wlepse Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 I picked this car up about a year ago and wanted to get it tinted early on but the shop I used previously moved from Madico to XPEL. While I trust this guy immensely the quote I got to do all the windows minus the windshield was too high; $575 for Prime XR and $850 for Prime XR Plus. Every now and then I start looking again but get over whelmed trying to find the right film at a price. My previous cars were all Madico Charcool and I had no issues with it what so ever. In fact we still have the one car he tinted in 2011 that still looks good to me. I say this because as I read some of these threads here and elsewhere often people talk about the color shifting or fading after just 4 years or so. While I haven't seen many references to that with Charcool there were a few. So I wonder how much is true, how much is regional and how much is just people pushing what they have or install. Anyway, my goal is to be right around 30% and I am hoping to cut out a little more heat than standard dyed film since there is so much glass in this car. In case it matters I am in northern NJ. So far these are the prices I got for each film: Suntek Carbon Series $245 sounds like fade is a non issue but I saw several references to haziness and scratches Madico Charcool $239, I know this film but I would like something that rejects more heat Madico Black Pearl Nano Ceramic $349 Seems to get very mixed reviews. Some love it, some hate it and say it fades fast, also doesn't seem to reject much more heat than Charcool. LLumar dyed $290 sounds OK but I would likely just go with the Charcool since I have experience with it already and it is slightly cheaper LLumar CTX $390, this sounds like the best fit for my needs. The TSER is around 48 vs 30 for Charcool, so decent amount more rejection for reasonable cost adder Llumar IRX $490 looks like it compares well to Xpel, especially for the price but might be more than I need. Right now I am leaning towards the Llumar CTX as the reviews are generally good and the price seems pretty good. Any suggestions? Link to comment
drtint Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 I believe Madico has an HP line, if you like the Madico you are accustomed too, go with that. It will reject more heat than their other films. HP is a metalized material which helps with reflecting instead of absorbing the heat. Link to comment
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