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Old 06-07-2009, 01:08 PM
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Tint the Glass or not?

I'm torn. Should I tint the glass on my SL or no? It's in Florida.
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I've had my SL for less than a month and it was one the first things I did...+/- 32% (legal limit for GA)....for looks and heat control
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You better. All the south US should tint. UV is bad for your interior.
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Its a must . Im in South Florida. I didnt tint mine too dark but it looks tasteful.
If your down south. Theres scotts mobile tinting he will come to your home or office. Does good work and uses the best films.
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Agree with all the above. It's the first thing I did... 30% tint on all but the front windshield.
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Agree with all the above. It's the first thing I did... 30% tint on all but the front windshield.
Tinted 35%, no question its the right thing!
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Yes, not only does it decrease the interior Temps but it helps the appearance...

What color is the SL?

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Sun72, I'm in Atlanta, anywhere you recommend?
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Originally Posted by lawdawg
Sun72, I'm in Atlanta, anywhere you recommend?
I had it done by HotSpot Tinting (http://www.hotspottinting.com/) at their location behind CarTunes on Roswell Rd and 285.

They were recommended by my MB Dealer and I am pleased with their work. They offer both Llumar andd Huper Optik film.

Call 770-988-8831 and ask for Bridgette.

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Originally Posted by sun72
I had it done by HotSpot Tinting (http://www.hotspottinting.com/) at their location behind CarTunes on Roswell Rd and 285.

They were recommended by my MB Dealer and I am pleased with their work. They offer both Llumar andd Huper Optik film.

Call 770-988-8831 and ask for Bridgette.
how about Global tint (or something like that?) film...is that good, two reputed tint places locally here use that product? I think I've heard of Huper Optik that it was a good film...

to the original poster...tinting is good for 3 reasons: 1) privacy 2) heat reduction (probably the most important in summer months, even in the mid atlantic east coast and def the south for sure) and 3) it looks good

BUT is there any way to get rid of the adhesion issue to the dot matrix on the rear glass??
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I'm not familiar with Global film.

The difference that Huper Optik offers over Llumar is that is a ceramic film versus dyed but it came at a $100 premium.

the upside is that ceramic offers double the level of heat reduction but I was told the challenge with ceramic is that the metal in it can sometimes cause the navi signal to bounce.

FWIW, I put samples of both on my window and went with Llumar. Bridgette didn't try and give me the hard sell to ceramic for the extra $100

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