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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Lumex Smoked Headlight and Taillight Tint PPF (THL30) - THL30 Lumex Headlight PPF / 1.3ft x 49ft (0.4 x 15m) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Lumex Smoked Headlight and Taillight Tint PPF (THL30) - THL30 Lumex Headlight PPF / 1.3ft x 49ft (0.4 x 15m) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Most headlight tint is a cosmetic film that hazes, lifts, and leaves you scraping adhesive off a $900 lens two winters later. TeckWrap Lumex does not. It is a 330-micron TPU protection film that happens to be smoked, so the lens gains armor at the same time it goes dark.
Key attributes:
Lumex reads as a solid dark lens in daylight and gives the front end that closed, aggressive face without a respray or an aftermarket housing swap. At night the beam is noticeably reduced, which is why this shade belongs on show cars, track cars, and taillights more often than on a car that commutes down unlit roads. If you want the smoke with your low beams at full duty, take Spectra THL55 at 54% VLT instead.
Tint on forward-facing lights is regulated in most states and countries, so confirm your local rules before installing on headlights. Wet application gives you the working time to position it, and heat relaxes it into compound curves, but a lens this dark rewards an experienced installer.
Order Lumex and give the lens the same protection you already gave the paint.
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.
What it is made of
✕PVC tint film. Adds color and nothing else.
Lens safety on removal
✕Aggressive adhesive can lift the polycarbonate hard coat on removal.
Stretch and conformability
✕Tears on compound curves and lifts at the edges.
Yellowing and UV stability
✕Fades patchy. The lens ends up worse than untinted.
Light output and clarity
✕Hazy. Scatters the beam and cuts usable night vision.
Professional-grade film at an honest price. Reversible, paint-safe, and color-shifting.
What it is made of
TPU based, so it tints and takes stone chip.
Lens safety on removal
Heat removable and lens safe, with minimal residue.
Stretch and conformability
Stretches over modern lens shapes in one piece.
Yellowing and UV stability
Holds the shade without ambering over time.
Light output and clarity
Optically clear, beam pattern stays defined.
See the finish in person before you commit.
The legacy way
Comparable film, but you pay a brand premium.
What it is made of
–TPU protective tint. Comparable material at a legacy brand price.
Lens safety on removal
–Lens safe removal, at the higher price.
Stretch and conformability
High elongation TPU, comparable install behavior.
Yellowing and UV stability
UV stable across the warranty period.
Light output and clarity
Optically clear across the available shade range.