njtls

ok..im officially getting tints now...so i just need to know what kind...i think im going with 20%....but ive been reading thru this forum and there seems to be alot of differnt types of tint....i want a good quaility tint that will give me a really black look...so what should i ask for?...i dotn want anythinbg that will fade or turn purple or bubble..i want soemthing good and black...thanx

btw...i live in essex NJ...if anyone could recomend a titn shop..thanx

this is me

Platinum(reflective) tint will last longer than other tint since its metal.

shimbo519

Madico Onyx tint

Eternal TL2k3

tropic tints in union

njtls

thanx for the responses...is reflective tint black? and is madico onyx reflective?

oh..and how much do you think it would cost to get it at tropic tints?

vxnova

You could get limo tint with reflective layer.If your looking for darkest look ask for 0%-5%.Different for quantum though.

Eternal TL2k3

tropictints does a great job in my opinion in the area. but 2 of my friends have gotten their job done at tropic and 2others say they will only take it there when they are ready to get their cars tinted. im sure there are others but tropic is great

pricing varies - they have 2different type of tints- both llumar. one is their extra UV protectant which blocks more UV rays (comes in 70, 50,38,30, and 18%). But this is partially reflective. this runs about 250 for the tint

the regular tint is also Llumar and will run 200 for it. they have 50,35,25,20,5 with that in either charcoal or the bronze tint.

i would recommend going with the 20% in charcoal (this will be the blackest as opposed to reflective greenish). Since its metallic tint (all the tint they use is metallic), it will not fade and since they do such a great job, bubbling will not be there

my friend had a ton of bubbles the first day but 3-4days later, they were all gone. mine didnt show any bubbling at all when i had mine done so dont worry when u get bubbles. they will cure. it takes about 2hrs to do

u can check out their website www.tropicwindowtinting.com

shimbo519

i stronglu suggest AGAINST a limo tint, just because you live in NJ.

njtls

thanx eternal...so charcoal is the darkest?...i want it to be black..but i dont want it to be a flat black...it'll still reflect like normal glass right?...i wanted a black that was kina mirriorish...dont know if thats possible...i guess 'll go with the charcoal then...and llumar is a good brand?

btw shimbo...i would never consider limo tint..thats crazy lol...i'd be asking for a ticket

Eternal TL2k3

yeah go with the charcoal... i only suggest that cuz the tint that is 50bucks extra will do a lot more reflecting and doesnt look that great... will protect ur interior more but the regular black charcoal will look better

llumar is pretty good... only one i heard is better is Madico but either way, u cant go wrong

shimbo519

I hear llumar is overpriced because of advertising. Madico is just as good, if not better, but prices are lower because they spend their money on R&D instead of ads. Well that's what I hear....

edgalang

The back 3 windows are 35% while the front 3 (including windshield & moonroof) are 55%.

galfert

Does 3M still make car window tint? I used to have 3M in my previous car and it lasted a long time (3 years and still looked good when I got rid of the car). In my current car I'm using Llumar and it is 2 years old and it faded and is starting to give hints of purple (although no bubbles). I'll never use Llumar again! I got 20% all around and it looks like 35% - 40% now after 2 years). I live in Florida and the car was always outside....so it got a beating.

spyder5786

Dang, edgalang that tint looks sweeet...how much did that cost?

njtls

damn....that does look nice...how do you guys think it will look on a ssm car?

Eternal TL2k3

galfert, was ur llumar metallic based and did it have the lifetime warranty?

rich9

Poor radio reception on vehicles equipped with a window antenna (antenna on the window glass) can be caused by a cellular phone antenna near the radio antenna grid lines, damaged antenna grid lines, or even after-market window tinting. Check these items:

Listen to the radio with and without the cellular phone antenna connected. If the radio reception improves when the phone antenna is disconnected, you've found the problem. (The phone antenna is mounted too close to the radio grid lines.) In this case, you'll need to move the cell phone antenna to improve radio reception. To prevent this problem when you're installing a cell phone, never mount its antenna on top of or near the radio antenna.
Inspect the antenna grid lines. If any are broken, bring your vehicle into Acura of xxxxxxx xxxxfor repair. We will need to remove the window tint (if installed), and repair the grid lines. (However, if the line break is longer than one inch, the repair won't be effective.)
If the car has after-market rear window tinting, compare radio reception to a similar vehicle without tint. (Some tints are made with metallic particles in them. This can be a source of poor radio reception.) If the radio in the non-tinted vehicle has better reception, you the customer needs to decide if you want to keep the tint and have less than perfect radio reception, replace the tint with a non-metallic type, or remove the tint entirely.


How about http://www.formulaone window tint. Has anyone tried this.

edgalang

Well a friend of mine just did his CLS in the same shop I took mine in and it costed $350 for ALL windows (front...back...windshield...rear window...moonroof...and plastic vinyl on top of the rear window for bubbles).

This tint has 100% lifetime warranty on it so if it fades, discolors, or it bubbles, the tint shop will replace it free!

But...you have to wait a minimum of 7 days to let the initial tint dry out before you can claim a "bubbled" tint. Took my car around 5-6 days before all the moisture bubbles dried out.

mangoboy

According to older posts we don't seem to need vinyl over the dot matrix on the rear window. Since the dots aren't raised, the tint should have no problem adhering. Can posters who have tint over the dot matrix chime in and confirm this and mention the brand used?

edgalang

I have tints over the dot matrix without the vinyl. My friend did the vinyl simply because we campared the 2 and thought it looked better with it.

BTW....my tints are 2 years old and I didnt go with the vinyl.

mr polo

I have their Ultimate 38 tint on my 03 TL......It carries a lifetime warranty. Still looks good after a year.

njtls

hey...hwat do you guys clean your winbdows with thtas safe for the tints?

ScotTLTypeS

Eagle One 20/20 Perfect Vision. I just started using it and it works great on the inside and the outside...

TL_99

edgalong, ur tint look so nice, is it green in color?? because I have madico onyx as well, but mine is completely black!! i wanted a kind of smoked look

galfert

I'm not sure if it was metallic. The guy who installed it said that I had a 1 year warranty and that it was the same stuff as 3M.

jmai

So there are basically 3 common brands: Llumar, Madico, n Solar Gard. Both LLumar Platinum n Madico Onyx are dye tints while Solar Gard Quantum is a non-dye tint. wat's the advantages of dye n non-dye tints? Wat's the different at nite?