![]() ![]() One) a recommendation on type of film or at least how difficult it will be for a professional tint shop to match my factory tint in terms of appearance and function (reducing light transmission into the vehicle). I'm looking for two bits of feedback, specifically: I've read a little about the Huper Optic product but am more concerned with the tint I get applied appearing as "stock/factory" so I don't want to mess with any tints that will be more metallic/reflective/have a different hue when viewed from the exterior of the vehicle. He said they used a product called Formula One AM-30 (Pinnacle series). I have a friend out-of-state who had this done on his 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid and he said it matches perfectly, but I have no way of seeing his vehicle in person. I also would hope it had a generous (if not lifetime of vehicle) warranty against fading, bubbling, tearing or scratching due to normal use. no bluish or purplish color cast) as well. I want any tint that's applied to be just as dark as the factory tinted windows and match it in hue (eg. I have no idea what the Ford Escape Hybrid's factory tint is in terms of % of light transmission, but I want that same % on my driver's window and front passenger's window, assuming it keeps the windows legal (Texas tint laws appear to be that said windows cannot be less than 25% light transmission, and this is cumulative meaning if my windows in fact already have some % of factory tint (which they may), any additional tint cannot make the window permit less than 25% light transmission once applied. Overall, this is a decent option for those with only a few larger dogs or a larger number of smaller dogs if you don’t need the more high-end interior styling found in some other small SUVs.I am interested in getting the driver's window and front passenger's window in my '06 Ford Escape HYBRID (FWD) tinted to match the factory tinted rear door windows and lift gate window. The distance between the wheel wells does mean putting two larger crates side by side might not be possible (most 36″ crates are 24″ wide with SUV-style crates still being 21″ wide), however. The Escape definitely doesn’t have the bells and whistles of other similar vehicles, but it’ll certainly get the job done! With the second row of seats up, you should be able to fit smaller crates in the cargo area, and with that row down, the cargo space is quite flexible and generous for a small vehicle. The seats did fold flat as I mentioned earlier *and* they were very easy to fold – no complicated series of handles and latches here! There is a small light above the cargo area which is great for late night or early morning packing and unpacking. The glass in the hatch opens independently, allowing you to increase air circulation in the vehicle even with the hatch locked. The Escape, for all of its workhorse styling, does have some nice features. MPG highway: 26 mpg (this was a 2WD model) Width between wheel wells (narrowest part of the vehicle) : 40.5″Ĭargo depth with both rows up: 32.75″ on the floor, 23″ deep at the narrowest point (seat back 20″ above floor level)Ĭargo depth with the second row down: 57.5″ It struck me much more as a basic, no frills vehicle, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing when you’re looking for something that can stand up to use as a dog hauler. ![]() Lots of plastic, the carpeting in the back cargo area was very cheap feeling and not well secured, and the dash seemed very light on any bells and whistles. Well, it has similar dimensions to most of the smaller SUVs out there, and the seats DO fold flat (yay!), but overall it seemed a lot lower quality inside when compared to similar imports. (not my photo, found via Google Image search)
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