i have CR70 on the windscreen. back then, the installer asked me which 3M logo to remove and remain. the logo was removed easily by using a cleaner (probably alcohol). Installed at B1.

did you receive the 3M digital certificate?

did 3M Crystalline on my previous car, now new car but budget abit tight, dont think can go for the best, so need to settle for 2nd best. problem is, what is considered "second best"?

raytech/vkool/rhinepro/etc?
seems like sputter is the one to go for to avoid smartTAG issues

HRV - budget ~3k or less (if can include front ppf would be great but dreaming la)

Haha, if you can't afford 3M Crystalline, you CANNOT afford VKool. That is for me the most effective but also the most premium priced metallic based tint.

Forget about VKool non Serendipity range aka VK REM, they are not 2nd best but going towards the much lower range. Used to be VKool user for decades but the price now are priced out from my budget liao.

Raytech also priced quite high even for 2nd best range (do note their best RX for FWS are also non smart tag friendly but other than RX, most are smart tag friendly). Unless you go for even lower range. Then not 2nd best liao. Ceramic based.

Other brands, I not familiar enuf to comment.

However I am using Irispro most premium DX 60/30 tints and Diamond 60 range tint for my cars. Mine are all small sedan aka old Civic FD (supposed to be midsize decades ago, now become small sedan size). That also already hit 3K. Their 3rd best (used to be 2nd best before DX range comes out) are bout 2.2K for sedan previously. All are using their proprietary titanium metallic sputter tint with Blue Light protection feature. If you are in Klang Valley and want to check Irispro out, can PM me to have a direct to a very friendly manager contact in Puchong and Klang branches, can go check out or nego if you want. Already installed 3 cars with them, she have to friendly to me..hahaha...

If quality of both tints are on par, do take the TSER difference with a pinch of salt. We are not even sure how each brand calculate their TSER. IMO, I don't even think they use same formula to calculate them.

Does Hamel Platinum truly have much higher TSER than Irispro Elite?

Becoz I saw in their website (no detail specs), their listed TSER range from 63 to 77. Did not mentioned the VLT, but at the same screen uses 50, 15 and 5 VLT pic. So I am assuming that it might mean that TSER 63 refers to 50%VLT and TSER77 refers to 5% VLT. Just a guess work as I might miss seeing the full specs of their platinum series.

If above is correct, then Elite 50VLT has TSER of 67 and 5VLT has TSER of 85. That should be higher than hamel if you just want to compare paper specs.

However as mentioned I would take the TSER as an initial guideline only. It likely won't be an apple to apple comparison. So if reading a near a similar range, just treat them the same (for branded tints, no name brand can listed sky high TSER but likely can't really back it up long term).

I still feel VKool Elite TSER 55 seems to worked more effectively than others that listed 60++ at 70VLT. So my bias of high quality metallic sputters vs nano-ceramic (just my preference due to metallic has better heat reflection differs than that of ceramic absorbation properties.

As for JPJ summon warranty, I think I saw in website that the warranty apply if you follow using JPJ compliant tint....but then if choose JPJ compliant specs.....then what is there to summon? Mmmm. Maybe in reality, they just cover all JPJ summons regardless of tints compliancy? Some brands do that.

Hi, my old car wanna do tint can I just do the front 3 glass? Reason is because I wanna protect my dashcam and the passenger seat and back glass alrdy have tint long ago. Just feel that the front heat rejection not that good and can do it darker