3M and Llumar are compatible. SunTek started because some people at Llumar were fired and started they own company. It is a volume based product which later was purchased by Eastman who owns llumar. No one knows where XPEL film is made. They are not a manufacturer only a distributor so you roll the dice with them. My recommendation is to speak to the dealer doing the work. In my opinion that matters most. There are a lot of short term dealers out there.

Suntek is a middle brand tint. Same company makes llumar from what I've been told.

I did extensive research. If $200 extra won’t break your bank, do Llumar and don’t look back. People can say it’s expensive, but no one has ever said it isn’t a high quality and good looking tint. Best decision I ever made

AutoBahn everyday, all day.

It doesn’t matter. Your choices are all good. Llumar, Suntek and 3M have been around the longest

No experience with other brands just got my car tinted for the first time & it was an immediately noticeable difference. Went with the XPEL XR PLUS 30%

Love Xpel XR and XR Plus.

LLumar 100%

I have had lumar on most of my cars and I think its pretty good as well

Xpel is at the top right now.

They're all good! I would go llumar, suntek, then 3m in that order. Also, the installer is more important than the film so go with a reputable shop in your area that carries one of those brands

Gareware will be the most dependable type of film you can get (XPEL, Global, SolarFX, etc.). It just lasts forever and has top tier performance.

The same could be said for the Huper Optik family - Huper Optik and Autobahn.

Out of the 3 you mentioned, I'd go with Llumar, although I'd absolutely go with a Gareware brand or Autobahn before any of those.

Get ceramic, and get a higher level ceramic if you have the money. It's 💯 worth it

There’s also Autobahn! :) Check them out if you’re unfamiliar with their product.

Do not go by the brand name. Consider the TSER % value.

XPEL or LLumar, arguably top two brands. Your real issue is finding a super reputable installer

I don’t have a recommendation, but be really careful doing this without a dealership. 

You can get under water really fast with a couple of unlucky thermal fractures. If you’re not a dealer you’re gonna pay for that glass yourself. 

Just make sure you cover your ass with your contract. 

Got it thanks for the heads up. Do you know any that don’t have a a lot of requirements? I know most require a business address, but I’m trynna do it out of my house now.

Hey buddy my guess is that Johnson Window Film will still sell your Window Film

Most of the real manufacturers have good products. LLumar, SunTek, Madico and even Xpel. I think Xpel is reboxing up another manufacturer I'm not sure which one these days, I've heard multiple rumors but you can't go wrong with residential and commercial Window Film.

You have a lot of incorrect info. Llumar has better optical clarity than 3M, with the exception of Crystalline 90. 3M has more low-angle haze than Llumar. We installed both concurrently for 8-9 years. Llumar is charcoal with some lines having a hint of blue, some a hint of green, but neither is very noticeable. Only 3M Crystalline has a brown color in the 20/40/50 shades, but that is being rereleased this month with a neutral color. Neither brand comes in a 10% option, and Llumar does not have a 70% option besides FormuleOne Stratos. For maximum heat rejection, 3M Crystalline Black, FormulaOne Stratos, or Llumar IRX would be my choices, with AIR 80 for the lighter option from Llumar. If you need other options, I would throw XPEL XR Plus (hint of blue) and Autobahn i3 in the mix.

I got 3M Crystalline 70% for windshield and Llumar IRX 50 and 35 for the rest.

I guess you don't know much, as your all over the place. For heat you want a ceramic film, not a regular dyed film and both Llumar and 3M have good films. These films are much more expensive. The darkness goes by a percentage. The lower the number, the darker the film. 5% is generally considered 'limo' tint. Not many make a 10% so maybe your thinking 15 or 20% and 70 is so light, it's almost clear. Go to a reputable shop, as they can help guide you. There are also state laws to consider. Go too dark, especially on the windshield and front roll-ups and you could be ticketed and fined. Choose wisely

In my opinion, the best thing 3M made was double sided tape

Leaving brands aside, I'd just like to point out that if you've never tinted windows before, 5 and 10% is very dark for a first timer. You may want to consider 20% front and back.

Depends on your budget, but as Dynamic mentioned in the previous comments will typically be the top trier brands. Keep in mind you can have expensive tint film but have a 10 cent installer and end up with poor results.

I always recommend llumar/suntek, but most top brands will be fine. Id absolutely never use kavaca, lexen/tintx

Premium brands are XPEL, Llumar, FormulaOne, Autobahn, and 3M. These are considered premium since they are well-known brands with a great reputation backed by nationwide warranties, and consumers trust them. You can also go with Suntek, Global, Geoshield, and SolarFX. These are also good options that don't have the marketing/hype behind them, so are less known by consumers and not seen as elite.

XPEL, Llumar, FormulaOne, Autobahn, 3M, Suntek, Geoshield, Global, and SolarFX. All Ceramic films are nano-ceramic, so if you have a shop saying they have a "ceramic" and a "nano-ceramic", they are just trying to pump the value for the highest priced option. IRL, both at nano-ceramic, one just blocks more heat than the other.

Xpel, LLumar and Autobahn

As an installer of autobahn. I gotta tell you in all honesty you can’t go wrong with either. Llumar like autobahn is a great product. Between ir and tser they’re almost identical. If it’s between the two films, I would go with whichever installer you feel most comfortable with. With you’re side thoughts, most installers use baby shampoo but they also cover the door panels as well. The sunroof I heard can be an issue but have personally never seen one crack before. I know autobahn does have a glass breakage warranty, I wouldn’t be surprised if llumar does as well. With all this being said the film won’t make it a good job the installer will, especially with the films you’re considering

We offer autobahn tint at our shop. Great product, lifetime warranty, only tint to have a one time no-fault warranty, works great, doesn’t have a look to it.

Something to note is that Huper and Auotbahn tint are not the same thing. It’s a long story and while the companies are related, Huper and Autobahn are different tints

https://www.hhceramiccoatings.com/about-autobahn-window-tint

About 99% sure Autoabhn isn’t a spin off of Huper which most tend to think. They’re related business wise, but not the same film or companies. They got a weird scenario going on between them which confuses people.

But anyway Autobahn i3+ in my opinion. I am a dealer but not trying to be basis here. I’ve handled and tried multiple brands and lines, what the autobahn line has is something special. Plus you get an amazing warranty program. But even normal i3 is fantastic too.

We have the Llumar “Film-on” slip solution in our shop, and have been a dealer since the company opened in 1976, we never use it. To be honest the slip solution doesn’t matter if it’s additive free and works for the installer. Our go to favorite is literally just palm olive pure + clear. A lot of guys use Dawn or Johnson’s Baby soap as well. It won’t affect longevity or clarity.

The risk with the sunroof is because of nickel sulfide inclusions in the glass. To be honest this will happen eventually tint or not if you have that defect, but the tint will certainly speed it up. It’s absorbing a lot more heat and releasing that heat when it cools down at night. The more drastic this is the quicker it happens. Most likely it will be fine.

Just want to add that Autobahn is also imported, same as XPEL. It is owned by Huper Optik and Edge Film Technologies but is completely different film from Huper Optik. Llumar is made in the USA but with globally sourced/imported materials. Where it is made has nothing to do with quality, only the manufacturer that makes it. All great options, go with the shop that you feel most comfortable with doing a quality install.

LLumar IRX is an awesome window film.

Keep in mind that XPel might be a good film but it's only been around a few years so the tract record is not there like the LLumar. Also, XPel is manufactured in India and also maybe in Japan. The truth is that most people don't know. What we do know is that is a very fast growing company that buys a film that other people manufacturer.

Also look at their spec sheets, their testing is different then LLumar. LLumar and other quality brands Ike FormulaOne, SunTek and Madico test all their products to 2700 NM and I think XPel only test theirs to 1100 NM

I personally have the LLumar IRX 15% in all my cars with the IRX50% in the windshield. I would never run a visor strip, they went out of style here in California 2 years ago but I know they are still popular on the east coast and in the south

Here in Australia the company I work for is using Llumar and I actually really like the tint and never had an issue with bubbling or the tint aging too soon

PRIME XRPLUS is the winner

Llumar all day 👍🏾

Here is a good comparison of the 2 films. I don't think you can go wrong with either

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-g39teRpjU&t=212s&ab_channel=TintManFL