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You are correct, I have 40% on sides and windshield is 70% when I get it done. I prefer lighter tint, 20% is too dark for me at night, also I don't believe Chrystalline comes in anything darker than 40%.
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Not the cheapest in the area, I had a new car detail, full frontal PPF, along with numerous other areas, tint and ceramic coating applied to the entire vehicle for about $7k IIRC. |
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I'm guessing drinking / some other sort of "partying"...
Non-metallic tint should not affect a radar detector. However, anything that is designed to reflect / reject infrared will affect an RD's ability to "see" LIDAR. Window-mounted detectors are basically pointless against LIDAR anyway, so IMO this isn't a major loss. If your local LEOs do a lot of LIDAR work, you need grille-mounted jammers to stand a chance. LIDAR detection is basically just ticket detection, unless you get incredibly lucky and catch scatter from another car being targeted. (This is pretty rare due to the way light works...)
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Here is link to the Texas DPS Window Tinting Standards page: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/vi/con...windowTint.htm |
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I think I was just going by what the dealer told me, if I remember correctly - I knew I didn't want something too dark, and the 30% works for me, but glad to know I could go darker if I wanted.
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I'm about to get my new car done this week. I had 35% on my X6, but I always felt like it wasn't dark enough. I'm probably going with 3M Crystalline 20% this time. At least all of the windows will look even since there's no privacy glass on my M550ix. |
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I used Suntek CIR carbon ceramic film. Wanted to make sure I minimized heat gain (Arizona after all) without impacting on all the sensors, etc. I also have the nappa upholstery with the leather dash so I wanted to make sure that I minimized sun damage to the leather as well.
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I ended up going with LLumar Stratos which is supposed to be their newest and best film. It's a dual layered film with 99.5 UV rejection. It cost me $650 for four side windows and back. I did 50% all around since I wanted to stay legal in VA and all my back windows have sunshades built in. VA only allows 50% on front sides and 35% and back and back sides. Nothing on windscreen. Have to protect Merino leather from UV but can't protect leather dash. 😔
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I'm getting my tint installed on my new 2019 M550ix and went with 3M Crystalline window tint as I'm writing this. The sides and back windows will have 20% (not legal in Texas), the windshield will have 70%, and the sunroof will have 40%. It's not cheap, but it looks great so far! This will be immensely helpful during the summer with Texas heat.
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