Are high end Tints worth the price tag?

[eajr]

Huge difference over cheap tint that just darkens windows. Even more of a difference if you do windshield.

I think it's illegal here in Illinois. The last shop I went to was kind of iffy with doing a 30% all the way around since 35% is the legal cut off here.

 

[OBP]

Did you go thru that shop?

Yes, they did all 3 of my current vehicles.

 

[OBP]

And, yes, included in the price are the little triangle glass pieces.

Factory tinted glass like the sunroof are more for privacy vs heat rejection. It helps much like normal tint, but is nowhere near as good as ceramic, carbon, or metallic film for heat.

 

[eajr]

Yes, they did all 3 of my current vehicles.

I might have to go with them. I was going to go with Chicago Auto Pros.

 

[OBP]

Chicago Auto and Tint to U are the only Llumar premier installers in the area if Im not mistaken. You cant go wrong with either, but Im pretty sure Tint to U is cheaper.

 

[eajr]

Chicago Auto and Tint to U are the only Llumar premier installers in the area if Im not mistaken. You cant go wrong with either, but Im pretty sure Tint to U is cheaper.

Thanks for the knowledge. What % did you go with?

 

[OBP]

40% on two, 35% on one. To me, the 35% looks considerably darker, even though looking at the specs, it’s only around 6-7% difference.

For the windshield, airblu 80% for the darker interior vehicles, 50% for theAlltrack with the beige interior.

 

[staying_tuned]

Pay the extra for experience and a quality ceramic tint. It will never have that 90s looking purple hue, offers the best heat rejection and typically has an elegant charcoal-ish sheen (not just a shade of black) which is hard to visualize but it just seems more elegant when standing back and looking at the car. Expect to pay close, if not slightly, more than $400.

 

[eajr]

Pay the extra for experience and a quality ceramic tint. It will never have that 90s looking purple hue, offers the best heat rejection and typically has an elegant charcoal-ish sheen (not just a shade of black) which is hard to visualize but it just seems more elegant when standing back and looking at the car. Expect to pay close, if not slightly, more than $400.

I would pay $400, my last tint cost me $375 and I know it wasn't ceramic. It was good quality though, but this time I want to get the best I can afford.

 

[eajr]

40% on two, 35% on one. To me, the 35% looks considerably darker, even though looking at the specs, it’s only around 6-7% difference.

For the windshield, airblu 80% for the darker interior vehicles, 50% for theAlltrack with the beige interior.

I had 30% all the way around before and I liked how that looked vs 35.

 

[Gptuners]

I think it's illegal here in Illinois. The last shop I went to was kind of iffy with doing a 30% all the way around since 35% is the legal cut off here.

35% is the limit here too, but the tinter said he does more 20% than any other tint.

 

[staying_tuned]

I had 30% all the way around before and I liked how that looked vs 35.

keep in mind that some brand’s 25% looks like others 30% and vice versa. Ceramic specifically seems to run about 5% lighter than traditional films at the same “rating”. The sample decks are kind of pointless, I’ve found it best to visit the shop when they recently completed a vehicle in the brand and rating you’re considering to get the best perspective.

 

[eajr]

keep in mind that some brand’s 25% looks like others 30% and vice versa. Ceramic specifically seems to run about 5% lighter than traditional films at the same “rating”. The sample decks are kind of pointless, I’ve found it best to visit the shop when they recently completed a vehicle in the brand and rating you’re considering to get the best perspective.

Good to know. I prefer dark enough to where its hard to see inside the car, but not like a blackout where it screams pull me over.

 

[riceburner]

gonna follow this thread; the previous owner got the windows tinted, but i don't like the colorin of it; it's kind of blueish, and there's a scratch on the back windshield from something and the triangles arent tinted.

One thing to consider is if the tint is polarized (i think, like sunglasses) as well as if it blocks cell phone signals and stuff like that, because some do - apparently!

 

[eajr]

gonna follow this thread; the previous owner got the windows tinted, but i don't like the colorin of it; it's kind of blueish, and there's a scratch on the back windshield from something and the triangles arent tinted.

One thing to consider is if the tint is polarized (i think, like sunglasses) as well as if it blocks cell phone signals and stuff like that, because some do - apparently!

I read the Pinnacle doesn't block out cell phone signal.