for my fronts i used 32% titianum tint

 

I dont know about Canada but in the United States how dark your tint can be varies from state to state. For example here in Mass you can only put 50% tint on your front windows and a windshield strip cant be wider than four inches. Which sucks if your tint on the back windows is 20%, which mine is. By the way I picked up pre-cut window tint off Ebay and installed it myself for alot cheaper than having it put on by a tint shop.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-TACOMA-PRE-CUT-PRECUT-2-DOORS-LLUMAR-TINT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63689QQitemZ8009640614QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

Sarkar,

Is that a green Tacoma? It's hard for me to see the color on my computer. Nice looking truck!

 

take it to your local glass shop and ask.

i was qouted 125 to have the front doors done.

 

Its Black =)

On my last car i had my tints at 25% and 5%...

i think the lower the # the darker right? if so then i had 25% in front and 5% rear.

That basically what the legal limit is here, so if only i knew what the stock % was.

Oh and as for doing it myself, i would rather have a shop do it so if it bubbles they fix it free. I see too many tint jobs that are bubbling, and look bad to even think of doing it myself

 

The privacy glass is 20% tint.

 

ok, next question.... what brand of tint will most closely match the color of the the provacy glass when put on the front windows?

 

Usually they call that tint "stealth" film, as it matches most OEM dyed glass. Any reputable tint shop will have it.

....and I would go with 30% to stay legal.....

 

and a windshield strip cant be wider than four inches. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-TA

Actually, every windshield has a mark up near the top just below the OEM gradient tint line called an AS1/ASI line. 50 state compliance means that no tint can be installed below that line on the glass. Look at any car and you will see it marked on the glass.

I think newer cars use the mark "AS1-" , and my old Ford has "ASI-"...


Anyway, you get the point....

 

Here's a link that has all the tint regulations per state law as of July 2004. Also inlcuded is how far down the windshield you can go. The "AS1" line is referred to as well.

http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

 

Good reference.^

:thumbup:

 

I have 35% on my fronts, and it's a pretty close match to the factory tint in the rear. I left it a little lighter to have some contrast, as it's illegal to have any front tint here in CA.

 

the percentage of light transmission is not the same as the shade....I want to find the brand that most closely matches the shade of the privacy glass (ie brown, gray, blue, red, etc....). Can anyone help here????

 

Did you read my reply DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH your question the first time you asked it?

 

20% will match the factory tint almost perfectly. i have 20% on mine with a greenish shade and it matches the back ones like unbelievably. if you want the cops to stay off your nuts go with 35% which is COO too

 

Did you read my reply DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH your question the first time you asked it?

So you are saying the name of the manufacturer is "stealth"??? I don't think that is going to get me very far.

 

I learned my lesson. I will the read past posts before my next modification. I went with 5% tinting all around, the back looks great. The front sides much too dark for me. I'm gona have the front sides re done at 25% -35%.

Thanks,

kbull
05 DC LB

 

Here's a link that has all the tint regulations per state law as of July 2004. Also inlcuded is how far down the windshield you can go. The "AS1" line is referred to as well.

http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html

Interesting link. It says in PA the max is 70% period, yet a large amount of Toyota owners claim that 20% tint will match the 'privacy' glass. My question is, how is it legal to have that dark of a tint job from factory, yet it's illegal to go get it done aftermarket?

 

Lumar 20% grey metalized film matched the rear tint on my '06 dbl cab nicely. See the link in my signature for pics.

--Eric

 

Interesting link. It says in PA the max is 70% period, yet a large amount of Toyota owners claim that 20% tint will match the 'privacy' glass. My question is, how is it legal to have that dark of a tint job from factory, yet it's illegal to go get it done aftermarket?

I've never heard of anyone getting cited for rear tint, but I guess it could happen if the cop wanted to be an ass. Since it comes that way from the factory, I'd think you would have a pretty good argument in court.