2021 TRDPro Tint Match?

[Phoreal]

Hey guys,

Happy to be here, just took delivery of a 2021 TRDPRO Lunar Rock yesterday.

Haven’t been able to find a definitive answer online...Anyone know which tint manufacturer and % that closely matches the rear factory tint (dyed glass)?

Thanks guys!


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[llDemonll]

Any competent tint shop should be able to use their equipment and match the tint.

 

[Ventured]

My tint shop just says it’s just that, dyed glass and has no tinting qualities meaning no uv blocking and heat dissipation. I was wanting something to match the front but once he told me the above, I just tinted 20% all around. I tend to think that 20% on the front would match the back windows if they weren’t tinted as well.

 

[DallasTRDPro]

I can't tell you since I have my windows so dark I have to roll them down to back up.

 

[HGAdv]

I had a good UV shielding tint put on every window but the windshield of my 19 Off Road...even the sunroof.

I’ll have a look at the paperwork and see what material and % was used but I’m very happy with the results.

It wasn’t cheap but nothing worth doing is.

 

[NW.OH.T4R]

My tint shop just says it’s just that, dyed glass and has no tinting qualities meaning no uv blocking and heat dissipation. I was wanting something to match the front but once he told me the above, I just tinted 20% all around. I tend to think that 20% on the front would match the back windows if they weren’t tinted as well.

You were lied to, so the tint shop could make some money. There are two general types of glass for the US auto market, gray and green (clear). These tricky tint guys tell you about ceramic coatings, here’s a fun fact - glass is a ceramic, and the metal oxides used to control the color and other glass properties, yep ceramics too. The industry requires a certain level of UVA and UVB blocking, even on “clear” windshields and front windows. Gray glass has more colorants, so more metal oxides, more blocking. What your tint guys should be saying is that their products will improve IR radiation (heat) blocking. Base glass, gray or green, is not very active at the IR wavelength, so even when light doesn’t come in, the heat from the sun still is.
Sorry for the slight rant, but I’m a bit of a ceramics/glass nerd and have been in glass compositions business for the last 10 years.


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[Snowtrooper]

Hey guys,

Happy to be here, just took delivery of a 2021 TRDPRO Lunar Rock yesterday.

Haven’t been able to find a definitive answer online...Anyone know which tint manufacturer and % that closely matches the rear factory tint (dyed glass)?

Thanks guys!


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I went with 35% 3M FX Premium on the front passenger and driver side. Nothing fancy. It looks pretty close to me.

Allegedly, there is a touch of green in oem glass for the front windows. If you’re OCD about the difference, you may want to go darker and layer the rear windows too.

 

[Tbasse01]

The factory tint is 15 percent of you want to match the rear.. like I did

Any good tint place knows all the makes percentage to match factory

Troy

 

[Phoreal]

What I’m really trying to accomplish is cohesive coloring...

Trying to avoid green fronts and black/grey rears.

I must admit, the factory “tint” looks fairly light. I’m thinking maybe 50% on top of the factory, and 20% up front should achieve the look I’m going for.

Thoughts?


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[cabbymiami]

I tried on my tacoma w no luck. I got a 21 runner that came tinted by dealer but not exact match. Not even close

 

[Phoreal]

Anyone tried 3M? If so, how’d it come out?


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[redneckj]

If you only want to tint the 2 fronts use XPEL XR Black 30%. It’s a damn close match. It will meter out at 25% final VLT.

IF you want to go a little darker use XPEL 20%
XR Black and then tint over the top of the factory tinted glass with XPEL XR Black 55.

XPEL | Window Film | PRIME Automotive Window Tint | XR PLUS | XR | HP | CS

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[Nobody Special]

Anyone tried 3M? If so, how’d it come out?


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3M has a lot of films.



On SOME vehicles, and if you have good eyes and look close under the right light, you may find your rear glass is two different shades. Usually the small "sail" windows behind the back doors are off compared to the rest.

TBH, it is hard to "perfectly" match because of reflections and such.
No UV layers in factory. Different materials used in films like metal or ceramic, meaning some windows will reflect differently than others... Then you go into low angle haze...


Good luck.

I'm going with Llumar (leaning to metallic, not ceramic) 30% on the front two, 35% on the 7 rear, Air Blue 70% on the windshield and sunroof.


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[Phoreal]

Appreciate everyone’s insight.

Think I’m going XPEL, will be sure to follow up with results.


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[NW.OH.T4R]

Appreciate everyone’s insight.

Think I’m going XPEL, will be sure to follow up with results.


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The biggest challenge is finding a film to transition the green undertones of the front windows to the slight bronze of the rear doors. My fronts are 25%, don't recall the brand film, it's a good match for VLT but the color is not perfect (though very close).

 

[Nobody Special]

You were lied to, so the tint shop could make some money. There are two general types of glass for the US auto market, gray and green (clear). These tricky tint guys tell you about ceramic coatings, here’s a fun fact - glass is a ceramic, and the metal oxides used to control the color and other glass properties, yep ceramics too. The industry requires a certain level of UVA and UVB blocking, even on “clear” windshields and front windows. Gray glass has more colorants, so more metal oxides, more blocking. What your tint guys should be saying is that their products will improve IR radiation (heat) blocking. Base glass, gray or green, is not very active at the IR wavelength, so even when light doesn’t come in, the heat from the sun still is.
Sorry for the slight rant, but I’m a bit of a ceramics/glass nerd and have been in glass compositions business for the last 10 years.

What do you feel about Llumar IRX?

Maximum Heat Rejection with IRX Window Tint | LLumar
Infrared Rejection Tints | LLumar

I ask because I have had excellent results with their older stuff.
19, 15 and 14 years (3 vehicles), and still looks new.

 

[NW.OH.T4R]

What do you feel about Llumar IRX?

Maximum Heat Rejection with IRX Window Tint | LLumar
Infrared Rejection Tints | LLumar

I ask because I have had excellent results with their older stuff.
19, 15 and 14 years (3 vehicles), and still looks new.

Llumar is a pretty well trusted name in automotive window films. Check the spec sheets, and what you want to focus on in either Total Solar, or IR refection %. Higher is better. I now recall, I used the SunTek Carbon CXP @ 25% VLT. It has a Total Solar reflection of 52%. It's not the best SunTek product, but the color and 25% VLT is a better match to the other windows than the Carbon IR was. Again, it's the bronze undertone in the back windows that creates a challenge.

 

[Nobody Special]

Llumar is a pretty well trusted name in automotive window films. Check the spec sheets, and what you want to focus on in either Total Solar, or IR refection %. Higher is better. I now recall, I used the SunTek Carbon CXP @ 25% VLT. It has a Total Solar reflection of 52%. It's not the best SunTek product, but the color and 25% VLT is a better match to the other windows than the Carbon IR was. Again, it's the bronze undertone in the back windows that creates a challenge.

Thanks.

I was under the impression that the ceramic films were to decrease signal interruption over the metallic.
I never had an issue with any reception with metallic though.

 

[NW.OH.T4R]

Thanks.

I was under the impression that the ceramic films were to decrease signal interruption over the metallic.
I never had an issue with any reception with metallic though.

They can impact transponders (toll road passes) in windshields, and there have been reports of Subaru's EyeSight being affected by windshield tints as well.

 

[beedo34]

Yall are overthinking this. The factory privacy tint on the rear is so minimal that it won't be very noticeable. Besides, the front two windows most always look lighter in the daytime because the windshield lets in more light.
Just go to a reputable tint shop, request your 5, 15, 30%, whatever you want, pay, get a warranty in writing, and be done with it.