DIY vs. Professional Window Tint Installation
Nothing changes a vehicle's personality quite like a dark smoky tint. But it can be expensive forcing you to choose between DIY installation and hiring a professional? DIY window tinting...
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TeckWrap Aegis W70PR Triple Silver Window Tint Film (3.5mil) - W70PR-3.5mil (Front Windshield) / 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Shipping & duties - United States
Full rolls. Free shipping, duties paid. The price you see at checkout is the price you pay - nothing collected on delivery.
Cut lengths. Shipping calculated at checkout, including air freight and duties.
Most installers order full rolls; once freight is factored in, the per-foot cost is lower.
TeckWrap Aegis W70PR Triple Silver Window Tint Film (3.5mil) - W70PR-3.5mil (Front Windshield) / 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Key attributes:
Three silver layers instead of two lift infrared rejection to 93% and total solar energy rejection to 60% while still transmitting 70% of visible light. That combination is difficult to achieve, because most films buy heat performance by taking away clarity. W70PR buys it with reflection geometry instead.
The visible signature is a distinct purple sheen in the reflected image, most obvious at oblique angles and in low sun. It is a deliberate optical effect from the multi layer stack rather than a dye, so it does not wash out with UV exposure. Internal reflectance sits at 11%.
Supplied on 1.52 m by 10 m rolls, shorter than the standard 15 m and 30 m formats, so plan material accordingly. Confirm windshield tint legality in your region before fitting, and use an installer familiar with high reflectance film alignment.
How TeckWrap compares
Cheap film won't last a season. Legacy brands charge a brand premium. TeckWrap sits in the middle: professional-grade film at an honest price.
The cheap way
Saves money up front, then bubbles, fades and cracks within a season.
How it blocks heat
✕Dye absorbs light. The glass heats up and radiates inward.
Solar energy rejected
✕Around 35 to 45 percent, even on the darkest shade.
Infrared rejection
✕Low, and it falls further as the dye breaks down.
Signal interference
✕Metallized film blocks GPS, keyless entry, and radio reception.
Color stability
✕Turns purple, fades, and bubbles as the adhesive fails.
Warranty
✕A shop warranty that ends when the shop closes.
Professional-grade film at an honest price. Reversible, paint-safe, and color-shifting.
How it blocks heat
Rejects infrared instead of absorbing it, so the glass stays cooler.
Solar energy rejected
Up to 70 percent total solar energy rejected, stated per SKU.
Infrared rejection
Up to 93 percent infrared rejection, published on every product page.
Signal interference
Ceramic lines are non metallic. Phone, GPS and TPMS unaffected.
Color stability
Does not fade to purple. Color change is a covered warranty failure.
Warranty
Eight years, manufacturer backed. Five on the sputtered silver lines.
See the finish in person before you commit.
The legacy way
Comparable film, but you pay a brand premium.
How it blocks heat
–Ceramic or multilayer. Same method, at the legacy brand price.
Solar energy rejected
–High TSER across the range, with a matching price tag.
Infrared rejection
–High IRR. Check which band it was measured on.
Signal interference
–Ceramic lines are clear of it. Metallized lines are not.
Color stability
–Color stable across the warranty period, at a higher price.
Warranty
–Lifetime on paper. Read what the exclusions actually remove.
Window Film / Aegis silver FAQ
Aegis15. 70 percent TSER at 15 percent visible light transmission. Aegis30 is the same construction at 28 percent transmission and 64 percent TSER, which is the shade most drivers can still reverse in after dark.
Aegis70PR is the same idea built for glass that has to stay light. Take it where the windshield limit is strict and heat is the entire complaint. Confirm the local limit for that position before quoting it.
Not at the shades people buy. Aegis30 and Aegis15 hold external reflectance at 6 percent, which reads as a normal dark tint rather than a mirror. Aegis70 sits at 10 percent on the windshield, visible as a slight sheen at an angle and nothing more.
Almost never. That is mounting solution still evaporating through the film, and it clears on its own. Give it a few days in warm weather and up to a few weeks in cold. Cure time is 24 hours minimum above 15°C (59°F) before you touch it.
Not for at least 24 hours, and longer in cold weather. Dropping a window before the adhesive has set drags the film edge down into the door and peels it. This is the single most common self inflicted failure on a fresh tint job.
Not on these constructions. Purple fade and bubbling are dyed film failures, where the dye breaks down and the adhesive goes with it. Sputtered metal and nano ceramic layers hold color and performance instead of drifting. Warranty periods run 5 to 8 years depending on the series.
Two sputtered silver layers instead of one. Silver reflects infrared better than any dyed or standard metalized construction, and stacking two layers is what takes Aegis15 to 70 percent total solar energy rejected, the highest heat number TeckWrap makes.
It can. The layers are metallic, so aftermarket antennas, some telematics units and sensitive electronics behind the glass can be affected. Factory systems on most vehicles are fine. On a car with aftermarket communication equipment, specify ceramic instead.
No, and this is the most expensive misunderstanding in tinting. Darkness is privacy and glare. Heat rejection is construction. Zenith70 at 75 percent visible light transmission still rejects 88 percent of infrared and 45 percent of total solar energy, while a cheap dark dyed film can reject far less heat than that while making the car harder to see out of. Buy the construction, then choose the shade.
TSER, not IR rejection. Infrared rejection measures one slice of the spectrum and is the number films are marketed on because it reads highest. Total Solar Energy Rejected accounts for the whole solar load, which is what you feel. When a film advertises a huge IR number and never prints its TSER, that is the answer.
Because you drive at night. High internal reflectance turns the inside of the glass into a mirror after dark and throws your own dashboard back at you. The side shades across this range hold internal reflectance to about 5 to 6 percent, which is low for the category and is a comfort figure nobody advertises.
Check the net figure, not the film figure. Your glass already blocks light before any film goes on, so a 35 percent film on factory glass lands well below 35 percent measured. That is how people pass at the shop and fail at the roadside. Front, rear and windshield limits differ by state and country, so confirm locally before ordering.