Clear window tint?

[spazzyfry123]

My company car has 70% on the fronts. Seems to do a good job from what I can tell. Makes me want fish bowl!

[dparm]

Originally Posted by Siajoon

That looks like nothing is there! Awesome... so does that protect interior as well?

The 3M website says the following about Crystalline 70:

50% total solar energy rejected
97% infrared rejection
99% UV rejection
22% glare reduction

By comparison, the 20% version is 62%, 97%, 99%, and 77%, respectively. So as far as UV and infrared protection for the interior, the lighter stuff is basically the same as their darker tints. 20% would be illegal in a lot of states, actually.

Originally Posted by wyatth

That 3M looks great .. but exactly the same as my Llumar? Could be the lighting/photos. I never thought the Llumar looked so blue or cheap, but maybe the Carbon Black helped blend it?

When I saw the Llumar on a car at the shop, I was immediately turned off by it. I thought it looked cheap, but to each his own. I used to have their Formula One nano-ceramic stuff on my M3 and it was pretty good, but I just didn't like their lighter stuff.

Originally Posted by nrubenstein

Yeah, to be clear, the high cost is just that you are forced to use absolute top end level tint if you go this route. If you're happy with 50-35% tint, you can save a *lot* of money and get tint that is 90-95% as good as the really expensive stuff.

Yes, the Crystalline line is not cheap. That's why they can get good protection & rejection without it being very dark.

[o_g]

I have 40% Huper Optik on mine. I did consider 70% but chose the darker version for our "hot" summers -

[Siajoon]

Originally Posted by o_g

I have 40% Huper Optik on mine. I did consider 70% but chose the darker version for our "hot" summers -

Looks great!

the M looks so natural when sitting next to snow. Natural habitat!