Front window tint % to match back windows?

[emerica243]

15% on the front, 35% on the rear. There was a measured like 2% difference I believe afterwards.

OEM glass on the rear measured just shy of 30% before hand iirc.

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[Dirt]

Thanks, I'm wondering how 20% effects night driving?

I had 20% on my Gen 3 for a while. My wife didn't like it from the start. I took it off when I started doing more driving after dark. 35 worked just fine for the next 90K miles.

 

[Starman202]

When I had my tints done, i had the shop meter all windows before installing the film, then meter them afterwards.


VLT% of glass before install + VLT% of film itself = VLT% after tint installed [all values have a +/- 3% error of margin]

• Windshield [3M Crystalline 60]: 71% + 60% = 42.6%
  • I know it's not everyones cup of tea, but I personally like Crystalline for the windshield only because, from the outside>in, it gives a reflective blue\purple\green sheen. Similar to [though not as good as] Jaguar\Land Rover's factory Inferred Windshield. The reflective nature of this film provides privacy without going too dark.
  • Note: from the inside out, there is no color\hue , it's perfectly clear.
• Front Door Windows [XPEL XR-Black 20]: 86% + 20% = 17.2%
  • This is my favorite tint make and model for the doors & back glass. Good heat rejection with minimal ceramic haze and true black film
  • Front door after install meters slightly lower than the rear. But this is fine because the front windshield allows light in causing the fronts to look lighter had it metered the exact same as the rear.
• Rear Door and back privacy Windows [XPEL XR-Plus 70]: 30% + 68% = 20.4%
  • typically i don't like XR Plus because these have a blue hue, but oddly the Xpel Plus 70 had a black color while the XR 70 had blue.

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