DynamicATL

Pinnacle has a greenish hue, Stratos will have the same. One of the reasons I didn't push to be an F1 dealer since I preferred the blueish hue of CTX.

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I really love the 4Runner TRD Pros...especially in that white or blue options.

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Actually take that back, only one vote per category per computer/IP address. It ends on November 1, 2019, so I am behind AF. 🤣

Yes, you can vote once a day...I didn't know that until today. I am not sure when it is ending, I double-checked but can't find an end date.

Guys, we were nominated for "Best of" in our county. If you have a second, can you click on the link below and vote by clicking on the "Vote for Best Auto Accessory & Specialty Shop". You will have to enter your email, but thanks to anyone that gets a chance too. https://www.guidetogwinnett.com/norcross/automotive-and-transportation/dynamic-appearance

The higher TSER architectural is mostly metalized window films while most of the automotive films are not. The HP films that are for automotive, I assume have less metal alloy than the flat glass counterpart. If you look at non-metalized architectural films like Ceramic, you will see more closely match TSER. As far as what is the most important factor, that depends on who is asking. If a consumer, then performance like TSER is very important plus optical clarity and appearance. They don't care how hard it is to install, just that it does what the installer promises. If an installer, then installation ease becomes a factor along with with cost, the warranty program along with the performance and optical clarity. As an installer, you find the best balance for you. Some want the highest performing, newest technology on the market while others want a product that is dependable with a long track record that has never lelt them down. Most of Eastman automotive film lines have a higher-performing film when it comes to Infrared. Those lines' performance increases as the brand get more prestigious. F1 Stratos > Autobahn i3 > Llumar IRX > Suntek CIR

It is similar to the automotive lighting industry. Some people just design a box and slap in a product that 100 other people are selling under their brand. Others, like us with our brand, has taken an existing product and made many modifications to the internals, LED chips, position, etc. So even though they can come from the same manufacturer, it is a very different product built to last longer and perform better.

As long as they remove the film properly, your defroster should be fine. I would do it as soon as possible because it is easier when the film was just installed.

As @no ma'am said, those are roughly what it is after it is installed. Remember Llumar products are lighter out of the box, so it can be the same as other brands 35. For example, 3M CS 35 is darker than any of the Llumar 30's hitting as low as 27-28 on some vehicles.

Luckily we haven't anyone act negative about it. We have quoted incorrectly a couple of times where we assumed it was just two rollups. We just let them know it is normally more but we will waive it this time.

Just grab a bottle of Armor All or another tire/interior dressing, dry the interior and apply a coat. We see this on 1 out of every 10 vehicles we tint, looks identical to your photos.

I'm not getting it, it just looks like the owner put Armor All or equivalent on the door panels. I see this on plenty of vehicles since we do not wrap every door panel. We just dry and reapply a dressing and back to new. We have done hundreds of these trucks with zero issues.

Gotcha didn't know.

It makes more sense now since his post was all over the place. Also, not your fault if the shop sold him IRX as a Ceramic film. I see shops promote non-Ceramic films all the time as Ceramic.

Updated 1st post.

We tinted a brand new Infiniti Q50S a couple of months ago. The dealership did some work on it after we tinted it and scratched one of the windows. He told us about it and was going to call when the glass was replaced. He finally calls and comes in with another brand new Q50S, so we have to tint the whole thing again. Apparently, when they had the vehicle waiting for the glass to come in, they backed it into another vehicle. Then they tried to cover it up by repainting the bumper. Luckily the guy caught it and after a whole day of fighting got them to replace the vehicle.

Somone definitely used a razor blade, now was that the tint installer or done before the tint job, who knows. Personally, it seems odd that the tinter was able to tint all the windows with no issue but have an issue there which leads me to believe the tinter did not do it. It is easy to have existing scratches on your glass and not notice them until you tint the windows...the black background makes them stand out. Brand new vehicles from the dealership always have scratches, flaws, etc. Prior to you buying it, it was handled by multiple people from the manufacturing to getting it to the dealership...more hands involved, more chance of damage. This is why when people get Paint Protection on a brand new car, they have to do paint correction first to ensure the paint is in top-notch shape prior to getting wrapped. Once again, have no idea if the tinter did it or not...like said above, may be used a blade on that window to remove a sticker.

It is definitely a one post situation and most likely will not post again. IMO anyone reading should not take the post seriously unless the person can explain the actual situation behind the complaint since the post contains no actual facts, just hate towards a brand.

Absolutely, got to stay neutral.

We have a roll of CarbonFX on vehicles for over 2 years and almost 2 rolls of IRFX on vehicles for just over a year...two of the vehicles are friends of the shop that we see monthly. We've had zero issues or complaints from the customers. The last time I looked at the Accord that is tinted in CarbonFX was maybe 3 months ago and it still looks new. I would like to know why they say it is isn't Ceramic (assuming FXtreme2) because "chips, cracks, creases and bubbles" have nothing to do with the technology of the film.

Honestly, I think that none of the ratings perfectly tell the story of what a film does in the real world. TSER is just the standard go-to rating and the IRR (SIRR) is just popular because you feel the Infrared more. It doesn't count for variables like how the film blocks the heat and I'm sure plenty of others. I leave that for the people that are smarter than me in the window film business. I just know it is not the full story. For example, one of my vehicles had Huper Ceramic 35 on the sides/rear/sunroof and 50 on the windshield. When we switched films, I switched it to 3M Crystalline 40 on the sides/rear/sunroof and 50 on the windshield. Huper Ceramic 35 has 65% TSER and 81% IRR...3M Crystalline 40 has 60% TSER and 97% IRR (full spectrum is somewhere in the mid-'80s). However, I instantly noticed an improvement in performance even though Crystalline has a lower TSER and similar IRR. Another one of our guys did the same change on his car and also felt a big improvement.