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Holy nasty tint batman.......I'd just get it taken off and leave it not tinted unless you can find something to match the rear. Sorry man. Did they tell you they couldn't match it?

-Rich
 



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no they didnt tell me anything...I guess they just care about the $$$..I hate to just throw $55 away,but it looks just horrible..I guess this weekend ill just take it off and not worry about it anymore..Ford could of done better than that,atleast "tint" the windows..Oh well..I did find a place on ebay that said he has some tint that matches up pretty close,plus its pre fit and i have tinted before so i might go that route,just not sure..Thanks for the replys...Rodney
 






personally if that was me, i'd take that truck right back to the tint shop. any professional enough tint business would first off... show you an example of the shade of tint you're asking them to do.. and any true reputable shop would suggest to you that it wouldn't match, at all.. and should have suggested something else.

obviously they just wanted the business, did you say anything to them when you went and picked the truck up? nice and clean looking X, but the tint looks bad bro!... I wouldn't rip it off though, take it back and see what they can do for you...

A friend of mine tinted his explorer.. it has the bronze tint, but it doesn't seem AS mirror-ish as in your picture. anyways he threw on some 35% on the front door windows and its obvious it doesn't match, but it doesn't look too bad and NO where as off as yours.. it's not black, it's more of a light smoked out color with a minor mirror/metalitized look to it. that really fits with the factory tint. have the shop tint the other windows to match, or have them remove the 20% and try a differant shade, or even a light mirror tint.

i'm not a tint expert what so ever, but i've done it myself on all my cars and i'd say it's definety a PINTA job and for the $150 ish i'd let the shop tint the rest of them, rather than doing it yourself, you'll spend $50-60 on rolls of tint alone, and a good full day to do it right.. and don't forget the stress factor LOL. and this way if it gets screwed up, you blaime them.... not yourself HAHA. because nothing is worse than those tiny tiny air/soap solution bubbles and peeling corners that are all too familiar with DIY tint film... even high/pro grade film if ya don't do it right.

if you DO do it yourself,, i'd definetly ask around a little more- even if you see an explorer (with the bronze-ish factory tint) that has the front tinted out... and it looks decent.. (it's possible, ya see em around all day) ask the owner whats up with it.. forums are great, but sometimes it's best to see what ya want in person! some tint shades can look great and like they match on the internet,but actually horrible on the streets. definetly, definetly take that truck back to the tint shop and don't get off there case till ya get something out of it.

good luck though, sorry for the long reply! i just hate to see people screwed over by business' (not just tint joints) who should have told them how it would come out, before they even done the work!

-Mike
 






hotrod6, that is smoked tint, and not bronze?

I need to pay more attention if so.

I'll post pics of my 96 with 30% bronze if you want. Not even close to the factory mirrored tint, but at least it matched close to the factory color.
 






I'll post pics of my 96 with 30% bronze if you want. Not even close to the factory mirrored tint, but at least it matched close to the factory color.

please get those pics up here! i'd like to see how it looks! like i said a friend of mine got it close enough that it doesn't look like S**T.. it even has a little mirror finish to it like the factory tint. but i'd still like to see how yours came out! going to have to ask him what film he used :thumbsup: :D
 






MiZZ, drop me a PM to remind me to snap some tomorrow...
 






Yeah it's still going to be a little mirror-ish on the rear windows with added tint, but it cuts down the difference a lot then just tinting the front 2 windows alone. I had that done originally, & had the shop take it off & do all the windows. I think you'll be fine leaving the front & adding 35% to the rears.
 












thats not too bad, but still definetly a little off... that damned mirror shine is what sets them apart! has anyone tired a light mirror tint, and maybe a light 40% film over that? or even just the light mirror tint.. i mean it'd be easier/cheaper than tinting all the windows to match.
 






your back windows look just like mine does..I guess it looks better...Im gonna tear mine off and just leave them untinted until i can come up with another remidy..I did call the tint shop today and he said they dont have anything to match it..I really like having tint but if they look as bad as mine do its NOT that important..I found a place on ebay that said he has some that matches up pretty good he said its stuff they use on Bmw's..Rodney
 






This is what he told me..

Good question, this specific style explorer has a reflective smoked,tempered privacy glass. Now, I have a bronze film in a 30% Vlt that will come close, probably the closest that you will find. Since the glass is cured into this color, no films out there will match perfectly. This bronze film I have is what is typically used on many lexus models, and has a champagne look. The shade will be a bit lighter than your rear windows, but roughly the same color. Let me know if this helps. I can have it shipped tomorrow if you choose this style. Just type in the comments field in the paypal payment about the bronze, so I'm sure I ship you what you want. Thanks for your interest! let me know if this helps
 












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