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Old 07-19-2006, 11:00 AM
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Formula 1 Pinnacle Ceramic tint

I figured I would get more responses here. For those who have the F1 Pinnacle ceramic tint, does it look a little purple-ish from inside when the sun shines directly to the window? It looks different from my previous dyed tint and I was wondering if it's normal or not. Thanks a lot!
Old 07-19-2006, 11:18 AM
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I have them Pinnacle tint on my TL and I would describe the color as installed on the glass as sort of blue/green as compared to my other car with 3M CS film which is more of a gray.
Old 07-19-2006, 11:24 AM
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I have Formula 1 Ceramic tint and I haven't noticed any purple when looking from inside or outside.
Old 07-19-2006, 11:30 AM
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no purple

I have the formula one tint as well. I do not notice any purplish color when the sun hits it.
Old 07-19-2006, 12:12 PM
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now that's strange..... how about any blue-ish color? I mean, mine just doesn't look right when the sun hits it..
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Originally Posted by UW RL
now that's strange..... how about any blue-ish color? I mean, mine just doesn't look right when the sun hits it..
Are you wearing polarized sunglasses when you notice this? I notice a blueish/purplish color when I look at certain cars from an angle. But when I'm just looking out the window it's not an issue. Only when I look at other passing cars and the sun is at a certain angle. So I do notice it a bit but it's not a big deal.
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the purple-ish/blue-ish shade that I see is when I am inside the car looking out (no sunglasses) especially when the sun hits the windows directly. It looks great from the outside.

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Are you wearing polarized sunglasses when you notice this? I notice a blueish/purplish color when I look at certain cars from an angle. But when I'm just looking out the window it's not an issue. Only when I look at other passing cars and the sun is at a certain angle. So I do notice it a bit but it's not a big deal.
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This is the film I am looking at getting. Hopefully not but maybe the installer snowed you?
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Are you sure you got what you paid for? The purple hue you describe is common with cheaper dyed non-metalic ting. I've had my F1 on the car for 5+ months and never seen any purple hue in the tint under any conditions.
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Yeah. The shop is called Accutint and it's well known in the Seattle area. When I picked up the car the guy had just finished working on it and he showed me the tint in a roll with a box that says Formula one pinnacle. I will go back and ask to compare "their" formula one with "my" formula one...

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Are you sure you got what you paid for? The purple hue you describe is common with cheaper dyed non-metalic ting. I've had my F1 on the car for 5+ months and never seen any purple hue in the tint under any conditions.
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