![]() ![]() I guess the effect of seeing the very dark factory tint on the back and rear windows makes the fronts look clear, when they're actually a shade darker than my husband's tinted F-150 front windows (that, or my dark interior makes them look a little darker). I looked at my front windows again and the factory tint on the front windows is darker than I thought. And some of it's probably not legal, either. I know there are a bunch more shops, but I also have seen some of the work some of them do (one need only look at some of the ricers in the parking lots) and it's not all good. With all the tint I see on vehicles around here, stuff I know isn't factory, that's disconcerting. but I'm gettin' off-topic.Īrgh, so only two tint shops are even listed in the San Antonio area. folks who slap the cheap stuff on top of their defroster coils. I didn't know any better back then and figured all tint jobs ended up looking like all the self installs I see on the roads - bubbles, tears, streaks, discoloration, etc. Wish I'd found TintDude back when my '92 Corolla was still new. I love the Ford Escape Hybrid, although she's so quiet in electric only mode that I have to roll down my windows and crank up my stereo so kids on bicycles and pedestrians engaged in deep thought can actually hear my vehicle approach. thanks for the props, and the info/links. I hope to find a hybrid Escape in my garage one day ![]() The formula one is an excellent choice of films The llumar site may be helpfull in locating a dealer in your area too Two) a recommendation on where to have the tint applied. Can I trust my local Ford dealership to do it? They did the tint on our 2001 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4 and that tint still looks good, but there was no tint on the vehicle at the outset so they didn't have to match the applied tint to anything. One) a recommendation on type of film or at least how difficult it will be for a professional tint shop to match my factory tint in terms of appearance and function (reducing light transmission into the vehicle). I'm looking for two bits of feedback, specifically: I've read a little about the Huper Optic product but am more concerned with the tint I get applied appearing as "stock/factory" so I don't want to mess with any tints that will be more metallic/reflective/have a different hue when viewed from the exterior of the vehicle. He said they used a product called Formula One AM-30 (Pinnacle series). I have a friend out-of-state who had this done on his 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid and he said it matches perfectly, but I have no way of seeing his vehicle in person. I also would hope it had a generous (if not lifetime of vehicle) warranty against fading, bubbling, tearing or scratching due to normal use. no bluish or purplish color cast) as well. I want any tint that's applied to be just as dark as the factory tinted windows and match it in hue (eg. I have no idea what the Ford Escape Hybrid's factory tint is in terms of % of light transmission, but I want that same % on my driver's window and front passenger's window, assuming it keeps the windows legal (Texas tint laws appear to be that said windows cannot be less than 25% light transmission, and this is cumulative meaning if my windows in fact already have some % of factory tint (which they may), any additional tint cannot make the window permit less than 25% light transmission once applied. I am interested in getting the driver's window and front passenger's window in my '06 Ford Escape HYBRID (FWD) tinted to match the factory tinted rear door windows and lift gate window. ![]()
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