i want to do a survey on car tinting
which later im going to install it on my new city
still hav no idea which 1 to go for
i believe many ppl here oso facing the same problem

let say.. my budget is around 1k-2k
n i prefer heat rejection than security

please state the pros n cons of the brand u choose
( if u choose vkool , please say is vkool elite or watever )
might as well include the price also

thanks!! reli need help from u guys

I vote for carekool?
http://www.carekool.com/

there are diff type of quality suit diff budget.

i believe wit your budget from 1 to 2k, will give u a good tint.

can enquiry 1st.

if u already got the money to get 3m or v kool..just get either 1 of it..no need to compare with air cool or other low end brand jor lor

heard of Mcool or not?


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I did my Ecotint in Taipan. So far no complains about the workmanship. Quite satisfy about it. With your budget you could try the Ray Barrier range. 10 years warranty.

-3M might have problem with smart tag
-Vkool elite also good
-But in the i choose eco tint raybarrier...satisfy

might want read this thread also review of vkool
Vkool review

This post has been edited by arinsms: Jan 16 2009, 12:22 PM

so far... heard many good things about ecotint raybarrier
the reason im still hesitating..
because many feedback points out that vkool is not smart tag frenly
so might hav the same problem wif GPS in future

Yup, V-Kool is not Smart Tag friendly. Have to go extra slow, OR I take it out of the window. So far, for GPS is okie. My GPS can work on V-Kool.

i am using v-kool elite, smart tag can work ar.. even GPS also.

hi andy, u mean some tint will effect the gps?

har... reli 1 ar ?
i was plannin 2 tint my car wit v-kool after cny.. now im retinkin already if it's not user-friendly wit smart tag..
sry ya ts, borrow thread if u dun mind..

if you tint heavily then will affect.

hehe.. is ok la
i bring out this thread to help ppl when they choosing window tint
can let me know the price of vkool elite and ecotint raybarrier?
some1 pls

for V kool u can tint heavy heavy at ur side and back..for front..u ask their advice..they have some selected tint film that can use ur smart tag..

for 3m..smart tag comfirm cannot pass..but quailty assure much more better then V kool..even after sales service..

how about ecotint?

That name sounds like Ice cream mat Kool
http://www.nestle.com.my/Nestle+In+Your+Life/Whats+New/



Give more preferences to the workmanship of the tinting. Not the tint item itself. Tint item can go so far. I would rather have a master who puts second best or third best brand rather than have noob put best brand

From personal experience, VKool does have some issue with Smart Tag.
Since the "reader" is somewhere at the middle of the Smart Tag lane, you have to directly put your Smart Tag near the rear mirror. Doesn't work if you put on the dashboard. Alternative is holding it out of ur car window.

I'm not sure which category my V-Kool falls under.

Yes, not only GPS, even auto-gate remote also get affected.

Tak mau V-Kool lah. V-Kool sucks lah.
Look here why I said V-Kool sucks.

This post has been edited by andyjyneo: Jan 17 2009, 12:55 AM

Use good stuff on the frt and rear windscreens

Use cheap stuff on the sides because the sides are vertical surface

heh. except that the sun rises and sets. unless you plan to drive only at 12pm everyday. or drive heading only east or west....

to TS : go chat with the sales manager at the branch. pretend ask him questions then when he do sales talk, you nego hard hard. if you lucky u can save a few hundred ringgit.

This post has been edited by WindDragon: Jan 17 2009, 01:13 AM

mayb can use safety tint at side window?
rather than cheap stuff

so ts, u stil gonna use v-kool or wat ?
i saw da v-kool rustin pic from da honda city 2009 thread den now i dun feel like installin v-kool already.. lol

Cheap in context of midrange tint lah. Not the RM188 whole car stuff

actually my SA offer me Ecotint wif rm200 cash voucher

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Added on January 17, 2009, 1:34 amemm.. since sum ppl say vkool isnt smart tag frenly
so i will avoid vkool d

most probably will go for ecotint raybarrier

thanks ya for the help

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Added on January 17, 2009, 1:35 amactually side mirror...i prefer dark dark 1
but still under JPA approved la
cz my car is in black color
blackie car + dark mirror... =


This post has been edited by sharinganez: Jan 17 2009, 01:35 AM

i wanna avoid v-kool as well..
since not smart tag friendly den summore will rot..
might as well go 4 other brand..

why does TOPCOLOR is not here ?

so, the is no probelm with smart-tag for v-kool ......... & many people use that including relative & officemate

I'm just trying to advise you only, the final decision is yours.

that means such tint will block some sort of frequency in & out of the car.

no matter it's GPS, touch & go, auto-gate & i wonder how about handphones?

i think it won't effect radio reception coz the antenna is outside gua...

is it the darkness, thickness or paper quality that effects? thanks

3M Crystalline 70 user here.

any feedback?

is it 3m is smarttag friendly ?

Not really sure about radio reception because my antenna is like bee-sting style.
So far, I've tried SmartTag, GPS and auto-gate remote.
HPs are fine.

what about season cool? u guys heard abt it? what u guys tink.?

did mine recently the whole car for 750 season cool..

got 5 year warranty also

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Added on January 17, 2009, 6:10 pmwhat about season cool? u guys heard abt it? what u guys tink.?

did mine recently the whole car for 750 season cool..

got 5 year warranty also

This post has been edited by Ridt_Henshin: Jan 17 2009, 06:10 PM

ahem...y u wanna repeat?

lol sorry my bad bro..

its from 3M so yeah.....the quality is superb. i've been using 3M tints since i owned a car. the difference with having no tint and having the crystalline 70 is heaven and hell.

but as for smarttag, unfortunately it's not friendly. so i have one part above my rear view mirror which is not tinted. so i'll hold my smart tag there when i need to use it. not so much of a big problem to me.

Don't worry, if it's not friendly, then just stick out your hand while holding the SmartTag device.

gonna check out 3m den.. haha!

Hi guys

gettin my car on wednesday. mind to share the best price u've got on eco-tint or wingard? quoted 1700 for ecotint 6mm (4mm RB + 2mm security) and 1500 for solargard 4mm 2 in 1. which one is better deal pls?

4mm Raybarrier + 2mm security
sounds good

thanks. wat bout the price? afraid kena ayam lol

V-good....... from brother's....

LOL.. price i duno
mayb bros here can help u

i myself using solargard for my whole car.for me is not very heat reflective.my fren using vkool is much better.all i noe is solargard is from korea and vkool is from US as my cousin is working at vkool at PJ opposite ferrari,bently and masserati showroom( if u noe whre is it. for smart tag issue, i hv to go very slow, coz it will appear 'Tiada Smart tag' for a second den only can detect it, only den the gate will raise up.

This post has been edited by k!nex: Jan 18 2009, 10:33 PM

thanks. was thinking vkool earlier, but afraud it'll get 'rusty' + not smart tag frenly due to teh metal substance.

of wat i gathered, wingard is best in security but not on heat. eco however gd on heat but not security. arghhh. so diff to decide now

best in security means how ?

I thought Llumar is best in security tint?

not sure about other brand, was told wingard uses special glue which can form something like a sec and thats the reason they can do 2 in 1. wall. eco however dual layer, heat + security, where the security is fully rely on the security film. correct me if i m wrong.

Security rely on security? You mean solar on security, right?

yup. was told ecotint fully rely on security film (another layer on top of RB) to protect the car, whereas wingard uses special glue + 2 in 1 film for both solar and security protection. not sure if this is true, can any bro here verify this pls..

not sure anything about ecotint..belum try that brand before..

yes, Llumar is the best & how come not in the list?

when i got my car, i got a quote for Llumar security tint from proton salesman.

3M Crystaline 70/60 supporter here! It's really nice and I tinted all screen for my car n cost me rm1.7k, the SA said if u can get cheaper than this in the town, he will give me refund! Model is 9th Civic.

there's another brand in the market. i tinted it on my satria. its called NVIRO. cost me about 1200 for my whole car. its good. perhaps on par with v-kool, if not better.

wher u got it from ?

so far my research i can say 3M have the best protection with JPJ approve but not smart tag friend. 2nd go to ecotint n 3rd vkool elite

this consider the approve one only

yea... finally made up my mind
decide to go for ecotint raybarrier + 4mil security film on side windows
RM1600

anyone has any idea roughly how much does it cost for a myvi to get fully Crystaline 70 3m tint?

Aircool user here.

roughly...around 1600

sorry for bumping old thread up but i rili need to ask this:

has anyone got this tint from ray tech?? their webbie is HERE. i got it from my SA.

he even showed me a video where he snapped it at the tint shop, that fler use one helmet bang at a car for 10x stret, the car window with their film tinted nothing happen weh. the SA oso said that it's one of the top 3 tint films in the industry now, afte V-kool & 3m.

betul kah?

Ecotint ray barrier user here.
Not bad at all. Can feel the difference.

thief can break your car although you have security film..

V-kool super 40 will be a good choice if want good effect in heat reflective.....but once jpj road block then have to say BYEBYE already

i know, but with sec film on, at least it makes life difficult for those b-tards lor. anyone here using/used ray-tech tint film as per my previous post? any comments on it?

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Added on April 26, 2009, 11:59 amanyone?? ray-tech?? anyone??

This post has been edited by sinoffire: Apr 26 2009, 11:59 AM

I just got my car tinted yesterday at Carekool Uptown..friendly and good service..they have a special offer now RM528 (original price RM1.1k) for 82% IRR.

Highly recommended because the price is reasonable and affordable.

Hello, I'm new here.

Here is my survey for my car after I searching around for the best tint with the best price.

(1) 3M Crystalline 70 (ws)/60 (side/rear) - RM1800 (3M authorised dealer) - 5 years warranty

(2) 3M Crystalline 70 (ws)/60 (side/rear) - RM1500 (green cool tint shop) - 5 years warranty

(3) Carecool Max (ws/rear) / Maxcool (side) - RM1750 (Carecool tint shop); Maxcool is security film with high heat protection (UVR 99% ) - 7 years warranty

(4) Ecotint Raybarrier (all windows) - RM1500 (Ecotint shop) - 10 years warranty

(5) V-Cool Elite (ws) / Safegard security film (side/back) - RM1888 with free GPS navigator or RM1350 w/o GPS navi (Tint Shop) - 5 years warranty

Still blurr which one to choose. Consider to have security film with high heat protection as Maxcool but too pricey.
Going to survey another shop.

This post has been edited by aannish: Jun 26 2009, 04:54 PM

I went for the Ray Barrier at the USJ 9 Taipan Ecotint Shoppe last Friday (26th June), the Sales Assistant, Ms. June is chatty, helpful and her level of personal service is amazing. I am very happy with the results of the tinting.

(4) Ecotint Raybarrier (all windows) - RM1500 (Ecotint shop) - 10 years warranty
- good specs, good price.
- if you want the 4 mil security film, it's additional RM100 per window (4 windows so it's RM400), they will stick it first, then the ray barrier film goes on.

first, there was a pre-check to determine if there's any problems with your car before they do the job. And when the job is being done, there's a viewing gallery of them working on the car. You can sit there and view all the sifus at work. At the end, they drove my car out front and didn't let me leave yet, 10 minutes to let the film settle in and Ms. June helped me to check around again for bubbles. Her trained eye was a lot better than mine and picked up some loose film, some bubbles and immediate told her guys to rework it on the spot. Total installation time ~ 3 hours.

The installation went without a hitch, though at the end there were some bubbles when my car was pronounced finished but they assured me after baking in the sun for about 3 days, the bubbles would go away. Sure enough they did.

I'd recommend everyone here to go for Ecotint's Ray Barrier, because of the extended warranty, no nonsense service and did I mention the heat shielding is amazing? I drive around at noon time with aircon at level 1 fan set at the lowest cool setting. How amazing is that? The price is right, the product is good, what more can you ask? Oh can pay with Credit Card too, haha!

Best of all...! I was lucky enough to be served by Mr. Tan the boss of Ecotint as well, he saw me waiting and then asked me if I wanted something to drink, he immediately sold me on some air limau kasturi from the restaurant opposite and brought the drink to me, he said it's on him. I was blown away... a bit later as I didn't know he was the top guy at Ecotint.

so do give them a call,

Ecotint Shoppe
38-1, Jalan USJ 9/5Q, UEP Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya Selangor 47620 Malaysia
Tel : 03-8023-1612
ask for Ms. June

If you want a more relaxed environment ASTRO etc while you wait, you can go to their other branch in Sri Hartamas. Well, if you don't know what tinting will do for your car, take the demo... you'll be impressed!

Alex
- no i don't get commission
- i'm just so pleased I have to tell the whole world.

for side window, i heard they have this hybrid film for ray barrier with 6 mils security tint, i was quoted RM2000 for whole car small sedan. front windscreen and back ray barrier, all side window hybrid film.

just want to check, llumar diamond 6 for a normal sedan car, rm2300 is it a good price?

er... why no llumar?

llumar is that bad meh? don't even qualify to be in the poll.

im using v-kool elite here, hving some problem with smartag, but for me still ok
problem is smartag cant really detect my device, so i need to press side button on smartag and put it nearby front mirror than only can detect. So im use to it already
for heat rejection, v-kool done good job
so im still like it
my new coming car will use vkool also

Anyone using wingard?

Did anyone hear this brand...AcroTint. I think there is only one in Malaysia, which is in Kepong. The top tint IRR is 99%!! Warranty 5 years. I don't know the about the quality but it looks convincing too.

(5) V-Cool Elite (ws) / Safegard security film (side/back) - RM1888 with free GPS navigator or RM1350 w/o GPS navi (Tint Shop) - 5 years warranty <-- may i know where is the shop?

not safegard..it's solargard. Shop is TintShop at Kepong, nearby Aircool tintshop.
In another area, at Tmn Fadason, Kepong, the AcroTint offer me RM1370 with 99% heat rejection with security 5mil film. The color looks nice too. Will survey to EcoTint later.

I plan to try ecotint, sounds good from review here

i will appreciate if you can give me the shop name or phone number
thanks

Hey people, sorry for reviving such an old thread.
Planning to tint my saga. Main concerns : Heat & blocking of UV rays.
I got a quotation from a VKool shop in Uptown, RM988 for VKool elite.
Haven't come across a 3m shop around my area yet, but how much would it roughly cost for the 3M - heat tinting? Thanks

i prefer raytech, got ultraviolet and security protection.

i'm really really surprised at the range of price quoted here for V Kool Elite.. i called up the authorised v kool shop at taipan and they quoted me 2,300 for a kelisa for v kool elite 75.. yet some of you guys can get cheaper quotes elsewhere.. why ar? taipan mark up so much meh?

anyone got reviews on dream cool classic and also ice cool platinum tinting?

any good tinting shop to recommend located in Penang island?

what is smart tag??????

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Added on April 4, 2010, 2:17 amanywhere in jb can get my car tinted with 3M???

This post has been edited by prataboy: Apr 4 2010, 02:17 AM

last time i saw one car got sticker I'm V-GOOD...not v kool..sweat

V-kool elite for Honda city is RM2,400.00 >.<

called up Vkool PJ branch...Vkool Elite = RM2.6k for normal saloon car

a lot of new cars now using wingard... saw it in BMWs, benz, nissans, etc

is it good?

Looking 3M tinted for my sedan wira also. please advice me.

in today's car tint... UV rejection is almost a GIVEN, and it has been a simple standard that UV rejection is expected.

if you noticed, most car tint on the market today have 99% UV rejection (with the exception on those colored plastic used to wrapped easter eggs!)

car windshield, being made of glass, are natural UV shield by itself.. so expecting more and more UV protection from a tint is almost "unnecessary" to most people (unless you have a symptom which you're allergic to UV rays)

the quality battle today falls on workmanship, visibility and heat rejection versus cost. alot of people always have this "default" idea/mentality that expensive = good.. and that's how expensive brands are able to retain it's exorbitant pricing strategy for so long..

This post has been edited by Tikietic: Aug 13 2010, 10:26 AM

armorcoat is kinda cool too... and it's cool

anyone using season cool here? my fren say the got offer for year end sales now..rm500 + free gps but am not sure the % tint how much

regarding this tinting, i also having problem which tinting brand, type should i get... ranging from cheapest to expensive and why the price range difference? is it because of the won't tear? "calar"? and else?

...and what to take into consideration when getting a good tint film?

Just applied V-kool Elite and window shield on my car, been using V-kool for a number of years, applied on 5 cars (family cars) and have always enjoyed it's great effect. Very effective and most of the time the car is parked under the hot sun and it isn't that hot.

my budget is rm500 for kancil. what tint can i get? tq.

I saw a shop sell V-Good brand at my area. Never heard this brand before? Is this ok ok brand?

do not purchase Vkool. My car installed vkool 6years ago. Now my front screen films uneven surface and fill with white dot. The edges of the films started to peel off gradually.

Should go back to the shop and get it replaced. Last time I had to peel out the Vkool to pass puspakom inspection. After that go back and they put back a new film for me.