3m crystalline vs photosync install#
3m crystalline vs photosync plus#

3m crystalline vs photosync install#

Same as Huper Optik Ceramic, this film is harder to install so you need to find a dealer that can install it properly. It also has a brownish hue to it in the 20-50 shades which is not as noticeable in the 60 and non-existent in the 70-90.

IMO it edges out both of the above films performance-wise based on my personal tests, but that is debatable.I am sure others will argue otherwise. This film can be installed by any of their dealers and the components of these films have been on the market a long time.ģM Crystalline is not a Ceramic film, but is a Multilayer Optical Technology film.

3m crystalline vs photosync plus#

Plus since it is not some crazy technology, the color is a very normal window tint color which IMO is good. Not super advanced from a technology standpoint, but it has double Ceramic in it so it blocks tons of heat and is on par with the other films mentioned. They do have a new Black Ceramic film under their Autobahn dealers, honestly not sure how the performance stacks up but maybe worth looking into.į1 Stratos is a new comer to the higher performance films. Also it is a much harder film to install especially at the darker privacy shades.so depending on your vehicle that can be a no-go. Drawbacks would be a more reflective appearance since it is dye-free which some people like, some people don't. So looking at it from a technology perspective, people will say it is the best. Huper Optik Ceramic is the only patented Ceramic window film and is dye-free. It is what I felt cooled my vehicle the best in the real world. Personally trying several Ceramic films including Huper Optik Ceramic (have not used F1 Stratos) I personally am stuck on 3M Crystalline for raw performance with an unique appearance.

Some truly believe what they are offering is the best, some are just trying to sell. Each shop is going to push their film as the best. They have different performance, appearance, and price points.so it depends on what you are looking for in window tint. In fact, once this new tinting became available, Rivian abandoned its previously-announced plans to use electrochromic glass in the R1T and R1S, claiming that the tinting was more effective than electrochromic glass in reducing heat radiation into the cabin.Honestly there is no best.all depends on what the individual is wanting. Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian all use this new tinting. Meanwhile, new tinting technology became available that greatly increases infrared heat rejection by glass. (Again, the MB SkyMagic roof is framed on all sides, so there is no termination line in play.) Second, the film does not go completely transparent, so terminating it above the windshield would leave a visible line in the glass. (Boeing had to flatten the window panels to use this film in the Dreamliner, and the MB SkyMagic roof is a relatively small panel with little curvature.) First, the film has limited flexibility, and the bend as the roof descends to form the windshield might have been too extreme. Perhaps they were expecting developments in the technology before the car entered production, because by the time the car was headed for market the film that was available was not suitable for the purpose.Įlectrochromic film has two characteristics that made it difficult to use in an Air.

In fact, the early prototypes of the Air had a switch to control the darkening mounted near the rearview mirror. Lucid originally intended to use electrochromic glass.