ThermonMer

i got 3M black chrome. very chameleon like. invested quite a lot of time researching types. overall, i am extremely happy. Black chrome is a metallic tint that has a nice reflective hue to it during times of overcast. without natural lighting, it looks like regular tint. i love it. very similar to huper optik, but for less.

and yes, polarized sunglasses give you a blotchy/wavy pattern when looking through 3M black chrome, huper optik, and other slightly metallic brands. i thought i was tripping when i upgraded to polarized sunglasses a month after applying metallic tint to the lex


overcast - metallic mirror


shade + light - nice reflections


darker setting - looks like normal tint

MBTC

I'm wondering if the details of the wavy pattern would differ with manufacturers and somehow uniquely identify the tint? Sort of like tire tread or a shoe pattern, I'm thinking of something like the difference in the width between the waves, the "phase" of the waves (comparing the waves to analog signal waveforms for example if you know what I mean by phase).

flipside909

I know this is an old post, but that statement makes no sense. Why would lexus offer two different types of glass non uv and uv coated? All Lexus glass for 2nd gen IS are UV coated glass. The side glass is made by AGC Corp (asahi) and the front glass both rain sensor and non-rain sensor type are made by Nippon Safety. Sounds like something an uneducated dealership salesperson would say.

Alantjai

The rear doorwindows and rear window should have a little bit more tint than the frontdoor windows..... at least that's how mine is...

HaveBlue

I recently got Solarguard UP all around. 30% in the rear and 75% up front. UP has some IR blocking capability like 3M Crystaline so 75% still does quite a bit for heat.

Zoli007

Those of you that have Huper optik ceramic tint, do you find its worth the cost over regular tint? I have not gotten so far as to find a local installer yet but I've always heard about it and have heard good things. I prefer a darker tint, 30-25% but I've read the HO ceramic has better than normal heat reflective properties which would be a very nice thing here in south FL.

Also, anyone had any tint work done at JM lexus in Coconut creek? Curious what brands they offer and how much they want.

MBTC

I can't compare Huper Optik to regular tint but with some web searching you should be able to find some non-biased test results. The claims are true, and I've never seen any company debate the UV blocking and heat reduction ability of HO film, because with simple testing it's easy enough to prove (put HO on a glass container and put cheaper film on another, put into hot sunny conditions and measure temperature of each). The other plus of ceramic tint is that it cannot interfere with electronics like metal tints can (not saying they always will, but they can). The minus is that HO is expensive tint. Worth it, IMO.

You can definately feel the difference the tint gets you on a hot day when my car is in the sun. Put your hand on the dash where the sun is going straight throught the windshield. Now put it on the black interior next to the window where the sun has been trying to pass through the tint... huge difference in temperature. And yes, even though sun is still coming through the winshield, the overall temp of the car is dramatically reduced by tinting the other windows on a hot day.

There is a reason high-rise office buildings in very hot climate put Huper on their windows.

CCJ22

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Wow... Alot of you still ride around in what I call a fish bowl.
I'm on my mobile, so ill upload pics 2morrow.
I have limo all around except front windshield. It has 20%
3m color stable ceramic.
$250 installed

Nelly

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Quick question. For all of you who got tints...do you know if the installers removed your door panels prior to applying the tints? I'm kind iffy about having my new car's panels taken off >_>;

CCJ22

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Yeap, but I removed them myself

CalitriSC

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Nope, they should only need to remove the plastic trim pieces inside the bottom of the windows if anything.

ajlexus11

35% all around...should have gone with 20%....

MBTC

In my case, yes they did. Its why it needed to be left at the dealer all day (they gave me a loaner). They were not going to risk scratching things up on a car they had just sold me.

Chow

Anyone know anything about Bio Window Film? This is the ceramic brand that a local company is using.

oblivionis

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35% Johnson film