3M Crystalline vs PINNACLE vs Suntek CIR vs LLumar CTX vs Wincos Tint

[ChrisH]

I’m confused. I thought llumar CTX is lesser tier than pinnacle which is lesser than stratos. Why is CTX so expensive? I was quoted $550 for pinnacle including the back window.

 

[osubuckeyes88]

Does anyone have any input on Xpel tinting?

 

[meimei]

Does anyone have any input on Xpel tinting?

I would also like to know this.

 

[Roentgen]

Does anyone have any input on Xpel tinting?

See posts #6 and #9 for the numbers.

 

[meimei]

See posts #6 and #9 for the numbers.

Post #6 and #9 seem to be ranked, but Xpel is at the very bottom. Is that intentional?

 

[brianmeow]

Decided to go with Llumar brand ceramic tint, anyone has experience with Tint Pro or Signature Glass Tinting in Costa Mesa? Signature Glass Tinting has better yelp review and better no-fault warranty but charges almost $200 more.

 

[bradhs]

My objective is to NOT have the blueish color tint. Is PhotoSync or 3M Crystalline not blue?

 

[Silver Ghost]

Does anyone have any input on Xpel tinting?

I have Xpell in my current car. It makes a huge difference in the Texas sun.
After I pick up my model 3 this Friday - it is going strait to Xpell dealer for full PAint protection and window tint.

 

[P85_DA]

My objective is to NOT have the blueish color tint. Is PhotoSync or 3M Crystalline not blue?

Photo sync isn’t blue ...lighter shades of crystalline are

 

[Vegan Pleather]

My objective is to NOT have the blueish color tint. Is PhotoSync or 3M Crystalline not blue?

The darker you go, the browner 3M crystalline is when seen from the inside.

 

[ChrisH]

Decided to go with Llumar brand ceramic tint, anyone has experience with Tint Pro or Signature Glass Tinting in Costa Mesa? Signature Glass Tinting has better yelp review and better no-fault warranty but charges almost $200 more.

Is that stratos?

 

[Terthen]

I went with Wincos on mine. At my installer (Monumental Workx) it was their recommendation from price for performance ratio. My car is black, I didn’t want a really dark look so I went with wincos 45 on sides and back, 70 on sunroof. It helps a ton, and I have two kids in back so the IR rejection and UV protection was really important to me. I do think some people mention it has a blue shade, personally I can’t quite tell but I think it looks great. It definitely doesn’t reject the most but was 2nd least expensive. For SoCal I am very happy with it.

 

[xyeahtony]

As mentioned by others here, almost every authority in tinting recommends photosync for maximum heat rejection. Even the lightest tint at 75% blocks more heat then a lot of regular non-ceramic 5% tints.

 

[brianmeow]

Is that stratos?

No, Costa Mesa Signature tint quoted me $800+ for LLumar CTX. (inferior than LLumar Stratos?)

 

[brianmeow]

I went with Wincos on mine. At my installer (Monumental Workx) it was their recommendation from price for performance ratio. My car is black, I didn’t want a really dark look so I went with wincos 45 on sides and back, 70 on sunroof. It helps a ton, and I have two kids in back so the IR rejection and UV protection was really important to me. I do think some people mention it has a blue shade, personally I can’t quite tell but I think it looks great. It definitely doesn’t reject the most but was 2nd least expensive. For SoCal I am very happy with it.

How much for the tint?

 

[Epwr]

installed xpel plus everything but the front windshield this is my first vehicle with a ceramic film, went with 45%. I feel a huge difference between this film versus my other vehicles with non ceramic tint.

I don’t feel the burning sensation on my skin while waiting at an intersection.

according to my installer 3m crystalline was the first popular ceramic tint, but time has passed and other companies have surpassed them

 

[Terthen]

How much for the tint?

I paid $600 for the windows and back windshield, $150 for sunroof. Ok price I felt overall—definitely some cheaper options out there but didn’t seem like they marked up too much for the 3 and did the back windshield in one piece. They said they’ve done like 150 model 3s so that was nice to know. Knowing head do the job well was worth it to me.

 

[P85_DA]

I paid $600 for the windows and back windshield, $150 for sunroof. Ok price I felt overall—definitely some cheaper options out there but didn’t seem like they marked up too much for the 3 and did the back windshield in one piece. They said they’ve done like 150 model 3s so that was nice to know. Knowing head do the job well was worth it to me.

Lol monumental charged me that for my X using photosync ...so yah that was a markup

 

[wbhokie]

Post #6 and #9 seem to be ranked, but Xpel is at the very bottom. Is that intentional?

My mistake, I didn't even look that it was ranked. I just added the XPEL numbers to what I thought was just a list of tint data

 

[Roentgen]

Photo sync isn’t blue ...lighter shades of crystalline are

Have to disagree with you a bit there - I have Photosync on my X front windshield and sides and think it's a little blue.