm leaning towards the XPEL XR.

 

[thicctacoboi]

Got everything but the front done with 20% ceramic for $550. Fun facts.

 

[UGADawg96]

Got done yesterday. This thread and this other (https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/xpel-prime-xr-plus-f-150-review-??.3587/) helped a lot in making my decision.

I arrived around 2:30pm and they finished around 5pm. It was too dark to get pictures of the completed work, but here are pics of their waiting room and peek inside their shop. This was at Firehouse Auto Spa in Arlington (Jacksonville). From the outside, the place is unassuming and in a very industrial/commercial area. Inside, it was clean and fresh. They had all kinds of snacks and drinks and a bunch of TVs with assorted content. They were some of the most friendly people I've experienced in all my years dealing with vehicle services, both the front desk staff and the installers. The installer who reviewed the truck with me before starting to understand what I was wanting, walked the property with me and showed me a half dozen vehicles with different darkness levels to get a good idea of what to compare to. They had trucks, SUVs, exotics, and Teslas on the property. The installer was very OCD too, which sings sweet music to my soul. The price was $600 out the door. This was for XPEL PRIME XR Black (not Plus) on all six windows. We went with 70% on the windshield, rear doors, and back glass. Then we did 20% on the two front doors. They said if I had wanted Plus, it would have been an additional $400. I'll post some beauty shots later today, but here's some teaser pics.

Added pics below in next post.....

 

[UGADawg96]

For reference, it was 85 degrees here today in North Florida, also known as Hot Hell. The sun stayed mostly at a 45 degree angle and was never really directly overhead. So the sun was beating down through one side of the truck no matter which direction we were going. While we could feel some warmth coming through the glass, it was nothing compared to opening the door and feeling it directly melting our skin. The reason I mention it is that it makes it look like the tint isn't as dark as it really is to the eye and it will probably look darker when the sun is higher in the sky during the rest of the year. I did try to get some pics in the shade too.

Picture bomb..............

 

[Chasinsparks]

if you look in the bottom corner of the rear door window it should say what it is my limited said 18% I went 20% you can not tell the difference.

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