Vehicles
Jeep Gladiator window tint
Flat glass, removable doors and a top you can swap, tinted in Wailuku. We work out which Gladiator glass can take film before anything is cut.
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- Wailuku, HI
Short answer
Offshore tints the Jeep Gladiator at 430 Hookahi St in Wailuku with ProLayers automotive window film. Every Gladiator is a four-door crew cab, so the job is the four door windows plus the rear cab glass on a hard top; a soft top's rear window is vinyl and cannot take film. Fronts stay at or above 35% VLT, measured through film and glass as Hawaii requires, and most Gladiators are done in about two to three and a half hours.
Key takeaways
- Every Gladiator is a four-door crew cab, so the tint job is four door windows plus the rear cab glass.
- On a hard top the rear glass is real glass and gets filmed; on a soft top it is vinyl and film will not bond to it.
- The Gladiator's flat, upright door glass takes film cleanly, and the film stays on the glass when the doors come off.
- Front door glass stays at 35% VLT or lighter under Hawaii law; the rear doors and back glass can be any shade because the truck has mirrors on both sides.
- ProLayers film has no metal layer, so the forward camera on equipped trucks and your radio keep working.
Options
V6 Comfort
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- Carbon film, no metal layer
- Four doors and rear cab glass
- UV and glare reduction
- Charcoal factory look
V10 Ceramic IR
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- Nano-ceramic infrared rejection
- Windshield strip or full windshield add-on
- Laid around the forward camera window
- The usual starting point for a Gladiator
V16 Ceramic IR MAX
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- Highest infrared rejection in the ProLayers line
- Full windshield option
- Same Hawaii-legal front shades
- Made for daily highway drivers
How it works
- 01Tell us the top and trim
Hard top or soft top, and which trim. That sets whether the rear glass is in the job and how many labor hours the quote carries.
- 02Glass check
We confirm the rear window is glass, look for old film and locate the forward camera if you are adding a windshield film.
- 03Prep
Every window gets an ammonia-free clean and any old film or adhesive is removed before cutting.
- 04Cut and install
Film is computer-cut to the Gladiator's flat door glass, applied wet and squeegeed flat. The rear glass is heat-shrunk over the defroster lines.
- 05Inspect and cure
We check every pane before pickup. Leave the windows up for three to five days while the film sets.
What's specific to this vehicle
- Glass
- The Gladiator is sold only as a crew cab, so there are always four door windows. Behind them is the rear cab glass, which on a hard top sits in the removable rear panel. There are no rear quarter windows and no lift glass like a Wrangler has, which keeps the glass count lower than an Unlimited hard top.
- Hard top vs soft top
- Hard top Gladiators have a glass rear window that takes film like any truck back glass, including over the defroster lines. Soft top trucks have a flexible vinyl rear window and no film will bond to it, so a soft top job is the door glass only. If you add a hard top later, we film the rear glass then.
- Removable doors
- Film is bonded to the glass, not the frame, so pulling the full doors off for a season or running half doors does not affect it. Half doors with zip-in plastic uppers have no tintable glass. Keep the door glass rolled up for three to five days after the install so the edge sets before it rides against the seal.
- Sky One-Touch roof
- The Sky One-Touch power top is a folding fabric roof, not a glass panel, so there is nothing up there to film. The heat you feel with it open comes through the side glass and the windshield, which is where a ceramic tier earns its hours.
- ADAS
- Gladiators equipped with forward collision warning and adaptive cruise carry a camera at the top of the windshield behind the mirror. A windshield film on the V10 or V16 tier is cut around that camera window, never over it. Nothing in the door glass carries a sensor.
- Tint levels
- Hawaii requires the front door glass to pass at least 35% of visible light, measured through film and glass, with a 6% tolerance when the tint is metered at inspection. The rear doors and the rear cab glass can be any shade because the truck has mirrors on both sides. A windshield strip is legal down to the AS-1 line, or 4 inches from the top where there is no AS-1 mark.
Window tint prices
The same catalog the Tint Lab and your quote use: catalog hours × $100/hr + 4.712000000000001% tax, included below. A 50% deposit holds the slot.
| Glass | V6 Comfort | V10 Ceramic IR | V16 Ceramic IR MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck: 2 doors + back glass | $193.72 | $281.68 | $344.50 |
| Sedan / truck: 4 doors + back glass | $260.73 | $344.50 | $417.80 |
| + Windshield | — | $314.12 | $418.74 |
| + Brow | $57.58 | $94.23 | $146.59 |
A truck with Jeep glass
The Gladiator is a Wrangler cab on a pickup frame, and its glass behaves like a Jeep’s, not like a half-ton’s. The door glass is flat and upright, the doors come off, and the top can be hard, soft or a power fabric roof. At Offshore, a window tint quote for a Gladiator starts with two questions: which top do you have, and do you want the windshield done.
What gets filmed
Every Gladiator is a crew cab, so there are always four door windows. On a hard top, the rear cab glass sits in the removable rear panel and is real glass, with defroster lines across it. That pane is heat-shrunk and laid over the lines like any truck back glass.
On a soft top, the rear window is flexible vinyl. Window film will not bond to vinyl, so a soft top job is the four doors only, and if you buy a hard top later we add the rear glass then.
There are no quarter windows and no lift glass, which is the big difference from a Wrangler Unlimited hard top. It makes the Gladiator a shorter job: about two hours on V6 Comfort, two and a half on V10 Ceramic IR and three and a half on V16 Ceramic IR MAX.
The Sky One-Touch question
Can the Sky One-Touch roof be tinted? It is a power-folding fabric top, not a glass panel, so there is nothing to film. With the roof open, the sun comes in from above and through the tall side glass. A ceramic tier on the side glass, and a windshield film if you want it, is what actually cools the cab.
Flat glass, removable doors
Flat glass is easier to film than curved glass, but it shows every flaw in the cut. Our film is computer-cut to the Gladiator pattern and nothing is trimmed with a blade on the glass. Because the film lives on the glass, pulling the full doors off for a season or swapping to half doors does nothing to it. Half doors with zip-in plastic uppers have no glass at all. The one request we make is to keep the windows rolled up for three to five days after the install.
Shade and film choice
Front door glass must stay at 35% VLT or lighter in Hawaii, measured through the film and the glass together, with a 6% tolerance when the annual safety inspection meters it. The rear doors and the back glass can be any shade because the truck has mirrors on both sides, and a dark rear keeps gear out of sight at a job site or trailhead. Mirrored film is out, and the third brake light stays clear. Every Gladiator leaves with the compliance certificate Hawaii requires, which stays in the truck. The full rules are on the Hawaii window tint law page.
Gladiators with forward collision warning carry a camera behind the mirror, and a windshield film is cut around it. V10 Ceramic IR is the usual starting point; the difference between carbon and ceramic is laid out in the ceramic tint guide.
What to send
Year, trim, top type and whether you want the windshield. That is enough to quote the labor hours and the film tier and to hold a slot.
Questions
How much does it cost to tint a Jeep Gladiator on Maui?
Tint is quoted from the labor hours for the Gladiator's four doors and rear glass on the film tier you pick, plus Hawaii GET. A soft top is smaller because the rear window is vinyl. Send the year, top type and trim for the exact number.
Can you tint the removable doors on a Gladiator?
Yes. The film goes on the door glass, so the doors can come off and go back on without affecting it. Half doors with plastic uppers have no glass to film.
Can you tint the Sky One-Touch roof?
No. The Sky One-Touch is a power-folding fabric roof, not glass, so there is nothing to film. A ceramic tier on the side glass is what cuts the heat with the roof open.
What shade is legal on a Gladiator in Hawaii?
Front door glass must stay at 35% VLT or lighter, measured through film and glass, with a 6% tolerance at inspection. The rear door glass and the rear cab glass can be any shade because the Gladiator is a truck with mirrors on both sides. The windshield takes a top strip down to the AS-1 line, or a clear film that keeps the AS-1 area at 70%. Hawaii has no medical exemption for darker fronts.
Will tint interfere with the Gladiator's camera or radio?
No. ProLayers film has no metal layer, and a windshield film is cut around the forward camera window rather than over it.
How long does a Gladiator tint job take?
About two hours on V6 Comfort and up to about three and a half on V16 Ceramic IR MAX. A windshield film adds time on the ceramic tiers.
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