Tinting a Truck in Georgetown
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The short answer
Most trucks that come into the shop get the front two windows only, matched to the factory privacy glass already behind the cab — $129 in carbon, $199 in ceramic, $269 in Ceramic XR, and that price is flat whether it's a Ranger or an F-350, because two door windows are the same job on both. A full crew cab in ceramic is $474. The two things that actually change a truck job are the windshield strip and the rear slider.
Why most trucks only need two windows#
Nearly every truck sold in the last decade leaves the factory with dark privacy glass behind the front doors. It's already dark, it's already legal, and putting film over it changes almost nothing you can see. What's left uncovered is the two front doors — the glass the afternoon sun actually comes through when you're westbound on University at five o'clock.
So the common Georgetown truck job is front two only, run at 35% to stay on the right side of Texas law. That's $129 in carbon and $199 in ceramic, and it takes about an hour.
What a full truck costs#
| Film | Regular cab | Crew cab |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon | $209 | $274 |
| Ceramic | $409 | $474 |
| Ceramic XR | $609 | $674 |
A regular cab comes in under a sedan because there genuinely is less glass — two doors and a small rear window. A crew cab carries four doors and a full-width rear, so it carries an adder. Both numbers assume the factory glass is bare; if there's old film on it, that comes off first.
The windshield strip#
This is the add-on truck owners ask for more than anyone else, and it's the one that makes the biggest difference to how the cab feels. Texas allows film above the AS-1 line — usually the top five inches — and in a truck you sit high enough that the strip lands exactly where the sun does. It's $40 in carbon, $55 in ceramic and $75 in Ceramic XR on top of a tint job.
The rear slider is the whole schedule#
A sliding rear window is three panes in a frame, and the two outer panes have to be cut around a track the film can't be allowed to touch. Done properly it's slow work. Done fast it's the panel that peels at the edge six months later. If your truck has a power slider, tell us when you book — it changes how long we hold the truck, and we'd rather move the appointment than rush that glass.
- Fixed rear glass, with or without a defroster grid — straightforward, one piece.
- Manual slider — three panes, edges cut back off the track.
- Power slider — same, plus a motor and seals we work around rather than through.
- Rear glass already dark from the factory — usually left alone; film adds heat rejection but almost no visible change.
Will tint help a work truck that sits on a job site all day?
More than it helps a commuter, because the truck is parked in the sun for eight hours instead of forty minutes. Ceramic is the pick — it rejects about 73% of infrared at the legal 35% front shade against carbon's ~42%, and the cab you climb back into at four o'clock is the whole point.
Can you tint a truck with a ladder rack or a topper on it?
Yes. A topper's side and rear glass can be filmed like any other panel, and a rack doesn't get in the way of door glass. Mention both when you book so the quote covers what's actually there.
My truck already has tint from the dealer. Do I need it removed?
Only if you're going over it. Factory privacy glass is tinted glass, not film — nothing to remove, and new film goes straight on top if you want more heat rejection. Dealer-installed film is a different thing and does have to come off.
Pick the cab, the windows and the film. Every line itemised, including the strip.
Price your truck