Window Tint ~ Manufacturer & Tint Line Recommendations?

My last dozen cars or so have been tinted with Johnson Films tint.

Lifetime warranty and can say I've never actually had any issues with the film it self. I have went back a couple times in the past for redo's but that was install related.

 

I'm in the same boat. Just made an appointment to get my windows tinted today. The appointment is for the 3rd of August, and it looks like I'm going with the 3M because its what the best shop in my city uses. I'm going with the color stable because it looks like the best option.

 

I just picked up a 2015 plug in and am looking to get tints as well. From my research Ceramic reflects heat the best, and carbon a close second. If you are going purely for looks, dye'd tints reflects some heat, but not nearly as well as the carbons. (also, they fade) I'm probably leaning towards llumar CTX.

 

I am curious to find out... any feedback? which one you ended up going with? I am looking at Lumar ATR ... appreciate feedback/thoughts ..

 

I just had the Dub IR nano ceramic on my car. I used to have 3M Crystalline on my previous car and the Dub IR was about the same performance at a cheaper price. It's been about almost 3 months now with it and it feels the same as the 3M Crystalline on my previous car. My friend has the Suntek top of the line and it doesn't work as good as the Dub IR or 3M Crystalline. I've never used the Llumar ATR as I dont like using dyed films anymore as they'll fade over time.

My recommendation is to go with at least what they call color-stable based films or higher and make sure that they cover color change or fading in the warranty.

 

Thanks. Llumar ATR is not dyed film. It is a metalized film. I am trying to find out if anyone here has been using Llumar ATR and what they like/don't like about it.

 

Not much help, but I'd see what Toyota uses for new sale cars. I've not heard complaints from people who have that, and your tint lines are generally set by state law.

 

Just recently, I got Llumar CTX...seems good to me.. when summer comes I'll know if it is really good.

 

I refused to pay $300+ tint job, so I started to study on applying automotive tint film (reading OEM tint film manual and youtube). I bought roll of Geoshield DarkMatter Ceramic 30, cleaning materials, home made squeegee, tinted 5 windows taking me total 2 hours, total material price= $120 (for materials). I compared to dealer applied tint film and workmanship, I can say I did very good job for my first tint. If you want endevor tinting your car window, my experience are the following;
1. I recommend in checking your local law for minimum tint % transmission and % light reflectance
2. If you going 30% light transmission, actual tint will be 28% reason being that factory windows are tinted, hence lower % tint (hint if state law is 32%, lower 32% may get ticket)
3. Get good tint film(1.5-2 Mil thick film) and cleaning materials
4. Use demin water with baby shampoo soap
5. Apply tint film ambient temperature above 50 deg F, unless you are professional, I did mine at 60 deg F.
6. Protect upholstery while cleaning and applying tint film
7. Cleaning windows very well prior application is key for professional job.
8. Spray diluted demin +baby shampoo generously
9. Dont rush in applying tint film, good tint film will adjust easily with no mess.
10. Remove as much as water with squeegee
11. Dont roll your windows after application
12. Let sit on the sun for 4 hours or more. Dont roll windows for 3 days.
13. Dont use ammonia base cleaners when applying tint film or cleaning tinted window.

The above is my experience, you will need to do your due diligence on selection of tint film, reading OEM and other applicable instruction manual.