The Blackout Package

Why the pieces work together

Chrome is the enemy of a stealth build. Factory brightwork breaks up the silhouette of a truck at every handle, surround and mirror cap, and once it is gone the eye reads the whole body as one shape. Dark glass does the same job for the greenhouse. A black roof finishes it by pulling the glass line up into the roof so the cabin reads as a single dark band.

That is why a chrome delete booked alone looks good and the full package looks like it left the factory that way.

Builds by vehicle type

Trucks get the most dramatic change because they carry the most chrome. On an F-150, Silverado, Ram or Tundra the usual build is a full chrome delete, dark ceramic tint and a matte black roof; see truck chrome delete for which trim pieces that covers.

Large SUVs are about the glass. A Tahoe, Suburban, Expedition or Escalade has so much window area that dark tint on its own changes the vehicle, and roof wrap plus chrome delete plus badge delete makes it a different truck in the driveway.

Sports cars and German sedans lean on badge delete. A Mustang or Challenger takes dark glass and black trim well, while BMW and Mercedes owners most often debadge and add a two-tone roof or hood. Teslas come with chrome window trim and handles that owners want gone from day one, which is why Tesla chrome delete has its own page.

The Hawaii tint line

Hawaii requires front side windows to pass at least 35% of visible light, measured through the film and the glass, and the windshield can only carry a top strip down to the AS-1 line. Rear doors and back glass can be any shade on sedans, vans, minivans and trucks with mirrors on both sides; on SUVs, coupes and hatchbacks we confirm the rear shade with you. Our standard blackout tint is a legal shade on the fronts and a much darker shade behind the B-pillar where the law allows it, and no blackout film goes over the third brake light on 2013 and newer vehicles.

From the outside the car reads as blacked out; from the driver’s seat the fronts are still clear enough for night driving and for Hawaii’s annual safety inspection, which meters the tint. You leave with the compliance certificate the law requires. The details are on the Hawaii window tint law page.

Reversible by design

Every element of the package is vinyl over the original surface. Chrome delete peels off and leaves chrome. The partial wrap comes off and leaves paint. Badge blackout lifts away and the badge is underneath. The one permanent decision is badge delete, where the badge is physically removed; keep the badges and we can reinstall them. That reversibility is what makes the Blackout Package safe on a leased vehicle and why resale is not affected: the next owner gets the chrome back or keeps the look.

Adding protection

The Blackout + Protection tier adds full front paint protection film to the hood, fenders and bumper, which is where highway gravel lands. The film goes on last, over the finished trim, so there is no edge of PPF sitting under a wrapped surround. If you want the whole car to shed water and keep the matte roof clean, a matte-safe ceramic coating can be added at consultation. Send the year, model and the finishes you want and we will quote the build before you book.