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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 06:10 PM
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Hey guys, i know it's a little bit too early for me to be asking about this and i know this should be one of the last things i should be doing to my car but i'm just planning everything out before i start buying stuff for the car. So if you guys can help a fellow 2GS owner/ lexus member...

What do you think about Llumar air blue 80, or i was thinking regular 20% tint on a SILVER gs430?

Only reason why i'm asking is because i've never seen a llumair blue tint on a silver GS Appreciate it!
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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I think blue tint only looks good on white cars. I would stick w black tint, especially on a silver vehicle.
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 06:41 PM
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Yeah... Blue tint doesn't look good on any car unless you have a civic Nd you have it riced out. My opinion is just go normal nothing to crazy
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 07:06 PM
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Blue is horrible, go standard smoke color, mine is 35% w black leather...


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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 08:54 PM
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It doesn't look too bad on our rides. If yer looking for a subtle "mercedes" type look, then imo, it's close enough. Tiger4life and LuxuryGS3 (and maybe a few more members) both have that tint if u wanna see it on a GS. I stuck wit limo since it can get real hot in Tucson. Either way will look alright, but because you're in Cali, the air 80 maybe cheaper in the long run (less tickets!)
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I have it. It's expensive. I did everything including my windshield.
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 12:55 AM
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Thanks for the input guys! yeah i was trying to go for the mercedes look. If anyone had a silver GS with the tint, that'd be great but other than that, i guess llumar air blue tint only looks good on black or white GS's..
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Originally Posted by MisterMRC
Thanks for the input guys! yeah i was trying to go for the mercedes look. If anyone had a silver GS with the tint, that'd be great but other than that, i guess llumar air blue tint only looks good on black or white GS's..
I have it. It only really looks blue if it's overcast. When the sun is out, it's pretty clear. I don't like the look of tint so I got it since it's the clearest you're going to get with so much heat rejection.
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I have it. It only really looks blue if it's overcast. When the sun is out, it's pretty clear. I don't like the look of tint so I got it since it's the clearest you're going to get with so much heat rejection.
Exactly. The blue really only pops under certain lighting. Very similar to the tempered tinted glass you see on Euro cars. I love it. It does a tremendous job at blocking out heat. Dark tent just looks ghetto imo. The only downside is its cost. Its twice as much as regular tint. It also looks great on red cars. My buddy had it done on his 911 and it looks ****.
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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It blocks the same amount of heat as limo tint except i can see at night and don't have to worry about cops harassing me.
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Originally Posted by RCFC89
Exactly. The blue really only pops under certain lighting. Very similar to the tempered tinted glass you see on Euro cars. I love it. It does a tremendous job at blocking out heat. Dark tent just looks ghetto imo. The only downside is its cost. Its twice as much as regular tint. It also looks great on red cars. My buddy had it done on his 911 and it looks ****.
There goes that random word again smh. Now it's ghetto to have tint? Guess I'm ghetto now. lol

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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Mine is silver like yours and i have 35%

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if i was to do it over again I would definitely consider the Llumar air after seeing tiger4life's car. I think it looks great on our cars and from what i've read it's just as functional as black tint.
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Originally Posted by tiger4life
I have it. It only really looks blue if it's overcast. When the sun is out, it's pretty clear. I don't like the look of tint so I got it since it's the clearest you're going to get with so much heat rejection.
Looks great, but the reason I didn't go with this is because I don't like the idea of everyone being able to see directly in my car.
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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yea i think the blue is gorgeous but only on certain colors of paint. mainly white or light colors.
its just got a fresh clean elegant feeling to me.

nice to finally see Flocko's car in daylight too
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