View Poll Results: what color of tint do you have?
black (other then 5%)
16
51.61%
black (5%)
12
38.71%
reflection kind of tint
3
9.68%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll
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#291
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (34)
DASHOCKER, your ride is looking nice... I have a long 2 part question for you and anyone else with ceramic tint experience...
I was ready to get my 2003 GS3 tinted last week and luckily, the tinter was nice enough to put a large piece of film on one of my windows just so I could get the idea of how it would look. I was in shock! The ceramic tint (Huper Optik) had a nasty purpleish color to it as soon as he put it on the window???!!! It looked exactly like when cheap dyed tint goes bad after a few years and turns that purpleish/blue color. WTF???!!! How is one of the the most expensive & supposedly best tints on the market going to give off such a nasty effect? Was it just my car? My type of glass? My interior? I then went to another reputable tinter (probably the oldest and best in Atlanta) and he was a Formula One dealer... he applied a piece to my glass as well and it gave off the same effect? Does anyone else with Huper or any other ceramic tint have this problem? Or maybe you guys don't see it as a problem?
The other problem I have is that when I was at the Formula One dealer, he asked me why I wanted ceramic in the first place. I said for the superior heat rejection. He said that ceramic having superior heat rejection is a BIG misconception. He actually tried to talk me out of getting the ceramic (400.00) and just to get regular tint (250.00) because I would only be wasting my money? The only benefit I would really get from the ceramic is that my AM stations would not be affected. He said that is why ceramic was introduced to the market in the first place for, when newer cars started to put the radio antennas on the glass - regular mettalic tint would interfere with AM signals. He said it was not brought to the market for superior heat rejection. I have no use for AM. He showed me the specs on the regular Formula One tint and the specs on the Formula One Ceramic and they were very close... (UV protection and heat rejection...) He then told me that good tint is good tint, whether ceramic or metallic... that why all the Formula One specs are so close...
Was Huper blwing smoke up my A$$ this entire time? I went to the Huper website and watched the demo with the meter measuring the heat rejection on the glass. They had me sold off of that!
So I am a little confused....
The regular metallic looks good. I just want a nice flat smoke look, none of that reflective business for me... help.
I was ready to get my 2003 GS3 tinted last week and luckily, the tinter was nice enough to put a large piece of film on one of my windows just so I could get the idea of how it would look. I was in shock! The ceramic tint (Huper Optik) had a nasty purpleish color to it as soon as he put it on the window???!!! It looked exactly like when cheap dyed tint goes bad after a few years and turns that purpleish/blue color. WTF???!!! How is one of the the most expensive & supposedly best tints on the market going to give off such a nasty effect? Was it just my car? My type of glass? My interior? I then went to another reputable tinter (probably the oldest and best in Atlanta) and he was a Formula One dealer... he applied a piece to my glass as well and it gave off the same effect? Does anyone else with Huper or any other ceramic tint have this problem? Or maybe you guys don't see it as a problem?
The other problem I have is that when I was at the Formula One dealer, he asked me why I wanted ceramic in the first place. I said for the superior heat rejection. He said that ceramic having superior heat rejection is a BIG misconception. He actually tried to talk me out of getting the ceramic (400.00) and just to get regular tint (250.00) because I would only be wasting my money? The only benefit I would really get from the ceramic is that my AM stations would not be affected. He said that is why ceramic was introduced to the market in the first place for, when newer cars started to put the radio antennas on the glass - regular mettalic tint would interfere with AM signals. He said it was not brought to the market for superior heat rejection. I have no use for AM. He showed me the specs on the regular Formula One tint and the specs on the Formula One Ceramic and they were very close... (UV protection and heat rejection...) He then told me that good tint is good tint, whether ceramic or metallic... that why all the Formula One specs are so close...
Was Huper blwing smoke up my A$$ this entire time? I went to the Huper website and watched the demo with the meter measuring the heat rejection on the glass. They had me sold off of that!
So I am a little confused....
The regular metallic looks good. I just want a nice flat smoke look, none of that reflective business for me... help.
Last edited by Chin; 07-28-07 at 02:21 PM.
#292
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
DASHOCKER, your ride is looking nice... I have a long 2 part question for you and anyone else with ceramic tint experience...
I was ready to get my 2003 GS3 tinted last week and luckily, the tinter was nice enough to put a large piece of film on one of my windows just so I could get the idea of how it would look. I was in shock! The ceramic tint (Huper Optik) had a nasty purpleish color to it as soon as he put it on the window???!!! It looked exactly like when cheap dyed tint goes bad after a few years and turns that purpleish/blue color. WTF???!!! How is one of the the most expensive & supposedly best tints on the market going to give off such a nasty effect? Was it just my car? My type of glass? My interior? I then went to another reputable tinter (probably the oldest and best in Atlanta) and he was a Formula One dealer... he applied a piece to my glass as well and it gave off the same effect? Does anyone else with Huper or any other ceramic tint have this problem? Or maybe you guys don't see it as a problem?
The other problem I have is that when I was at the Formula One dealer, he asked me why I wanted ceramic in the first place. I said for the superior heat rejection. He said that ceramic having superior heat rejection is a BIG misconception. He actually tried to talk me out of getting the ceramic (400.00) and just to get regular tint (250.00) because I would only be wasting my money? The only benefit I would really get from the ceramic is that my AM stations would not be affected. He said that is why ceramic was introduced to the market in the first place for, when newer cars started to put the radio antennas on the glass - regular mettalic tint would interfere with AM signals. He said it was not brought to the market for superior heat rejection. I have no use for AM. He showed me the specs on the regular Formula One tint and the specs on the Formula One Ceramic and they were very close... (UV protection and heat rejection...) He then told me that good tint is good tint, whether ceramic or metallic... that why all the Formula One specs are so close...
Was Huper blwing smoke up my A$$ this entire time? I went to the Huper website and watched the demo with the meter measuring the heat rejection on the glass. They had me sold off of that!
So I am a little confused....
The regular metallic looks good. I just want a nice flat smoke look, none of that reflective business for me... help.
I was ready to get my 2003 GS3 tinted last week and luckily, the tinter was nice enough to put a large piece of film on one of my windows just so I could get the idea of how it would look. I was in shock! The ceramic tint (Huper Optik) had a nasty purpleish color to it as soon as he put it on the window???!!! It looked exactly like when cheap dyed tint goes bad after a few years and turns that purpleish/blue color. WTF???!!! How is one of the the most expensive & supposedly best tints on the market going to give off such a nasty effect? Was it just my car? My type of glass? My interior? I then went to another reputable tinter (probably the oldest and best in Atlanta) and he was a Formula One dealer... he applied a piece to my glass as well and it gave off the same effect? Does anyone else with Huper or any other ceramic tint have this problem? Or maybe you guys don't see it as a problem?
The other problem I have is that when I was at the Formula One dealer, he asked me why I wanted ceramic in the first place. I said for the superior heat rejection. He said that ceramic having superior heat rejection is a BIG misconception. He actually tried to talk me out of getting the ceramic (400.00) and just to get regular tint (250.00) because I would only be wasting my money? The only benefit I would really get from the ceramic is that my AM stations would not be affected. He said that is why ceramic was introduced to the market in the first place for, when newer cars started to put the radio antennas on the glass - regular mettalic tint would interfere with AM signals. He said it was not brought to the market for superior heat rejection. I have no use for AM. He showed me the specs on the regular Formula One tint and the specs on the Formula One Ceramic and they were very close... (UV protection and heat rejection...) He then told me that good tint is good tint, whether ceramic or metallic... that why all the Formula One specs are so close...
Was Huper blwing smoke up my A$$ this entire time? I went to the Huper website and watched the demo with the meter measuring the heat rejection on the glass. They had me sold off of that!
So I am a little confused....
The regular metallic looks good. I just want a nice flat smoke look, none of that reflective business for me... help.
Here is Huper Optik on a BMW M5. You can see the reflective properties in the film. I believe this is Huper Optik's 30% film
http://www.m-powered.com/041001-tinting2.html
Last edited by DASHOCKER; 07-28-07 at 03:33 PM.
#294
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (34)
It was definitely Huper Optik, the grade was definitely in the 30's, I know it has a slight reflective property, but not like mirror... but it was purple and reflective... oh well... If you have any closer up shots of you car, let me know... What color is you interior?
#299
I dont know what percentage dark but I just got raped for $450 on mine. I had one layer of limo on all back windows plus another layer of solar guard for heat and UVA, UVB, and UVC protection for my interior. I need it in this hot AZ sun
#300
With GPS does it matter what tint you use?
I have GPS in my 2000 GS does it matter what tint is used?
I've read that metallic will interfer with the GPS system and it won't work - but is this true? Anyone with any real experience with this not just someone said that someone said that someone said ... that it wouldn't work.
If it can interfer with the GPS - what tint can be used so that there is not a problem here - please post. Thanks!
Scott
I've read that metallic will interfer with the GPS system and it won't work - but is this true? Anyone with any real experience with this not just someone said that someone said that someone said ... that it wouldn't work.
If it can interfer with the GPS - what tint can be used so that there is not a problem here - please post. Thanks!
Scott