window tinting

[Guest rogeryap]

anyonw did for their c class? thinking of doing dark dark wan...any recommendation?

[Guest rssid]

Huper Optik so far been using on the past 2 of my cars no issues and looooong warranty ! Otherwise stick to the reputable brands like 3M and VKool and so on cant really go wrong.

[Guest ketchup]

I went to Tint Inc. Excellent service. Very careful workers and nice boss. Also, good value. Ask for Roy.

[Guest vt5sport]

I highly recommend Infra Tint. Good workmanship, high clarity films and dark tints available. All for $400 onli. Good places muz reco to keep them around.

[Guest blackknight]

do read the uv and infra protection readings..if that matters at all, the costs usually rises when the protection readings are higher , not necessary the darker the tint.

So it depends on what you want...swee swee dark dark or protection from the elements.

[Guest rogeryap]

vt5sport wrote:

I highly recommend Infra Tint. Good workmanship, high clarity films and dark tints available. All for $400 onli. Good places muz reco to keep them around.

Yup I was thinking of gg infratint, alot of good reviews from BMW forum..prob is very far & ulu..

[Guest poolfan]

rogeryap wrote:

Yup I was thinking of gg infratint, alot of good reviews from BMW forum..prob is very far & ulu..

I used V-kool for my previous 2 cars and this time the SE gave Huper Optik when I got the C180K. So far so good, my car is black on black and I find the HO film very effective. I could recall someone told me that HO is good cos they are made of ceramics but don't ask me why it is better.

As for tone of the film, I would suggest to ensure that it will pass the inspection as I had friends that have to remove the film as they were not compliance to LTA requirement.

I would prefer to go for more reputable brands like V-Kool or Huper Optik.

[Guest bbwannabe]

thumbs up for infra tint. no premium mark up, just good service.

any bubbles, just go back and he will help you redo with little hesistation!

[Guest Siao_Gu]

I will highly recommend Infratint...

[Guest rogeryap]

Siao_Gu wrote:

I will highly recommend Infratint...

Just came back infratint, orh Lu Lu!! super cool now!!

Good service, fast, cheap!!

[Guest snappy]

My only bet is VKool, which I did for my 3 rides. And only go for the highest grade.

Before I installed Vkool on my W203, I was told by my friend to try C*** & L****. Says it is cheaper and better. Decided to listen to him and installed the highest grade, at $690. It was definitely a bad move... Can still feel the scorching heat on my legs and hands while driving. And the tint is lighter, so I felt naked driving my ride...

The following week, I went to my regular installer Vkool, remove all the tint and installed VKool highest grade. The effect was immediate. Only very slight heat felt on my arms and legs while driving under the scorching sun.

Can get e whole ride done for under $1k.

[Guest rogeryap]

snappy wrote:

My only bet is VKool, which I did for my 3 rides. And only go for the highest grade.

Before I installed Vkool on my W203, I was told by my friend to try C*** & L****. Says it is cheaper and better. Decided to listen to him and installed the highest grade, at $690. It was definitely a bad move... Can still feel the scorching heat on my legs and hands while driving. And the tint is lighter, so I felt naked driving my ride...

The following week, I went to my regular installer Vkool, remove all the tint and installed VKool highest grade. The effect was immediate. Only very slight heat felt on my arms and legs while driving under the scorching sun.

Can get e whole ride done for under $1k.

my infratint @ $400 also feels very good lei

[Guest snappy]

rogeryap wrote:

my infratint @ $400 also feels very good lei

Dunno how good is it, but I've tried Huper Optiks and 3M also... all don't seem as good as Vkool.

[Guest kepiting1sg]

snappy wrote:

My only bet is VKool, which I did for my 3 rides. And only go for the highest grade.

Before I installed Vkool on my W203, I was told by my friend to try C*** & L****. Says it is cheaper and better. Decided to listen to him and installed the highest grade, at $690. It was definitely a bad move... Can still feel the scorching heat on my legs and hands while driving. And the tint is lighter, so I felt naked driving my ride...

The following week, I went to my regular installer Vkool, remove all the tint and installed VKool highest grade. The effect was immediate. Only very slight heat felt on my arms and legs while driving under the scorching sun.

Can get e whole ride done for under $1k.

Agreed on the VKool experience for the highest grade!

In Batam Island where I work, I found out that U can tint a whole car with dark dark cannot see from outside or look like mirror type for less than $80.

Your guess is as good as mine how effective are these films and how cheap they can be and how much some installers can rip from U!

A big con about top grade VKool - It even block & weaken GPS signals coming into the car......speaking from experience.....hahahaha!!!

[Guest snappy]

kepiting1sg wrote:

A big con about top grade VKool - It even block & weaken GPS signals coming into the car......speaking from experience.....hahahaha!!!

Yeah, that's true... GPS signal will be greatly affected. Solution is to have an external GPS antenna. I thought it weakens HP signal too, but it doesn't.

[Guest kepiting1sg]

snappy wrote:

Yeah, that's true... GPS signal will be greatly affected. Solution is to have an external GPS antenna. I thought it weakens HP signal too, but it doesn't.

I had an external antenna from my Garmin GVN53 placed on the dash board.

On the Audi A4 with High grade VKool GPS signal from 0 to 10 being strongest was 2 to 5 only. Nearly wanted to bring the antenna outside but I sold the car.

The same thing on my W212 with HO, the signal was 5 to 10.

It's the different material coating between VKool & HO.

So far the HO ok lah! It came with the ride.....hahahaha!

[Guest Red Devil]

My personal perference is Tintsy Cool ... tried nanolux (in 2004), CMI ... re-do with Tinsty Cool, really can feel the difference .. My next PI MPV, solar film given is worse ... like dun have ... re-do again with Tinsty Cool. Then had my Altis done by Tinsty Cool too ... For the W204, b'cos solar film is given, so I did not go to them.

To me I am not sure if my hands will be scotched by sun during drive, but I can feel that my car cool down much more faster after parking under hot sun with Tinsty Cool ... For the W204, I have not gotten a chance to park under hot sun yet :becky:

[Guest NewC180]

My car came with Cool n Lite, wife's car came with Huper Optik, both works well for us, machiam no diff, maybe cos my skin quite thick, haha!

Previous car had Ritecool, dunno if they're still around, also like sama sama leh...