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Tint: before and after pics

Discussion in 'Prime Accessories and Modifications' started by 4rpr15, Sep 16, 2017.

  1. Mavi

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    Getting ceramic vs nanocarbon/dyed makes a huuge difference. Anyone who tells you they are the same, either has an agenda or doesn't know tint very well. The TSER may be close within 10-20% but, the other stats like the ir transmittance of heat will be very very noticeable. I had a dealer install nano carbon vs ceramic and knew something was wrong because of the way the sun felt on my face as I would drive. Later confronted him and got it fixed, and you can feel the sun much more harshly even though the actual heat being rejected is close. It makes a huge difference in comfort. Don't go for the lower end ones to save $50-150. The upgrade is worth it.

    I've driven using 3m color stable, 3m basic, suntek cxp, suntek cir, pinnacle1, and airblue. The last 3 were all excellent, the first 3 were meh.

    @LnG, what does being muslim have to do with anything?
     
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    Wow.
    Those are all words, but I'm not sure there's a coherent thought in there. And finished with a bit of racism. Awesome.

    Quoted for posterity (i.e. they can't just delete the evidence)

    12/31/19 - guessing fueled by alcohol and not petrol
     
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    It really just shows how barbaric you are and how pitiful your debating skills are. Try again.
     
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    I guess I got the wrong tint then!

    Muslims are frequently targets and once the target is executed they make up some bizarre reason why the execution was "warranted".
     
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    I live in san diego where its sunny 90% of the time, so for me its a no brainer at least for the front 2 windows. If you live in more foggy places, some prefer the sunny feeling. But yes ceramic is awesome.
     
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    I called to ask about the tint and now its not so clear what he actually put on. It is either the Johnson InsulatIR or the LLUMAR CTX....maybe neither. lol.

    I paid quite a bit of money for it, am I supposed to get a certificate with it or just some obscure receipt?
     
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    CMax before.jpg CMax before.jpg CMax after.jpg CMax after.jpg Here's my before and after. Got a price and when I picked it up he had put ceramic on the front.
     
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    For llumar you get a warranty card, for johnson not sure. Johnson InsulatIR is imo comparable to llumar pinnacle1 as it's a ceramic film. It's preferable to the CTX generally for future reference.
     
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    This is my tint 20% xpel xr

    image-2020-10-02-13:00:31-044.jpg
    The tint shop did. It tint the little back glass and this is hot it look from the inside image-2020-10-02-12:42:14-417.jpg
    I will be going back to get the little prince tinted they said they didn’t tint it Becuase it was privacy’s glass.


    What tint would match the rest of the car


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