Window tint - looks cloudy with red haze when in direct sunlight

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I think my dealer is going to put the same film Suntec Carbon series when it arrives. I'll let you know how it looks.

BTW have you managed to ask your dealer to see whether in their opinion whether this was a normal appearance and whether others have had similar issues?

Hi Rays_R, how did you go with your tint? Have you noticed the same haze? My dealer agreed with me that this does not look normal. However, they said no one else has made a similar complaint yet.

I did a bit more research and came across some information on another forum. Apparently this red haze problem with this particular film is a known issue, several tinting companies have returned their stocks of this film to the supplier as a result.

My tinting company has agreed to re-tint my car with a film which hopefully is not affected by the same red haze problem.

[Corey_R]

Tint films are made with multiple layers of material. When I say material, we're talking plastics/polymers, metals and more. In the metals, you name it, some tint uses it! Bronze, Copper, Steel, Silver, even Gold. It's likely that one of the materials they're using, is causes the red haze when the morning/afternoon sun hits it.

It's good that you're going with another tint.
However, why not go that extra step and find out WHAT they're going to give you, or what your opions are? Then do some research and pick the one that you think will be best for you.

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Just an update. The tint company removed the original film (Suntek Carbon XP) and put on another film, also manufactured by Suntek.

Very disappointed to find the same haze when the sun hit the windows at a low angle. This tint company does not offer any films by another manufacturer, so they ended up removing the film and giving me a refund.

I then went to another tint company and asked them to put on the "Onyx" film (manufactured by Madico). I had this film on a previous car and had no problems at all. Given all the wet weather in Sydney recently, I had to wait quite a few days before the sun came out to see if there was still a haze or not.

Happy to report that the clarity is excellent in all lighting conditions, there is no haze at all.

I'd be interested to find out if there is anyone else out there with this haze issue, and whether their films are manufactured by Suntek or not.