Quick answer
On this 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe the Onyx team ran Ceramic+ 50% on the windshield and the two front doors and 5% on the rear glass. The founder installs it himself because Onyx tests every film it sells on real customer cars before it ships a roll to another shop.
This is the first clip from our full install of a brand new 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. Julio, the founder of Onyx, does the work himself and explains the plan: Onyx Ceramic+ 50% on the front windshield, 50% on the driver and passenger windows, and 5% on the back.
Key takeaways
- The job: Ceramic+ 50% on the windshield, driver and passenger doors; 5% on the back.
- A light ceramic up front keeps the cabin cool without a dark look; the dark rear gives privacy.
- Onyx installs the same film it sells, so the film is judged in a working bay, not on a spec sheet.
- Check your state rules on windshield and front-door shades before quoting a light ceramic on the front.
Why the founder is on the tools
Onyx started as an install shop, and the film we distribute is the film our own team puts on customer cars. That is the point of this series: you watch the product go on a real vehicle, start to finish, with nothing edited out. If a film is hard to shrink, slow to tack or shows a haze, an install video shows it. We would rather you see it here than in your own bay.
The shade plan on this Santa Fe
The front of the car gets Ceramic+ in 50%. It is light enough to keep the windshield and front doors clear for driving, and it still blocks most of the infrared that makes a cabin hot. The rear glass gets 5% for privacy. This split is one of the easiest packages to sell on a family SUV: comfort up front, privacy for passengers and cargo in the back.
A note on windshields and front doors
Rules on windshield and front-door tint vary by state, and some allow only a strip on the windshield. A light ceramic like 50% is popular because it cuts heat without much visible change, but always check the local limits and the customer’s needs before you quote it. The install technique is the same either way.
What to watch for in the rest of the series
The next clips cover why we dry shrink instead of wet shrink, how a forgiving film saves a panel when something goes wrong, using gel for edge tack in California heat, and the final walk-around.
Films mentioned in this post
Onyx Ceramic+ 50%
95% IR · 54% TSER · 99%+ UV
The front-of-car roll in this install. $652 a 40" roll.
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Onyx Ceramic+ 5%
96% IR · 71% TSER · 99%+ UV
The rear-glass roll on the same car.
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Questions shops ask
Which Onyx film went on this Santa Fe?
Onyx Ceramic+ in 50% on the windshield and front doors, and 5% on the rear glass.
Why put 50% ceramic on the front?
It keeps the glass clear for driving while still rejecting most of the infrared heat, so the cabin stays cooler without a dark look.
Can shops buy the same film?
Yes. Ceramic+ is sold wholesale in 40" by 100' rolls in every shade, with no account to open.
Onyx Distribution supplies wholesale window film to professional tint shops across the United States from warehouses in Lodi, California and Jarrell, Texas. Pickup in Lodi Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Questions: support@onyxautomobilia.com.