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Old 07-08-2010, 01:08 PM
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I've got an appointment tomorrow. I'm planning to go with their basic Llumastar film plus the Air 80 clear film on the windshield. Anyone have any feedback on these films? Anyone else do the windshield? Do you think it was worth the money? Mark @ Shaded Days seems to think the ceramic tint (F1 Pinnacle) is overkill in the Midwest. Seems logical but wondering if there are folks who went with the basic and wish they had gone ceramic.
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Just checking back in for those that are shopping around themselves. Shadded Days did a great job. I went with 35% Llumastar all around and Air 80 on the windsheild. The job took all day becuase they were a bit backed up but it was worth the wait.


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looks nice
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Sorry, just saw this post. Mark did the exact same job for me a couple of months ago. Absolutely love it. More importantly my wife really liked it as well and my one year son is happy in his car seat by the back window. Also, I really don't have to wear sunglasses any longer. Could not be happier and Mark and Shady Days are highly recommended.
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Curious as to what the effect of the Air 80 on the windshield is... does it really help? I haven't heard of Air 80 before so I'm interested
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Originally Posted by doomed
Curious as to what the effect of the Air 80 on the windshield is... does it really help? I haven't heard of Air 80 before so I'm interested
It helps quite a bit. It has many of the same interior properties as regular film. Here are the numbers for my Llumastar ATC 35% (side and back windows) vs. the Air 80 (windsheild):

---------------------------------ATC 35------Air 80
% Visible Light Trasmition--------38%---------78%
% Total Solar Energy Rejection----35%---------43%
% UV Ray Rejection----------------99%---------99%
% Glare Reduction-----------------58%---------13%
% Visible Light Reflection---------8%---------9%

So, as you can see, in the heat and UV department, the Air 80 is equal or better than the regular film. In fact, for folks who live in no-tint states, I would highly recommend the Air 80 as an alternative if you can afford it. It will still protect your car, make it cooler, and reduce some glare wihtout being at all detectible by John Q Law.

Here's a link to Llumar's product spec sheet (Air 80 at the bottom):
http://www.llumar.com/pdf/en/LLumarAutoSpecsUS.pdf
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