RollaTint

2010!

41 minutes ago, no ma'am said:

Well I stick F1 here, where are you located?

Socal

9 hours ago, Tintguy1980 said:

Okay, I'll bite.

 

1. Any one of the brand mentioned in the OP are top of the line products with 3M and Pinnacle's maker (formerly known as Martin Processing/CPFilms, etc. which is currently owned by Eastman Chemical) being names that date back to the genesis of the window film industry.

 

2. Bubbling film complaints may simply be someone who didn't have the patience to let the film completely dry out before writing their review.  'Let the Buyer Beware'.

 

3. Price from shop-to-shop and product-to-product is always based on what the businessperson perceives as the value of their service and their product sold. One shop may have a higher overhead than the guy down the road who carries the same brand of product ... this includes cost of goods sold.

 

4. No one wants to stick there neck out by making a decision for another person. Me, I'd prefer to encourage going to each shop and personally view a finished install (whether fresh or beyond the 30 days dry time). I would not use the owner's car as basis for making a decision. Ask them for random references, if your concern calls for that level of decision making input.

1. Ah, so certain tint brands use the same manufactorers.

2.  Perhaps you're right.  Doesn't make the shop any more or less right when they try to justify the work by saying they're the only Huber Optik carrier in the area 

3. Yeah was mainly wondering whether those prices were high(i.e if 350 was high then 450 is ripoff).  After calling a few other shops and getting quotes its right around the mark

4. I believe I will go for XPel XR Prime + but will do a little more brand shopping over the next week(shop is booked until mid september anyways).  The shop around me that has raving reviews from people in the area only does Solargard(guard?)

3 hours ago, no ma'am said:

Only responding cuz I feel like you’re takin the dude angle.  What car? Man?

Corolla here

3 hours ago, Dano said:

I would go with the shop that seems the most professional, with a good reputation.

Try to get a referral from someone you know and take a look at the installs on their lot. Price alone won't paint the whole picture.

 

I'd probably cross off the Huber Optik dealer.  Their shop had good reviews, but the negative reviews where people had issues with bubbling tint, and windows where the tint had gaps.  The shop was attempting to justify the poor installation and were blaming their cnc cutter/software on gaps in tint for a particular make.  I'm quite sad as i've heard good things about their ceramic tint.

The Formulaone Pinnacle shop is next on the chopping block as their reviews 1 star and some 4 stars had issues with bubbling in tint.  The worst case being a man had his car redone and they applied the wrong tint.  Not sure if I could trust a place to sell me Pinnacle or   Stratos and for them to actually give me those lines instead of Llumars CTX.

Now I'm left with the two 3M dealers and will probably do more searching.  

I'm trying to get my Corolla tinted.  I'm struggling on picking a shop and brand.

3M Ceramic Ir Shop 1

349$ 

3M Ceramic Ir Shop 2

450$  

FormulaOne Pinnacle Shop 3

499$ 

Huber Optik Shop 4

299$ 

I'm not sure why the two 3M shops are such big differences when its the same film.  Also, why is the Pinnacle more expensive than 3M or Huber? When they perform about the same and if not the 3M/Huber are better?