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post Dec 27 2017, 03:00 PM

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QUOTE(I'm V-Kool @ Dec 27 2017, 02:41 PM)
Our V-Kool 70/Elite with VLT 71% comes out with TSER of 55%
http://www.v-kool.com/automotive-window-films/V-KOOL70

I am not sure how they calculate this TSER but I have been told the percentage is from the summary of the 3 main areas

1. Visible Light
2. Ultraviolet
3. Infra Red

https://windowfilmonline.wordpress.com/2008...-to-understand/
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With exception to V-Kool because it is metalized based film which I agree on higher TSER. V-kool brand has been in the market long enough and my apologies for forgetting to exclude V-kool in my rant and explanation.

I believe those who installed original V-kool has never had any complains on the tint at all, except for GPS and SmartTag. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

My dad's V-kool is 10 years old and still going on strong. Only problem is the GPS lock-on. Quite a bit of discoloration but nothing to complain if a product works as advertised for 10 years. Being protected from hot sun for RM1 a day for 10 years, what is there to complain.

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post Dec 28 2017, 03:36 PM

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QUOTE(Lord Gitsy @ Dec 28 2017, 03:19 PM)
Hey, Raytech attacker. Mind your words. Please don't simply comment and please pay respect on others.
You are welcome to Raytech HQ, Seri Kembangan with your camera man. We show you proof.

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QUOTE(Lord Gitsy @ Dec 28 2017, 03:21 PM)
Hey, Raytech attacker. Mind your words. Please don't simply comment and please pay respect on others.
You are welcome to Raytech HQ, Seri Kembangan with your camera man. We show you proof.
We all waiting for your apologise.
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So that's how you treat your customer. Name calling me and ask me don't simply comment when I'm not a satisfied customer? Good service.
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post Jan 11 2018, 02:43 AM

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QUOTE(Lord Gitsy @ Dec 30 2017, 11:44 AM)
You go too far bro. We settle the problem nicely. We welcome you for further discussion. Not keep pumping false news, or create misleading info teaching others how to choose film with your own concept with is wrong. We respect each other in this forum including tinting industry player.

By the way, Are you coming to us. We waiting to solve your issue, and guide you further.
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No thank you. I already replace the tint with another brand that I am happy with. No need to complain anymore.

Good luck with your business.
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post Jan 12 2018, 12:40 PM

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QUOTE(CherryD @ Jan 11 2018, 05:48 PM)
Guys can someone explain what happens if JPJ/Police stops you and saman you for your front tint not being compliant (VLT 40%)? How much is the fine? And what's the next step to settle the saman? Is it the same as settling a parking ticket saman?
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jpj will not saman u on the spot. they will issue letter to ask u go for inspection in one of the JPJ office. U need to tear off all the tint and go for inspection with no tint. Then after that they will issue you a letter of clearance, then u can go back to tint shop and tint again

If you ignore the letter to go for inspection, most likely they will blacklist you car and not sure if can renew roadtax after that

i have no experience with police kacau tint.
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post Feb 1 2018, 12:31 AM

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QUOTE(maxlim94 @ Jan 31 2018, 08:36 PM)
Received a quotation of latest 2018 Myvi 1.5, Huper Optik Ceramic C70 Front, Side C50 and RWS C50 for RM1680 including GST for CNY promotion. Is it considered as a good deal?
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Quite good deal.

Recommend C60 for front as 70 is very bad in heat rejection and it will overall affect the cooling abilities since the heat keeps coming in from the front. It's quite glaring too in a hot afternoon.

Still better than a 10 year warranty tint
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post Aug 5 2018, 12:01 PM

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QUOTE(amirulhakim76 @ Aug 2 2018, 11:06 PM)
Survey both brands before, i believe 3m crystalline series, Raytech RX, RC series are the top performance products in this market. Prices and smartag workable need to be considered only.
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I'm using RX previously and I can say it ain't top performance at all. Feels like oven and very uncomfortable to drive in the afternoon.

It left a very bitter taste for me after all those impressive paper tser spec. Ain't recommending it to my family or friends.
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post Aug 6 2018, 11:48 AM

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QUOTE(jchong @ Aug 6 2018, 10:41 AM)
Did you get your film tested to see if it meets the heat rejection? I think you can bring it back to Raytech for this testing. If performance has deteriorated a lot then claim the warranty.

I'm using Raytech RC in one of my cars and so far it is performing ok. For me driving in afternoon does not feel like oven or very uncomfortable.
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You must be driving some expensive car that comes with some heat rejection glass already. Mine doesn't come with it, u can feel the difference. I know cause I was using Raytech, then i switched over to HO.

I don't want to go do the test because it doesn't make a difference for me:

1. After a week of Raytech, have concluded that it cannot be deteriorated so fast.
2. Had the cheek to tell me to top up $$$ to add more layers of tint as if I paid 2k+ for the highest grade for nothing if i am not satisfied with the performance of the film.
3. Even if they make a loss and re-tint the whole car for me, i am still not happy with the performance of the tint since it doesn't make a difference cos it's still hot and very uncomfortable.
4. A very butthurt seller reported my unsatisfactory post about Raytech, can roughly guess is who. You try to silence customer disatisfaction by reporting the post?


Instead of wasting my time and my money, I just go with another brand. Why i said personal preference is this, I did 2 cars at the same time.

One car I installed highest range full RX and front U70.

Another one I did only the front, driver and front passenger with FX. The back is still HO. This is because I wanted to sell the car, need to remove the tint and do puspakom inspection, the back one they usually do not disturb it. In the end I did not manage to sell it because wife would like keep the car for NCD purposes. You are welcome to come and test out and let me know if I am lying. The HO is installed for more than 5 years a the back.


After a week, i can tell you that sitting at the back is much more comfortable than at the front. My conclusion, I paid 3K+ for both cars at ONE GO. And both disappointed me.


So there is no need to tell me go test it out because no matter how they test it or replace it, it is not up to my expectation. You don't keep beating a dead horse. And HO cost me less than 2K and i'm glad to report that although it's a painful price i paid, I learned something new.

It could be the installer gave me a lower grade tint instead of the high end one, but the warranty card state otherwise and i don't think they will risk their reputation by giving me a lower grade tint. Anyway, I am not happy with the way they handle the case and accused me, called me names and trying to shut me up in the forum when i show my displeasure in the brand.

There is no need to report me since I am just one user of Raytech. I'm sure there are millions of Raytech satisfied customer. Usually customer only come online to complain but not to praise. I'm sure there's a lot of happy Raytech users.











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post Nov 26 2018, 06:45 PM

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QUOTE(mafioso @ Nov 26 2018, 02:51 PM)
hey i didnt not realize there's a car tint advise thread lol

created one myself sweat.gif

anyway, i'll just copy paste my content from the thread, please do advise nod.gif thanks!
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hi tinting sifus/car sifus,

today i was surveying around a tint shop near my home and asked his shop for recommendations

so before that let me summarize my current car vs what he recommended and do let me know if its a good step to take forward to

> my car currently has a tint, which can prevent heat but it has no privacy as its only 30% dark
> went over to his shop and explained to him my situation and what i want to achieve from the tint application

> i wanted it to be about 70% dark and he recommended me this:
- dont take off my current tint which is about 4milli thick
- apply his in-house tint ON TOP of my current tint
- i did ask him if it will make my window harder to roll down as its thicker now but he said it wont
- asked about smart tag detection issues and he said also wont happen as the tint has about 90% of IR? on his portable scale thing (UV was 0%, 1 more was about 43%, i forgot whats it called and 1 more is IR which is at 89%)

need your advise if its do-able? tint on top of tint, will it have any effect of doing so? hmm.gif

thanks!

add on: also he quote me RM750 only including installation. lol to use his in-house tint and apply it on top of my current tint.

apparently the shop only started operations this year 2018.
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Whoever ask you to add tint are probably not professionals or couldn't give a flying fk about your problems and just want quick money.

Additional layers will affect the light spectrum especially at night. If u have already night viewing issues I strongly don't recommend to add additional layers. But if u just want it done cheap and fast, don't care about all these issue, then go ahead.

I did try that before only for the back windscreen, and I can tell u additional layer of tint skewed the light spectrum quite badly. Car headlights become starburst if the tint is different specifications or brand especially.

Then later u complain they will tell u it's the competitors tint, not thiers until u get fedup and remove and redo

Sounds familiar?




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post Nov 26 2018, 07:22 PM

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QUOTE(mafioso @ Nov 26 2018, 06:53 PM)
hi!

thanks for the response.. after much research i've decided to walk into an official raytech store and asked for some product info as well as price quote.. surprisingly not very far from the 1st place i went to.. only extra 200 for a peace of mind.

yeap i wont be considering the 1st place already.. because after hearing how raytech explains it, the 1st one feels like a conman place.
anyway, another question i want to ask...

do you think JPJ/road block will stop me if i use the same amount of darkness level for the rear passenger seat for the 2 front seats?

as the sales guy recommended me (based on what i want) to put the 4 windows to be the same as what JPJ approved for the 2 rear passenger tint

as for front windshield tint he recommend putting 100% JPJ compliance one because if i choose to go darker, i might have driving visibility issues. (which i think this is a good recommendation, since the windshield should always be visible)
meaning to say, 4 passenger windows = VLT 30%

front and back = JPJ compliance %
what do you think? hmm.gif
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What is your main goal? Pure Heat rejection or compliance? If u go black, then go all the way, because if u protect all sides and the back, the front will still bake u due to low heat rejection.

For jpj it depends. They will not summon u on the spot but they will produce u a letter to go and perform inspection. They ask me to go inspection after 6 years of using vlt 30 tint. They issue me a letter in the spot without any vlt test just use naked eye so it's a personal judgement.


I usually just go and come back from work rarely encounter blocks. If u often encounter jpj block, I would suggest go legal to save hassle. Or wait for mr. Loke new regulations on tinting.

Maybe they will have a final proper regulation.
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post Feb 29 2020, 10:02 PM

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QUOTE(khifong @ Feb 28 2020, 02:46 PM)
before car sampai , can u guys advice on tinted film??

now i looking on

Raytech
Product Model : Raytech RC
FrontWindscreen : Ultra 70 2M/ VLT73 / UVR 99 / IRR 95 / TSER 58
Front Side Window, Rear Side Window, Back Window  : RC 55 2M / VLT58/ UVR 99 / IRR 98 / TSER 62

RM2500
SOUND FAIR? any1 using raytech similar as mine? as number provided is good. but reality need sifus comment.
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Go ahead if u trust the numbers. A lot of ppl upcar based on the number, another ex raytech posting the experience here. Enjoy the tint

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post Feb 3 2021, 02:17 PM

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Specifications on paper is not regulated, hence the specification might not accurate and only for marketing purposes.

The tint may advertise 95% IRR, 45% TSER etc but without proper certification and tests nobody knows if that is the advertised specifications and that's what you will be getting.

Tint comes from UK probably they meant Ulu Kelang


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post Feb 6 2021, 01:04 PM

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QUOTE(ayamxxx @ Feb 4 2021, 11:32 AM)
Best is to buy based on specifications of the tint, mainly IRR%, TSER%. If it 95% IRR onwards, it good already
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No, best is to buy based on friend's proven testimonial or own and sat in the car yourself.

So far my proven experience that confirm last more than 5 years is vkool as it's on metallic film, degradation is lesser than ceramic. My parents altis came with vkool from factory, was using it until the car was sold 10 years later. still blocks heat better than those whatever spec you see on paper. cons is it interfers with smarttag.

Buying based on paper spec is a good way to waste good money.





 

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