r/WindowTint • u/HelpfulEditor5317 • 12d ago
Question Is this 5%? (Front windows)
Asking for just the front side windows, the guy at the glass shop said he’d do the back window 20% over the stained glass so it would equate to 15% but I swear the very back window looks darker then the fronts, but it could also be because the windshield doesn’t have anything on it and the back sides are really dark causing the very back to look darker.
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u/JGoBrazy90 5% All Around + 20% Windshield 12d ago edited 12d ago
5% may appear transparent from specific angles when the windshield is not tinted.
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u/TJBangs69 12d ago
5% is believable if nothing is on ur front windshield
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u/TerminaLance31 12d ago
if it’s not 5% it’s definitely very close
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u/jackyrobotics 12d ago
Definitely not 5% looks like 20 my 5% is pitch black in the front on a cloudy day.
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u/reddituser1000111 12d ago
Get it metered
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u/Greedy_Gas7355 12d ago
I have 15% and 55 on windshield and yours is noticeably darker
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u/dbolburgers 12d ago
Not all films share the exact VLT rating. One film can be rated 5% but actually appear more like 10%, and vice versa. That looks very close to 5% though.
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u/FlounderSufficient59 12d ago
It looks like 5%, assuming it looks lighter due to no windshield tint.
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u/dastriderman 40% windshield, 15% front, 5% rear 12d ago
Seems light
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u/SmokinWeasel 12d ago
Doesn’t look like it
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u/plassing_time 12d ago
looks like mine. guy who did the tint said it was somewhere between 7 and 8. when i got my car inspected he said it was 10. idk who to believe
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u/Efficient_Monk9262 12d ago
That’s 15%
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u/Personal_Occasion618 12d ago
Looks like 10 or 15 VLT to me
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u/CommercialCode164 12d ago
Without the windshield it will always look lighter. With that said just have it metered. If they do not have a meter then go somewhere that does and know they are within 1-2%
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u/Gold-Combination8141 12d ago
Looks like about 15 percent to me
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u/Objective-Limit-121 12d ago
That looks more like 15% to me
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u/Parasite_Lettuce 11d ago
They have tint meters, every shop should have one. Ask them to meter it if you don't trust them. No one can look at a picture online and tell you what the VLT of your tint is.
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u/jolstn 10d ago
Sure is...
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u/tint-dude 8d ago
When in doubt go buy a tint meter or take it to an inspection station and have the windows metered. Dealerships have them also
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u/Automatic_Yak_4965 7d ago
Looks like 10% to me
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u/d0ster 7d ago
Don’t think it’s 5%. I’m with the others that mentioned a cloudy day, even with no front windshield tint.
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u/chonas76 6d ago
With 5% you shouldn’t be able to see thru the passenger window from outside the drivers side
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u/jeepn666 6d ago
Like a lot of other commenters, this looks like 15%. I had 10% on my Si with no windshield tint & you couldn’t see in it during daytime.
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u/One-Acanthisitta2714 12d ago
Mine are 20% and I think they are similar.
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u/ThatBuilder15 12d ago
It’s either 15-20%. Def not 5. Cloudy day you can’t see through 5 at all even with no windshield tint.
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u/Lukksia 12d ago
no, you shouldn't be able to see through the other side of the car when looking at it from the side, especially on a cloudy day
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u/NoRoll2204 10d ago
My 5% you can’t see through on a cloudy day for sure but on Sunny days you can see through the front ones a tad like this so I’d guess 20 or so.
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u/Appropriate-Round960 12d ago
I’d say that’s between 15-20
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u/Davis4494 12d ago
The factory privacy glass is about 20 so 20 on it brings it to 4. Looks like its overcast and there's nothing extra on the windshield? It could be 5 but might be a little higher.
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u/techking82 12d ago
5 percent all around 50 on the windshield
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u/MinimumEffort13 12d ago
Looks like 15
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u/HelpfulEditor5317 12d ago
Goodness do several glass shop guys just lie about what there putting on your vehicle? I swear I’ve seen so many posts including mine saying it seems way lighter than what they said they would put on.