Tint match?

bqvalen · 05-07-2016, 06:25 AM

I'm going a bit nuts here. I've had 2 separate places tell me they can tint my front 2 Windows and have it match the factory. Maybe I'm expecting too much but the hue and color is always slightly off.

Anyone have an absolutely perfect job done and mind sharing the brand and type of tint used? So far I've had 3m and Global.

Any suggestions?

Xeno · 05-07-2016, 08:35 AM

Here is one of the previous threads among others that might prove helpful:

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...highlight=tint

iconoclast · 05-07-2016, 10:11 AM

10% 3m would nail it however 15% is the most commonly stocked and about as close as you can get. it does not have that green hue/tint to the film like some of the cheaper films.

Kzang · 05-07-2016, 10:33 AM

Mine are 20% 3M tint and pretty happy with it.

alphaod · 05-07-2016, 11:41 AM

The fronts will always look brighter due to the windshield.

iconoclast · 05-08-2016, 01:43 PM

if you go 10% the windshield lighting will reduce most of the extra lighting and matches slightly better but this is 15% 3M:

JonM · 05-09-2016, 10:10 AM

Llumar GTX 15% looks like a great match on ours, I am happy with it.

SMC23 · 05-18-2016, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bqvalen

I'm going a bit nuts here. I've had 2 separate places tell me they can tint my front 2 Windows and have it match the factory. Maybe I'm expecting too much but the hue and color is always slightly off.

Anyone have an absolutely perfect job done and mind sharing the brand and type of tint used? So far I've had 3m and Global.

Any suggestions?

Were you able to find a tint?

Looks like I will be going with 3M 35% as per the dealer recommendation. We cannot do anything more as it is illegal here. Which 3M tint though?

robbys3m3 · 05-18-2016, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JonM

Llumar GTX 15% looks like a great match on ours, I am happy with it.

that's what we have also, in most lighting it looks very close, just slightly lighter maybe with the light coming in from the windshield. its a better color match than the 15% Johnson film I had originally.

imahobo · 05-18-2016, 12:12 PM

Agree on the 15%. I had them take a tint tester to the factory tinted rear windows, and it displayed 18%. Doing the 15% GTX was their recommendation and I'm happy with the results.

Grayblack · 05-18-2016, 03:14 PM

We just had Llumar CTX 15% installed on my wife's front windows. They match really well.

SMC23 · 05-18-2016, 03:39 PM

Is Llumar CTX, same as Formula One Tint?

Nonopr01 · 05-19-2016, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Grayblack

We just had Llumar CTX 15% installed on my wife's front windows. They match really well.

No photo no good.

Samurai of 2day · 05-19-2016, 03:10 PM

35% on my front 2 windows as well.

Came out pretty well with no noticed difference between the rear and front. A bit light for my taste, but was tired of getting pulled over for dark tint on my former GC.

bqvalen · 05-20-2016, 05:32 AM

Some of you say Llumar GTX but that does t seems to exist, do you mean CTX?

iconoclast · 05-21-2016, 08:10 AM

again, if i had to do it again i would do 10% 3M to offset the extra light from the windshield but the 15% is adequate and the 3M film matches very well from the inside looking out. no green hue or off-color windows.

E90325M · 05-23-2016, 12:45 AM

Yes, same question, GTX or CTX for LLumar? I am going to Tint it soon for my F15. Normally do your guys tint the windshield as well for F15? what's the recommendation for windshield?

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bqvalen Private 52 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 2019 G05, 2016 F15, 2019 XC60 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	Tint match? I'm going a bit nuts here. I've had 2 separate places tell me they can tint my front 2 Windows and have it match the factory. Maybe I'm expecting too much but the hue and color is always slightly off. Anyone have an absolutely perfect job done and mind sharing the brand and type of tint used? So far I've had 3m and Global. Any suggestions?
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Xeno Major 315 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: 2019 X5 M Sport 5.0i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Here is one of the previous threads among others that might prove helpful: http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...highlight=tint __________________ 2019 BMW X5 xDrive 50i M Sport: ZD8/ZLS/ZMP/ZP2/ZPK/ZPX/337/ZX7/2NH 2015 BMW X5 xDrive 50i/XL/CW/DA+/EP/LP/FVS retired; 2008 X5 4.8i; 2012 X5 5.0i retired, 2004 X5 4.4i retired R360c + EL, V1G2 + V1Driver, Uniden R8
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iconoclast Self-Deprecating Narcissist 7266 Rep 6,561 Posts Drives: Audi BMW Ferrari LR MB Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: In, Out & Around... iTrader: (1)	10% 3m would nail it however 15% is the most commonly stocked and about as close as you can get. it does not have that green hue/tint to the film like some of the cheaper films. __________________ http://www.instagram.com/_.iconoclast/
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Kzang Major General 3240 Rep 5,066 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35i Msport SG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Mine are 20% 3M tint and pretty happy with it. __________________ 2015 F15 X5 35i Msport Space Grey M Performance parts MPPK, MPE
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alphaod Mmmmm… 1150 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: F15 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i [10.00]	The fronts will always look brighter due to the windshield.
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iconoclast Self-Deprecating Narcissist 7266 Rep 6,561 Posts Drives: Audi BMW Ferrari LR MB Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: In, Out & Around... iTrader: (1)	if you go 10% the windshield lighting will reduce most of the extra lighting and matches slightly better but this is 15% 3M: __________________ http://www.instagram.com/_.iconoclast/
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JonM Lieutenant 145 Rep 409 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Sedan Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	Llumar GTX 15% looks like a great match on ours, I am happy with it. __________________ Jon Maddux coupenut.blogspot.com x5nut.blogspot.com 16 X5d \| 08 M3 Sedan \| 06 M Coupe \| 01 M coupe \| 99 M coupe
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imahobo Private 11 Rep 51 Posts Drives: F85 X5M, 991TT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Agree on the 15%. I had them take a tint tester to the factory tinted rear windows, and it displayed 18%. Doing the 15% GTX was their recommendation and I'm happy with the results.
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Grayblack Captain 183 Rep 995 Posts Drives: E92 M3 and G07 X7 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (8)	We just had Llumar CTX 15% installed on my wife's front windows. They match really well.
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SMC23 Lieutenant 180 Rep 518 Posts Drives: Subaru XTrek / X5 40e Join Date: May 2005 Location: ON iTrader: (0)	Is Llumar CTX, same as Formula One Tint?
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Samurai of 2day Major 2115 Rep 1,246 Posts Drives: '22 X6M/'21 S1Krr Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere iTrader: (0)	35% on my front 2 windows as well. Came out pretty well with no noticed difference between the rear and front. A bit light for my taste, but was tired of getting pulled over for dark tint on my former GC. Attached Images __________________ Too smart for my own good...
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bqvalen Private 52 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 2019 G05, 2016 F15, 2019 XC60 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	Some of you say Llumar GTX but that does t seems to exist, do you mean CTX?
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iconoclast Self-Deprecating Narcissist 7266 Rep 6,561 Posts Drives: Audi BMW Ferrari LR MB Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: In, Out & Around... iTrader: (1)	again, if i had to do it again i would do 10% 3M to offset the extra light from the windshield but the 15% is adequate and the 3M film matches very well from the inside looking out. no green hue or off-color windows. __________________ http://www.instagram.com/_.iconoclast/
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E90325M Captain 475 Rep 700 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW M3 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Portland,OR iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW X5 [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Yes, same question, GTX or CTX for LLumar? I am going to Tint it soon for my F15. Normally do your guys tint the windshield as well for F15? what's the recommendation for windshield? __________________ 2016 F15 X5 xDrive 35i Space Grey M-Sport - BM3 Tune/ER charger pipe/afe power dry panel filter. 2011 E92 M3 DCT MW - AA intake/Akrapovic slip on/Ohlins R&T/Stoptech ST60 and ST40/Underdrive Pulleys/Antigravity H6 40ah/Alpine Tune
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