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Laughing Gas
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Then again, he was pushing what he sells.
Mountain Pass
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I think it's 35% on the front windows that matches the rear privacy and the ceramic definitely deflects the heat and makes a big difference. Driving and parked, the intensity is noticeably less. This is my second truck doing ceramic and it works. I had them put 5% on the sun roof as well and it helps but not nearly as much for obvious reasons. The windshield was not recommended by the shop I went to. The tech said they've had issues with water intrusion on the HUD and a couple of head units failed also from water. Water and modules are bad juju. They had a release they wanted me to sign incase there were issues from water so I decided it wasn't worth it.
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I think it's 35% on the front windows that matches the rear privacy and the ceramic definitely deflects the heat and makes a big difference. Driving and parked, the intensity is noticeably less. This is my second truck doing ceramic and it works. I had them put 5% on the sun roof as well and it helps but not nearly as much for obvious reasons. The windshield was not recommended by the shop I went to. The tech said they've had issues with water intrusion on the HUD and a couple of head units failed also from water. Water and modules are bad juju. They had a release they wanted me to sign incase there were issues from water so I decided it wasn't worth it.
The moon roof here in Florida is so freaking hot this past 2 weeks. That cloth of a cover they used does nothing to block any type of heat.
I have to aim my air vents straight up to help cool the roof.
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That's funny, I guess it all depends on who you talk to. I agree with you that the sun shade does nothing to block the heat, but it does block direct sunlight. I'm in Oregon and thankfully we don't have that intense heat you guys get there. Good luck!
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Laughing Gas
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I have an appointment Friday morning.
Front windows 15%
Back windows and slider 30% since they have a factory tint already.
Front windshield 50%
Llumar CTX has ceramic nano all for $530
Front windows 15%
Back windows and slider 30% since they have a factory tint already.
Front windshield 50%
Llumar CTX has ceramic nano all for $530
Tuned
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3M Crystalline (best) or 3M Ceramic (2nd best). Ceramic has good heat reduction, but the heat reduction with Crystalline is superior and it is noticeable. The tint darkness doesn't make a huge difference in heat reduction going from say 35% to 15%, but does add some. All are 99% UV protected.
For price, Crystalline is about $1200-1400 for 6 windows. Ceramic is about half that.
There are other brands, some may even be better, but you'd have to do your research. I can tell you that you can't go wrong with 3M products tho. Last time, I used the 3M website to find an authorized 3M installer.
I've been through 5 different vehicles now with 3M; 2 with Crystalline and 3 with Ceramic. If it's a new car that I plan on keeping for a while, then Crystalline without question.
For price, Crystalline is about $1200-1400 for 6 windows. Ceramic is about half that.
There are other brands, some may even be better, but you'd have to do your research. I can tell you that you can't go wrong with 3M products tho. Last time, I used the 3M website to find an authorized 3M installer.
I've been through 5 different vehicles now with 3M; 2 with Crystalline and 3 with Ceramic. If it's a new car that I plan on keeping for a while, then Crystalline without question.
Laughing Gas
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I had Llumar ceramic tint put on the front windows on the last SD I had. The tint worked, but it had a weird cloudy appearance under certain lighting......almost like the windows were dirty outside. Other times it was fine.
Still need to get the front windows tinted on the 2023 I've had for going on 2 years now lol. I see more and more people on the road with tinted windshields, talking dark like 35%. It's hard to see using the mirrors backing into dark spaces with the fronts tinted at 35%, I couldn't imagine having the windshield that dark. I'd like to ask about 50-70% or something super light just to try to keep some heat out.
Still need to get the front windows tinted on the 2023 I've had for going on 2 years now lol. I see more and more people on the road with tinted windshields, talking dark like 35%. It's hard to see using the mirrors backing into dark spaces with the fronts tinted at 35%, I couldn't imagine having the windshield that dark. I'd like to ask about 50-70% or something super light just to try to keep some heat out.
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Did Llumar ceramic.. 50% on windshield and 35% everywhere else. The 50% windshield was a mistake by the installer as it was supposed to be 80% (of different brand).. but I decided to keep the 50% and very happy that I did. It is not too dark at all and works very well at knocking down the glare and impressive heat reduction.