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      10-25-2019, 05:08 PM   #1
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Tinted my AW M340xi

Just got some Suntek Tint done on my Alpine White M340...thing looks amazing now. Did 35% all around which is the perfect contrast in my opinion. Had 20% on my last car and it was too dark at night for me.

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How much did you pay? Curious. I take delivery of mine in a couple of weeks and the dealership quoted me just under $600.

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How much did you pay? Curious. I take delivery of mine in a couple of weeks and the dealership quoted me just under $600.

Looks good!
Oh don't ever pay that much for tinting! Mine was $275 in Chicagoland
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      10-25-2019, 09:55 PM   #4
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Looks great! I did 15% on mines and while it is pretty dark, I've always preferred it that way. The G20 looks 100x better after tinted lol especially on the alpine white.
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Was this Suntek CXP or CIR? Looks great by the way.
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      10-26-2019, 07:01 AM   #6
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Was this Suntek CXP or CIR? Looks great by the way.
I think it was CXP
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I think it was CXP
I've used CXP before as well. Great tint but it's not actually ceramic (it's a carbon nano hybrid), even though a lot of shops like to market it as ceramic. CIR is Suntek's only ceramic tint line.
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I am thinking of doing 25% on my alpine white.
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I am thinking of doing 25% on my alpine white.
That's what I'm doing...CXP 25
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Oh don't ever pay that much for tinting! Mine was $275 in Chicagoland
Only pay only $275 for tint if you are only doing it for looks, and not heat reduction. If you want well performing tint, it will cost more.

I just paid $550 for Xpel Prime XR Plus 35 all around, Xpel XR Blue 80 on the windshield,, and a 5" XR plus 15 strip on the windshield. The heat reduction has been fantastic so far, even when temps were nearing 100F

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Oh don't ever pay that much for tinting! Mine was $275 in Chicagoland
Only pay only $275 for tint if you are only doing it for looks, and not heat reduction. If you want well performing tint, it will cost more.
Plenty of good reviews on the Suntek CXP with regards to heat rejection so I should be all set.
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Plenty of good reviews on the Suntek CXP with regards to heat rejection so I should be all set.
CXP is a carbon film, not ceramic. It is a mid grade tint, while noticeably better than a dyed tint, it is noticeably worse than a ceramic tint. With that said, if you are happy with it, that is what matters. My point was more about the "never pay more mentality", as plenty of us are willing to pay more for that extra performance (especially here in the sourh), much like I did with my 340 vs a 330
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Plenty of good reviews on the Suntek CXP with regards to heat rejection so I should be all set.
CXP is a carbon film, not ceramic. It is a mid grade tint, while noticeably better than a dyed tint, it is noticeably worse than a ceramic tint. With that said, if you are happy with it, that is what matters. My point was more about the "never pay more mentality", as plenty of us are willing to pay more for that extra performance (especially here in the sourh), much like I did with my 340 vs a 330
Wasn't so much a "never pay more mentality" as it is a "don't overpay" mentality. To get the CIR would have been an extra $150 so $600 is overpriced in my opinion. This is also a very reputable company and not some weekend warrior installer. Either way, ceramic is overkill for us in Chicago so there is no reason to spend the extra money
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Wow looks great my man! I have my car at my friends shop Pittsburgh's Tint World in Penn HIlls, PA.

He is an XPEL certified installer and has tinted thousands of cars in his day since I have known him he has done 6 cars just for me.

He is doing a full front clip and doors for Suntek PPF & Avery 3M Gloss Roof Wrap, 45% Ceramic Tint I will check the brand.
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Wow looks great my man! I have my car at my friends shop Pittsburgh's Tint World in Penn HIlls, PA.

He is an XPEL certified installer and has tinted thousands of cars in his day since I have known him he has done 6 cars just for me.

He is doing a full front clip and doors for Suntek PPF & Avery 3M Gloss Roof Wrap, 45% Ceramic Tint I will check the brand.
How much are you being quoted for the ppf and tint?

I am getting $2000 for xpel on the full front including fenders and roof strip and $450 for ceramic window tint.

The tint cost seems reasonable for ceramic but I'm surprised at how much the ppf is.
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Got my Car back and WOW what a difference a Ceramic Tint job does..I wrapped the roof in CF.
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Got my Car back and WOW what a difference a Ceramic Tint job does..I wrapped the roof in CF.
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Nice!

Nice! I bought mine off of an employee lease so mine came that way.
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