Poman

I just got my IS and my wife's TSX tinted with Huper Optik Ceremic 30% and they looks like **** still after 4 days! Ghosting and bubbles are all over. Anyone who has 30% or darker ceremic tint, how was your experience and how do they look? I'm here in Orlando and there's only 1 place for Huper Optik installer. I want to give them a chance to correct it but I want to know if anyone out there who has it done successfully without ghosting and bubbles. Thanks!

SGT

Wow, that looks pretty bad. I've heard others complain about the ghosting in Huper Optik tint since it's thicker than other types of film.

cspec

Wow, that is really ****ty. Did it by any chance happen in the rear window on the defroster lines? If so, that would be major ****ty.

toyemp

Dont have Huper Optik but I have Formula One Pinnacle ceramic 15% and no problems with bubbling or ghosting. My only complaint with it is that I wish they made a film darker than 15%.

shahir18

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I was thinking of getting Huper, but to save alittle money i got 20% Sun Guard Diamond Endurance Nichrome Black all the way around...

Poman

I got a good deal on the tint too since I brought in two cars (IS350 and TSX) and they gave me discount of $500 total. That's a great deal for ceremic. But I rather not get the discount and get the tinting done right the first place. Now I have to spend more time just for them to fix it...what a pain.

Poman

Hmm, 15%, that's really dark since ceramic looks reflective at 30%. That's really thick film then.....your tinter must be really good....

I got a good deal on the tint too since I brought in two cars (IS350 and TSX) and they gave me discount of $500 total. That's a great deal for ceramic. But I rather not get the discount and get the tinting done right the first place. Now I have to spend more time just for them to fix it...what a pain.

toyemp

The Formula One wasnt cheap -- paid $450 for one car -- but I'm happy with the results and worth it in my mind. I'm sure I could've gotten stuff for much less, but wasnt worried about cost, just results.

One good thing about the Formula One is that the manufacturer provides a lifetime warranty on both the product and the work. If I ever have problems with it, I can have any Formula One dealer in the country replace it with no cost -- doesn't have to be the same shop that installed it.

TripleDES

Local tinter says there could be bubbles and haziness up to 10 days. I say if it doesn't disappear by then, take it back. If it's a reputable tinter, they will be happy to correct the issue to save their reputation.

RCPiercy

I had bubbles for about a month after getting HuperOptik 35%. Paid 500 for all the way around and was about to take it back, but one day I get in the car and the bubbles are gone! I ran into the guy who tinted it at Barnes and Noble the other day and he was so proud of how it turned out.

RCPiercy

Oh, while we're on this topic, does anyone notice that HuperOptik is grainy? Don't mind too much but it is kind of different.

TripleDES

Let it cure in the sun...process will go a bit quicker.

PVSLS400

Thats what we tell our customers Sit it in sun for few days

lexusnutt

I also got the Formula One and paid around 500 bucks. Expensive, but the lifetime warranty was worth it!

TripleDES

Keep in mind that "Lifetime Warranty" only applies if your tint is legal. The manufacturer warranty is voided if you have any tint outside the scope of legal limits. Usually, the installer will honor the lifetime warranty in this case.

I posted an attachment that has legal limits for each state in THIS thread.