Forumers, I am trying to decide between V-kool and Rikecool. Price is the same for both, RM2000 for E46. Anyone with experience on both and able to provide real-life feedback. Objective is best heat rejection. If you know of special offers/discounts, let me know too.
V-Kool vs Rikecool
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Please b careful.... some cars has some tint on its original glass and if you put on the v-kool.... you might not be able to use the smart-tag in your car, instead you have to wind down the glass and stretch your hand out........Be careful
e36turbo, personally i would prefer to have it done at vkool/rikecool HQ or branch. this way i am assured of the genuine tint, but the trade-off is I cant get discounts.
Vkool HQ is in Section 19 PJ and Rikecool has a branch in Jln Kilang, PJ.
Vkool HQ is in Section 19 PJ and Rikecool has a branch in Jln Kilang, PJ.
hey guys,
just did mine at tint shop puchong. only go the the hq or branch - to be safe. i've been cheated before! the branch manager in puchong tint shop is my dealers fren. for sedan anything above RM1450 is pure commission to the introducer. very good job. for bimmers, they don take out our door panel. they just loosen the top. this way, they dont meddle with electronics and airbag. warranty still on.
if you guys say i introduce the manager will charge you that only cos i don take commission from her. just supporting her cos she also got sales target.
please pm or sms me if you want her contact. if i post her no here then maybe will kena.
just did mine at tint shop puchong. only go the the hq or branch - to be safe. i've been cheated before! the branch manager in puchong tint shop is my dealers fren. for sedan anything above RM1450 is pure commission to the introducer. very good job. for bimmers, they don take out our door panel. they just loosen the top. this way, they dont meddle with electronics and airbag. warranty still on.
if you guys say i introduce the manager will charge you that only cos i don take commission from her. just supporting her cos she also got sales target.
please pm or sms me if you want her contact. if i post her no here then maybe will kena.
oh by the way, the reason why smart tags cant go through v kool is cos the metal content in v kool. hence the high heat resistance. heat stops at the tint.
tints other than these technology will never be able to beat the resistance. even if it can, it's never as lasting. what they use is a type of powder (or so i was told, but i believe la). the effects of powder will wear off much faster.
the downside of v kool (vkool people admittingly say is ...) oxidization. cant run. but i used my previous v kool til it oxidised a little at the back but it was because the tint was cut into two pieces at the back. by the time it happened, the car was sold. not very noticable oso.
the smart tag still can go through but the positioning is important. the tint shop people knows how to place them. for some cars which has thicker windscreen or watever, the smart tag can go through, one option is to cut a little hole behind the rear mirror.
for mine, i had always been winding down my window (the previous installer did not know the placement. i learnt that some windows are broken because of smarttags (thieves targets). anyway, i tot smartags on windows makes my car look ugly (and very SINGAPOREAN!)
i am definitely a v kool guy. tot about tints long long long time ady. just don want to chance wif others. maybe they are good but when i analyze the market, these tints come and go (so not so convinced la) k-cool, inffratec, the list go on. when warranty come, that's it la.
worse still i have had a fren take out a whole tint that he paid RM1000 for. was boasting about who cheap and good it was. i cuden even remember the name!
watever the tint, once installed, you don wan to take out. it's just shitty!
there you go, my preference is clear ... but then again that's me la.
sure there are many satisfied rike cool people out there oso rite?
tints other than these technology will never be able to beat the resistance. even if it can, it's never as lasting. what they use is a type of powder (or so i was told, but i believe la). the effects of powder will wear off much faster.
the downside of v kool (vkool people admittingly say is ...) oxidization. cant run. but i used my previous v kool til it oxidised a little at the back but it was because the tint was cut into two pieces at the back. by the time it happened, the car was sold. not very noticable oso.
the smart tag still can go through but the positioning is important. the tint shop people knows how to place them. for some cars which has thicker windscreen or watever, the smart tag can go through, one option is to cut a little hole behind the rear mirror.
for mine, i had always been winding down my window (the previous installer did not know the placement. i learnt that some windows are broken because of smarttags (thieves targets). anyway, i tot smartags on windows makes my car look ugly (and very SINGAPOREAN!)
i am definitely a v kool guy. tot about tints long long long time ady. just don want to chance wif others. maybe they are good but when i analyze the market, these tints come and go (so not so convinced la) k-cool, inffratec, the list go on. when warranty come, that's it la.
worse still i have had a fren take out a whole tint that he paid RM1000 for. was boasting about who cheap and good it was. i cuden even remember the name!
watever the tint, once installed, you don wan to take out. it's just shitty!
there you go, my preference is clear ... but then again that's me la.
sure there are many satisfied rike cool people out there oso rite?
yes mouse. you can even get RM1400 if you can 'ayat' the manager a bit. that's the lowest i've heard for a sedan. the cc thingy is just a ploy to make more money from u if you own a bigger car.
check this out.
swift RM 1400
e60 RM 1500
why?
ask the manager.
the width of a roll of tint is the same. the only difference in the length you cut out. if a car has the same length in windscreen but one is wider and one is slimmer, would you use the same amount of tint?
the key to this is the wastage. even if the screen is slimmer, they cut out more width from the same length tint, what are they going to do with the cut out part? can stick at spectacles, watch or headlamp la. just kidding la. they will just throw it away.
so the next time some1 in a tint shop tells you if your cc is bigger so charge is higher say thank you and leave the shop. RIP OFF!
or you cud ask him. you have a 330 and a 318 same make. different price ar?
or rx7 is cheaper than mitsubishi GTO by half?
hehehe.
check this out.
swift RM 1400
e60 RM 1500
why?
ask the manager.
the width of a roll of tint is the same. the only difference in the length you cut out. if a car has the same length in windscreen but one is wider and one is slimmer, would you use the same amount of tint?
the key to this is the wastage. even if the screen is slimmer, they cut out more width from the same length tint, what are they going to do with the cut out part? can stick at spectacles, watch or headlamp la. just kidding la. they will just throw it away.
so the next time some1 in a tint shop tells you if your cc is bigger so charge is higher say thank you and leave the shop. RIP OFF!
or you cud ask him. you have a 330 and a 318 same make. different price ar?
or rx7 is cheaper than mitsubishi GTO by half?
hehehe.
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Niterider,
Got my v-kool elite installed today for RM1.55k by my mech in Tmn Mayang. No problem with touch&go. Previously very worried that it would be a case of wind-down window, hold out and go. Can't help much but I know what your are going through. Good luck with your tint.
Got my v-kool elite installed today for RM1.55k by my mech in Tmn Mayang. No problem with touch&go. Previously very worried that it would be a case of wind-down window, hold out and go. Can't help much but I know what your are going through. Good luck with your tint.
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Mouse....
I did it at their KL branch at Jalan Maarof, Bangsar.
(if you go there, make sure you speak to Chris)
IMHO, its heat rejection properties are superior to V-K....!
And the colour of the tint itself is much more suited to BMWs.
That's also because, I personally don't like the metallic look (which also brings its own oxidation problems)
And I want to stay LEGAL and I want it to be Smartag friendly.
You get what you pay for...
go check it out....
www.llumar.com ( I think they have a local website as well)
I did it at their KL branch at Jalan Maarof, Bangsar.
(if you go there, make sure you speak to Chris)
IMHO, its heat rejection properties are superior to V-K....!
And the colour of the tint itself is much more suited to BMWs.
That's also because, I personally don't like the metallic look (which also brings its own oxidation problems)
And I want to stay LEGAL and I want it to be Smartag friendly.
You get what you pay for...
go check it out....
www.llumar.com ( I think they have a local website as well)
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