Car Tint Services

[cindylulu]

we had our new innova tinted with 3m super black on all sides and black on the window shield.

[dm1179]

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Tint series that belong to same tier will provide comparable (but not exact) heat rejection performance. Tint series that belong to higher tier provides higher performance but generally costs more.

Consider also the warranty length. 5-7 years warranty are pretty common now.

Tier 1:
V-Kool VK and X series
Nano-Tech Clear Sky series
Huper Optik X3 Ceramic, Nano-Ceramic and Clear Ceramic series
SolarGard LX and Silver series
3M CR series
Llumar Ultra Performance, SpectraSelect and Windshield series

Tier 2:
V-Kool K series
Nano-Tech VIP, Charcoal and Reflective series
Huper Optik Klassisch, Klassich Black and Shield series
SolarGard HP and Sterling series
3M [textspeak!], CS, and FX-HP series
Platinum MNSR series
Llumar Deluxe and High Performance series

Tier 3:
V-Kool OEM series
SolarGard Non-HP series
3M FX-ST series
Platinum MX and MBSR series
Llumar Standard and Premium series

Higher VLT will give you more visibility. Lower VLT will give you more privacy. Higher TSER will give you more heat rejection. Some metallic based films will have some effect on GPS, but not all. Dye-based and Ceramic films will not interfere with GPS.

VLT (Visible Light Transmittance)
The percent of total visible light that is transmitted through the window film/glass system. The lower the number, the less visible light transmitted.

Glass (No Tint) = 90% VLT
Super Clear Tint = 60% to 70% VLT
Clear Tint = 40% to 50% VLT
Light Tint = 30 to 35% VLT
Medium Tint = 20 to 25% VLT
Dark Tint = 10% to 15% VLT
Super Dark Tint = Below 10% VLT

Total Solar Energy Rejected (TSER)
The percentage of the total solar energy that is rejected. TSER includes visible light, infrared radiation (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) energy.

[cindylulu]

^this info is really appreciated thanks. and this is relevant for me too since I used one of our SUVs today and I noticed that the heat rejection of the windshield tint has lessened. its tint is vkool vk17 and it's already 3 years old. no worries ako sa windows and rear kasi vkool vk17 na, pinatungan pa ng 3m colorstable super black and the heat rejection is almost nil and mga 1-2 years old pa lang ang mga to. for the windshield, time to shop for tint again.

[amethyst028]

basta huwag lang super black sa wind shield kasi mahirap mag drive sa gabi parang sobrang dilim. takaw accident.

[dm1179]

^this info is really appreciated thanks. and this is relevant for me too since I used one of our SUVs today and I noticed that the heat rejection of the windshield tint has lessened. its tint is vkool vk17 and it's already 3 years old. no worries ako sa windows and rear kasi vkool vk17 na, pinatungan pa ng 3m colorstable super black and the heat rejection is almost nil and mga 1-2 years old pa lang ang mga to. for the windshield, time to shop for tint again.

i think V-Kool VK70 ang tint mo sis. VK70 and VK40 lang ang available variant ng VK series eh. and sabi mo naka-double tint with 3M Color Stable Super Black, i.e. 3M CS05.

V-Kool VK70
VLT = 70%
TSER = 55%

3M CS05
VLT = 9%
TSER = 57%

Combined VLT = 0.70 x 0.09 = 6.3% --> good for privacy, very dark for night driving
Combined TSER = 0.55 + (0.55 x 0.57) = 86.4% --> excellent heat rejection

para safe for night driving, recommended is 30% VLT and above sa windshield. if malinaw ang mata or maliwanag ang head lights (90W Halogen or HID), 15% VLT and above can be manageable. pero dapat ingat pa rin sa pag-drive.

[miked]

^using 90w halogen isn't recommended for plastic headlights. This will accelerate wear on the plastic lens and would also melt the headlights sockets.

Using HIDs on non projector headlights will only result to scattered beam pattern and can also blind incoming motorists.

Nothing beats a properly aimed headlights and quality halogen bulbs. I'm using Osram Nightbreaker in 2 of my cars. Visibility is great. The colour output is lighter than ordinary halogen. Perfect for those with dark tints.

[dm1179]

@miked: i never said that you should replace your stock head light with 90W Halogen or HID.

"if malinaw ang mata or maliwanag ang head lights (90W Halogen or HID), 15% VLT and above can be manageable. pero dapat ingat pa rin sa pag-drive."

am i missing something here?

[cindylulu]

@dm1179, you're right it's vkool vk70 hehe and hid headlights na rin

[cindylulu]

went to MIAS awhile ago to avail of vkool's 50% discount. got the X05 for our black suv.