Privacy Glass
What is privacy glass?
Privacy glass is the darker glass commonly seen on the rear half of trucks and SUVs, making it slightly difficult to see in from the outside. Contrary to popular belief, privacy glass is made by glass manufacturers in a process that permanently dyes the pane before being put into the vehicle, giving its darker appearance.
How is it different from window film?
Privacy glass differs from window tint in many ways, especially when comparing it to our ceramic films. The biggest difference is that it just doesn’t stop much heat at all. In comparison to ceramic film, the heat rejection numbers are minimal. Since large amounts of Infrared and Ultraviolet light is transferring through the glass, temperatures are quick to rise inside the vehicle.
How is film better?
Beyond the previously mentioned heat rejection, installing window film over your privacy glass on your vehicle has MANY benefits! For one, the installed film can increase your privacy even further. Making it much harder to see in. Protecting you and your belongings. Another benefit of tinting privacy glass is the clarity. Installing a quality film over the privacy glass will act as a polarized filter, reducing glare from ambient and surrounding traffic lights, making it easier on the eyes! Even looking through your rear view mirror is way more pleasant since it cuts down the light quite a bit!
Don’t settle for a partial tint job on your new vehicle. There are so many benefits you get out of the film going over that rear half, it would be silly not to protect your entire investment!
Different film over the privacy glass does give different overall appearances to the vehicle!
From the factory, most privacy glass is around 20% in darkness. Roughly the same darkness in tint we use, 20%.
Installing 20% on the two front doors and installing 70% over the privacy glass retains the privacy glass’ darkness, and gives a nice, uniform look all around. Still providing benefits of heat reduction and glare reduction onside the vehicle.
Installing 20% on the two front doors and 20% over the privacy glass drops the darkness down to about 5% in overall darkness. Giving you a slightly darker appearance on the rear half of the vehicle. Increasing heat reduction, glare reduction and overall increased privacy!
