3M CS tint or other....
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3M CS tint or other....
Since the search engine ignores 2 letter words like 3M and CS, can anyone tell me about this tint?
I want to get a non metallic tint, and i can't find anyone in san antonio that does Formula One Pinnacle, and Mother's want to charge me $400 for Huber Optic, but they'll do the 3M CS for $275 which is a better price.
Other than that i can't find anyone in san antonio to do non metallic/ceramic type tint
I want to get a non metallic tint, and i can't find anyone in san antonio that does Formula One Pinnacle, and Mother's want to charge me $400 for Huber Optic, but they'll do the 3M CS for $275 which is a better price.
Other than that i can't find anyone in san antonio to do non metallic/ceramic type tint
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Go with the 3M CS it is really nice! Color wise it is a truer gray/black color as opposed to the Huber or Formula One Pinnacle which has a greenish hue to it. Formula One which is made by the same maker as LLumar is made by a company CPF which is in turn owned by a company Solutia which is in bankruptcy. In my opinion 3M films have a better (clearer) adhesive. Pinnalce films tend to produce more optical distortion than some of the other brands. Stick with 3M, in my opnion cheaper and much better!
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Originally Posted by yendor
Go with the 3M CS it is really nice! Color wise it is a truer gray/black color as opposed to the Huber or Formula One Pinnacle which has a greenish hue to it. Formula One which is made by the same maker as LLumar is made by a company CPF which is in turn owned by a company Solutia which is in bankruptcy. In my opinion 3M films have a better (clearer) adhesive. Pinnalce films tend to produce more optical distortion than some of the other brands. Stick with 3M, in my opnion cheaper and much better!
thanks for the great info, this helps... i was wondering what the color was like of the 3M film as well....
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Here's more info about 3M CS Auto Film. As far as optical distortion, I'm not sure what yendor is referring to (looking through the rear view mirror?). I can honestly say, I don't think it's any worse than other films. I've used 3M and Llumar on my previous vehciles and recently F1 on my TL.
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Originally Posted by Hawhyen51
Here's more info about 3M CS Auto Film. As far as optical distortion, I'm not sure what yendor is referring to (looking through the rear view mirror?). I can honestly say, I don't think it's any worse than other films. I've used 3M and Llumar on my previous vehciles and recently F1 on my TL. ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
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yendor, thanks for clarifying .... the term "optical distortion" is quite misleading and wasn't sure in what context you were referring to. BTW, I've never noticed "orange peel" on the F1.
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Originally Posted by kray17
Since the search engine ignores 2 letter words like 3M and CS, can anyone tell me about this tint?
I want to get a non metallic tint, and i can't find anyone in san antonio that does Formula One Pinnacle, and Mother's want to charge me $400 for Huber Optic, but they'll do the 3M CS for $275 which is a better price.
Other than that i can't find anyone in san antonio to do non metallic/ceramic type tint![Why Me](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/whyme.gif)
I want to get a non metallic tint, and i can't find anyone in san antonio that does Formula One Pinnacle, and Mother's want to charge me $400 for Huber Optic, but they'll do the 3M CS for $275 which is a better price.
Other than that i can't find anyone in san antonio to do non metallic/ceramic type tint
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I'm still trying to decide what tint to get and this 3M stuff sounds like a good possibility. I asked the Mother's here for a quote and they told me $299. I'm gonna have to see if I can get them down to $275 which is what it sounds like everyone is getting.
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Another vote for 3M. I had to go to their site and call to find distributers in my city. Well worth the trouble and the savings is just a bonus.
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I just got a new 06 TL and it had "factory" tint on it, but it's not very dark... how would i find out what kind of tint is on it? and i take it someone would charge me extra to take it off and put new tint?
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If it's the "factory" tint it is in the glass which is normal and your tinter will be able to just apply the tint. If tint needs to be removed it is usually around $75.00 to remove it.
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