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06-08-2013, 12:41 PM | #25 |
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My car is SG. I use hyper optik. 40% around 50% on the wind shield. Paid $600 at STM in LA. Hahn is the best.
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06-08-2013, 07:26 PM | #26 |
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In OC there is a shop called perfect window tint, in the huntington beach / costa mesa area. Ask for Sal.
In LA, there is STM. Ask for Han Hope that helps.
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06-09-2013, 01:42 PM | #27 | |
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I have searched this and many, many other forums. There is plenty of info on Huper and various dyed tints but not so much on the ceramics. There is also a lot of mixed and conflicting info on ceramics and metallics regarding comfort access. |
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06-10-2013, 01:11 AM | #28 |
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F1 ceramic 35%, that's what I'm getting for my to-be space grey.
See here how it looks... http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145333
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I google searched with various terms but mostly comfort access and ceramic or metallic tint. Initially installers were saying ceramic is the new thing because metallic screws up the CA. However, plenty of people on forums have said otherwise. Most of the links were to the other various BMW forums in addition to an Acura forum, Mazda forum and some other midget car I can't remember. |
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06-11-2013, 12:41 AM | #31 | ||
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Shops typically won't go darker than what the law allows for at least one of these reasons: - They don't want you later trying to hold them liable for tickets you might get related to the tint. Even if they had you sign a waiver absolving them of liability and you would therefore ultimately lose that claim, they'd rather avoid the hassle of you even trying to make a claim in the first place. And actually the existence of such a waiver would get them in trouble in court anyway because it would be evidence that they knowingly performed an illegal install. - In some states, including Texas, shops are required to attach a (tiny and hardly noticeable) sticker to their tint jobs that identifies them as the installer, in which case law enforcement could go after them directly for installing an illegally dark tint level. And if they left that sticker off on an illegal job and you got pulled over, I doubt many people would feel obligated to their shop not to tell the cop who did the install, in which case now the shop would be in trouble for an illegal job AND failing to affix the sticker. - They just want to be honest, law-abiding businesses, even if that means turning down business from people who want them to do something illegal. I don't understand why so few people seem to think that's a sufficiently good reason by itself anymore. Quote:
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I did have problems getting my car inspected in NC, where shops are supposed to use a tint meter. It took getting to know a shop well and giving them business with several of my cars. After that they'd pass me. However, I've been pulled over with that car many, many more times than I can count and not once did a cop mention the tint. I do know that the other shop I looked at, that would use Wincos, will drop down to 20%. I'll just have to go to the Pinnacle shop and see how 35% looks. |
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I just had 3M metallic tint installed and it interfered with my CA significantly. I had to literally take my FOB out of my pocket and point it at the rear window to open and close my doors. It would also say it did not detect the fob in the car randomly as well. So needless to say I had it removed which took a good 2 hours with those hooligans climbing all over my car. Looking at 3M cryst or Wincos ceramic or whatever it is that doesn't prevent me from opening my doors!
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yes and your avatar is a slam dunk as well.
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Finally got the car tinted. Went with the most reputable shop and just went with the ceramic that they stock, which was PanaFlex. 70% on the windshield and 35% everywhere else.
It's a little light for my tastes but given my penchant for speeding, probably wise not to give the cop more reasons to cite me. It also has a very slight greenish tint to it that resembles the color of the native glass, just darker. Only hiccup is the top left rear window over the dot matrix where it doesn't sit flush. |
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