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Old 12-30-2012, 03:20 PM
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I have been looking into getting some manufacturer tinted front door glass for my truck since the laws here in Sask state that any film or coating not applied by the manufacturer is illegal (meaning manufacturer applied tint is still legal). I have found some from LMC truck (link 56-8872 and 56-8873) and am wondering if anyone has experience with this glass and what sort of tint it has on it. I am looking to match the rear glass which i don't think this would because it lists the rear glass as deep tint and the front as just tint, so it may just have some sort of UV coating on it would be my guess.
 
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I would say the front is only like 5% less than the back windows. I have the factory tint and they're pretty similar front and back
 
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:43 PM
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awesome, and the tint is built into the glass just like the factory rear window tint on our trucks, correct? How long have you had that glass in your truck?
 
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Well I'm the second owner. Bought it used in 09 but I'm not sure if it's built in but I can tell you its not going anytime soon. It'll last longer then the truck as long as the window doesn't break lol
 
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ok, forgive my ignorance.. but how do you know its the tinted glass that I linked to and not just a film tint if the truck had it when you bought it?
 
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Well I can scratch at my window and nothing is going to come off. I'm not really sure of the LMC stuff
 
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okay makes sense, thanks 08HEMI1500
 
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If you want tomorrow I'll take some pictures of how it looks and upload them
 
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sure that'd be great. I ended up calling LMC about the tint and they said that the windows are a 79% tint, so fairly light. The windows you have must be from a different manufacturer (back windows are 30% tint i believe?), I may go speak to a couple local shops and see what they may be able to get me.
 



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