factory tint

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hi all, can anybody in stingerland confirm whether gt stingers have factory tint on the rear hatch glass as well as side windows. it does appear this way when comparing looking through the screen and looking at the same object when not looking through it (hope that makes sense). my rear screen demister is faulty and has to be replaced. apparently the rear window has to be replaced as the demister is integrated with the glass. my dealer is arranging for a new rear screen and tells me that they will arrange for a window tinter to tint the new glass once installed. i do not want tint film applied to the new glass as i have seen countless tint films on vehicles that bubble over time due to the demister. i asked the dealer representative why the new glass has to be after market tinted when it should already be supplied by kia with factory tint. dealer rep says its not factory tinted. can anybody help?
 
there is no factory tint on any of the windows, at least in the US. not sure about other markets but I'd be surprised if they did. Many dealers pre-install tint before they sell the cars as an excuse to make more money on the sale.

SUVs (and crossovers) come with tint on the rear and back windows, sedans and hatchbacks I've never seen that from the factory.
 
no factory tint. Will need to be tinted.
 
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thanks for your reply. just to be clear though, im not referring to any type of tint film. im alluding to the actual glass being tinted like the side windows.
 
there is no factory tint on any of the windows, at least in the US. not sure about other markets but I'd be surprised if they did. Many dealers pre-install tint before they sell the cars as an excuse to make more money on the sale.

SUVs (and crossovers) come with tint on the rear and back windows, sedans and hatchbacks I've never seen that from the factory.
im in australia and my side windows are definitely tinted. im not alluding to film tint. all the side glass is manufactured with a tint. my rear hatch also appears to be tinted but just not 100% sure, hence my question. you may well be right about different market though. thanks
 
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i guess then technically yes we all have factory tint, it's a very light tint that lets 70% of the light through is factory. All of my other cars have similar but i don't consider that to be tinted. That is what it says on the glass and you can tell when sun is shining through the window and you open it.
random sources on the internet says: The VLT of factory window tinting is typically between 74 to 85 percent. This means, that between 74% and 85% of light can transmit through the tint film.
 
In Canada our windows come factory 70%. If you look at the writing at the bottom corner of each pane of glass, hatch included, you will see it etched right in the glass:
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In the specs for MY 23 it says "Solar Glass (Windshield and Door Glass)" It also says Band tinted for the windscreen

The factory windows are definitely tinted but in the manufacture of the glass and not the add on sticky stuff that will peel off in 10 years.

The factory tinting is entirely adequate.
 
In the specs for MY 23 it says "Solar Glass (Windshield and Door Glass)" It also says Band tinted for the windscreen

The factory windows are definitely tinted but in the manufacture of the glass and not the add on sticky stuff that will peel off in 10 years.

The factory tinting is entirely adequate.

.....and the aftermarket stuff tends to be on the rear windows only which looks completely stupid.
 
In the specs for MY 23 it says "Solar Glass (Windshield and Door Glass)" It also says Band tinted for the windscreen

The factory windows are definitely tinted but in the manufacture of the glass and not the add on sticky stuff that will peel off in 10 years.

The factory tinting is entirely adequate.
70% though looks pretty clear . 35% which is pretty much the most common legal limit in most states(some hotter states i know go lower) is still not very dark and can go on all the side and rear windows and it looks even.. That is what the dealer installed on mine. Going from the factory 70% to 35% makes a Huge difference in heat inside on a sunny day.
 
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70% though looks pretty clear . 35% which is pretty much the most common legal limit in most states(some hotter states i know go lower) is still not very dark and can go on all the side and rear windows and it looks even.. That is what the dealer installed on mine. Going from the factory 70% to 35% makes a Huge difference in heat inside on a sunny day.
Can confirm. Factory tint without a windshield sunshade turned my car into an oven. With 35% and without a windshield sunshade, it was more like a sauna. Still sucked, but less so. Will see if the sunshade helps more soon but I am super glad I got tint.
 
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