Window tinting questions, costs, and pics

[CDennis100]

Ok, it’s a long story and I’ll leave out the majority of details. The short of it…my 21 M3LR white is in the body shop for about two months.
My rental is a 19 M3LR MSM….with tinted windows. I now think the MSM looks great with tint and quite frankly…kinda regret not getting that color. Anyway, I advised my wife I wanted to tint my white and she wasn’t sold on the idea. She is curious though, so….

Questions:
Anybody got pics of white with tint?
How much tint should I get for side and back windows only? Is it measured in percentage?
What can I expect to pay?
How durable? Once and done or does it need a redo every couple of years.
Anything else I need to know?

Thanks!

 

[username123]

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That website has plenty of pictures for different colors and %.

I have 35% tint all around except windshield and paid $360CAD no tax. You can pay more for ceramic tint but it’s only worth it if you live in a sunny place.

You should definitely get the back glass done in one piece and go to a place with lifetime warranty.

The percentage is the amount of light that can go through so lower percentage = darker. I didn’t go darker than 35% because the legal limit here is only 70% for the front windows.

 

[MCM3]

$375 with one piece rear window & top half of windshield.

 

[CDennis100]

$375 with one piece rear window & top half of windshield.

Looks great! I think I’m sold!

 

[redcap7]

$375 with one piece rear window & top half of windshield.

Looking clean. Where did you get yours done? And what % did you do foe windows and windshield?

 

[Lindenwood]

I recently paid $480 for ceramic all around including the windshield! I will never own a car without ceramic tint.

 

[Utahken]

I recently paid $480 for ceramic all around including the windshield! I will never own a car without ceramic tint.

Does the ceramic help a lot with heat rejection over normal tinting?

 

[Lindenwood]

Does the ceramic help a lot with heat rejection over normal tinting?

It helps tremendously! I have had it on my last 4 vehicles. I had an appointment set up to tint my M3P’s windows on day 6 of ownership. On day 4 my wife and I took a ~250-mile round trip road trip in the vehicle, and she had to put a blanket over her legs because they were getting so hot from the sun through the windshield. Now the sun is not an issue at all.

 

[Utahken]

It helps tremendously! I have had it on my last 4 vehicles. I had an appointment set up to tint my M3P’s windows on day 6 of ownership. On day 4 my wife and I took a ~250-mile round trip road trip in the vehicle, and she had to put a blanket over her legs because they were getting so hot from the sun through the windshield. Now the sun is not an issue at all.

Thanks! Just today I was driving in the sun and it was hot on my skin. I have waited too long for this. A lot of people in Michigan are doing a 20 % tint, but with ceramic I could probably stay on the legal side with just 35% tint. Maybe even a clear ceramic on the front windshield.

 

[Lindenwood]

Thanks! Just today I was driving in the sun and it was hot on my skin. I have waited too long for this. A lot of people in Michigan are doing a 20 % tint, but with ceramic I could probably stay on the legal side with just 35% tint. Maybe even a clear ceramic on the front windshield.

Yes. With ceramic, the visible shade isn’t a significant factor in its ability to reflect IR light. Mostly it is about external aesthetics and your tolerance for a bright interior while inside the vehicle during the day.

 

[puffdaddy]

On my last car, an ND MX-5, I had the legal tint installed (35% Xpel XR Plus ceramic) and the difference over non-ceramic was DRAMATIC. My Model 3P I owned for 20 minutes before I went to get it done in XP Plus again. This time in 20% for aesthetics (especially with white interior). There wasn't any noticable difference to me between the 2. The Xpel chart shows only 10% decrease in energy transmission to go lighter, and the same 96% IR rejection. Look at the difference in the XR vs the HP in the chart and you'll see the $ is worth it (unless it's for looks only)

https://www.xpel.com/web-assets/downloads/XPEL-PRIME-Spec-Sheet-USA-V2-1.pdf

 

[freescale]

$1000 for Llumar FormulaOne Stratos tint on all windows except sunroof. 70% AirBlue on windshield. In Redondo Beach.

 

[puffdaddy]

BTW mine was done in Indy for $650 one piece rear and sides

 

[live2ride90]

I just got my car a couple weeks ago, I went 3 whole days with no tint. 15% on the fronts and 10% on the rest all ceramic. I paid $450.

 

[honeybadgerr]

$1000 for Llumar FormulaOne Stratos tint on all windows except sunroof. 70% AirBlue on windshield. In Redondo Beach.

Is that a ceramic tint? I was quoted $1380 for 3M Ceramic in Anaheim. Everything tinted windows, sunroof, windshield.

 

[freescale]

Is that a ceramic tint? I was quoted $1380 for 3M Ceramic in Anaheim. Everything tinted windows, sunroof, windshield.

Yes. It’s top of the line ceramic when I got it July 2021. During that time 3M only had Crystalline tint which isn’t ceramic. Not sure how good their ceramic is now though.

 

[3YMimi73]

I love mine with the 20% Ceramic Tint!
Makes the car look so different and keeps it cooler for sure.
Before and After

 

[CDennis100]

Are most of you folks tinting your windshield? This will be my first tinted car and what I read is any tint is illegal in my home state of Indiana above the AS-1 line…but it seems maximum benefit comes from windshield tint.

Is it possible to get a non colored ceramic windshield tint to still get some of the benefit?

 

[Brou]

Are most of you folks tinting your windshield? This will be my first tinted car and what I read is any tint is illegal in my home state of Indiana above the AS-1 line…but it seems maximum benefit comes from windshield tint.

Is it possible to get a non colored ceramic windshield tint to still get some of the benefit?

I don't think you'd notice an 80% ceramic tinted windshield with the bare eye. If your interior is white you're in even better shape.

 

[Justin323]

15% 3M ceramic tint all around and roof, 70% 3M ceramic windshield.

$1200 North NJ.

Does a good job keep heating out of the cabin. Just taking some time getting used to specifically at night.