Window Tint
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 481
Likes: 3
From: Houston
Window Tint
i know there have been posts on this subject already, but i am looking to get window tint put on. The installer i am talking to uses Madico Charcool for the non Ceramic tint. I don't really want to spend the money for the Ceramic film. Anybody have experince with Madico Charcool? What tint did you go with? i am looking for stable color, clear view and lifetime warranty.
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 94
Likes: 2
From: TX
i know there have been posts on this subject already, but i am looking to get window tint put on. The installer i am talking to uses Madico Charcool for the non Ceramic tint. I don't really want to spend the money for the Ceramic film. Anybody have experince with Madico Charcool? What tint did you go with? i am looking for stable color, clear view and lifetime warranty.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 313
Likes: 44
From: Little Rock AR
I went with Llumar Air80, originally I did ATC something nano-ceramic 30% all around. Got halfway done with it & just didn't like it. I'm tired of not being able to see behind the car at night. friends/family looking at you behind the tint not knowing if it's really you. It's just where I'm at in life...
So I pulled the 30% tint off the & took it to a Llumar dealer locally they put this Air80 clear tint on all windows (including the front). So far I like it. There's a slight reflection to it from the outside & it does take the blinding glare out of the noon sun but you can still see fine at night. The Air80 gives the windows a slight blue tint in much the same way coke bottle glass has a slight green tint to it.
Right now, I'm enjoying this tint but 6months from now... I dunno? We will see if I'll keep it thru an Arkansas summer.
Hope this helps....
Wormwood
So I pulled the 30% tint off the & took it to a Llumar dealer locally they put this Air80 clear tint on all windows (including the front). So far I like it. There's a slight reflection to it from the outside & it does take the blinding glare out of the noon sun but you can still see fine at night. The Air80 gives the windows a slight blue tint in much the same way coke bottle glass has a slight green tint to it.
Right now, I'm enjoying this tint but 6months from now... I dunno? We will see if I'll keep it thru an Arkansas summer.
Hope this helps....
Wormwood
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,006
Likes: 477
From: Las Vegas Nevada
I've had Madico non-ceramic, 3M dye sub and Llumar ceramic. The Llumar is superior in regards to heat reduction and the nano-ceramic is superior in regards to being more scratch resistant. But, be careful. Their light reduction is darker than other companies. 15% of their film is going to be darker than 15% of another. Never seen the "Coke bottle color" problem, unless it was a specific colored film. That's easy enough to check in the light prior to them installing it, though.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,889
Likes: 1,197
From: Ft. Myers FL
Down here you need the tint. I had my C6 tinted when we moved here and I worried that the night driving would be worse...but it isn't. Of course I had it done to max FL law allows and not some criminal style.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 313
Likes: 44
From: Little Rock AR
The Air80 tint by Llumar is a clear tint, I use that term loosely because it goes give a slight sheen or mirror effect from the outside & I mean slight. The tint also makes the glass look slight bluish when viewing thru the glass. Overall there's very little it offers in the way of privacy, but that's not it's intent. The purpose is to completely protect the interior & it's occupants from the sun's rays.
My hope is that with the addition of the front windshield being tinted that the overall effect is the same or better than having the sides & rear tint with the traditional tint & the front only having the strip across the top. Considering how large the front windshield is & the angle at which it's mounted I doubt any amount of tint elsewhere in the car would amount to much cooling without including the front windshield.
Additionally 3M makes a similar tint called crystalline or something like that, & offers it in various shades 90%-50% I believe. Which is better I have no idea..?
Wormwood
My hope is that with the addition of the front windshield being tinted that the overall effect is the same or better than having the sides & rear tint with the traditional tint & the front only having the strip across the top. Considering how large the front windshield is & the angle at which it's mounted I doubt any amount of tint elsewhere in the car would amount to much cooling without including the front windshield.
Additionally 3M makes a similar tint called crystalline or something like that, & offers it in various shades 90%-50% I believe. Which is better I have no idea..?
Wormwood
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski