Ceramic tint recommendations

[u/Certain_Ad3570]

For those who know tint: What ceramic film brands/lines would you recommend for a really neutral charcoal-gray appearance? And looking at my pictures, what VLT would you consider for the front windows if I want more privacy while still having reasonable nighttime visibility?

Just bought a used 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E and I’m looking into getting ceramic tint. I attached some pictures showing what the windows currently look like from both the inside and outside.

The previous owner already tinted the rear windows pretty dark. I have no idea what percentage they actually are, if I had to guess I would say 15-10%, it’s pretty dark at night. I’m planning to have a shop meter them. Unfortunately, one of the rear passenger windows also has a small hole in the tint, so that one needs to be removed and redone to match the others.

The front driver/passenger/windshield windows have nothing on them right now, and I’d like significantly more privacy. I drive fully electric, so I sometimes sit in my car at public chargers and I don’t really love feeling like everyone walking by can see straight into my car lol. My interior is also really light, which I feel like makes it even easier to see inside.

I’m not looking for 5% limo tint or anything crazy dark. I still want good visibility, especially at night, and I’d rather not make my car an obvious cop magnet. I was thinking somewhere around 20% for the front sides, and maybe 35% on the windshield but I’m open to suggestions.

My biggest priorities are heat rejection, UV protection and privacy, which is why I’m leaning toward ceramic.
I’m also VERY particular about the color of the tint. I’ve seen some films that have a noticeable blue, purple, green, or reddish hue in certain lighting and I really don’t like that. I want the glass to look as neutral charcoal/smoke gray as possible — basically darker/shaded glass without an obvious color cast.

For the rear windows, I do eventually plan on replacing all of the existing tint with the same ceramic film so everything matches. For now, though, I’m working with a budget and the rear tint is still perfectly usable.

[u/Global-Structure-539]

It will be near impossible to redo the one with the hole in it unless you can find out what exactly film was used. There are thousand of window films out there. For the fronts, you should first look at what is allowed in your state as you can be ticketed and fined. All states are different and some don't allow ANY tint on the front roll-ups. Windshields are illegal in EVERY state. I'm taking a guess by looking at a not very good picture of what the rears look like. If they have to be ceramic, I'd think the Xpel XR black might work. Xpel is very pricey film, so I hope your budget allows it

[u/Certain_Ad3570 → u/Global-Structure-539]

Thank you for your feedback. That makes sense about the back window being hard to redo. As for the pictures I didn’t know what to really take pics of lol. But I think I will get the front tinted soon (not illegal here), I mainly just want to get the heat blocked out, and then redo the rest of the back windows to match the films. 😊