Do anyone know how to check whether is it authentic 3M CR70 ? I am afraid might getting cheated by putting some other capalak tint but claim it is 3M CR70...

if 3M tint film authentication, u'll see '3M' on ur windscreen which had been tinted with 3M film, but i have no idea how to verify 3M CR70.

ohh.. thanks for the reply.
do they come with any warranty card or something which stated cr70 anything ?

yea...it came with warranty card..and so to other brand i believe..

by looking at the above spec.
this 70 film is not qualify for JPJ's min of 70% of VLT
did i read that right??

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Added on October 17, 2009, 6:45 pmthis s what i understood too. i m shopping for tinting film.

This post has been edited by b5n111: Oct 17 2009, 06:45 PM

frankly speaking. ive driven my car for more than 4 years and no one has stopped me. my front is crystaline 70 and the rest is 60. u'll love the colour its purplish like the bmw

hmm so which brand is recommended for security tint????i wan unbreakable glass....who install llumar b4 ???

Can somebody tel me whr shd i go for tinting in penang n ipoh? i mean a shop with good reputation for price n quality.
Thanks!

Sorry if I am out of topic. I am looking for tinting, not gonna do it so soon as I still need to save up in order to do the actual tinting.
But from searching through forums, and reading from the websites, I came a cross with some conclucsions and questions.

1. 3M tint.
- VLT of 68% at best. Will not pass JPJ rules as required is 70%. Normail car already has 5% making it VLT of 63%.
- Is not smart tag friendly. Has a work around by cutting a hole in the tint. (not something I want to do)
- Slightly pricey.
- Will tend to shrink over time. Is this true?
- the main distributor is e-tint?

2. Air cool
- Supposed to be cheaper than 3M / Vkool.
- Has until 70% VLT means will comply with JPJ and even has a warranty where if within this certain period you do receive a summon,
Air Cool will bear the summon.
- I've seen the advert before but still not quite convinced.
- Has a 7 or 8 year warranty?
- Has anyone used this before? is it more advisable over 3M / Vkool?

3. V-Kool
- Recommended and offered as package by Car distributors. (Honda, Toyota, Nissan even Perodua)
- VERY pricey. Even over 3M by a bit.
- Is metal based so will rust in the long run. Can anyone comment on this?

4. Rike cool
- Also complies to JPJ rules and promises no issue with smart tag.
- Is there any other distributor other than in PJ?
- I dunno about the pricing but apparently under RM1000. Is this true?

5. S-cool
- I came across this one not in forums but from going to an accessory shop called Sato. Apparently S in S-cool stands for Sato.
- Suppose to be at most RM700 for a standard wira (I asked the sales person)
- Has anyone used S-cool before? was wondering if it is ok. I daren't asked too much as usually they try to make a sale and
me regretting after that and having to keep returning and getting it fixed would be a hassle.

Well, so far these are it. I still dunno what to choose but sort of narrowed it down to 3M and Air Cool for now. Was tempted to go for S-cool but still have
no reliable sources about S-cool.

Would appreciate opinions. Thanx.

This post has been edited by m0r31d8ng3l: Nov 11 2009, 01:21 AM

First of all, which type of 3M tint?
Shrink? I have my 3M Cyrtalline tinted since 2006. No sign of shrinking. It's still the same as day one.

I'm an owner of a car tinted fully with CR 70. Let me try to help your question on 3M
Yes, the VLT is 68% at best and yes again, the normal car already has +- VLT 5%.
But if you check all the brands, rike cool, v kool, air cool, eco tint etc, none of it has above 70% VLT. 68% is the best you can find. Even if stopped by police or fail puspakom check, you can always bring the saman etc for warranty claim so no worries.

Smart tag has no problem for me so far. Just need to slow down while passing the lane. So no need to cut hole.
Understand the very old smart tag device will have problem though.

Pricey, but to me worth it. Can really feel the difference. even my colleagues sat my car says good.

About shrinking, i also asked before but the person said that for the old Crystaline. New ones like the CR70 dont have this issue. Not sure how true though.

Hope these helps.

is there any 3m tint shop around pj area? or closeby?

Kuchai Lama has 1 and Aman Suria also has one.

i just have 3m installed in my car in ipoh near the former yau tet shin market. EG610 for Side and Rear and RE70 for the front. cost my about RM980. I dont know its reasonable price or not for 3M. anyway, i just want to share my experience with the workmanship.

pls, if youre in ipoh dont go there. its just so terrible i got specks of tiny black dust all around my window! i got a 0.5mm dust on my pasengger side window. its visible to the naked eye. on my corner small window, i can see the tint wasnt cut to perfection. it was senget! i took it back to change it, the lady boss (presumably the wife) ask me to wait for another few year for it to get bigger coz "anyway, you have a 5 years limited warranty" WT?????!!!! and for the tiny specks of black dust....the man boss (presumably the husband) said that it was unavoidable since its done by hand!!! you cannot escape the dust...its everywhere!!!

as for the senget tint, they kept silent, probably they know they have a lousy workmanship and prepare to replace for me.

i insisted that they change that 0.5mm dust tint, they gave in but with a dark dark face!!! and ask me to come another day!

i feel tired talking to them. its like giving me all the lame excuses only a 4 year old child will only listen. chinaman business...the aftersales talk sucks like hell.

i belief that the cost of the film is more less valuable than the workmanship. 30% - film 70% workmanship!!!

my experience, pls do not go for the value of the tint only, the most imprt is that you must see is (from my experience) that whether they have a special room for tinting..to keep out the dust (mine was done in aircond room BUT the room is a dumpsite...everything was done inside there means a lot of dust. you dont want to go there for a second or third time like me

This post has been edited by alyx: Jan 2 2010, 01:50 PM

well, what color actually is the 3M Crystalline 70? somebody say it's blue/purplish... but just now i called a tint shop which my sister's friend work there... the fellow said 3M film all are grey color and the blueish/purplish are fake... =.=

i search images on google come out the same thing, i saw blue/purplish and grey as well...

the grey color 3m might be another model ....
please inform me if you could find blueish/purplish tint which is not 3m ... i want to install

thanks for your information！

but i believe you can still find blueish/purplish tint also what... but cap ayam and highly reflective while low heat rejection...

i dont know..thats y need favor from those know knows..
i seen ayam purple tint be4... it is not like 3m's blueish/purplish which is unique n special.. notice new bmw windscreen using that...

does anyone know if 3M tint has security layer?
I recently came across another new tint.. the problem of surveying too much.. now dunno how to decide.. anyone heard of cool-armor? seems like has security tint... and another accessory shop friend of mine recommended wingard.

http://www.tintgallery.com/html/wingard.asp -wingard

http://www.cool-armor.com/ - cool-armor

yea.. I still have not tinted my car.. hehe

anyone know where I can get 3M tinting in Penang?