Hi Everybody!
So...I finally got my car! Well...my wife got my car
. We replaced her aging Escape hybrid with a used 60 that we found at the BMW dealership. I'm still diving the LEAF and waiting on my Model 3 to come in.
Anyway...we'd like to get the S tinted, and I was looking back at past recommendations, and it looks like you all have used a couple of different guys in the past.
I figured I'd resurrect this 3 year old thread and see if there are any updates.
I asked Jimmy at the SC, and he recommended Matt at Tint Factory, but back in the day the SC recommended Juns. I saw that a lot of you recommend Dwight from Pro Tint, and others have used TNT.
I got quotes from each of them, and they're all pretty comparable. It seems that they each use (or at least recommend) a different brand of film (TNT's price was a bit higher, but that seems to be because they are exclusive dealers for Llumar Formala One films; presumably that's a premium film?). Is there anyone else out there I should consider?
Has anyone had their windshield done, and if so, did it pass the light test after? If so, with which film? Dwight (Pro Tint) told me he wouldn't do it because it wouldn't pass the light meter test with the films that he uses (Llumar), but Matt (Tint Factory) and Peter (Juns) both offered it. TNT offers it, but they say they test a small patch first, and will install if it passes, but won't if it doesn't.
Here's what I've been able to glean so far:
Juns Tinting:
Johnson IsulatIR 35 on sides/back glass
Johnson IsulatIR 80 on windshield
Tint Factory:
SolarGuard UP35 on sides/back glass
SolarGuard UP80 on windshield
TNT Tinting:
Llumar Formula one Pinnacle 35 on sides/back glass
Llumar Air 80 on windshield
Pro Tint:
Llumar CTX35 on sides/back glass
Won't offer windshield on a Tesla
What's the verdict on the different films?
I've read great things about Huper-Optik, but that doesn't seem to be offered by any of the above installers.
Lastly, I've seen a lot of discussion on the mainland forums about Spectra Photosync, which seems to be like Transitions glasses for your car. Those that sell it rave about it, but the old time pros out there scoff at it and call it a marketing gimmick (
http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php/topic/74603-prestige-spectra-photosync), and question the long term capability. Since it's only been available for a few years, the jury is still out on the durability. Anybody here had it for more than a year? Who installed it for you? The last post above from 3 years ago indicates that Juns can get it, but not sure if they still offer it.
Thanks in advance everybody!