hey all,
i've been thinking about tinting my car to reduce heat, uv, and ir -- any thoughts on what film i should go with? premier's diamond cut IR film looks interesting, but my usual tint guy (whose opinion i trust) recommends air80 if want stock-looking glass.

thoughts?

thanks!

 

If you want to tint a car and truly have it look like it's not tinted (especially with the strict laws in CA), have the 3M Crystalline energy management film applied. We've been installing it for the past year, and it truly is a revolutionary product. It is not cheap, challenging to install, but has a SPF rating of over 1000 and a guarantee directly from 3M. I would suggest either installing the 70% or 90% VLT film.

Matt

 

thanks matt -- i wasn't aware that there was a 90 VLT crystalline film. i'm going to do some more research, haha

 

We install the air80 as well and have been using llumar for years.

 

The Crystalline is definitely an amazing film, but installation is difficult. It looks like you're dealing with 3 very high quality films here, the most important part will be finding the best installer for the job. A low quality film can look good with a good installation, and a high quality film can look terrible with a poor quality installation. Best of luck.