i was checking solargard and vkool shop locations on their website, noticed PJ branch of both brands are the same shop : LOT 3, LORONG 19/1B, 46300 PETALING JAYA

has anyone been to the shop and able to verify which brand they are selling?

anyone also has good solargard shop location? i never used before and thinking of checking it out.

you mean all vkool shops are also carrying solargard brand? but both are from different companies, Eastman and Saint-gobain.

I am looking for a full car tint for my SUV.
Can be any brand but not china product.
looking for TSER >60%.
VLT >70% for front screen, others 50%
UV >95%
95% > IRR >90%
Budget 500. (not going for high end product, understand all are overprice due to given warranty)
Any recommendation?

Previously had my car tinted with rhine pro, however after accident, the front windscreen and side windows tint were removed after workshop fixed it (insurance claim)

Been living without tint on this two sides for a few months and the sun is really killing me. Anything you guys recommend or should I go back with rhinepro?

A bit out of topic. Sometime last week when I was stuck in a traffic jam for about 30 minutes in the Preve Turbo on the stock tint, the sun was shining directly into the car, straight on my face and my arms. There is no escape. My face is burning very bad and I can even feel my long pants burning hot, and the heat from the pants is transferred to the skin of my legs. Just terrible. Later throughout the day, I was not feeling very well due to long exposure of extreme heat from the sun when I'm sitting inside the car, even with the air-conditioner on. Luckily I didn't get fever the next day as I was already having some signs of headache and discomfort after that bout of heat spell.

My opinion is the front windscreen is most important as it's where the sun will shine directly to your face and body, hence it is important to choose a high quality tint that will reject most of the heat from the sun. The side windscreen is of secondary importance because even if the sun is able to penetrate through the glass, you can still stick aftermarket sun shades which can be bought from supermarkets (although I didn't get one because it is a compromise to visibility).

i am try to get someone to recommend here.

many is not giving us the right spec as per jpj rules as advertised.

actually what cost the most for tint tint is the warranty.

Hi all, for V Kool tints, are you able to use GPS/Waze from your phone in the car?

the ecotint some user complaint it getting hot.
remember preve premium comes with Ecotint, tint spec also top in term of IRR, TSER. however it degrade after certain years which is not good

Even branding like 3M, Ecotint, V-Kool, Not all product are matching the TSER >60% rules.
You need to find the right product for your tint.

1. VLT Level > 88% (depends on your windscreen original VLT level)
2. UVR Level > 99%
3. IRR Level < 95%
4. TSER Level > 60%

Dont forget your vehicle screen is always manufacture with some VLT percentage.

e.g. Original Windscreen VLT = 80%, adding a 70% VLT tinted paper, actual VLT to 56%
e.g. Original Windscreen VLT = 90%, adding a 70% VLT tinted paper, actual VLT is 63%
e.g. Original Windscreen VLT = 95%, adding a 75% VLT tinted paper, actual VLT is 71%
e.g. Original Windscreen VLT = 80%, adding a 90% VLT tinted paper, actual VLT is 72%

in order to pass JPJ examination, you will need a tinted paper with VLT about 90% for windscreen.

If you used a lower spec product, even with the same brand, you does not pass the JPJ examination.

For Heat rejection issue, looks for TSER >60%, dont listen to the SA, they fool us most of the time.
Try to check the spec online, if you can't find the code name online, there are properly imported from korea or china and label with their own branding.

point is the degrading/ discolour of the tint which is not good.
after 2 years, it lost all the heat shield.
warranty for 10 years, but prevent the customer to claim it as it falls under wear & tear term

dont think there are any black & white saying customer can proceed to warranty if the tint degrade after certain level. only the shop manager decision come to play with this and most end up not able to claim due to wear & tear.

So what are the warranty for guys. Manufacturing defect only?

As most if not all comsumers going to tint our car window expect it to perform in the 3,5 or more years as the warranty stated.

Majority of the consumers tint the car for the heat rejection, right? As expected that mostly all the product will degrade down the road but at what percentage will it be still accepted 10%, 15%, 20% or more?

So what are actually warranty ?

Conclusion - Just another form of marketing, An empty promises to get sales.

As we know that it a hassle, just to claim the car window tint from a reputable brand not to mention others that are not so honest trader.

Hi, may I know is it normal for my tint to have all these little bubbles? They are on all sides of my windows including front and rear windscreen. Each side there are one or two

How to determine whether a company is an authorized dealer or non authorized?
Can u clarify that?

So on your statement, is it unauthorized dealer can also get v-Kool film to sell?

Try to google for US and singapore. they are very straight on the Rules and Regulation

anyone tinted their front mirror with two layer here? i wish to tint two layer but some of the tinted shop say cannot.

By the way any cheap and reliable tint here recommend? my 1st layer is 3m, 2nd layer plan to tint a cheap one

Looking forward to tint my car. Is there any restrictions for dark tint ? Or can tint as dark as possible ?

From these i can say 90% of the tinted car in malaysia does not meet recent JPJ rules. Usually the officer will not stop you unless your tinted paper is too dark.
As long as they can see you through the mirror, you are passed.

For puspakom examination, JPJ do know your tinted paper are 90% changes does not passed their test, they will surely request you to tear it off before the test.
(Only happen if you want to sell off your vehicle)

For consumer, we concern on the below

1. TSER = Total Solar Energy Rejection (Real heat rejection) > 60%
2. IRR = 90%< Infrared Rejection <95%, don't go beyond 95%, or your GPS or Smart Tag might have issue.
3. UVR = Ultraviolet Radiation, >100, this is always more than 100, up to 400
4. Warranty, degration on TSER
5. Warranty, bubbled, how many pixer
6. Warranty, scar
7. Warranty, blur
8. Warranty, change in color

Commonly we look into these few items, how many years the tinted shop will cover for us.
Forget about the VLT, as long as they can see you through the windows during road block, you are clear to go.

In order to have a VLT really passed JPJ rules, you may need the tinted paper VLT > 90%, provided your car windows are originally 80% VLT

Would it be advisable to apply tint of 90%vlt on front wind screen to be complient with jpj? I owns axia.

To all Sifu,

My situation is as below:

Car to be tinted: New Proton (booked, but not yet get the car)
Office Parking: Indoor
House Car Park: Below the tree

Most time to drive:
Weekday: Go to work @ 9.30AM + go back home @ 6.30PM. Lunch time no go out eat, so no drive.
Weekend: After 3PM + Night

Btw, I am driving an old Proton, WITHOUT any tint, lol. We all know how cold proton air-cond is, thus in most of the time, I do not feel any big inconvenience even without any tint.

Just that sometime if park at home, even under the tree, it will also feel hot. But once start the car, the magical Proton air-cond will cool down within 3 mins. Plus it is only once in a blue moon I will drive 12PM ~ 2PM

1) Do I even need a middle spec tinting? Is lowest spec of branded tint is sufficient?
2) For me, I don't think security tint is needed for all 4 windows. I would rather only put security tint for front passenger seat, while other windows go for normal tint. Any brand can do that?

Travel last Monday using company car (without tint) from lumut to k.terengganu.
Waja cps.
Aircond was cold but the sun during noon is killing me. Im used to hv good tint. Personally i need it