Tint brand recommandation ?!

[MichaelKael]

Hey everyone,
I tried and searched for some info about it on the forum, but I couldnt find any answer to my question.
I had many quotes to get tint for my car (35% front windows, 20% for the back), and I now have to decide between these 2 :
- 145$ taxes in for Suntek film with a lifetime warranty.
- 198$ taxes in for Lumar or ASWF film, same warranty.

So, is there a "company" that's better than the other ? Is there any difference between these ?
Plain and simple, if it was for your car, which one would you go with ?

Thanks :hail:

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[madweazl]

Never had Lumar but I've had Suntek on my last two cars. Cant remember specific type on my '12 Mustang but this one has CXP; no complaints thus far.

 

[moates88]

I have lumar on my car, 20% all around and no complaints what so ever. Had the same guy with the same product do all of my past owned cars and always held up perfectly. And I got charged pretty much the same.

 

[Arsenalslr95]

If the Suntek is at least the "carbon" series then its a good film, any suntek below that is basic metal dyed film with the potential to fade in color over time

EDIT: I guess with the lifetime, you can have it replaced if that happens.

I have used Llumar on most my cars, never had a problem whatsoever. Just had my Stang done in Llumar CTX last week

 

[whirledpeaz]

To those that have had their s550 tinted, did it take longer than normal because of the windows up/down after the doors are open/shut? Did they have to let it cure with the doors open?

thanks

 

[Arsenalslr95]

To those that have had their s550 tinted, did it take longer than normal because of the windows up/down after the doors are open/shut? Did they have to let it cure with the doors open?

thanks

That was a concern of mine, I spent an hour on the internet trying to find out if there is a way to disable that feature. Luckily, when mine was installed the windows up / down did not affect the tint and that was 15 min after it was put on

 

[Chameleon]

To those that have had their s550 tinted, did it take longer than normal because of the windows up/down after the doors are open/shut? Did they have to let it cure with the doors open?

thanks

He said specifically do NOT roll down the windows for 3 days.

 

[Valley Boy]

When they tint, there's a tool that goes into the door latch so the window returns to the "up" position. Doors are left open for a bit so tint can be applied and bond to window correctly.

Just had my car done with Llumar lifetime for $150.

 

[whirledpeaz]

He said specifically do NOT roll down the windows for 3 days.

Yeah, I guess standard procedure for newly done tint. I was told this on all my other vehicles that I had tinted.

 

[whirledpeaz]

When they tint, there's a tool that goes into the door latch so the window returns to the "up" position. Doors are left open for a bit so tint can be applied and bond to window correctly.

Just had my car done with Llumar lifetime for $150.

Thanks! that is good to know.

 

[Arsenalslr95]

Yea the guy shoved something in the side of my door in a square cutout where there was a latch. he tried to explain it to me real quick but I did not grasp what he was saying. Deff do not roll the windows down a for a few days, but the slight 1" drop and raise when the door opens and shuts should not affect it. I opened my door about 30x the day / night the tint was done and its perfect

 

[MichaelKael]

So, I emailed back the guy from the Llumar/ASWF quote, cause the company seemed more professional than the one with the deal on the Suntek, and he's gonna do it for 150$
Will let you know how it went, and post some pics up afterwards

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