I have tint on all the other windows, but not sure ifs ceramic, dealer did.
I had my windows dark tinted and it made a difference here in Abilene, TX. However, while you can have the top portion ‘brow’ of the windshield tinted, the rest cannot. Still, the dark tinting of the side windows does make a difference.
Not sure about all brands, but all 3M Ceramic films will block a significant amount (around 70%) of IR energy from passing into the cab, regardless of the visible tint level you choose. The highest VLT my 3M installer uses is 80%. Not sure if 3M has completely clear or not. Other brands might. 80% VLT is really hard to tell it's there, except for the significant heat reduction.
I am in Burnet county Texas near Austin. I had ceramic with UV PLUS THE IR Also. (All ceramic does not necessarily include the infra red blockage so you must pay extra to get up to 98% ir blockage. The infrared produces most of the heat.). I had the 4 doors and rear window done on mine. With a noticeable reduction in heat. In spring and summer I park with windshield facing away from sun to lower the amount of infrared. I elected to not get the 5% light reduction tint with the 98+% IR on windshield but on next vehicle I will, I believe it was $80-$100 more. Even without the windshield I could get into car in middle of day and AC would have temp down in really short order and not have to be on max AC for five minutes or longer. If you do not IR the windshield you can park with it facing the sun in winter and the IR light entering will help keep interior warmer.
$80 to $100 to tint a full windshield is a good price. I'd heard $250 was more in the ballpark. I wasn't going to do it for $250 considering the likelihood of needing the windshield replaced at some point. The Maverick has a really strong AC. Between that and being able to remote start it for cool down, I'm still not sure I'm going to do it.
that was "more". I just called one place and standard clear was 250, deluxe 300ish and 50 for the 75% brow. Going to call around, but I'm sure they're all close to that. May just get the brow.
The $80-$100 was 2 years ago and was the add on amount by MSRP dealer to the $350 after $90 discount for the other five windows one with the rear slider. FYI the precut pieces can be ordered online for a much reduced amount. My son tells me it's a snap to put them on but he lives across country. He is insurance adjuster and travels. His wife is bringing the kids to visit for three days in a couple weeks. He has been on road since Jan 12th and hasn't seen them since then. She tries to travel to his assignment location every 90-120 days if it's within a 10 Hour drive.
