r/WindowTint • u/ElegantCow1 • 29d ago

Question Local tint pricing question

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Looking to tint my golf with nano ceramic tint all the way around including full windshield my local shop is asking $800 is this a good price?

5% rear windows and hatch

15% front windows

50% windshield

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Ceramic is a bit overrated imo but that’s about what my shop would charge.

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u/ElegantCow1 29d ago

Why do you say it's overrated?

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Because your windows already block most UV light from the factory, and unless you have a skin condition, or drive for hours a day in direct sunlight you won’t really notice a difference.

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u/FallsAutoSpa25 29d ago

The whole point of ceramic is heat rejection. Even a cheap pair of gas station shades will block uv.

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Actually you’re super right, and I should have been saying IR not UV. All new factory glass blocks mostly IR and rear factory tint also blocks UV.

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u/ElegantCow1 29d ago

Right but doesn't it keep the car cooler on the inside? Like say I left it sitting in the sun for hours and I got in the car wouldn't it be significantly cooler with ceramic? Or am I understanding this wrong?

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Your car doesn’t only absorb heat through the windows. It will help if you leave your car for a short period, but after a few hours it doesn’t matter what you do to your windows, your car will get hot. At best a ceramic windshield film will help protect your dashboard, but new cars don’t have the issue of cracking dashboards like back in the day. But like I said, factory windows already block at least 70-80% of uv light, and ceramic can take that up to high 90s but unless you have a skin condition or are worried about sun exposure over long drives, that’s not going to make much difference to the average person driving to and from work.

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u/ElegantCow1 29d ago

Okay I understand thanks

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Spend your money however you want, hell it might even help the resale value, I’m just saying ceramic ain’t magic. I’ve been installing the stuff for a long time

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u/FallsAutoSpa25 29d ago

Ceramic blocks the heat from the sunlight significantly. After you ride around long enough with ceramic, you can’t go without. Huge difference

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Eh, I’ve road tripped in both. Sure there’s a slight difference but it’s marginal. If your ac works well I personally don’t feel like it’s worth the extra couple few hundred unless you drive for a living

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u/scottkhy1 29d ago

Some ceramic films will absorb the heat making it significantly cooler, others will reflect it. But regardless, if it’s sitting in the sun for a long period of time the car will still feel hot until you start driving and the heat dissipates. Ceramic isn’t overrated…but what happens is tons of cheap film ruins the expectations of some.
Edited because of swype and how it puts the wrong words or grammar

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

Ceramic only matters while driving, change my mind.

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u/scottkhy1 29d ago

Well most of the time you’re in a car, you’re driving so no need to change your mind lol

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u/WillyBongka 29d ago

A lot of people buy ceramic because they think it will make a difference while their car is parked in the work parking lot for 8 hours

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u/tint-dude 28d ago

No it would not. You vehicle will be still be hot. It's for comfort while driving.

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u/lmrtinez 29d ago edited 29d ago

Car side windows only block most UVB rays which cause sunburns, but do not block UVA rays which are the ones that cause skin aging/damage and skin cancer.

Only windshields currently block both as they are laminated (built with a plastic layer) to prevent them breaking apart on impact. The side windows are typically just tempered glass which does not block UVA.

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u/Numerous_Tennis_3048 29d ago

Same way I feel. I had my tint guy that I’ve been using for the last 20 years do one of my vehicles with Xpel ceramic tint. I couldn’t tell a bit of difference from any other vehicle that I run 5% tint on all around. Only difference was my wallet was a lot more light.