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      01-18-2014, 05:00 AM   #1
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Tint recommendations please.

Hi,

So I'm in the market for tint. So far I've only looked at 3M products. And Ideally I want to get 3M Crystalline 40 all around and Crystalline 90 on the front windshield. I'm looking for more heat rejection rather than darkness. I used to have 15% on my Mazdaspeed 3 and it worked well. But the F30 rear visibility is not as large as my Mazdaspeed, so the darkest I would probably go with the F30 is 25%. Again, I'm looking for better heat and sun protection. Thank you.


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      01-18-2014, 09:54 AM   #2
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Huper Optik 50% windshield, 35% all around. Kinda dark but it looks good to me.







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      01-18-2014, 10:14 AM   #3
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Use to run 5% all the way around including windshield, but now that I live in a state that only 50% is legal it sucks so I chose to do without any. The 3m ceramic is a very good product and hear nothing but people praising it. Only downside is the cost. While the dye films run 2-300, the ceramic will run 6-800. If you plan on keeping the car more than say 3-4 years, I would pay the extra and go ceramic.
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Huper Optik 50% windshield, 35% all around. Kinda dark but it looks good to me.

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WINDSHIELD VIEW

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Not bad at all!! No problems with the front windshield. About how much wallet damage?
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