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Old 08-19-2006, 03:14 PM
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Your favorite Tint Brand

I have an installer in mind, asked what brand he uses and he said Johnson. I went to their site and it looks like metalic tint which will mess with my Nav. I've used 3M in the past and have liked it.

Johnson tint: http://www.tintcenter.com/films/johnson/

What tint brands should I look for with the Nav?
Old 08-19-2006, 04:28 PM
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I currently have Pinnacle from Formula one..
less dark than metalic.. but I have no choice cause I have nav..
It was pricy too
Old 08-19-2006, 05:37 PM
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many report the metallized tint does not affect thier Nav.

I prefer Llumar Platinum Plus which is a metallized tint... I like it becasue it has a greenish mirror reflective tint, kinda like older Lexus SUV's had on the back.

No issues at all with my Nav.
Old 08-19-2006, 07:40 PM
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Lumar and 3M are the best brands on the market, check out lorenzotint.com to see 3M and Lumar being installed in the auto gallery section.
Old 08-20-2006, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ragin
I have an installer in mind, asked what brand he uses and he said Johnson. I went to their site and it looks like metalic tint which will mess with my Nav. I've used 3M in the past and have liked it.

Johnson tint: http://www.tintcenter.com/films/johnson/

What tint brands should I look for with the Nav?
Johnson also makes ceramic. It their Greystone line. I just got it installed last week and it looks good. I ended up with 20% all around.
Old 08-20-2006, 12:01 PM
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I have 35% 3M Color Stable (CS) tint on my TL. No complaints.
Old 08-20-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Himay
Johnson also makes ceramic. It their Greystone line. I just got it installed last week and it looks good. I ended up with 20% all around.
Thanks for all the comments.

Do you have any pics of your ride Himay?
Old 08-20-2006, 12:18 PM
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i have computer cut lumar all around
Old 08-20-2006, 12:56 PM
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I have 3M and I'm happy with it. I have very little experience with other brands but I have seen some tints that I like better than the 3M. Maybe its not something I can explain but it seems to have a cleaner look to it regardless of how you look at the glass.
Old 08-20-2006, 05:28 PM
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Using 3M in mine.
Old 08-20-2006, 07:54 PM
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I just had the Johnson brand installed Wednesday. I have 35 on side windows and 20 on the rear. I had a quote for 3M, but wasn't willing to pay $400.
Old 08-20-2006, 08:16 PM
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I'm using 3M...those dont affect the nav do they?
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