F150 Windshield Factory Tint?

[Stewie]

Hi all,

 

Had my local shop put 70% Suntek CIR on my windshield a few days ago. Driving home I noticed it was pretty dark and thought “wow this is 70%?”  Seems a shade or two lighter than my 18% CIR front windows.

 

Went back and asked him to check, his meter showed 52% VLT and he said that was correct for a 70% tint on the windshield. 

 

So the factory windshield on a 2023 F150 has some tint to it?  Is that normal?

 

Thanks I’m advance. 

 

 

[Bham]

100% normal.  100% correct.  Automotive glass is not as “clear” as you think it is.  Most windshields will meter around 72% to 74% and if you add a 70% film to that, it will meter around 52%. +/-

[DynamicATL]

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[Stewie]

Thank you!

[pbalentine]

I install both the CXP 70 and the CIR 70. Thats seems a little dark for the CIR 70, which is actually 71% on average. The CXP is measured at 64% on average. The CXP can look dark sometimes.