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  1. I'm revisiting this thread, as I've yet to do the re-tint on my 09 Altima. Pricing for 3M Crystalline is still around $450 here in Broward/Pam Beach. But now I'm hearing good things about XPel Prime XP Plus. XPEL PDF Has anyone done a comparison between 3M Crystalline and Xpel Prime XP Plus? Both seem to be similar.
  2. I had leased an '09 Altima in November 2008, and had it tinted with 3M FX ST20, since it was less expensive than the lifetime warranty FX HP. It only came with a 3 year warranty, which at the time didn't matter since it was a lease and planned to turn it in at the end, like I did with my 2006 Altima (which had Llumar). But I ended up financing the car at the end of the 3 year lease, and paying it off a year later. The 3M FX ST has held up well, but two years ago it started to bubble and separate from the rear glass. Now I've been looking to have all the tint removed and replaced, and spent the last week calling and driving around to different tint shops in the South FL/Ft Lauderdale area. This is what I've found so far: 3M Color Stable CS20: $225 + $85 removal = $310 Delray Beach, or $249 + $100 removal = $350 Coral Springs. 3M Crystalline CR20: $425 + $85 removal = $510 Delray Beach, or $499 + $100 removal = $600 Coral Springs. 3M Crystalline CR70/CR90 Windshield: $200. Llumar CTX 15: $269 + $75 removal = $344, Coral Springs and Pompano Beach. Llumar Formula One Pinnacle 15: $269 + $130 removal = $399, West Palm Beach Llumar Formula One Stratos 15: $399 + $130 removal = $529, West Palm Beach. Stratos 70 Windshield: $199. Air 80BL Windshield: $130. From looking at the different PDF specs sheets: The 3M Color Stable CS20 says it has 51% TSER and 68% IR Rejection. While the Crystalline CR20 is 62% TSER and 97% IR Rejection. The LLumar CTX 15 says 53% TSER, 49% IR Rejection / 69% Selective IR. Pinnacle 15 is 60% TSER, 62% IR Rejection / 89% Selective IR. Stratos 15 is 63 % TSER, 66% IR Rejection / 95% Selective IR. Just based on those numbers, the Color Stable and CTX are pretty similar with TSER and IR Rejection, which is probably why their pricing is similar. The Pinnacle is the next step up, followed by the Stratos and Crystalline. Even though my Altima is 10 years old, it only has 27K miles on it (local driving), and since it's paid-off I'd plan to keep it for a number of years. What I'd like to know is based upon the pricing in my area, which would be the better tint to go with? I'm thinking the Pinnacle at $399 (since it's only $50 more than the CTX or Color Stable), or the Stratos at $529 ($130 more than Pinnacle). Though I could get the Crystalline for $510, which is slightly less than the Stratos.
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