FormVsFunction

On 5/17/2017 at 2:01 PM, DynamicAppearance said:

Got some Formula One Stratos that I will be doing some real world test this week or early next.  Can't do a comparison to Pinnacle, but will to CTX which is almost the same film along with comparing it to Crystalline.

What was your determination?

On 5/10/2017 at 1:35 AM, mkygod said:

Besides heat rejection, were there any other notable differences between Pinnacle and Stratos?

 

Such as any improvements in optical clarity, hue, rainbow-effects, or anti-reflectiveness? 

 

What was the price difference between the 2 films?

 

I'm going to get mine done at Tint Pros (huntington beach location)

$200 more for all windows. If you're doing the windshield, up that to $300 more. 

My local F1 shop is The Tint Pros in Newport Beach, CA. They must be one of those shops that were beta testing Stratos. The heat rejection numbers don't look all that different on paper, but the feeling from the display that they had (admittedly, designed by Llumar to sell more Stratos) was night and day different.

13 hours ago, no ma'am said:

Film hasn't been out long enough to get many responses. It's selling quick at our shop ,I've installed pinnacle for almost a decade now. Stratos maybe a month, it is impressive in the display though. I want it on my car if that means anything. 

Interesting. The F1 shop by me said he's been installing it for almost a year. Your answer does make more sense, given the lack of first hand information/feedback that I see online. I didn't even see threads about it here on Tintdude. 

I went to a local Formula One tint shop to check out the line before deciding between a few options for a good heat rejection film for my car. Going in, I was more interested in checking out Pinnacle, even though I knew from our email quote that they also offered a newer higher end line called Stratos. 

They have a heat light setup to compare the various films, and I was shocked at how much more perceptible heat was blocked by Stratos vs Pinnacle. I could feel a little difference between Classic and Pinnacle, but it was nowhere near the difference between Pinnacle and Stratos.

Can those experienced with both films shed some light on the real world heat rejection differences between these 2 films? Is it as drastic as the display feels on your hand? Is that even a good test, or is it more of a sales tool to bump customers up to a more expensive option?

Now I need to go check out a few more brands because I'd rather not pay over $1100 to tint my car's windows and windshield, and I was pretty underwhelmed by Pinnacle next to Stratos for heat rejection. I'm going with lighter film throughout, and I'm more interested in the heat rejection than privacy/darkness.