Alright, Y’all.
I’m at the tinting stage. What’s everyone’s opinion on tint brand (and sub-brand) to use (it’s OBVIOUSLY going to be ceramic, because, you know, duh…..)? Interestingly enough, I’ve had an installer out in Hollywood who has done my vehicles for well over 10 years, they really like one of the lesser known/preferred brands & lines out there (Flexfilm Panaflex), and I have actually NEVER really had major problems with it, but when anything was ever an issue, they honor their warranty like no tomorrow. I absolutely love that shop. However, recently, they started offering the top dog iteration of ceramic from Flexfilm (Nanoflex), which even Tint Man FL (
) called their 20% iteration of “Vampire Tint”. I was DAMN impressed with the heat rejection on it (refer to video), and went with the 70% version of Nanoflex on my windshield, as that’s all they had of Nanoflex at the time, and obviously I’m going darker for the moonroof, and other windows. HOWEVER, and this might be my eyes playing tricks on me, but, it SEEMS as if this 70% Nanoflex on my windshield has a SLIGHT “blue hue/haze” to it, whereas the 70% Panaflex on my other F-150 windshield doesn’t SEEM to (BOTH while looking on the inside going out). That being said, all I have done is the windshield so far, and since that’s the case, I’m hitting pause and coming here to see what everyone else thinks first, and I’ll analyze and make a more informed decision from there. I’m open to going Llumar or 3M, or even Xpel. However, out of the 3, I am more partial to Llumar for sure, and they’ve been tinting car windows since before cars were invented, basically…..just definitely NOT their CTX brand, as, well, watch that video above and you be the judge. Perhaps FormulaOne Stratos, or whatever their top dog version is. When it comes to QUALITY, cost is “NOT AN ISSUE” to me, ESPECIALLY on tint.
In case it helps, here are my plans for “darkness” on each window. I, of course, want MAXIMUM heat rejection on ALL of them.
For the windshield, I want to stay 70%, so I’m not playing Ray Charles at night.
Front side windows: 15%
Rear side windows, and back window: at least MATCH the 15% (they are already privacy glass), or, if math comes into play, slightly LOWER is fine there as well, just as long as it’s not LIGHTER than the front.
Moonroof, I’m not sure on. I currently have 35% Panaflex on my 2014 Limited, and only went that dark because, IIRC, there’s a darkness threshold for that particular glass location that if you go too dark, it can cause it to explode.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to the comments! Thanks in advance!
