Xpel PRIME XR Window Tint Scion FRS Redmond
Xpel PRIME XR Window Tint Scion FRS Redmond Washington installed at our Redmond Washington Seattle ClearBra shop has been completed. Window tinting is another service Seattle ClearBra offers to our clients to help make your driving experience more comfortable. Modern window tint not only shades the vehicle but actually is designed to block out a great deal of heat. Our client decided to get the sides and rear of his Scion FRS done in 5% VLT Xpel PRIME XR tint leaving the front windshield till a later date. We will describe some of the window tint options below.
Xpel Window tints are high quality window tinting films. None of them turn purple, and all of them have a lifetime manufacture warranty through Xpel. VLT refers to visible light transmission and the lower the number the darker the film is. 5% is considered limo tint by most people, whereas 70% is virtually a completely see-through option that no one would really know was installed.
Xpel PRIME CS – is a carbon series standard budget automotive window tint we offer. This window tint still has a lifetime warranty and no worries of the window tint turning purple. The PRIME CS series of film is for those who simply want to shade their windows, and aren’t worried about the amount of heat blocked out by the window tint. In short, it’s a good quality budget film that offers privacy and looks when needed.
Shades offered in the Xpel PRIME CS series window tint:
- 70% VLT
- 55% VLT
- 30% VLT
- 20% VLT
- 15% VLT
- 5% VLT
Xpel PRIME XR – The next window tint film in line we offer at Seattle ClearBra is called Xpel PRIME XR automotive window tint. This film is designed to have a very good degree of heat rejection up to 88% with a 5% VLT film. 5% VLT is referred to as limo tint by most clients whereas as a 70% window tint film would be seen as near see through and it still stops over 50% of the Infared heat from coming through the window. In addition, the tint also bock out 99.9% of the harmful UV rays from coming through the window onto your skin or the car’s interior. Xpel PRIME XR is a ceramic nano tint that sits between the Xpel PRIME CS window film and the Xpel PRIME XR PLUS window film. Lifetime warranty through Xpel is afforded on this line of window tint as well as all others we install at our Redmond Washington location.
Shades offered in the Xpel PRIME XR series window tint:
- 70% VLT
- 55% VLT
- 30% VLT
- 20% VLT
- 15% VLT
- 5% VLT
Xpel PRIME XR PLUS – The highest end film offered is called Xpel PRIME XR PLUS. This film is hands down one of the leading window tints on the market with a heat rejection of up to 98% on the 5% VLT limo tint option. Xpel PRIME XR PLUS is a level above Xpel PRIME XR. With the PRIME XR series you get the shading benefits of the PRIME CS series window tint, but with the addition of Infared heat rejection up to 88% depending on the shade chosen. With Xpel PRIME XR PLUS you get up to 98% infared heat rejection and 99.9% UV rejection. This window tint film also comes with a lifetime manufacture warranty through Xpel.
Shades offered in the Xpel PRIME XR series window tint:
- 70% VLT
- 55% VLT
- 30% VLT
- 20% VLT
- 15% VLT
- 5% VLT
Seattle ClearBra Vehicle Protection Services
Our vehicle protection services at Seatle ClearBra range from Xpel clear bra PPF paint protection film, window tinting, ceramic coating on down to vinyl wraps. At Seattle ClearBra, we go above and beyond in most ways when compared too many clear bra installation shops throughout America, and well beyond many other paint protection film installers throughout the Greater Seattle region. This philosophy is also afforded to our other vehicle protection services clients be it a Lamborghini or Honda and anything in between. This said, we do offer budget packages that are not as extensive when it comes to parts removal or wrapped edges where needed.
Example of Tesla clear bra installation
Full front Tesla installations: We take down the front bumper, lower the lights, take off the emblem and remove the side camera or wheel well trim on the X and Y. This of course is in addition to fully washing the front end, clay bar and silicone wax removal process. This like the full coverage below allows us to wrap virtually every single edge around the corner providing a far cleaner installation. With this extensive preparation and installation, you have a full lifetime workmanship warranty to our Seattle ClearBra clients.
Full Coverage Tesla Installations: We take down the front bumper, rear bumper, lower the head lights, remove the taillights, take off the front and rear emblems, remove trim around the windows and remove the side camera or wheel well trim on the X and Y. This of course is in addition to fully washing and detailing the full vehicle, clay bar and silicone wax removal process. The reason for this is, to allow us to wrap virtually every single edge around the corner providing our clients a far cleaner installation. Also, with this type of installation, you get a full lifetime workmanship warranty through Seattle ClearBra.
Summary of the Scion FRS window tint install
The installation on the Scion FRS window tint went along very well. The client was very happy and was thrilled with his selection of shade percentage.
As usual when picking up your vehicle after an installation there will be some water bubble that remain in the window tint or a clear bra installation, where applied. This water will dissipate in time. Of course, when it’s sunny and warm this will happen faster than when it’s rainy and cold. The windows should not be rolled down for 2 days after installation. This will allow the time needed for all edges to settle down and bond with the glass. We do recommend our clients who get a clear bra installation, schedule a follow up appointment, at least 2 weeks after the clear bra installation, in order to allow us some time look over the finished job for water bubbles. This is not required for window tinting applications.
Xpel Paint Protection Film
The 4 main clear bra films through Xpel have 10-year manufacturer warranties, self-healing properties and are as follows:
- Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS – This is a glossy transparent film used to protect most vehicles, be it on the body or interior pieces and interior screens.
- Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION – Same as the ULTIMATE PLUS except with FUSION PLUS ceramic coating applied during the manufacturing process.
- Xpel STEALTH – Satin matte transparent clear bra used to protect an existing satin finish on your vehicle, or to change from a gloss finish to a satin finish, while maintaining the original color.
- Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS BLACK – A clear bra film used to change a surface to a gloss black finish.
The benefits of a full coverage clear bra installation, beyond all panels protected from scratching and rock chips, is there will never be a need to polish the paint. This is because the Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS or FUSION paint protection film has a self-healing surface, that self-heals when its warm outside, allowing the film to heal from most minor abrasions. This could be from your washing equipment, careless hand, or item rubbing on the surface, especially when it’s a black or dark colored vehicle. To not oversell and exaggerate the self-healing properties, you can still scratch the film to a point of the clear bra surface not being able to heal. This would generally be by purposely scratching the PPF with a sharp object, or if someone tries to key the vehicle in an attempt to scratch the paint as some examples. The good news here is the Xpel ULTIMATE or Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION PPF clear bra will act as a barrier and sacrificial layer, very likely saving the vehicle from needing to go to a body shop for painting, saving time and money. Further to this, if you take your vehicle off-roading the pin striping usually done when tree branches rub down the side of the vehicle in most cases, self-heal when it’s sunny out. This would again save a good deal of time generally spent polishing out those fine scratches.
When it comes time for washing your vehicle, or any other vehicle with Xpel paint protection film, the process is as one would normally wash the vehicle. This can be in a brushed drive thru wash, touchless car wash or hand washed. At Seattle ClearBra we always recommend hand washing, although not required. One cavate to this is if you have Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION clear bra, or a Xpel FUSION Plus ceramic coating applied, or any other ceramic coating for that matter, it’s always best that your vehicle should be hand washed, and never an automated wash. The reason for this statement is, harsh chemicals found in automated washes will rapidly remove the ceramic coating, thereby wasting the money or time you spent applying the ceramic coating, as it will need to be re applied much sooner. Xpel has a great companion product used to keep your ceramic coating alive called Xpel BOOST. This product is applied after washing and will help keep the hydrophobicity characteristics of your ceramic coating working.
Xpel PRIME Window Tinting
As previously mentioned, we did the window tinting on all windows except the front windshield, with Xpel PRIME XR ceramic series window tint installation at our Redmond Washington shop. He opted for the Xpel PRIME XR window tint series which will stop a great deal of Infared heat and near 100% UV rejection. There is also a Xpel PRIME XR Plus series of window tint film that incredibly stops even more Infared heat then the Xpel PRIME XR. At Seattle ClearBra we have a carbon series color stable window tint film called Xpel PRIME CS which is used to provide shading, while not stopping much Infared heat rejection. The Xpel PRIME CS series window tint is more of a budget film, for those who simply want the tinted look and not concerned about heat rejection.
DYNOflex Windshield Protection
DYNOflex windshield protection film is designed to stop rock chips and scratching on your front windshield/ The DYNOflex is a semi-permanent installation, that’s a sacrificial layer, taking the abuse vs the windshield. It’s expected that every so often the DYNOflex windshield film will need to be replaced in order to keep your windshield as clear as possible. The only minor complaint we, or anyone could have of this protection film for your windshield is, it does create a very minor distortion when focusing on little objects, when looking out the windshield. We feel this is a minor inconvenience when looking at the bigger picture of keeping your windshield safe.