DamonL

Hi all. Googled for days and searched this site (and others) looking for answers. There are almost an equal amount of good & bad comments for Llumar CTX, 3M Crystalline, Pinnacle & Huper Optik. So, I'm about to flip a coin on the brand so what it comes down to is color & shade of the tint.

I have a 535i with Space Gray Metallic exterior & Black interior. Living in California I want a light tint with the best heat rejection and it needs to be ceramic to work with the phone & comfort access.

Which tint in the 35% to 50% range will look the best on my car? Also want a heat rejection film on the windshield. Which one works best without drawing attention from the fuzz?

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I went with 35% but I have light interior.. Probably the equivalent of you going 50% with the dark.
Anything over that, it's all up to what mood the cop is in..

I'm speaking from a RI perspective anyways. Where 90% on the back window is illegal.. 100% illegal to do anything.

Boost7

go with 35 or even darker, 50 will look like nothing was ever done

DamonL

I'm doing this for mainly the Heat Reduction. I want to stay light in tint shade and have good heat reduction. I don't want a brownish or greenish tint. So what Ceramic or Nano technology or what ever they are calling it for the heat reduction tint looks best on a dark gray car? I know its going to be light and that's great.

darkrider

I went with 3M Color Stable 35% on all windows and top of my windshield on my 2010 Space Gray 535i, and have been thrilled with the results. With my black interior, it looks plenty dark, still lets a good amount of light in, but rejects a lot of the heat. In Atlanta, that was as dark as I can legally go.

Gilgorm

My E60 had Natural Brown interior with 35%. It was enough to darken the car but when needed I could still be seen.
My F10 also has 35% but with Black interior it seems darker from outside but when needed I can still be seen.
I have pics of both but for some reason the colour seems much lighter than seeing it live. Both tints had noticeable heat protection. I had no issues with Comfort Access or phone on either car.
Neither tint was ceramic.

SilverBullet17

I used to be a diehard 3M guy, but after doing a side-by-side test using a heat lamp, I'm convinved they aren't the only top film producer anymore.

Mine's titanium silver with black inerior. I personally went with 30% (state law is 32%, +/- 3% so 29% is the absolute lowest). I LOVE the look - not too dark, but not too light. You can see in, no problem so no issues with the 5-0. I went with Formula One Pinnacle Series and couldn't be happier with the product. Pinnacle even offers a clear tint that offers close to the same UV/heat rejection as the other shades so that would be great for the windshield - protection without affecting visibility - especially at night.