Anyone know the percentage of tint applied on the OEM Privacy Glass? Want to get the rear windows (B pillar backward) tinted to OEM spec, but dont know what the percentage is?

Cheers

John

a good tinting company might have a meter to test the light pass through to match, if you can get access

i think its something like 75%, not mid way, but defiantly not limo black, some were in between Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I recently had mine done and the chap told me standard was about 13% but I went for 8% and I'm really happy with it. You can go darker but it looks a bit drug dealerish ! Be warned thought that some of the window tint places do a terrible job and some are brilliant so it's worth researching. I used http://www.autovisiontinting.co.uk/ in North Wales and they were brilliant. They file the very top of the opening windows so that there is no lip for the film to catch on or dirt to get in rather than just leaving a small gap at the top like many of the companies do. If you can, try to find the company that do the tinting for the local LR dealers.
Tim.

I believe http://www.midlandtinting.co.uk/ are very good at what they do from reading Disco3

enquire which type of vinyl they all use too as some is better then others Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I had mine done and chose 25% and it seems to match OEM quite well. Limo black is 5% and 75% is almost clear.
Without wishing to teach you to suck eggs, the numbers refer to the percentage of ambient light that still gets into the car, so the lower the number the darker the tint.

Sorry for getting the percentage the wrong way round  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

This is supposed to be 8% for what it's worth :
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very helpful guys, i was thinking 20% before i started the thread, sounds about right to me. some good tips in there, particularly about the top window edge/filing.

I got mine done to 23% if I remember correctly & I'm happy with the level of tint.

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Tints look nice on your white GS timdonald
Had tints on my Jeep and i found it made the inside a bit dreary even with the cream interior, think ill have a good long think about getting the freely done, if i was to go for it i think i would go for a really low % BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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If you think it may look dreary inside then do as I did, just tint the rear and fixed side windows. It gave the dog some protection from the sun and offers some privacy for anything in the boot, and doesn't look out of place.

Never thought of the EY, sounds like a good idea BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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I hardly notice the tint from inside the car & mine has a black interior. Having said that it does have the sunroofs which makes it a bit lighter inside. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

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Mine was done in the factory as part as the lux pack so I don't know the %. I like mine darker so it doesn't show the heating elements in the rear window. I built an MY13 on the LR website and it said privacy glass cost £350! I like mine but I wouldn't pay that for it.