I looked for the cheapest installer in Jersey, then looked at their ratings.. were decent. Had ceramic tint (with lifetime warranty) installed for $220 and I thought that was expensive.. I think years back, tints used to be $100 but those turned different colors and were of lower quality. I was promised my tints would never change color and they are of higher quality. $400+ for tints? Insanity

 

Tell me about it. I tinted my girlfriend cars with Rayno S7 just 4 months ago for $279. Same dealer, just 4 months later for the same product, $315. At this rate they’ll be $1000 next year lmao

 

Unfortunately with most ceramic films, you won't get a true all black tone, or smoke color. For instance, CXP films have a greenish haze, CIR has blue, I know some of the 3M ceramics have blue, and some have bronze. Xpel is bronziesh too. But if you want a ceramic film, you have to accept it and move on. Now, you can get that all black or smoke color, but then you have to get into the dyed films which aren't good for heat rejection. And they can fade and change colors.

Yes, the 2021+ IS is in our system. That's how I tinted ours. But ironically, ours is the only 21+ that has rolled thru our shop.

In FL you guys don't have to pass inspection each year like we do, so your tint won't get metered unless a cop stops you. But just about every car in FL has at least 20% and the cops don't mess with them. Not saying they can't, but they don't.

 

I purchased an IS350 F Sport Design in Iridium last Saturday and am looking to get the windows tinted. Initially, I was between 30% and 35% all around. There have been a few others that have said to not even bother with 30% or 35% and suggested 20% or maybe 25%. I'm a little concerned about getting the windows too dark, and want my car to look its best. Any regrets with the 30%? Also, is your color Iridium?