Replacing Llumar CTX tint with Llumar Stratos worth it?

[corncorn]

Hi! I live in the desert. I have the Llumar CTX 30 on the front windows and Llumar Air 80 on the rear side windows on a Tesla Model Y.

I recently came across Stratos heat protective qualities and am preparing for summer. I despise driving in the heat.

I would replace the CTX 30 on fronts and Llumar Air80 on rear sides with the Stratos 30 on the front windows and Stratos 80 on rear sides.

Would the Stratos provide me a significantly better heat protection than the Llumar CTX/Air80?

Thanks

 

[M42 Fan]

Llumar CTX only blocks UV rays while the Llumar ITX(Stratos) blocks UV rays and Infared.

Llumar ITX would be bette for your enviornment.

 

[M42 Fan]

IRX* not ITX

 

[corncorn]

is infrared just heat?

IRX* not ITX

 

[M42 Fan]

is infrared just heat?

Yes. So the IRX would block more heat.

 

[big bad daddy]

I have two model Ys. One has IRX. One has Stratos. Hands down, the Stratos is superior. The heat rejection in sunny California is amazing. That's not to say the IRX is poor, but the Stratos is on a level of its own.

 

[M42 Fan]

I have two model Ys. One has IRX. One has Stratos. Hands down, the Stratos is superior. The heat rejection in sunny California is amazing. That's not to say the IRX is poor, but the Stratos is on a level of its own.

Yes, the F1 Stratos is top of the line tint from Llumar

 

[jkdman123]

If it's heat rejection you're looking for, XPEL Prime XR Plus is hands down the best I've found. Haven't put on my MY yet cause I bought mine last fall so I wanna see how the native dyed glass that came with it works.

XPEL Prime XR Plus has any where from 94%-98% IR rejection depending on which level of tint you get
Source:

https://www.xpel.com/web-assets/downloads/XPEL_PRIME.Spec_.Sheet_.USA_V1.7.pdf

FR1 Stratos only has 63% IR rejection.
Source:

FormulaOne Stratos Tint | FormulaOne Window Tint | Auto Tint

Engineered for comfort and reduced glare, FormulaOne's Stratos Series is one of the best car window tinting film, installed by The Tint Guy in The Atlanta Area.

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IRX is only about 62%
Source:

https://llumar.com/content/dam/eastman/performance-films/llumar/nar/documents/english/auto/llumar-automotive-window-film-performance-data.pdf

 

[Chewy13]

I have two model Ys. One has IRX. One has Stratos. Hands down, the Stratos is superior. The heat rejection in sunny California is amazing. That's not to say the IRX is poor, but the Stratos is on a level of its own.

I've got Stratos 40 on the fronts, and Air 80 on the rears. The Stratos dealer near me didn't stock 70 - and told me that 'it was backordered' and I wanted to be able to see out of my windows - so I opted for Air from a different shop.

As for IR rejection, it doesn't really matter. The factory glass already rejects a lot of the IR. Adding either IRX, Air, or Stratos - you'll be at 95+% IR rejection, likely 98+

Here are my measurements from Stock, and then tinted.

Tint vs no tint measurement

I got that already. I’m asking about uv-a claim. I've measured them with a UV meter, get zero all windows except an occasional flicker between 0 and 1 UV index on the front side windows. Mine is a 2020 model, single side panes, the newer double panes test at zero. Keep in mind that plain glass...

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