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Posted this in Car Chat too, but wanted to ask you guys also.
I've always thought about tint, but never did it. I've decided I'm going to finally have my new LS460 tinted.
35% is legal here, and my plan is to go with 35-40% tint most likely. Car is Nebula Grey with a grey interior:
I've been looking at tint on the road, and I've been looking at stuff on the internet. I like the way some tint looks...and don't care for how other tint looks. I don't want it to look real flat black, I like a smokier look and a little subtle mirroring/reflectivity I like as well.
My research has led me to Huper Optik, and I like the way the tint looks in pictures and like the ceramic heat rejection, clarity, etc. However, finding installers seems to be pretty difficult around here anymore. A very convenient local installer offers SolarGuard and 3M films. They offer 3M Crystaline for $650 installed. I'm willing to pay for good high quality tint. They have a SolarGuard Ceramic for about $320.
What sort of tint do you have? I'm sold ceramic tints shouldnt have this issue?
No idea what they installed, and it was done out of town. I couldn't figure out why my radio and GPS were acting weird, then came across the info about tint. Not sure if mine is ceramic or metallic.
If you do 35% with your light interior your tint will look lighter than 35% due to how light reflects off of lighter colors. When I had my LS430 (ash gray interior) tinted with 35% it was like having no tint, only on overcast days it looked tinted. Also definitely go ceramic, I have 70% ceramic on the windshield with a double 5% strip across the top and I can look right into sun without it blinding me.
Crazy timing. I'm have the same color as OP, but mine is a 2011. I am getting tint done tomorrow at 3:30 in Denver. There are many shops, but I have chose a highly recommend shop that does high end vehicles. They sell all the tints you listed above. If you are sold on ceramic tints, they only go to 35-40%. Not any darker. I am going wth 35%HO. i am paying $450 for the car, and am debating about the $180 for the windshield. In Colorado it is illegal to tint the front windshield, so I am going with something very light. I'll snap some before and after pics when I get into the parking lot of the tint shop
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Tint advice needed
