02-26-2013, 08:58 AM | #1 |
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Window Tint: 3M Colour-stable or SunGuard?
If you have 3M Colour-stable or SunGuard window tint, I'd like to hear your experiences with it. Are you satisfied? What did you pay (5 windows)?
I'm thinking 35% tint on 2 fronts, 20% on the 3 back windows. |
02-26-2013, 09:20 AM | #2 | |
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I went with the 35/20 setup you are considering. I'm very content with it. It looks nice and it offers enough sun protection, and with the front passenger windows being at the legal tint level, it keeps the cops content enough.
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02-26-2013, 01:41 PM | #4 |
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I was debating Color Stable and ended up going with Formula One Pinnacle.
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02-26-2013, 06:42 PM | #6 | |
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Perhaps it just feels legal because one can still see through the tint.
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02-26-2013, 06:51 PM | #7 |
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40% all around. Just dark enough and not too ghetto.
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02-26-2013, 07:21 PM | #8 |
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I have SunGuard 40% (IIRC) all around and have been happy with it. Just make sure the installer is competent and can do the job correctly the first time. My wife has 3M Ceramic in her car and I can't tell the difference.
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02-26-2013, 10:20 PM | #9 |
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i went with colorstable 35 all around and crystalline 90 on the windshield
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02-26-2013, 10:23 PM | #10 |
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Mine has the 3M Crystalline Ceramic CR50 (let's in 50% light) and its just enough tint during the day. At night it does cut down some on light visibility (my old eyes don't help either) and if I had to do it again, I would have gone with CR60, or at least on the rear to see better when reversing.
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i went with the cs 90 because its legal and has the same heat rejection, I don't like my incredible bmw xenons looking dimmer than they actually are
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02-26-2013, 10:57 PM | #12 |
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Tinting the windshield below the AS-1 line is not legal in FL. AS-1 may not be marked on BMW windshields but its about the spot where the typical windshield tint band stops.
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02-26-2013, 11:06 PM | #13 |
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I would say 3M color stable over Sungard products. I'm not even sure what Sungard makes for auto film today. They were acquired by Madico about 2 years ago. On the Sungard website they no longer identify their specific automotive tint products.
http://www.sun-gard.com/automotive-window-film My guess is that Sungard product today is rebranded Madico. http://www.madico.com/window-film/automotive/ I think Wincos is the only Madico product competitive with 3M color stable or crystalline. And in my experience Wincos has a blue hue to it that may not be pleasing to your eye (when looking outside). Their other films are either dyed or metal. BTW, you live in Canada. You likely don't need 20% VLT film unless you really want privacy. I'd stick with 35% VLT or greater in Canada.
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50% fronts (so I don't get harassed by police, I just open the sunshade and it looks like I have no tint at all), 35% backs and rear. Then I went with Llumar Air Blue 80 for the front windshield (can't even tell it's there, but 43% heat rejection!). |
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