llumar vs. 3m tint

michaelalex17 · 12-21-2010, 05:29 PM

i went to my local tint shop today and he said he uses a 3m ceramic tint, and it wont interfere with my radar detector and the bluetooth. then i went to another place and they said they use llumar carbon they were both the same price at both shops. is carbon and ceramic the same thing? whats better llumar or 3m? thanks

alexc93 · 12-21-2010, 06:10 PM

i use llumar, love it and i never get any radar issues.

Buckeye85 · 12-21-2010, 06:17 PM

look for llumar formula one ceramic, can't go wrong

jaybird124 · 12-21-2010, 07:03 PM

Those are both good brands. You want to make sure the installer is particularly good.

Legion5 · 12-21-2010, 07:38 PM

You really do want to be careful with tint on these cars, see my thread:

Does anyone NOT have their tint bubbling on the dot-matrix?

EYE4SPEED · 12-21-2010, 07:45 PM

Ceramic tint is used in ultra hot climates... why pay extra when you don't need it? Not to mention the potential for CA interference.

krnboy817 · 12-21-2010, 08:37 PM

i heard good things about llumar. actually thats all my friend ever gets for his car. and i have been told that they are not the same.

one of the difference that i can tell is the thickness of the film.

Buckeye85 · 12-21-2010, 08:46 PM

Metal-based tints might interfere with CA or AM reception.

Ceramic tints are more expensive but you won't have any electronic interference issues.

michaelalex17 · 12-21-2010, 08:55 PM

when u say ceramic tints wont interfere with electronics, then what is carbon tint?

jaybird124 · 12-21-2010, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelalex17

when u say ceramic tints wont interfere with electronics, then what is carbon tint?

no idea

Cuba · 12-21-2010, 10:05 PM

I have llumar on my car. love it, havent had any problems

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michaelalex17 Brigadier General 632 Rep 3,400 Posts Drives: Manual Wagon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (4)	llumar vs. 3m tint i went to my local tint shop today and he said he uses a 3m ceramic tint, and it wont interfere with my radar detector and the bluetooth. then i went to another place and they said they use llumar carbon they were both the same price at both shops. is carbon and ceramic the same thing? whats better llumar or 3m? thanks
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alexc93 Colonel 395 Rep 2,384 Posts Drives: na Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: na iTrader: (8)	i use llumar, love it and i never get any radar issues.
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Buckeye85 Private 7 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (0)	look for llumar formula one ceramic, can't go wrong
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jaybird124 Major 166 Rep 1,046 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Those are both good brands. You want to make sure the installer is particularly good. __________________ '17 M3 Imola Red/Carbonstructure Cloth, Competition, Lighting, 6MT Retired: '93 325i \|'99 Jeep Wrangler Sport \|'06 330i Sport \|'08 335i Sport \|'08 328i Sport \|'09 335d Sport
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Legion5 Major 193 Rep 1,379 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	You really do want to be careful with tint on these cars, see my thread: Does anyone NOT have their tint bubbling on the dot-matrix? __________________ Clean cars are happy cars! CANON PHOTOGRAPHER
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EYE4SPEED Ex-Diesel Driver 67 Rep 2,000 Posts Drives: Audi SQ5 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Coast... of Michigan iTrader: (22)	Ceramic tint is used in ultra hot climates... why pay extra when you don't need it? Not to mention the potential for CA interference. __________________ FS: HRE Center Caps http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...post13972317l]
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krnboy817 Major 45 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: 2008 328i coupe Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: DFW texas iTrader: (3)	i heard good things about llumar. actually thats all my friend ever gets for his car. and i have been told that they are not the same. one of the difference that i can tell is the thickness of the film. __________________ driving is poetry in motion.
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Buckeye85 Private 7 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (0)	Metal-based tints might interfere with CA or AM reception. Ceramic tints are more expensive but you won't have any electronic interference issues.
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michaelalex17 Brigadier General 632 Rep 3,400 Posts Drives: Manual Wagon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (4)	when u say ceramic tints wont interfere with electronics, then what is carbon tint?
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Cuba Cuba 88 Rep 1,676 Posts Drives: 07 328xi Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (12)	I have llumar on my car. love it, havent had any problems __________________ 07 328xi Monaco Blue\|Premium\|Cold\|Navi\|CA\|LLumar\|Mtec\|DDM\|aFe\|Ambe r-Gone\|Rear Fogs\|Bimmian\|PY-Speed\|OEM\|e92-lighting\|V1\|BavAuto\|Weisslicht\|Cyba\|Beyern\|Falken\| Sonic Tuning\|ECS Tuning\|JL Audio\|Rockford Fosgate
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